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Critical Response - Rotten Tomatoes

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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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References

Rotten Tomatoes (2023) Critics Pick the Best TV Shows of the Last 25 Years. Available at: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/rt25-critics-top-tv-shows-of-the-last-25-years-2/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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