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.)
68 6 points
American Gods

Fans of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy epic about ancient deities walking present-day Earth weren’t disappointed when Starz brought American Gods to the small screen this year. Visually stunning, the show gave us an imaginative, sensual, at times freakishly weird interpretation of Gaiman’s characters, chief among them a god named Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) and his bodyguard, ex-con Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle).

Critics who voted for this show