Here are our picks of top rated TV shows of year 2016. Don’t miss out if you were waiting for any of them:
THE MAJOR NETWORKS
ABC: Black-ish (previously The Goldbergs)
The CW: The 100 (with all due respect to Jane the Virgin)
CBS: Person of Interest (especially if it ever gets a premiere date)
FOX: The Grinder (previously Empire)
NBC: Can I say Sunday Night Football? No? Ummm… Superstore, I guess. (This is what happens when Hannibal gets canceled.)
PBS: Odd Squad (previously Frontline)
Univision: No sé (previously Metastasis, the Spanish-language Breaking Bad adaptation)
THE CABLE NETWORKS
AMC: Better Call Saul
FX: Fargo (previously The Americans)
FXX: Man Seeking Woman (and yes, I am aware that You’re the Worst is also on FXX)
TNT: Inside the NBA (but that’s soon to change under Kevin Reilly’s leadership)
TBS: Angie Tribeca
USA: Mr. Robot (previously Playing House)
National Geographic: Chug
Disney: Mickey Mouse (now that Phineas and Ferb is done)
BBC America: London Spy
WGN America: Manhattan
Comedy Central: Nathan For You
*new* Pop: Schitt’s Creek
A&E: The First 48, I suppose. “Best show” and A&E do NOT go together.
ABC Family/Freeform: Switched at Birth
Syfy: 12 Monkeys
Discovery: Naked and Afraid
Animal Planet: Puppy Bowl
Nickelodeon: Hmmm, let’s go with SpongeBob SquarePants
Nick Jr.: Peppa Pig
*new* Sprout: Lily’s Driftwood Bay
Cartoon Network: Steven Universe (previously Adventure Time)
Adult Swim: Rick and Morty
MTV: Faking It (previously Teen Wolf)
Lifetime: UnREAL
TVLand: Teachers
History: Vikings
*new* truTV: Adam Ruins Everything
*new* BET: Being Mary Jane
VH1: Nothing. Absolutely nothing. (Could have been Hindsight, but nooooo.)
E!: The Royals (because The Soup ended)
Bravo: Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce
TLC: See: VH1
Oxygen: See: TLC (previously Nail’d It)
Spike TV: Bar Rescue
*new* Travel Channel: Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Food Network: Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives
*new* HGTV: Fixer Upper
Discovery Family: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
IFC: Comedy Bang! Bang!
SundanceTV: Rectify (previously The Returned)
*new* Pivot: Fortitude
CNN: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Fox News: Just turn your TV off
ESPN: Around the Horn
MLB Network: Intentional Talk
NFL Network: Thursday Night Football
NBA Network: Clippers games
Music Choice: MC Hip-Hop Classics
THE PREMIUM NETWORKS
HBO: Game of Thrones
Showtime: Penny Dreadful
Cinemax: The Knick (formerly Banshee)
Starz: Black Sails
THE ONLINE NETWORKS
Hulu: Casual (formerly The Hotwives of Orlando)
Netflix: Marvel’s Jessica Jones (previously Black Mirror but that won’t count again until the new episodes come out since it was a foreign acquisition)
Amazon: Catastrophe (formerly Transparent)
