50. "The Larry Sanders Show" (Season 1)
The most critically acclaimed TV shows in history have earned their praise by repeatedly producing innovative and memorable seasons. Shows like "The Wire," "Breaking Bad," and "The Larry Sanders Show" consistently won over critics, and their best seasons have set a standard for what great television should look like.
Check out the 50 best TV-show seasons of all time, according to critics:
49. "Sherlock" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 91/100 User score: 6.7/10 Notable episodes: "The Garden Weasel," "Party," "The Hey Now Episode"
48. "Frozen Planet" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 91/100 User score: 9.1/10 Notable episodes: "A Scandal in Belgravia," "The Hounds of Baskerville," "The Reichenbach Fall"
47. "Broadchurch" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 91/100 User score: 8.8/10 Notable episodes: "To the Ends of the Earth," "Spring," "Summer"
46. "Justified" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 91/100 User score: 8.3/10 Notable episodes: "Episode 3," "Episode 4," "Episode 8"
45. "Master of None" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 91/100 User score: 9.2/10 Notable episodes: "The Moonshine War," "Brother's Keeper," "Reckoning"
44. "The Larry Sanders Show" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 91/100 User score: 7.7/10 Notable episodes: "Parents," "Indians on TV," "The Other Man"
43. "Game of Thrones" (Season 5)
Metacritic score: 91/100 User score: 6.5/10 Notable episodes: "The Breakdown," "Larry Loses Interest," "New York or L.A."
42. "Louie" (Season 5)
Metacritic score: 91/100 User score: 8.2/10 Notable episodes: "The Wars to Come," "The Dance of Dragons," "Mother's Mercy"
41. "The Hollow Crown" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 91/100 User score: 8.4/10 Notable episodes: "Pot Luck," "A La Carte," "Bobby's House"
40. "My So-Called Life" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 91/100 User score: 6.5/10 Notable episodes: "Richard II," "Henry IV," "Henry V"
39. "The Returned" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 92/100 User score: 8.9/10 Notable episodes: "Life of Brian," "Self-Esteem," "Betrayal"
38. "Homeland" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 92/100 User score: 8.5/10 Notable episodes: "Camille," "Simon," "Adele"
37. "Transparent" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 92/100 User score: 8.2/10 Notable episodes: "The Weekend," "Crossfire," "Marine One"
36. "Rectify" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 92/100 User score: 7.5/10 Notable episodes: "The Letting Go," "Best New Girl," "Why Do We Cover the Mirrors?"
35. "The Simpsons" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 92/100 User score: 9.0/10 Notable episodes: "Mazel Tov," "The Great Destroyer," "Unhinged"
Metacritic score: 92/100 User score: 8.9/10 Notable episodes: "Bart Gets an F," "Homer vs.
34. "The Americans" (Season 3)
Lisa and the 8th Commandment"
33. "The Shield" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 92/100 User score: 8.4/10 Notable episodes: "Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?," "March 8, 1983"
32. "Mad Men" (Season 4)
Metacritic score: 92/100 User score: 9.3/10 Notable episodes: "Pilot," "Our Gang," "Circles"
31. "The Larry Sanders Show" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 92/100 User score: 9.0/10 Notable episodes: "Public Relations," "The Summer Man," "Tomorrowland"
30. "Bleak House" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 93/100 User score: 6.6/10 Notable episodes: "Montana," "Hank's Divorce," "End of the Season"
29. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 93/100 User score: 9.1/10 Notable episodes: "Episode 1," "Episode 2," "Episode 15"
28. "Louie" (Season 4)
Metacritic score: 93/100 User score: 8.5/10 Notable episodes: "Chet's Shirt," "Krazee-Eyez Killa," "The Grand Opening"
27. "Deadwood" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 93/100 User score: 8.6/10 Notable episodes: "Back," "Model," "Pamela Part 1"
26. "The Office: UK" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 93/100 User score: 9.1/10 Notable episodes: "A Lie Agreed Upon (Parts 1 and 2)," "Requiem for a Gleet"
25. "Louie" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 93/100 User score: 8.9/10 Notable episodes: "Merger," "Party," "Charity"
24. "Transparent" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 94/100 User score: 8.7/10 Notable episodes: "Something Is Wrong," "Miami," "Dad"
23. "Battlestar Galactica" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 94/100 User score: 7.0/10 Notable episodes: "Kina Hora," "Oscillate," "Grey Green Brown & Copper"
22. "Game of Thrones" (Season 4)
Metacritic score: 94/100 User score: 9.1/10 Notable episodes: "Occupation," "Precipice," "Exodus Part 2"
21. "Homicide: Life on the Street" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 94/100 User score: 9.2/10 Notable episodes: "First of His Name," "Mockingbird," "The Children"
20. "The Wire" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 94/100 User score: 8.4/10 Notable episodes: "Gone for Goode," "Ghost of a Chance," "A Dog and Pony Show"
19. "The Americans" (Season 4)
Metacritic score: 95/100 User score: 9.1/10 Notable episodes: "Ebb Tide," "Bad Dreams," "Port in a Storm"
18. "Enlightened" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 95/100 User score: 8.8/10 Notable episodes: "Glanders," "Pastor Tim," "Chloramphenicol"
17. "Fargo" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 95/100 User score: 7.6/10 Notable episodes: "The Key," "Higher Power," "All I Ever Wanted"
16. "The Sopranos" (Season 6)
Metacritic score: 96/100 User score: 9.3/10 Notable episodes: "Waiting for Dutch," "Fear and Trembling," "Palindrome"
15. "Breaking Bad" (Season 4)
Metacritic score: 96/100 User score: 8.8/10 Notable episodes: "Soprano Home Movies," "Kaisha," "Made in America"
14. "O.J.: Made In America" (Season 1/1)
Metacritic score: 96/100 User score: 9.5/10 Notable episodes: "Box Cutter," "End Times," "Face Off"
13. "Twin Peaks" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 96/100 User score: 7.5/10 Notable episodes: "Parts 1-5"
12. "Homeland" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 96/100 User score: 9.4/10 Notable episodes: "Pilot," "Traces to Nowhere," "The Last Evening"
11. "The Sopranos" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 96/100 User score: 8.3/10 Notable episodes: "Broken Hearts," "In Memoriam," "The Choice"
Metacritic score: 97/100 User score: 9.3/10 Notable episodes: "Mr.
10. "The Larry Sanders Show" (Season 5)
Ruggerio's Neighborhood," "Second Opinion," "Army of One"
9. "The Sopranos" (Season 2)
Metacritic score: 97/100 User score: 4.9/10 Notable episodes: "Everybody Loves Larry," "Ellen, Or Isn't She?," "The Roast"
8. "The Wire" (Season 4)
Metacritic score: 97/100 User score: 9.3/10 Notable episodes: "From Where to Eternity," "Bust Out," "Funhouse"
7. "The Wire" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 98/100 User score: 9.5/10 Notable episodes: "Boys of Summer," "That's Got His Own," "Final Grades"
6. "The Office: UK" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 98/100 User score: 9.5/10 Notable episodes: "Time After Time," "Straight and True," "Mission Accomplished"
5. "The Office: UK" (Season 3)
Metacritic score: 98/100 User score: 8.6/10 Notable episodes: "Downsize," "New Girl," "Judgement"
4. "Breaking Bad" (Season 5)
Metacritic score: 98/100 User score: 8.2/10 Notable episodes: "Christmas Special Parts 1 & 2"
3. "The Larry Sanders Show" (Season 6)
Metacritic score: 99/100 User score: 9.7/10 Notable episodes: "Ozymandias," "Granite State," "Felina"
2. "Murder One" (Season 1)
Metacritic score: 99/100 User score: 4.5/10 Notable episodes: "Another List," "I Buried Sid," "Flip"
Metacritic score: 99/100 User score: 6.6/10 Notable episodes: "Chapter One," "Chapter Twenty-Two," "Chapter Twenty-Three"