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HBO Launched: November 8, 1972
HBO Max Launched: May 27, 2020
HBO Max becomes Max: May 23, 2023

June 2018 - AT&T acquired HBO as the company buyed Time Warner (and rename it to WarnerMedia).
April 2022 - Discovery buys WarnerMedia and creates Warner Bros. Discovery.

List of HBO Channels:
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HBO Signature
HBO Zone
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Talk Shows that I watched (Ranked)

Best Comedy
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“Barry” (HBO)
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)
“Hacks” (HBO Max)
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
“Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
“What We Do in the Shadows” (FX)

Best Drama
“Better Call Saul” (AMC)
“Euphoria” (HBO Max)
“Ozark” (Netflix)
“Severance” (Apple TV+)
“Squid Game” (Netflix)
“Stranger Things” (Netflix)
“Succession” (HBO)
“Yellowjackets” (Showtime)

Best Limited Series
“Dopesick” (Hulu)
“The Dropout” (Hulu)
“Inventing Anna” (Netflix)
“Pam & Tommy” (Hulu)
“The White Lotus” (HBO)

Best Actress, Comedy
Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant”
Elle Fanning, “The Great”
Issa Rae, “Insecure”
Jean Smart, “Hacks”

Best Actor, Comedy
Donald Glover, “Atlanta”
Bill Hader, “Barry”
Nicholas Hoult, “The Great”
Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”
Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”

Best Actress, Drama
Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve”
Laura Linney, “Ozark”
Melanie Lynskey, “Yellowjackets”
Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve”
Reese Witherspoon, “The Morning Show”
Zendaya, “Euphoria”

Best Actor, Drama
Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
Brian Cox, “Succession”
Lee Jung-jae, “Squid Game”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Adam Scott, “Severance”
Jeremy Strong, “Succession”

Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie
Toni Collette, “The Staircase”
Julia Garner, “Inventing Anna”
Lily James, “Pam & Tommy”
Sarah Paulson, “Impeachment”
Margaret Qualley, “Maid”
Amanda Seyfried, “The Dropout”

Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie
Colin Firth, “The Staircase”
Andrew Garfield, “Under the Banner of Heaven”
Oscar Isaac, “Scenes from a Marriage”
Michael Keaton, “Dopesick”
Himesh Patel, “Station Eleven”
Sebastian Stan, “Pam & Tommy”

Supporting Actress, Comedy
Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”
Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”
Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”
Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”
Sarah Niles, “Ted Lasso”
Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso”
Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”

Supporting Actor, Comedy
Anthony Carrigan, “Barry”
Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso”
Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary”
Toheeb Jimoh, “Ted Lasso”
Nick Mohammed, “Ted Lasso”
Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Henry Winkler, “Barry”
Bowen Yang, “Saturday Night Live”

Supporting Actress, Drama
Patricia Arquette, “Severance”
Julia Garner, “Ozark”
Jung Ho-yeon, “Squid Game”
Christina Ricci, “Yellowjackets”
Rhea Seehorn, “Better Call Saul”
J. Smith-Cameron, “Succession”
Sarah Snook, “Succession”
Sydney Sweeney, “Euphoria”

Supporting Actor, Drama
Nicholas Braun, “Succession”
Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
Kieran Culkin, “Succession”
Park Hae-soo, “Squid Game”
Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession”
John Turturro, “Severance”
Christopher Walken, “Severance”
Oh Yeong-su, “Squid Game”

Supporting Actress, Limited Series or a Movie
Connie Britton, “The White Lotus”
Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”
Alexandra Daddario, “The White Lotus”
Kaitlyn Dever, “Dopesick”
Natasha Rothwell, “The White Lotus”
Sydney Sweeney, “The White Lotus”
Mare Winningham, “Dopesick”

Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie
Murray Bartlett, “The White Lotus”
Jake Lacy, “The White Lotus”
Will Poulter, “Dopesick”
Seth Rogen, “Pam & Tommy”
Peter Sarsgaard, “Dopesick”
Michael Stuhlbarg, “Dopesick”
Steve Zahn, “The White Lotus”

Variety Talk Series
“Daily Show With Trevor Noah”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live”
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
“Late Night With Seth Meyers”
“Late Show With Stephen Colbert”

Reality Competition Program
“The Amazing Race”
“Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls”
“Nailed It”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”

Documentary Or Nonfiction Series
“100 Foot Wave” (HBO)
“Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy” (Netflix)
“The Andy Warhol Diaries” (Netflix)
“The Beatles: Get Back” (Disney+)
“We Need To Talk About Cosby” (Showtime)

Documentary Or Nonfiction Special
“Controlling Britney Spears” (New York Times Presents)
“George Carlin’s American Dream” (HBO)
“Lucy And Desi” (Amazon)
“The Tinder Swindler” (Netflix)
“We Feed People” (Disney+)

Television Movie
“Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers” (Disney+)
“Ray Donovan: The Movie” (Showtime)
“Reno 911!: The Hunt For QAnon” (Paramount+)
“The Survivor” (HBO/HBO Max)
“Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas” (The Roku Channel)

Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
“Adele: One Night Only” (CBS)
“Dave Chappelle: The Closer” (Netflix)
“Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts” (HBO/HBO Max)
“Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special” (Netflix)
“One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga” (CBS)

Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Hope Davis (“Succession”)
Marcia Gay Harden (“The Morning Show”)
Martha Kelly (“Euphoria”)
Sanaa Lathan (“Succession”)
Harriet Walter (“Succession”)
Lee You-mi (“Squid Game”)

Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Adrien Brody (“Succession”)
James Cromwell (“Succession”)
Colman Domingo (“Euphoria”)
Arian Moayed (“Succession”)
Tom Pelphrey (“Ozark”)
Alexander Skarsgård (“Succession”)

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Jane Adams (“Hacks”)
Harriet Sansom Harris (“Hacks”)
Jane Lynch (“Only Murders in the Building”)
Laurie Metcalf (“Hacks”)
Kaitlin Olson (“Hacks”)
Harriet Walter (“Ted Lasso”)

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Jerrod Carmichael (“Saturday Night Live”)
Bill Hader (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”)
James Lance (“Ted Lasso”)
Nathan Lane (“Only Murders in the Building”)
Christopher McDonald (“Hacks”)
Sam Richardson (“Ted Lasso”)

Writing for a Comedy Series
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, “Hacks” (“The One, the Only”)
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” (“Pilot”)
Bill Hader and Alec Berg, “Barry” (“starting now”)
Alec Berg and Duffy Boudreau, “Barry” (“710N”)
Steve Martin and John Hoffman, “Only Murders in the Building” (“True Crime”)
Jane Becker, “Ted Lasso” (“No Weddings And A Funeral”)
Sarah Naftalis, “What We Do In The Shadows” (“The Casino”)
Stefani Robinson, “What We Do In The Shadows” (“The Wellness Center”)

Writing for a Drama Series
Jesse Armstrong, “Succession” (“All the Bells Say”)
Dan Erickson, “Severance” (“The We We Are”)
Hwang Dong-hyuk, “Squid Game” (“One Lucky Day”)
Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, “Yellowjackets” (“Pilot”)
Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, “Yellowjackets” (“F Sharp”)
Chris Mundy, “Ozark” (“A Hard Way to Go”)
Thomas Schnauz, “Better Call Saul” (“Plan and Execution”)

Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama Special
Elizabeth Meriwether, “The Dropout”
Sarah Burgess, “Impeachment: American Crime Story”
Molly Smith Metzler, “Maid”
Patrick Somerville, “Station Eleven”
Danny Strong, “Dopesick”
Mike White, “The White Lotus”

Directing for a Comedy Series
Lucia Aniello, “Hacks” (“There Will Be Blood”)
Jamie Babbit, “Only Murders in the Building” (“True Crime”)
Cherien Dabis, “Only Murders in the Building” (“The Boy From 6B”)
Mary Lou Belli, “The Ms. Pat Show” (“Baby Daddy Groundhog Day”)
MJ Delaney, “Ted Lasso” (“No Weddings and a Funeral”)
Bill Hader, “Barry” (“710N”)
Hiro Murai, “Atlanta” (“New Jazz”)

Directing for a Drama Series
Jason Bateman, “Ozark” (“A Hard Way to Go”)
Hwang Dong-hyuk, “Squid Game” (“Red Light, Green Light”)
Karyn Kusama, “Yellowjackets” (“Pilot”)
Mark Mylod, “Succession” (“All the Bells Say”)
Cathy Yan, “Succession” (“The Disruption”)
Lorene Scafaria, “Succession” (“Too Much Birthday”)
Ben Stiller, “Severance” (“The We We Are”)

Directing for a Limited Series
Hiro Murai, “Station Eleven”
Michael Showalter, “The Dropout”
Francesca Gregorini, “The Dropout”
Danny Strong, “Dopesick”
John Wells, “Maid”
Mike White, “The White Lotus”

Top 6 new (to me) shows, years 2015-2024.

2024 Contenders
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: 9.25/10
Ugly Betty: 8/10
One Day: 8/10
About Youth: 7.75/10
9-1-1: Lone Star: 7.5/10

2023
1. The Bear: 8.5/10
2. Reservation Dogs: 8.25/10
3. Pachinko: 8/10
4. First Love: 8/10
5. Jury Duty: 8/10
6. Fleabag: 7.75/10

2022
1. Severance: 10/10
2. Spy x Family: 9.5/10
3. Crash Landing on You: 9/10
4. The Handmaid's Tale: 8.75/10
5. Our Flag Means Death: 8.25/10
6. Abbott Elementary: 8.25/10

2021
1. It's Okay to Not Be Okay: 10/10
2. Haikyu!!: 9/10
3. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: 8.5/10
4. Jane the Virgin: 8.25/10
5. How to Get Away with Murder: 8/10
6. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist: 8/10

2020
1. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: 9.75/10
2. Never Have I Ever: 9/10
3. Anne with an E: 8.25/10
4. Insecure: 8/10
5. The Haunting of Bly Manor: 7.75/10
6. Schitt's Creek: 7.5/10

2019
1. What We Do in the Shadows: 9.25/10
2. Curb Your Enthusiasm: 8.25/10
3. Psych: 8/10
4. Dead to Me: 8/10
5. Grey's Anatomy: 7.75/10
6. Big Little Lies: 7/10

2018
1. Steven Universe: 10/10
2. The Haunting of Hill House: 10/10
3. Queer Eye: 9.25/10
4. The Good Place: 8/10
5. Violet Evergarden: 8/10
6. Over the Garden Wall: 7.25/10

2017
1. Dexter: 9.25/10
2. Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 8.5/10
3. Mindhunter: 8/10
4. 3rd Rock from the Sun: 8/10
5. Galavant: 7.25/10
6. Danganronpa: The Animation: 7/10

2016
1. Avatar: The Last Airbender: 10/10
2. Pushing Daisies: 9.5/10
3. The Legend of Korra: 9/10
4. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: 9/10
5. Game of Thrones: 8/10
6. Stranger Things: 8/10

2015
1. Arrested Development: 8.5/10
2. Parks and Recreation: 8/10
3. The Office: 8/10
4. Freaks and Geeks: 8/10
5. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: 7.75/10
6. Orange Is the New Black: 7.75/10

Honorable Mentions
1. Boy Meets World: 9/10 - a childhood favorite that still holds up!
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 8.5/10 - watched from 2020-2023, so it feels weird to place it under any one year.
3. New Girl: 8.25/10 - one of my favorite comedy series, watched before I was keeping track of favorites.
4. Degrassi: 8/10 - a childhood favorite filled with a range of 5/10 moments to 10/10 moments!

https://tv.avclub.com/the-100-best-tv-shows-of-the-2010s-1839672858

Stuff I've watched on Youtube.

Declared binge worthy to catch up and passed through extreme critical analysis by Purge.

All the winners in the Comedy, Drama, and Variety categories of the Emmys.

Beyonce - Homecoming
NASA And SpaceX: The Interactive Demo-1 Launch • YouTube • NASA and SpaceX
First Man VR • Windows Mixed Reality • Universal Pictures, Create Advertising and RYOT
HQ Trivia x Warner Bros.: A Live And Interactive Animation First
NASA InSight's Mars Landing
Traveling While Black • Oculus • Felix & Paul Studios
Beto Breaks The Internet
The Flood • First Pulse • Nat Geo WILD • Icon Films in association with Natural History Film Unit Botswana
The Randy Rainbow Show
Creating Saturday Night Live • NBC (nbc.com) •
Fosse/Verdon (Inside Look)
Pose: Identity, Family, Community (Inside Look)
RuPaul’s Drag Race’s: Out Of The Closet
RuPaul’s Drag Race’s: Portrait Of A Queen