Best TV Shows of 2025

10. The Chair COmpany

36 LISTS | 0 TOP SPOTS

“In The Chair Company, Robinson and his co-writer Zach Kanin have moved away from shorter sketches and turned their hand towards a more long-form state of anxiety and panic. It is highly original and deeply unnerving.” – Rebecca Nicholson, Financial Times

9. Dying for Sex

37 LISTS | 1 TOP SPOT

“Shine up an Emmy for Michelle Williams—hilarious and heartbreaking in this true story of a 40-ish podcaster who only learns to push the limits of sexual identity after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Jenny Slate shines as her partner in letting go.” – Peter Travers, ABC News

8. The Rehearsal

43 LISTS | 4 TOP SPOTS

“That Season 2 convinced me it’s an earnest effort to improve people’s lives and a sidesplitting comedy and a moving emotional odyssey for Nathan, well, that’s what makes “The Rehearsal” Season 2 a cut above the vast majority of television.” – Ben Travers, IndieWire

7. The Lowdown

46 LISTS | 2 TOP SPOTS

“Unlike many lengthy series, which fill time with repetitious reversals of fortune, unproductive subplots and action sequences, The Lowdown… uses that real estate to build character and character relationships; it gives its people time to talk.” – Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times

6. Severance

59 LISTS | 5 TOP SPOTS

“Severance is essentially two shows in one: a darkly surrealist comedy about workplace alienation and an elaborate, puzzle-box conspiracy thriller… those two shows sometimes work in concert and at others feel like they’re at cross-purposes.” – Sam Adams, Slate

5. The Studio

65 LISTS | 1 TOP SPOT

“Rogen and Goldberg here create satire of a very high level… And despite all the mocking and in-jokes and references to titles you may or may not remember, there’s something else that peeks through: a genuine love for movies.” – Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

4. Andor

71 LISTS | 23 TOP SPOTS

“While some aspects of Season 2 seem less necessary than others, when “Andor” gets to the heart of its antiauthoritarian thesis — the need for rebellion and speaking truth to power — the show’s reach does not exceed its grasp.” – Rob Own, Seattle Times

3. Pluribus

78 LISTS | 3 TOP SPOTS

“No matter where you sit on these spectrums, there’s a strain within “Pluribus” that speaks directly to your feelings, much like the disembodied voices on Carol’s phone that cheerily ask her what she needs whenever she picks up her handset.” – Melanie McFarland, Salon.com

2. Adolescence

80 LISTS | 14 TOP SPOTS

“[Adolescence] shows the world’s biggest streaming service is still taking big swings in the miniseries space at least. It’s still making television — art, if we can use that word — you’d never have seen in the prestreaming days.” – J. Kelly Nestruck, Globe and Mail

1. The Pitt

84 LISTS | 14 TOP SPOTS

“Binge a few hours of “The Pitt” back to back and you’ll feel as exhausted as the doctors, nurses and interns look. But stick around and you’ll come to know and love these characters just as viewers of the original “ER” did.” – David Bianculli, NPR

RankFilmLists#1Avg RatingL%#1%
1The Pitt84143.8676%19%
2Adolescence80144.0273%19%
3Pluribus7834.8371%4%
4Andor71233.5965%32%
5The Studio6515.5659%1%
6Severance5954.1654%7%
7The Lowdown4625.1942%3%
8The Rehearsal4344.4039%6%
9Dying for Sex3716.6734%1%
10The Chair Company3606.5733%0%
11Task3405.9531%0%
12Alien: Earth3005.6927%0%
13Long Story Short2415.1322%1%
14Hacks2105.5819%0%
14Death by Lightning2107.3019%0%
16Paradise1706.2915%0%
17Dept. Q1607.8615%0%
18Heated Rivalry1406.3313%0%
18The Gilded Age1406.2913%0%
18The White Lotus1405.7113%0%
18Common Side Effects1404.8013%0%
22Pee-Wee as Himself1205.6711%0%
23It: Welcome to Derry1107.5010%0%
23The Diplomat1105.6710%0%
25I Love LA1009.509%0%

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