DECADE IN REVIEW: And the Rest

I hope you enjoyed reading my top dramas, comedies and episodes of the 2010s. Here is the last end of year post - five different lists! Enjoy!

TOP 15 TV PERFORMANCES OF THE 2010s - limit one actor per show!
15. Ted Danson as Michael on The Good Place (NBC)
14. Tom Selleck as Frank Reagan on Blue Bloods (CBS)
13. Freddie Highmore as Norman Bates on Bates Motel (A&E)
12. Titus Burgess as Titus Adronicus on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
11. Lamorne Morris as Winston on New Girl (FOX)
10. Wendi McLendon-Covey as Beverly Goldberg on The Goldbergs (ABC)
9. Eden Sher as Sue Heck on The Middle (ABC)
8. Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark on The People vs. OJ Simpson (FX)
7. Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson on This is Us (NBC)
6. Andre Braugher as Captain Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX/NBC)
5. Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
4. Michelle Williams as Gwen Verdon on Fosse/Verdon (FX)
3. Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope on Scandal (ABC)
2. Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor on Friday Night Lights (NBC/DirectTV)
1. Jon Hamm as Don Draper on Mad Men (AMC)

TOP 15 WORST SHOWS OF THE 2010s
15. Rel (FOX)
14. Blood & Oil (ABC)
13. Dynasty (CW)
12. Time After Time (ABC)
11. Do No Harm (NBC)
10. Red Widow (ABC)
9. My Generation (ABC)
8. Constantine (NBC)
7. We Are Men (CBS)
6. How to Be a Gentleman (CBS)
5. I Hate My Teenage Daughter (ABC)
4. Dr. Ken (ABC)
3. Of Kings and Prophets (ABC)
2. Marvel's Inhumans (ABC)
1. Emerald City (NBC)

TOP 15 MISSED OPPORTUNITIES OF THE 2010s (Shows that had a lot of promise and failed to live up to it)
15. The Event (NBC)
14. The Crazy Ones (CBS)
13. The Muppets (ABC)
12. Trial & Error (NBC)
11. Alcatraz (FOX)
10. Vegas (CBS)
9. The Romanoffs (Amazon)
8. Nashville (ABC)
7. Whiskey Cavalier (ABC)
6. Pan Am (ABC)
5. The Following (FOX)
4. Smash (NBC)
3. Designated Survivor (ABC/Netflix)
2. Pitch (FOX)
1. Rise (NBC)

TOP 10 PILOTS OF THE 2010s
10. Trophy Wife (ABC)
9. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
8. Gotham (FOX)
7. Revenge (ABC)
6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)
5. The Americans (FX)
4. How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)
3. The Last Man on Earth (FOX)
2. The Following (FOX)
1. This is Us (NBC)

TOP 10 SERIES FINALES OF THE 2010s
10. Damages (FX/Audience)
9. Timeless (NBC)
8. Bates Motel (A&E)
7. Parks and Recreation (NBC)
6. The Office (NBC)
5. Mad Men (AMC)
4. New Girl (FOX)
3. Parenthood (NBC)
2. The Middle (ABC)
1. Friday Night Lights (NBC/DirectTV)

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