Comparing/Contrasting 2010 Best Of Lists: TV Edition

December 22, 2010
Posted By - Emma Venezie
Source Credits - AFI, TIME, Stephen King,Ken Tucker for Entertainment Weekly, EOnline (Drama), EOnline (Comedy)

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Instead of trusting one source, let's take into account five separate opinions. Maybe we'll all come to an agreement on what was truly the "Best of" for 2010. Or maybe not. Either way...here's the Best of TV 2010 from five separate sources. Compare and Contrast.


AFI’s Best of TV 2010:

Source: mensflair.com

1. The Big C
2. Boardwalk Empire
3. Breaking Bad
4. Glee
5. Mad Men
6. Modern Family
7. The Pacific
8. Temple Grandin
9. 30 Rock
10. The Walking Dead

Source: Tvrage.com

TIME's Best of TV 2010:
1. Breaking Bad
2. Mad Men
3. Parks and Recreation
4. Louie
5. Boardwalk Empire
6. Party Down
7. The Pacific
8. The Good Wife
9. Rubicon
10. Terriers

Entertainment Weekly’s Best of TV 2010:
1. Breaking Bad
2. Fringe
3. The Good Wife
4. NBC Thursday sitcoms (Parks and Recreation, Community, 30 Rock)
5. Mad Men
6. Justified
7. Friday Night Lights
8. Modern Family
9. Men of a Certain Age
10. Work of Art: The Next Great Artist

Source: Vippartnership.com

Stephen King's Best of TV 2010 from December 10's Entertainment Weekly:

1. Friday Night Lights
2. The Walking Dead
3. Breaking Bad
4. The Event
5. Damages
6. Dexter
7. Sons of Anarchy
8. Spongebob SquarePants
9. Boardwalk Empire
10. Morning Joe

EOnline’s Best of TV 2010 (Drama):
1. Lost
2. Friday Night Lights
3. The Vampire Diaries
4. Dexter
5. True Blood
6. Songs of Anarchy
7. Grey's Anatomy
8. Fringe
9. The Walking Dead
10. Mad Men

Source: Sharetv.org

EOnline’s Best of TV 2010 (Comedy):
1. Modern Family
2. Glee
3. Community
4. The Big Bang Theory
5. How I Met Your Mother
6. Chuck
7. Raising Hope
8. Parks and Recreation
9. Party Down
10. Louie

So, if you aren’t watching Breaking Bad or Boardwalk Empire, it seems you’re missing out; those made it onto every list (aside from EOnline's). Though several other series became familiar (Mad Men, The Good Wife, Friday Night Lights, Modern Family, The Walking Dead) as well.

What were your favorite TV shows this year? Were on any of these lists? Which list did you agree with most? Least? Let us know.

Read More about the Choices:
AFI's Best of TV 2010
TIME's Best of TV 2010
Stephen King's Best of TV 2010/see the December 10th issue of Entertainment Weekly.
Entertainment Weekly's Best of TV 2010/see the newest issue (December 24/31 issue)
EOnline's Best of TV 2010 (Drama)
EOnline's Best of TV 2010 (Comedy)

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