Ranking Every TV Show of 2021: The Complete List

Justin Theroux in The Mosquito Coast; Thuso Mbedu in The Underground Railroad; Hailee Steinfeld in Dickinson; William Jackson Harper in Love Life; Paulina Alexis in Reservation Dogs

We’re nothing around these parts if not generous. Over the past five days, MovieManifesto has ranked every TV show we watched in 2021—all 108 of them—and discussed them in various columns. What follows here is an omnibus piece, detailing the rankings in their entirety. To reach a particular piece for the given tier, just click on the header.


Tier 1: The Top 10
1. Mare of Easttown (HBO, Season 1)
2. The Great (Hulu, Season 2)
3. Maid (Netflix, Season 1)
4. Station Eleven (HBO, Season 1)
5. The Other Two (HBO, Season 2)
6. Sex Education (Netflix, Season 3)
7. Succession (HBO, Season 3)
8. Dickinson (Apple, Seasons 2 and 3)
9. The Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO, Season 1)
10. Midnight Mass (Netflix, Season 1)


Tier 2: #s 11-20
11. The White Lotus (HBO, Season 1)
12. The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu, Season 4)
13. It’s a Sin (HBO, Season 1)
14. We Are Lady Parts (Peacock, Season 1)
15. Brand New Cherry Flavor (Netflix, Season 1)
16. Hacks (HBO, Season 1)
17. The Nevers (HBO, Season 1.0)
18. Feel Good (Netflix, Season 2)
19. Kevin Can Fuck Himself (AMC, Season 1)
20. Hanna (Amazon, Season 3)


Tier 3: #s 21-30
21. Yellowjackets (Showtime, Season 1)
22. Blindspotting (Starz, Season 1)
23. Dr. Death (Peacock, Season 1)
24. Billions (Showtime, Season 5.5)
25. Ted Lasso (Apple, Season 2)
26. Only Murders in the Building (Hulu, Season 1)
27. WandaVision (Disney, Season 1)
28. For All Mankind (Apple, Season 2)
29. Impeachment (FX, Season 1)
30. Mythic Quest (Apple, Season 2)


Tier 4: #s 31-40
31. Wynonna Earp (Syfy, Season 4.5)
32. Mr. Corman (Apple, Season 1)
33. Squid Game (Netflix, Season 1)
34. Love Life (HBO, Season 2)
35. Loki (Disney, Season 1)
36. Made for Love (HBO, Season 1)
37. Evil (Paramount, Season 2)
38. Pen15 (Hulu, Season 2.5)
39. Scenes from a Marriage (HBO, Season 1)
40. What We Do in the Shadows (FX, Season 3)


Tier 5: #s 41-50
41. The Underground Railroad (Amazon, Season 1)
42. The Unusual Suspects (Hulu, Season 1)
43. The Witcher (Netflix, Season 2)
44. Landscapers (HBO, Season 1)
45. Schmigadoon! (Apple, Season 1)
46. Dave (FXX, Season 2)
47. The Chair (Netflix, Season 1)
48. Servant (Apple, Season 2)
49. Supergirl (The CW, Season 6)
50. Starstruck (HBO, Season 1)


Tier 6: #s 51-60
51. Hawkeye (Disney, Season 1)
52. Y: The Last Man (FX on Hulu, Season 1)
53. Never Have I Ever (Netflix, Season 2)
54. Cruel Summer (Freeform, Season 1)
55. The North Water (AMC, Season 1)
56. Pose (FX, Season 3)
57. The Pursuit of Love (Amazon, Season 1)
58. The Mosquito Coast (Apple, Season 1)
59. Saved by the Bell (Peacock, Season 2)
60. Physical (Apple, Season 1)


Tier 7: #s 61-71
61. Dopesick (Hulu, Season 1)
62. Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (Freeform, Season 2)
63. Lupin (Netflix, Season 1)
64. The Head (HBO, Season 1)
65. This Is Us (NBC, Season 5.5)
66. The Serpent (Netflix, Season 1)
67. Reservation Dogs (FX on Hulu, Season 1)
68. Cowboy Bebop (Netflix, Season 1)
69. Shadow and Bone (Netflix, Season 1)
70. Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO, Season 11)
71. In Treatment (HBO, Season 4)


Tier 8: #s 72-83

72. The Shrink Next Door (Apple, Season 1)
73. Gangs of London (AMC, Season 1)
74. Kin (AMC, Season 1)
75. Insecure (HBO, Season 5; last year: 24)
76. Invincible (Amazon, Season 1)
77. Big Mouth (Netflix, Season 5)
78. American Rust (Showtime, Season 1)
79. Snowfall (FX, Season 4)
80. Modern Love (Amazon, Season 2)
81. The Expanse (Amazon, Season 6)
82. Master of None (Netflix, Season 3)
83. Sweet Tooth (Netflix, Season 1)


Tier 9: #s 84-94
84. Tribes of Europa (Netflix, Season 1)
85. Snowpiercer (TNT, Season 2)
86. The Wheel of Time (Amazon, Season 1)
87. The Luminaries (Starz, Season 1)
88. Rick and Morty (Adult Swim, Season 5)
89. Dr. Brain (Apple, Season 1)
90. Ragdoll (AMC, Season 1)
91. Little Birds (Starz, Season 1)
92. Losing Alice (Apple, Season 1)
93. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney, Season 1)
94. The Girlfriend Experience (Starz, Season 3)


Tier 10: #s 95-102
95. Clarice (CBS, Season 1)
96. Tuca and Bertie (Adult Swim, Season 2)
97. City on a Hill (Showtime, Season 2)
98. What If… (Disney, Season 1)
99. Dear White People (Netflix, Season 4)
100. Panic (Amazon, Season 1)
101. Run the World (Starz, Season 1)
102. The Irregulars (Netflix, Season 1)


Tier 11: #s 103-108
103. Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu, Season 1)
104. The Morning Show (Apple, Season 2)
105. Behind Her Eyes (Netflix, Season 1)
106. Lisey’s Story (Apple, Season 1)
107. Girls5eva (Peacock, Season 1)
108. I Think You Should Leave (Netflix, Season 2)

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