The best TV shows of 2024
The top 3 according to 745 votes from people: Shōgun · Baby Reindeer · Ripley. (Updated Mar 23, 2025.)
Shōgun, Baby Reindeer and Hacks: the series critics loved most in 2024 (The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, NPR, TV Insider).
Top 12
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1
Shōgun
An English pilot shipwrecked in feudal Japan; a record-breaking Emmy winner.
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2
Baby Reindeer
Richard Gadd's story of a struggling comic and his stalker, the year's sleeper hit.
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3
Ripley
Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley, in gorgeous black and white.
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4
Hacks
Deborah Vance and Ava's best season yet, the third.
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5
The Penguin
Colin Farrell transformed into Oz Cobb in Gotham's underworld.
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6
Bad Monkey
Vince Vaughn as a disgraced Florida detective, from Carl Hiaasen.
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7
Slow Horses
Gary Oldman's misfit spies in their fourth season.
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8
Industry
Season 3 of the finance drama raised the bar.
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9
Fallout
The video game's wasteland, brought to life with dark humour.
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10
Somebody Somewhere
The final season of a tender friendship in Kansas.
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11
Fantasmas
Julio Torres' surreal quest for a lost gold earring.
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12
We Are Lady Parts
The Muslim punk band returns for season 2.
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Comments (2)
Shōgun is the best thing on TV in years, Anna Sawai was incredible.
Ripley in black and white is just gorgeous, every frame is a photograph.