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Guardian 100 Best of 21st C

Guardian 100 Best of 21st C is a ranked list published in 2019 — one of the 13 sources behind the tv canon, weighted as editorial list. 46 of its 82 entries appear in the aggregated canon. Its scope (2000–present) is calibrated against unrestricted lists before scoring.

  1. 1The Sopranos (1999)Canon #1
  2. 2The Wire (2002)Canon #2
  3. 3Mad Men (2007)Canon #7
  4. 4The Thick of It (2005)Canon #52
  5. 5Breaking Bad (2008)Canon #5
  6. 6The Office (UK) (2001)Canon #78
  7. 7Game of Thrones ( 2011-19)
  8. 8Fleabag (2016)Canon #40
  9. 9Peep Show (2003)Canon #53
  10. 10Atlanta (2016)Canon #95
  11. 11Happy Valley (2014)Canon #73
  12. 1230 Rock (2006)Canon #18
  13. 13Line of Duty (2012)Canon #82
  14. 14Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)Canon #22
  15. 15The West Wing (1999)Canon #13
  16. 16Nighty Night (2004)
  17. 17Deadwood (2004)Canon #24
  18. 18Girls (2012)Canon #77
  19. 19The Vietnam War (2017)
  20. 20OJ: Made in America (2016)
  21. 21Arrested Development (2003)Canon #16
  22. 22Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)
  23. 23Black Mirror (2011)Canon #70
  24. 24The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1999)
  25. 25The Handmaid’s Tale (2017)
  26. 26Red Riding Trilogy (2009)
  27. 27Transparent (2014)
  28. 28The Killing (2007)
  29. 29Spaced (1999)Canon #145
  30. 30Killing Eve (2018)
  31. 31Blue Planet (2001)Canon #110
  32. 32The Office (US) (2005)Canon #68
  33. 33Big Brother (2000)
  34. 34Catastrophe (2015)
  35. 35This is England (2010)
  36. 36The Great British Bake Off (2010)
  37. 37Brass Eye: Paedogeddon (2001)
  38. 38Detectorists (2014)
  39. 39The Good Wife (2009)Canon #60
  40. 40The Power of Nightmares (2004)
  41. 41Friday Night Lights (2006)Canon #21
  42. 42South Park (1997)Canon #39
  43. 43The Americans (2013)Canon #91
  44. 44The Crown (2016)Canon #88
  45. 45The Bridge (2011)Canon #100
  46. 46Doctor Who (2005)Canon #148
  47. 47Nathan Barley (2005)
  48. 48Better Call Saul (2015)Canon #41
  49. 49Insecure (2016)Canon #85
  50. 50Downton Abbey (2010)Canon #58
  51. 51Patrick Melrose (2018)
  52. 53Black Books (2000)
  53. 56The Jinx (2015)
  54. 57Sex and the City (1998)Canon #152
  55. 61State of Play (2003)
  56. 62Succession (2018)Canon #29
  57. 64Six Feet Under (2001)Canon #20
  58. 65Flight of the Conchords (2007)Canon #142
  59. 66Inside No 9 (2014)Canon #92
  60. 68Band of Brothers (2001)Canon #37
  61. 69The Good Place (2016)Canon #65
  62. 70Shameless (2004)
  63. 71Lost (2004)Canon #15
  64. 72Planet Earth (2006)Canon #54
  65. 74The Inbetweeners (2008)
  66. 75It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
  67. 76A Very English Scandal (2018)
  68. 77The Shield (2002)Canon #28
  69. 79Halt and Catch Fire (2014)Canon #89
  70. 80Veep (2012)Canon #35
  71. 81Gavin and Stacey (2007)
  72. 82Strictly Come Dancing (2004)
  73. 83Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)Canon #31
  74. 84Looking (2014)
  75. 86Fresh Meat (2011)
  76. 87The Leftovers (2014)Canon #36
  77. 93RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009)
  78. 94Skins (2007)
  79. 95The Trip (2010)
  80. 96Broad City (2014)
  81. 99Life on Mars (2006)Canon #141
  82. 100I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! (2002)

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