Lists - Top TV Shows of the Decade

As you can no doubt tell from the graphic to the left, the Onion's A.V. Club has released a Top 30 list of their Best TV Shows of the Decade. It doesn't look too dissimilar from Paste's list that we posted last week, but they get #1 right (I mean, is there really any way you could put any show other than The Wire at the top spot?!?). As we mentioned before, we're going to be ambitious and attempt to rank the Top 20 seasons of TV instead of simply listing the 20 best shows. What's life without challenges, right??

The A.V. Club's Top 20 TV Shows of the 2000s
20. Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (Cartoon Network)
19. Big Love (HBO)
18. How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
17. Firefly (Fox)
16. Friday Night Lights (NBC)
15. Veronica Mars (UPN/The CW)
14. Futurama (Fox)
13. 30 Rock (NBC)
12. Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi)
11. The Office (NBC)
10. The Shield (FX)
09. Deadwood (HBO)
08. Lost (ABC)
07. The Office (BBC 2)
06. Breaking Bad (AMC)
05. Mad Men (AMC)
04. Freaks and Geeks (NBC)
03. Arrested Development (Fox)
02. The Sopranos (HBO)
01. The Wire (HBO)

As a final FYI, during the mid-2000s, HBO had a lineup that included The Wire, The Sopranos, Deadwood, Six Feet Under, Big Love, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Wow.