The 2017 Uproxx TV Critics Poll
Continuing a tradition that began in the HitFix days, we asked 55 critics for lists of both their 10 favorite overall shows of the year and their 10 favorite new shows. (Then, when we put them all together, a 1st place choice was worth 10 points, 2nd place 9 points, etc.) Peak TV really hit home in the poll this year: where in the 2016 overall poll, 103 different shows got at least one vote, this year 146 different shows got named by at least one critic. (Interestingly, the increase in new shows getting at least one vote was only from 67 to 70.)
Alias Grace
Alias Grace marked the second Margaret Atwood adaptation of 2017, and while The Handmaid’s Tale imagined a bleak future, this show revisited a history that’s muddled and murky and more than a little terrifying. The story centers on the true story of an Irish maid accused of killing her employer and his housekeeper. Whether she’s guilty of the crime or not isn’t the point of the story, but it is a hell of mystery to try and solve.