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BBC Culture 100 Greatest of 21st C

BBC Culture 100 Greatest of 21st C is a ranked list published in 2021 — one of the 13 sources behind the tv canon, weighted as major international poll. 60 of its 100 entries appear in the aggregated canon. Its scope (2000–present) is calibrated against unrestricted lists before scoring.

  1. 1The Wire (2002)Canon #2
  2. 2Mad MenCanon #7
  3. 3Breaking BadCanon #5
  4. 4FleabagCanon #40
  5. 5Game of ThronesCanon #26
  6. 6I May Destroy YouCanon #79
  7. 7The LeftoversCanon #36
  8. 8The Americans (2013)Canon #91
  9. 9The Office UK (2001)Canon #78
  10. 10SuccessionCanon #29
  11. 11Bojack HorsemanCanon #62
  12. 12Six Feet UnderCanon #20
  13. 13Twin Peaks the Return
  14. 14Atlanta (2016-
  15. 15Chernobyl (2019)Canon #84
  16. 16The CrownCanon #88
  17. 1730 RockCanon #18
  18. 18DeadwoodCanon #24
  19. 19LostCanon #15
  20. 20The Thick of ItCanon #52
  21. 21Curb Your EnthusiasmCanon #22
  22. 22Black MirrorCanon #70
  23. 23Better Call SaulCanon #41
  24. 24VeepCanon #35
  25. 25SherlockCanon #63
  26. 26WatchmenCanon #55
  27. 27Line of DutyCanon #82
  28. 28Friday Night LightsCanon #21
  29. 29Parks and RecreationCanon #43
  30. 30GirlsCanon #77
  31. 31True DetectiveCanon #75
  32. 32Arrested DevelopmentCanon #16
  33. 33The Good WifeCanon #60
  34. 34The BridgeCanon #100
  35. 35Fargo (2014-
  36. 36Downton AbbeyCanon #58
  37. 37Band of BrothersCanon #37
  38. 38The Handmaid's Tale
  39. 39The Office (U.S.)
  40. 40Borgen
  41. 41Schitt's Creek
  42. 42Peep ShowCanon #53
  43. 43Money Heist
  44. 44CommunityCanon #97
  45. 45The Good FightCanon #127
  46. 46HomelandCanon #90
  47. 47Grey's Anatomy
  48. 48Inside No. 9Canon #92
  49. 49The Bureau
  50. 50Halt and Catch FireCanon #89
  51. 51Small Axe
  52. 52This Is England '86-'90
  53. 53Call My Agent!
  54. 54Happy ValleyCanon #73
  55. 55The ShieldCanon #28
  56. 56Big Bang TheoryCanon #86
  57. 57The Young Pope
  58. 58Dark
  59. 59The Underground Railroad
  60. 60House of Cards
  61. 61Avatar the Last Airbender
  62. 62The Good PlaceCanon #65
  63. 63Pose
  64. 64The Detectorist
  65. 65Orange Is the New BlackCanon #81
  66. 66Mare of Easttown
  67. 67RuPaul's Drag Race
  68. 68Stranger ThingsCanon #99
  69. 6924Canon #51
  70. 70Battlestar GalacticaCanon #71
  71. 71EnlightenedCanon #96
  72. 72Gilmore GirlsCanon #59
  73. 73Planet EarthCanon #54
  74. 74Utopia
  75. 75Babylon Berlin
  76. 76Rick and MortyCanon #108
  77. 77American Crime Story (2016-
  78. 78The Killing (2007)
  79. 79Mindhunter
  80. 80HouseCanon #64
  81. 81O.J.: Made in America
  82. 82Big Little Lies
  83. 83InsecureCanon #85
  84. 84The Comeback
  85. 85Normal People
  86. 86NarcosCanon #122
  87. 87How I Met Your MotherCanon #93
  88. 88The OA
  89. 89DexterCanon #61
  90. 90It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia
  91. 91Westworld
  92. 92Show Me a Hero
  93. 93Treme
  94. 94LouieCanon #125
  95. 95LutherCanon #115
  96. 96Catastrophe
  97. 97HannibalCanon #121
  98. 98Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
  99. 99Steven Universe
  100. 100The Queen's Gambit

List compiled and published by its original authors; positions shown as published. Canon ranks link to each entry's full evidence page.