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.)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) continues to adjust to life outside the bunker, dealing with the complex emotional aftermath of it all while trying to catch up with decades of pop culture. She goes to college, Titus (Titus Burgess) channels Beyoncé, and Lillian (Carol Kane) fights “The Man” as we more deeply explore the show’s weird version of New York through the eyes of its infectiously optimistic lead.