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Best TV Shows of the Last 25 Years (Critics)
This list features the critics’ choice of TV series over the last 25 years using the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
RANK | SERIES | CRITIC RATING | AUDIENCE RATING | YEARS |
1 | Breaking Bad | 96% | 97% | 2008–2013 |
2 | The Sopranos | 92% | 96% | 1999–2007 |
3 | The Wire | 95% | 96% | 2002–2008 |
4 | Mad Men | 94% | 95% | 2007–2015 |
5 | Succession | 95% | 87% | 2018–2023 |
6 | The Leftovers | 91% | 90% | 2014–2017 |
7 | Game of Thrones | 89% | 85% | 2011–2019 |
8 | Twin Peaks: The Return | 94% | 83% | 2017 |
9 | Lost | 86% | 89% | 2004–2010 |
10 | Six Feet Under | 81% | 96% | 2001–2005 |
11 | Fleabag | 100% | 93% | 2016–2019 |
12 | Ted Lasso | 90% | 85% | 2020–present |
13 | Better Call Saul | 98% | 96% | 2015–2022 |
14 | BoJack Horseman | 93% | 96% | 2014–2020 |
15 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | 92% | 91% | 2000–2024 |
16 | Atlanta | 98% | 85% | 2016–2022 |
17 | Stranger Things | 91% | 90% | 2016–2025 |
18 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | 90% | 84% | 2017–2023 |
19 | The Office (U.S.) | 81% | 89% | 2005–2013 |
20 | The West Wing | 81% | 95% | 1999–2006 |
21 | The Americans | 96% | 94% | 2013–2018 |
22 | Parks and Recreation | 93% | 89% | 2009–2015 |
23 | Arrested Development | 75% | 85% | 2003–2019 |
24 | Watchmen | 96% | 57% | 2019 |
25 | Chernobyl | 95% | 97% | 2019 |
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