Best TV Shows of the 2010s

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The 2010s marked television's true golden age, with prestige cable dramas, streaming platform originals, and limited series achieving levels of cultural significance previously reserved for films. Shows like Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, and Stranger Things proved that television could create global cultural phenomena while attracting cinema-level talent and production values.

A Miracle (2019) poster

A Miracle (2019)

Happiness Charge Precure! (2014) poster

Happiness Charge Precure! (2014)

MasterChef India (2010) poster

MasterChef India (2010)

Mighty Little Defenders (2019) poster

Mighty Little Defenders (2019)

Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011) poster

Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011)

Rosewood (2015) poster

Rosewood (2015)

Hot in Cleveland (2010) poster

Hot in Cleveland (2010)

Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015) poster

Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015)

Bates Motel (2013) poster

Bates Motel (2013)

Solitary Gourmet (2012) poster

Solitary Gourmet (2012)

Reign (2013) poster

Reign (2013)

Playhouse (2018) poster

Playhouse (2018)

Screechers Wild! (2016) poster

Screechers Wild! (2016)

Nashville (2012) poster

Nashville (2012)

The Ready Room (2019) poster

The Ready Room (2019)

Marvel's The Punisher (2017) poster

Marvel's The Punisher (2017)

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)

Veep (2012) poster

Veep (2012)

Rainbow Ruby (2016) poster

Rainbow Ruby (2016)

Lesenswert (2013) poster

Lesenswert (2013)

Big Mouth (2017) poster

Big Mouth (2017)

Star Wars Rebels (2014) poster

Star Wars Rebels (2014)

The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017) poster

The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017)

Van Helsing (2016) poster

Van Helsing (2016)

This decade established television as the premier storytelling medium, setting the stage for the streaming wars and creative renaissance that would define the 2020s.