The Americans (2013)
0.1915Canon Score · ranked #91 all time
Aggregated from 5 of 13 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the show
Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C. and their neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI Counterintelligence agent.
Why it ranks #91
Every list on which The Americans appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Culture 100 Greatest of 21st C (2021) | Major international poll | #8 / 100 |
| Guardian 100 Best of 21st C (2019) | Editorial list | #43 / 82 |
| Empire 100 Greatest (2025) | Editorial list | #44 / 100 |
| THR Hollywood's 100 Favorite (2015) | Critics' canon | #91 / 100 |
| 1001 TV Shows You Must Watch (2016) | Critics' canon | Selected |