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    "parsed_content": "THE 100 BEST TV SHOWS OF THE 21st CENTURY The Top TV Shows According to 100,000 Times Readers By The New York Times Oct. 2, 2026 Share full articleThe New York Times recently published its list of the 100 Best Shows of the 21st Century, based on a poll of more than 500 actors, showrunners and other TV enthusiasts. Then we asked our readers to weigh in. More than 100,000 people submitted their votes for the top series of the past 25-plus years.Some shows made astounding leaps (\u201cGilmore Girls,\u201d \u201cTed Lasso\u201d and \u201cCommunity\u201d each jumped more than 65 spots) while others fell off the list altogether. (Did the British insult your family members? Ta-ta, \u201cBaby Reindeer,\u201d \u201cThe Thick of It,\u201d \u201cPeep Show\u201d and \u201cHappy Valley.\u201d) The highest new entry is the beloved animated series \u201cAvatar: The Last Airbender,\u201d at No. 37. Readers also gave more love to big network shows like \u201cThe Big Bang Theory\u201d and buzzy shows from the past year like \u201cWidow\u2019s Bay\u201d and \u201cHeated Rivalry.\u201dTake a look at the full list below, and save the shows you\u2019ve always meant to watch. You can find them on your watch list.The Reader Top 100 Hide Shows on the 100 Best List I want to watch 0 0 I\u2019ve seen 0 0 The Reader Top 100 1. Breaking Bad Also #1 on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 2. The Wire Also #2 on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 3. Mad Men Also #3 on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 4. Succession Also #4 on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 5. Game of Thrones 1 spot up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 6. Better Call Saul 21 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 7. The Office (U.S.) 4 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 8. Fleabag 3 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 9. Arrested Development 3 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 10. Ted Lasso 65 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 11. Parks and Recreation 39 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 12. Veep 5 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 13. 30 Rock 5 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 14. The Americans 3 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 15. Severance 15 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 16. Lost 6 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 17. Schitt\u2019s Creek 17 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 18. The Pitt 18 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 19. Curb Your Enthusiasm 10 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 20. Chernobyl 1 spot down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 21. True Detective (season 1) 14 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 22. Andor 10 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream on Disney+ Sponsored 23. Slow Horses 39 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 24. The Good Place 27 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 25. Downton Abbey 27 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 26. Gilmore Girls 73 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 27. The Leftovers 2 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 28. Six Feet Under 13 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 29. Band of Brothers 1 spot down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 30. Community 67 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 31. Friday Night Lights 17 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 32. Hacks 10 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 33. The White Lotus 12 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 34. Modern Family 43 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 35. Girls 22 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 36. The Crown 16 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 37. Avatar: The Last Airbender NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 38. It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 40 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 39. BoJack Horseman 5 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 40. Stranger Things 13 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 41. The Bear 33 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 42. The Great British Baking Show 43 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 43. Deadwood 19 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 44. Homeland 6 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 45. Derry Girls NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 46. Twin Peaks: The Return 1 spot up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 47. Atlanta 37 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 48. Ozark 20 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 49. Battlestar Galactica 12 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 50. The Queen\u2019s Gambit 31 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 51. Peaky Blinders 8 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 52. The Handmaid\u2019s Tale 15 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 53. Survivor 22 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 54. Black Mirror 28 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 55. House 40 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 56. Shrinking NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 57. The Diplomat 37 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 58. The Rehearsal 8 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 59. Justified 24 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 60. Sherlock NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 61. Dark NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 62. Watchmen 23 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 63. Shogun 23 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 64. The Big Bang Theory NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 65. New Girl NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 66. House of Cards 18 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 67. Dexter 21 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 68. Barry 5 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 69. Brooklyn Nine-Nine NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 70. Widow\u2019s Bay NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 71. Grey\u2019s Anatomy NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 72. How I Met Your Mother NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 73. Nathan for You 17 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 74. Broad City 28 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 75. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 76. Pluribus NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 77. The Good Wife 2 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 78. Mindhunter NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 79. Reservation Dogs 8 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 80. Adolescence 40 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 81. Station Eleven 12 spots up from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 82. Somebody Somewhere 6 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 83. Heated Rivalry NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 84. Normal People 35 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 85. Abbott Elementary NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 86. Fargo (Season 1) NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream on Hulu Sponsored 87. Mr. Robot NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 88. Mare of Easttown 23 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 89. Scrubs NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 90. Broadchurch NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 91. I Think You Should Leave 34 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 92. Insecure 37 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 93. The Walking Dead NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 94. Big Little Lies NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 95. The Office (U.K.) 79 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 96. The Expanse NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 97. This Is Us NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 98. Bob\u2019s Burgers NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Stream via Disney+* Sponsored 99. Silo NEW!\u00a0Not on the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen 100. RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race 39 spots down from the 100 Best list Want to watch Have seen Still don\u2019t see your favorite? Here are the next 400 TV shows in our reader poll. 101.\u00a0Rick and Morty\u2002102.\u00a0The Haunting of Hill House\u2002103.\u00a0Orange Is the New Black\u2002104.\u00a0Industry\u2002105.\u00a0The Righteous Gemstones\u2002106.\u00a0Glee\u2002107.\u00a0Peep Show\u2002108.\u00a0Firefly\u2002109.\u00a0What We Do in the Shadows\u2002110.\u00a0The Newsroom\u2002111.\u00a0Scandal\u2002112.\u00a0Last Week Tonight With John Oliver\u2002113.\u00a0Hannibal\u2002114.\u00a0I May Destroy You\u2002115.\u00a0Attack on Titan\u2002116.\u00a0Doctor Who\u2002117.\u00a0Outlander\u2002118.\u00a0Taskmaster\u2002119.\u00a0Shameless (U.S.)\u2002120.\u00a0Chappelle\u2019s Show\u2002121.\u00a0Psych\u2002122.\u00a0Planet Earth\u2002123.\u00a0Yellowstone\u2002124.\u00a0Halt and Catch Fire\u2002125.\u00a0Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown\u2002126.\u00a0How To With John Wilson\u2002127.\u00a024\u2002128.\u00a0Silicon Valley\u2002129.\u00a0Westworld\u2002130.\u00a0Veronica Mars\u2002131.\u00a0The Last of Us\u2002132.\u00a0Bridgerton\u2002133.\u00a0Gossip Girl (2007)\u2002134.\u00a0Better Things\u2002135.\u00a0Sharp Objects\u2002136.\u00a0Narcos\u2002137.\u00a0Only Murders in the Building\u2002138.\u00a0Boardwalk Empire\u2002139.\u00a0Catastrophe\u2002140.\u00a0Happy Valley\u2002141.\u00a0The Shield\u2002142.\u00a0Bluey\u2002143.\u00a0Adventure Time\u2002144.\u00a0PEN15\u2002145.\u00a0Beef\u2002146.\u00a0Squid Game\u2002147.\u00a0Bad Sisters\u2002148.\u00a0Killing Eve\u2002149.\u00a0Eastbound & Down\u2002150.\u00a0Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations\u2002151.\u00a0Arcane: League of Legends\u2002152.\u00a0The Gilded Age\u2002153.\u00a0The Bureau\u2002154.\u00a0Fargo (Season 2)\u2002155.\u00a0Desperate Housewives\u2002156.\u00a0Call the Midwife\u2002157.\u00a0Suits\u2002158.\u00a0The Late Show With Stephen Colbert\u2002159.\u00a0All Creatures Great and Small\u2002160.\u00a0Gravity Falls\u2002161.\u00a0Sex Education\u2002162.\u00a0The Night Of\u2002163.\u00a0Orphan Black\u2002164.\u00a0Supernatural\u2002165.\u00a0Over the Garden Wall\u2002166.\u00a0Rome\u2002167.\u00a0Key & Peele\u2002168.\u00a0Interview With the Vampire\u2002169.\u00a0The Thick of It\u2002170.\u00a0The Comeback\u2002171.\u00a0The O.C.\u2002172.\u00a0Top Chef\u2002173.\u00a0Entourage\u2002174.\u00a0Sons of Anarchy\u2002175.\u00a0Fringe\u2002176.\u00a0Babylon Berlin\u2002177.\u00a0Crazy Ex-Girlfriend\u2002178.\u00a0Malcolm in the Middle\u2002179.\u00a0The Boys\u2002180.\u00a0Line of Duty\u2002181.\u00a0Borgen\u2002182.\u00a0The OA\u2002183.\u00a0Criminal Minds\u2002184.\u00a0My Brilliant Friend\u2002185.\u00a0WandaVision\u2002186.\u00a0For All Mankind\u2002187.\u00a0Midnight Mass\u2002188.\u00a0The Mandalorian\u2002189.\u00a0Parenthood\u2002190.\u00a0The Colbert Report\u2002191.\u00a0Daredevil\u2002192.\u00a0The Morning Show\u2002193.\u00a0Money Heist\u2002194.\u00a0Euphoria\u2002195.\u00a0Vanderpump Rules\u2002196.\u00a0Bosch\u2002197.\u00a0Fauda\u2002198.\u00a0Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood\u2002199.\u00a0Louie\u2002200.\u00a0Archer\u2002201.\u00a0Monk\u2002202.\u00a0Luther\u2002203.\u00a0A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms\u2002204.\u00a0House of the Dragon\u2002205.\u00a0The Other Two\u2002206.\u00a0True Blood\u2002207.\u00a0Lioness\u2002208.\u00a0Call My Agent!\u2002209.\u00a0Landman\u2002210.\u00a0Sense8\u2002211.\u00a0Baby Reindeer\u2002212.\u00a0Pushing Daisies\u2002213.\u00a0Game Changer\u2002214.\u00a0The Bridge (Denmark\/Sweden)\u2002215.\u00a0Flight of the Conchords\u2002216.\u00a0How to Get Away With Murder\u2002217.\u00a0Adults\u2002218.\u00a0Young Sheldon\u2002219.\u00a0Enlightened\u2002220.\u00a0Endeavour\u2002221.\u00a0Skins (U.K.)\u2002222.\u00a0Treme\u2002223.\u00a0The Traitors (U.S.)\u2002224.\u00a0Dark Winds\u2002225.\u00a0The Studio\u2002226.\u00a0The Amazing Race\u2002227.\u00a0Billions\u2002228.\u00a0Person of Interest\u2002229.\u00a0Prison Break\u2002230.\u00a0Task\u2002231.\u00a0The Real Housewives of New York City\u2002232.\u00a0Yellowjackets\u2002233.\u00a0The Night Manager\u2002234.\u00a0Patriot\u2002235.\u00a0Star Wars: The Clone Wars\u2002236.\u00a0The Vampire Diaries\u2002237.\u00a0Shetland\u2002238.\u00a0Never Have I Ever\u2002239.\u00a0Party Down\u2002240.\u00a0Reacher\u2002241.\u00a0Rectify\u2002242.\u00a0Jane the Virgin\u2002243.\u00a0Grace and Frankie\u2002244.\u00a0Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt\u2002245.\u00a0Nurse Jackie\u2002246.\u00a0Superstore\u2002247.\u00a0Loki\u2002248.\u00a0The Killing (U.S.)\u2002249.\u00a0The Good Fight\u2002250.\u00a0Detectorists\u2002251.\u00a0Bones\u2002252.\u00a0Portlandia\u2002253.\u00a0The Terror\u2002254.\u00a0Weeds\u2002255.\u00a0The Great\u2002256.\u00a0Furious\u2002257.\u00a0The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City\u2002258.\u00a0NCIS\u2002259.\u00a0Vikings\u2002260.\u00a0The Mentalist\u2002261.\u00a0Alias\u2002262.\u00a0One Tree Hill\u2002263.\u00a0Steven Universe\u2002264.\u00a0Happy Endings\u2002265.\u00a0Invincible\u2002266.\u00a0Heartstopper\u2002267.\u00a0Death Note\u2002268.\u00a0The Curse (U.S.)\u2002269.\u00a0Search Party\u2002270.\u00a0Top Gear\u2002271.\u00a0The IT Crowd\u2002272.\u00a0The Knick\u2002273.\u00a0Foundation\u2002274.\u00a0The Penguin\u2002275.\u00a0Paradise\u2002276.\u00a0Master of None\u2002277.\u00a0Pose\u2002278.\u00a0High Maintenance\u2002279.\u00a0Angels in America\u2002280.\u00a0The Gentlemen\u2002281.\u00a0The Last Dance\u2002282.\u00a0The Boondocks\u2002283.\u00a0The Venture Bros.\u2002284.\u00a0Star Trek: Strange New Worlds\u2002285.\u00a0Madam Secretary\u2002286.\u00a0Nirvanna the Band the Show\u2002287.\u00a0The Blacklist\u2002288.\u00a0The Middle\u2002289.\u00a0Project Runway\u2002290.\u00a0Vera\u2002291.\u00a0Unforgotten\u2002292.\u00a01883\u2002293.\u00a0The Last Kingdom\u2002294.\u00a0Pachinko\u2002295.\u00a0Anne With an E\u2002296.\u00a0Black Sails\u2002297.\u00a0The Lincoln Lawyer\u2002298.\u00a0The Pacific\u2002299.\u00a0Fargo (Season 5)\u2002300.\u00a0The Man in the High Castle\u2002301.\u00a0Detroiters\u2002302.\u00a0Scavengers Reign\u2002303.\u00a0Doc Martin\u2002304.\u00a0Russian Doll\u2002305.\u00a0Phineas and Ferb\u2002306.\u00a0Fallout\u2002307.\u00a0American Dad!\u2002308.\u00a0Ripley\u2002309.\u00a0White Collar\u2002310.\u00a0The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story\u2002311.\u00a0You\u2019re the Worst\u2002312.\u00a0Mr Inbetween\u2002313.\u00a0The Killing (Denmark)\u2002314.\u00a0Our Flag Means Death\u2002315.\u00a0Foyle\u2019s War\u2002316.\u00a0The Closer\u2002317.\u00a0Alone\u2002318.\u00a0The Real Housewives of Atlanta\u2002319.\u00a0The Fall\u2002320.\u00a0Wolf Hall\u2002321.\u00a0Dept. Q\u2002322.\u00a0Black-ish\u2002323.\u00a0Big Brother (U.S.)\u2002324.\u00a0Boston Legal\u2002325.\u00a0John Adams\u2002326.\u00a0American Horror Story: Coven\u2002327.\u00a0Blue Lights\u2002328.\u00a0Hunter x Hunter\u2002329.\u00a0Poldark\u2002330.\u00a0True Detective: Night Country\u2002331.\u00a0After Life\u2002332.\u00a0Transparent\u2002333.\u00a0Castle\u2002334.\u00a0Smiling Friends\u2002335.\u00a0Your Friends & Neighbors\u2002336.\u00a0The L Word\u2002337.\u00a0Review\u2002338.\u00a0Generation Kill\u2002339.\u00a0Pretty Little Liars\u2002340.\u00a0Lupin\u2002341.\u00a0Letterkenny\u2002342.\u00a0Dancing With the Stars\u2002343.\u00a0The Inbetweeners (U.K.)\u2002344.\u00a0Skam\u2002345.\u00a0Unbelievable\u2002346.\u00a0Crash Landing on You\u2002347.\u00a0The Rookie\u2002348.\u00a0Legion\u2002349.\u00a0Ugly Betty\u2002350.\u00a0American Vandal\u2002351.\u00a0Grantchester\u2002352.\u00a0Jury Duty\u2002353.\u00a0Please Like Me\u2002354.\u00a0The Residence\u2002355.\u00a0Big Love\u2002356.\u00a0Blue Eye Samurai\u2002357.\u00a0Vice Principals\u2002358.\u00a0DTF St. Louis\u2002359.\u00a0Star Trek: Lower Decks\u2002360.\u00a0Snowfall\u2002361.\u00a0The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst\u2002362.\u00a0Trailer Park Boys\u2002363.\u00a0Californication\u2002364.\u00a0Elementary\u2002365.\u00a0Banshee\u2002366.\u00a0Joe Pera Talks With You\u2002367.\u00a0The Summer I Turned Pretty\u2002368.\u00a0Regular Show\u2002369.\u00a0Blue Bloods\u2002370.\u00a0You\u2002371.\u00a0Nobody Wants This\u2002372.\u00a0Longmire\u2002373.\u00a0Love Island\u2002374.\u00a0Jersey Shore\u2002375.\u00a0Ghosts (U.K.)\u2002376.\u00a0American Horror Story: Asylum\u2002377.\u00a0Dead to Me\u2002378.\u00a0Wednesday\u2002379.\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel Live!\u2002380.\u00a0The Young Pope\u2002381.\u00a0Dying for Sex\u2002382.\u00a0Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!\u2002383.\u00a0The Vietnam War\u2002384.\u00a0The End of the F***ing World\u2002385.\u00a0MobLand\u2002386.\u00a0The 100\u2002387.\u00a0Looking\u2002388.\u00a0Once Upon a Time\u2002389.\u00a0Good Omens\u2002390.\u00a0Maid\u2002391.\u00a0Clarkson\u2019s Farm\u2002392.\u00a0Finding Your Roots\u2002393.\u00a0Frieren: Beyond Journey\u2019s End\u2002394.\u00a0Fargo (Season 3)\u2002395.\u00a0CSI: Crime Scene Investigation\u2002396.\u00a0Jackass\u2002397.\u00a0Damages\u2002398.\u00a0Smallville\u2002399.\u00a0GLOW\u2002400.\u00a0Resident Alien\u2002401.\u00a0Heroes\u2002402.\u00a0Star Trek: Discovery\u2002403.\u00a0MythBusters\u2002404.\u00a0Shoresy\u2002405.\u00a0The Affair\u2002406.\u00a0Chuck\u2002407.\u00a0Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos\u2002408.\u00a0Lucifer\u2002409.\u00a0Emily in Paris\u2002410.\u00a0Two and a Half Men\u2002411.\u00a0Jujutsu Kaisen\u2002412.\u00a0Tehran\u2002413.\u00a0Colin from Accounts\u2002414.\u00a0The Mindy Project\u2002415.\u00a0Dopesick\u2002416.\u00a0Slings & Arrows\u2002417.\u00a0Extras\u2002418.\u00a0The Haunting of Bly Manor\u2002419.\u00a0Fisk\u2002420.\u00a0Penny Dreadful\u2002421.\u00a0Last Tango in Halifax\u2002422.\u00a0Say Nothing\u2002423.\u00a0Bloodline\u2002424.\u00a0Spiral\u2002425.\u00a0Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.\u2002426.\u00a0Ghosts (U.S.)\u2002427.\u00a0Devs\u2002428.\u00a0Star Trek: Picard\u2002429.\u00a0When They See Us\u2002430.\u00a0It\u2019s a Sin\u2002431.\u00a01923\u2002432.\u00a0Carniv\u00e0le\u2002433.\u00a0Big Mouth (U.S.)\u2002434.\u00a0Kim\u2019s Convenience\u2002435.\u00a0Deadloch\u2002436.\u00a0The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power\u2002437.\u00a0Monster (Japan)\u2002438.\u00a0On Cinema\u2002439.\u00a0Agatha All Along\u2002440.\u00a0One Day\u2002441.\u00a0Real Time With Bill Maher\u2002442.\u00a0The Deuce\u2002443.\u00a0The Legend of Korra\u2002444.\u00a0Riverdale\u2002445.\u00a0Un village fran\u00e7ais\u2002446.\u00a0Southland\u2002447.\u00a0Evil (U.S.)\u2002448.\u00a0Shtisel\u2002449.\u00a0Lovecraft Country\u2002450.\u00a0Gomorrah\u2002451.\u00a0Extraordinary Attorney Woo\u2002452.\u00a0From\u2002453.\u00a0The Chair Company\u2002454.\u00a0Merlin\u2002455.\u00a0Naruto: Shippuden\u2002456.\u00a0Mom\u2002457.\u00a0Burn Notice\u2002458.\u00a0Utopia (U.K.)\u2002459.\u00a0The League\u2002460.\u00a0Counterpart\u2002461.\u00a0Love, Death + Robots\u2002462.\u00a0Queer as Folk (Canada\/U.S.)\u2002463.\u00a0Godless\u2002464.\u00a0American Idol\u2002465.\u00a0Degrassi: The Next Generation\u2002466.\u00a0JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure\u2002467.\u00a0The Traitors (U.K.)\u2002468.\u00a0High Potential\u2002469.\u00a0Gavin & Stacey\u2002470.\u00a0Designated Survivor\u2002471.\u00a0The Tudors\u2002472.\u00a0Ludwig\u2002473.\u00a0Lodge 49\u2002474.\u00a0Fellow Travelers\u2002475.\u00a0The Magicians\u2002476.\u00a0Law & Order: Criminal Intent\u2002477.\u00a0Aqua Teen Hunger Force\u2002478.\u00a030 for 30\u2002479.\u00a0Trying\u2002480.\u00a0Ray Donovan\u2002481.\u00a0Chicago Fire\u2002482.\u00a0Maniac\u2002483.\u00a0The Umbrella Academy\u2002484.\u00a0Poker Face\u2002485.\u00a0Hannah Montana\u2002486.\u00a0Couples 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