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.)
Legion
FX proved that comic book shows don’t have to be formulaic. In fact, if they’re like Legion, they can be trippy and strange, and even make you question your own sanity. That’s what the show’s hero (or antihero, we’re still not sure) David Haller does for most of the first season as he struggles with his incredible abilities and the parasitic monster (played by a hellishly fun Aubrey Plaza) who preys on his mind.