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.)
Narcos
The first two seasons of Netflix’s Narcos documented the rise and fall of cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar. In the third, the DEA (led by series star Pedro Pascal) dealt with the aftermath of his reign and the rise of new cartels. It should have been hard to fill the big shoes the first seasons left unoccupied, but the show threaded the needle to reach new heights.