The 50 best TV show seasons of all time, according to critics
50. "The Larry Sanders Show" (Season 1)
49. "Sherlock" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 91/100
User score: 9.1/10
Notable episodes: "A Scandal in Belgravia," "The Hounds of Baskerville," "The Reichenbach Fall"
48. "Frozen Planet" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 91/100
User score: 8.8/10
Notable episodes: "To the Ends of the Earth," "Spring," "Summer"
47. "Broadchurch" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 91/100
User score: 8.3/10
Notable episodes: "Episode 3," "Episode 4," "Episode 8"
46. "Justified" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 91/100
User score: 9.2/10
Notable episodes: "The Moonshine War," "Brother's Keeper," "Reckoning"
45. "Master of None" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 91/100
User score: 7.7/10
Notable episodes: "Parents," "Indians on TV," "The Other Man"
44. "The Larry Sanders Show" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 91/100
User score: 6.5/10
Notable episodes: "The Breakdown," "Larry Loses Interest," "New York or L.A."
43. "Game of Thrones" (Season 5)
Metacritic score: 91/100
User score: 8.2/10
Notable episodes: "The Wars to Come," "The Dance of Dragons," "Mother's Mercy"
42. "Louie" (Season 5)
Metacritic score: 91/100
User score: 8.4/10
Notable episodes: "Pot Luck," "A La Carte," "Bobby's House"
41. "The Hollow Crown" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 91/100
User score: 6.5/10
Notable episodes: "Richard II," "Henry IV," "Henry V"
40. "My So-Called Life" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 92/100
User score: 8.9/10
Notable episodes: "Life of Brian," "Self-Esteem," "Betrayal"
39. "The Returned" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 92/100
User score: 8.5/10
Notable episodes: "Camille," "Simon," "Adele"
38. "Homeland" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 92/100
User score: 8.2/10
Notable episodes: "The Weekend," "Crossfire," "Marine One"
37. "Transparent" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 92/100
User score: 7.5/10
Notable episodes: "The Letting Go," "Best New Girl," "Why Do We Cover the Mirrors?"
36. "Rectify" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 92/100
User score: 9.0/10
Notable episodes: "Mazel Tov," "The Great Destroyer," "Unhinged"
35. "The Simpsons" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 92/100
User score: 8.9/10
Notable episodes: "Bart Gets an F," "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"
34. "The Americans" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 92/100
User score: 8.4/10
Notable episodes: "Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?," "March 8, 1983"
33. "The Shield" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 92/100
User score: 9.3/10
Notable episodes: "Pilot," "Our Gang," "Circles"
32. "Mad Men" (Season 4)
Metacritic score: 92/100
User score: 9.0/10
Notable episodes: "Public Relations," "The Summer Man," "Tomorrowland"
31. "The Larry Sanders Show" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 93/100
User score: 6.6/10
Notable episodes: "Montana," "Hank's Divorce," "End of the Season"
30. "Bleak House" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 93/100
User score: 9.1/10
Notable episodes: "Episode 1," "Episode 2," "Episode 15"
29. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 93/100
User score: 8.5/10
Notable episodes: "Chet's Shirt," "Krazee-Eyez Killa," "The Grand Opening"
28. "Louie" (Season 4)
Metacritic score: 93/100
User score: 8.6/10
Notable episodes: "Back," "Model," "Pamela Part 1"
27. "Deadwood" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 93/100
User score: 9.1/10
Notable episodes: "A Lie Agreed Upon (Parts 1 and 2)," "Requiem for a Gleet"
26. "The Office: UK" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 93/100
User score: 8.9/10
Notable episodes: "Merger," "Party," "Charity"
25. "Louie" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 94/100
User score: 8.7/10
Notable episodes: "Something Is Wrong," "Miami," "Dad"
24. "Transparent" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 94/100
User score: 7.0/10
Notable episodes: "Kina Hora," "Oscillate," "Grey Green Brown & Copper"
23. "Battlestar Galactica" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 94/100
User score: 9.1/10
Notable episodes: "Occupation," "Precipice," "Exodus Part 2"
22. "Game of Thrones" (Season 4)
Metacritic score: 94/100
User score: 9.2/10
Notable episodes: "First of His Name," "Mockingbird," "The Children"
21. "Homicide: Life on the Street" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 94/100
User score: 8.4/10
Notable episodes: "Gone for Goode," "Ghost of a Chance," "A Dog and Pony Show"
20. "The Wire" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 95/100
User score: 9.1/10
Notable episodes: "Ebb Tide," "Bad Dreams," "Port in a Storm"
19. "The Americans" (Season 4)
Metacritic score: 95/100
User score: 8.8/10
Notable episodes: "Glanders," "Pastor Tim," "Chloramphenicol"
18. "Enlightened" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 95/100
User score: 7.6/10
Notable episodes: "The Key," "Higher Power," "All I Ever Wanted"
17. "Fargo" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 96/100
User score: 9.3/10
Notable episodes: "Waiting for Dutch," "Fear and Trembling," "Palindrome"
16. "The Sopranos" (Season 6)
Metacritic score: 96/100
User score: 8.8/10
Notable episodes: "Soprano Home Movies," "Kaisha," "Made in America"
15. "Breaking Bad" (Season 4)
Metacritic score: 96/100
User score: 9.5/10
Notable episodes: "Box Cutter," "End Times," "Face Off"
14. "O.J.: Made In America" (Season 1/1)
Metacritic score: 96/100
User score: 7.5/10
Notable episodes: "Parts 1-5"
13. "Twin Peaks" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 96/100
User score: 9.4/10
Notable episodes: "Pilot," "Traces to Nowhere," "The Last Evening"
12. "Homeland" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 96/100
User score: 8.3/10
Notable episodes: "Broken Hearts," "In Memoriam," "The Choice"
11. "The Sopranos" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 97/100
User score: 9.3/10
Notable episodes: "Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood," "Second Opinion," "Army of One"
10. "The Larry Sanders Show" (Season 5)
Metacritic score: 97/100
User score: 4.9/10
Notable episodes: "Everybody Loves Larry," "Ellen, Or Isn't She?," "The Roast"
9. "The Sopranos" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 97/100
User score: 9.3/10
Notable episodes: "From Where to Eternity," "Bust Out," "Funhouse"
8. "The Wire" (Season 4)
Metacritic score: 98/100
User score: 9.5/10
Notable episodes: "Boys of Summer," "That's Got His Own," "Final Grades"
7. "The Wire" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 98/100
User score: 9.5/10
Notable episodes: "Time After Time," "Straight and True," "Mission Accomplished"
6. "The Office: UK" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 98/100
User score: 8.6/10
Notable episodes: "Downsize," "New Girl," "Judgement"
5. "The Office: UK" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 98/100
User score: 8.2/10
Notable episodes: "Christmas Special Parts 1 & 2"
4. "Breaking Bad" (Season 5)
Metacritic score: 99/100
User score: 9.7/10
Notable episodes: "Ozymandias," "Granite State," "Felina"
3. "The Larry Sanders Show" (Season 6)
Metacritic score: 99/100
User score: 4.5/10
Notable episodes: "Another List," "I Buried Sid," "Flip"
2. "Murder One" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 99/100
User score: 6.6/10
Notable episodes: "Chapter One," "Chapter Twenty-Two," "Chapter Twenty-Three"
1. "The Larry Sanders Show" (Season 4)
Metacritic score: 99/100
User score: 5.2/10
Notable episodes: "Roseanne's Return," "Hank's Sex Tape," "Eight"
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