The A.V. Club’s list of 2018’s best TV was determined by 17 critics, who each submitted a ranked ballot of their top 15 shows of the year. Each of those ballots, ranked from best to still quite excellent, can be found below.
1. The Americans
2. Atlanta
3. Better Call Saul
4. Barry
5. Big Mouth
6. GLOW
7. The Good Place
8. Lodge 49
9. Killing Eve
10. The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
11. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
12. American Vandal
13. Brockmire
14. One Day At A Time
15. Homecoming
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. BoJack Horseman
2. Atlanta
3. Pose
4. Killing Eve
5. Lodge 49
6. One Day At A Time
7. The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
8. Dear White People
9. Barry
10. Sharp Objects
11. Vida
12. GLOW
13. The Good Place
14. Better Call Saul
15. America To Me
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. Killing Eve
2. DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow
3. The Good Fight
4. GLOW
5. Blindspot
6. Atlanta
7. The Good Place
8. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
9. Barry
10. Elementary
11. Brockmire
12. The Detour
13. Detroiters
14. New Girl
15. Schitt’s Creek
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. The Americans
2. Better Call Saul
3. Billions
4. The Terror
5. Succession
6. High Maintenance
7. The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
8. Atlanta
9. Lodge 49
10. BoJack Horseman
11. Casual
12. Bob’s Burgers
13. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
14. Random Acts Of Flyness
15. Big Mouth
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. Glow
2. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
3. Sharp Objects
4. BoJack Horseman
5. The Good Place
6. Killing Eve
7. Forever
8. Salt Fat Acid Heat
9. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
10. Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events
11. Queer Eye
12. She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power
13. Wanderlust
14. Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina
15. Nailed It!
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. The Americans
2. Mosaic
3. Killing Eve
4. Atlanta
5. The Good Place
6. Better Call Saul
7. Joe Pera Talks With You
8. Maniac
9. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
10. Sharp Objects
11. The Haunting Of Hill House
12. 3%
13. Homecoming
14. The Sinner
15. Bob’s Burgers
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. The Americans
2. Pose
3. Lodge 49
4. GLOW
5. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
6. The End Of The Fucking World
7. Homecoming
8. Barry
9. American Vandal
10. Sharp Objects
11. The Good Place
12. Maniac
13. One Day At A Time
14. Big Mouth
15. Elite
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. The Good Fight
2. Atlanta
3. Pose
4. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
5. GLOW
6. The Good Place
7. Howards End
8. Better Call Saul
9. Lodge 49
10. The X-Files
11. The Kids Are Alright
12. Homecoming
13. Billions
14. Summer Camp Island
15. Forever
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. The Americans
2. The Deuce
3. Atlanta
4. Lodge 49
5. Brockmire
6. Succession
7. High Maintenance
8. BoJack Horseman
9. Barry
10. Glow
11. Superstore
12. The Little Drummer Girl
13. Bob’s Burgers
14. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
15. Disenchantment
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. The Good Place
2. Big Mouth
3. Better Call Saul
4. The Americans
5. Insecure
6. Last Week Tonight
7. The Great British Baking Show
8. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
9. Bob’s Burgers
10. Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas
11. Barry
12. Atlanta
13. The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
14. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
15. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. The Americans
2. Killing Eve
3. DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow
4. One Day At A Time
5. The Good Place
6. Pose
7. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
8. The Good Fight
9. Atlanta
10. The Tale
11. Sharp Objects
12. America To Me
13. American Vandal
14. Wanderlust
15. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. Succession
2. Barry
3. Pose
4. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
5. Atlanta
6. Killing Eve
7. The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
8. GLOW
9. The Handmaid’s Tale
10. Sharp Objects
11. Doctor Who
12. Queer Eye
13. This Is Us
14. Waco
15. Dietland
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. Killing Eve
2. The Good Place
3. Big Mouth
4. The Americans
5. Crazy Ex Girlfriend
6. Better Call Saul
7. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
8. Drunk History
9. Bob’s Burgers
10. Insecure
11. Last Week Tonight
12. Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas
13. Jane The Virgin
14. Santa Clarita Diet
15. GLOW
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
2. Lupin III Part V
3. GLOW
4. Pose
5. The Magicians
6. Atlanta
7. Aggretsuko
8. Vanderpump Rules
9. Adventure Time
10. The Americans
11. Terrace House: Opening New Doors
12. Better Call Saul
13. Steven Universe
14. Jane The Virgin
15. High Maintenance
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. Killing Eve
2. The Haunting Of Hill House
3. Sharp Objects
4. The Good Place
5. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
6. Pose
7. Jane The Virgin
8. GLOW
9. One Day At A Time
10. BoJack Horseman
11. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
12. Big Mouth
13. The Americans
14. Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina
15. The Good Fight
Jump to ballots:
Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. Lodge 49
2. Wild Wild Country
3. Better Call Saul
4. Homecoming
5. The Good Place
6. Atlanta
7. The Americans
8. The Terror
9. Billions
10. Barry
11. American Vandal
12. The End Of The Fucking World
13. Maniac
14. Castle Rock
15. Survivor: David Vs. Goliath
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld
1. Killing Eve
2. Vida
3. The Good Fight
4. GLOW
5. One Day At A Time
6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
7. The Good Place
8. Wynonna Earp
9. Pose
10. Schitt’s Creek
11. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
12. Dear White People
13. BoJack Horseman
14. Late Night With Seth Meyers
15. The Magicians
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Erik Adams | Danette Chavez | LaToya Ferguson | Kyle Fowle | Gwen Ihnat | Alex McLevy | Myles McNutt | Noel Murray | Vikram Murthi | Dennis Perkins | Allison Shoemaker | Caroline Siede | Emily L. Stephens | Eric Thurm | Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | Scott Von Doviak | Lisa Weidenfeld