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78 Gasland
HBO, 6/21

67 The Special Relationship
HBO, 5/29

 

Upcoming & Recent Series Premieres

62 Rizzoli & Isles Season 1
TNT, Monday

64 The Glades Season 1
A&E, Sunday

63 The Bridge Season 1
CBS, Saturday

53 Haven Season 1
Syfy, Friday

76 Eureka Season 4
Syfy, Friday

81 The Choir Season 1
BBC America, Wednesday

72 Warehouse 13 Season 2
Syfy, Tuesday

70 Louie Season 1
FX, Tuesday

77 Rescue Me Season 6
FX, Tuesday

70 Huge Season 1
ABC Family, Monday

61 Entourage Season 7
HBO, Sunday

64 Hung Season 2
HBO, Sunday

52 Rookie Blue Season 1
ABC, Thursday

87 Boston Med
ABC, Thursday

80 Futurama Season 7
Comedy Central, Thursday

56 Memphis Beat Season 1
TNT, Tuesday

56 Scoundrels Season 1
ABC, Sunday

52 The Gates Season 1
ABC, Sunday

60 The Real L Word Season 1
Showtime, Sunday

65 Hot in Cleveland Season 1
TV Land, Wednesday

68 Top Chef D.C. Season 7
Bravo, Wednesday

79 True Blood Season 3
HBO, Sunday

70 Work of Art: The Next Great Artist Season 1
Bravo, Wednesday

53 Pretty Little Liars Season 1
ABC Family, Tuesday

50 Persons Unknown Season 1
NBC, Monday

46 Are We There Yet? Season 1
TBS, Wednesday

50 100 Questions
NBC, Thursday

Best of 2009

TV Critic Top Ten Lists

Unnumbered lists are sorted alphabetically by title. Look for additional lists coming throughout January.

Baltimore Sun (David Zurawik)
1. Men of a Certain Age (TNT)
2. National Parks: America's Best Idea (PBS)
3. Taking Chance (HBO)
4. Modern Family (ABC)
5. Place of Execution (PBS)
6. C-SPAN's healthcare coverage (C-SPAN)
7. American Idol (Fox)
8. Mad Men (AMC)
9. The Last Truck: Closing a GM Plant (HBO)
10. State of the Union (CNN)
10.
 Fox News weeknight lineup (Fox)
Boston Globe
(Matthew Gilbert)
1. Mad Men (AMC)
2. True Blood (HBO)
3. Modern Family (ABC)
4. Breaking Bad (AMC)
5. Nurse Jackie (HBO)
6. Parks and Recreation (NBC)
7. Dexter (Showtime)
8. In Treatment (HBO)
9. Glee (Fox)
10. Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Chicago Sun-Times (Paige Wiser)
1.  Dexter (Showtime)
2.  Lost (ABC)
3.  Weeds (Showtime)
4.  Glee (Fox )
5.  Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
6.  Men of a Certain Age (TNT)
7.  Mad Men (AMC)
8.  The Middle (ABC)
9.  Modern Family (ABC)
10.  Community (NBC)
Chicago Tribune
(Maureen Ryan) [Alphabetical]

Battlestar Galactica (SyFy)

The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Chuck (NBC)

Dollhouse (Fox)

Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC)

Lost (ABC)

Mad Men (AMC)

Modern Family (ABC)

Nurse Jackie (Showtime)

Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Entertainment Weekly
(Ken Tucker)
1. True Blood (HBO)
2. Fringe (Fox)
3. Modern Family (ABC)
4. Sons of Anarchy (FX)
5. Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
6. Breaking Bad (AMC)
7. Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC)
8. Mad Men (AMC)
9. Glee (Fox)
10. The Good Wife (CBS)
Los Angeles Times
(Mary McNamara)
1. David Letterman's dalliance
2. Glee (Fox)
3. President Obama goes late night
4. Dexter (Showtime)
5. Capt. Sulley versus Octomom
6. The media spectacle of Jon & Kate
7. Big Love (HBO)
8. Mad Men (AMC)
9. LeBron James' last minute three-pointer
10. Mackenzie Phillips on Oprah
Los Angeles Times
(Robert Lloyd)
  Food Party (IFC)
  Bored to Death (HBO)
  Parks and Recreation (NBC)
  Watching the Doctor Who: The End of Time trailer at Comic-Con
  Castle (ABC)
  Torchwood: Children of Earth (BBC America)
  Men of a Certain Age (TNT)
  The Good Wife (CBS)
  Party Down (Starz)
  "Seinfeld" episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
New Jersey Star-Ledger
(Alan Sepinwall)

Mad Men (AMC)
Chuck (NBC)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Sons of Anarchy (FX)
In Treatment (HBO)
Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC)
The Office (NBC)
Lost (ABC)
Modern Family (ABC)
Orlando Sentinel (Hal Boedeker)
1. Mad Men (AMC)
2. The Good Wife (CBS)
3. True Blood (HBO)
4. The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
5. Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC)
6. Lost (ABC)
7. Breaking Bad (AMC)
8. Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
9. The Mentalist (CBS)
10. The Vampire Diaries (CW)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Rob Owen)
1. Modern Family (ABC)
2. Mad Men (MAC)
3. Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC)
4. Breaking Bad (AMC)
5. Parks and Recreation (NBC)
6. The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
7. Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
8. Big Love (HBO)
9. Torchwood: Childern of Earth (BBC America)
10. The Good Wife (CBS)
Popmatters (Staff)
1. Mad Men (AMC)
2. Lost (ABC)
3. 30 Rock (NBC)
4. Battlestar Galactica (SyFy)
5. Glee (Fox)
6. The Office (NBC)
7. Community (NBC)
8. Parks and Recreation (NBC)
9. Modern Family (ABC)
10. True Blood (HBO)
Salon ( Heather Havrilesky)
1. Mad Men (AMC)
2. Modern Family (ABC)
3. In Treatment (HBO)
4. Parks and Recreation (NBC)
5. 30 Rock (NBC)
6. Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC)
7. Dollhouse (Fox)
8. Community (NBC)
9. Big Love (HBO)
10. Damages (FX)
San Francisco Chronicle (Tim Goodman)
1. Mad Men (AMC)
2. Breaking Bad (AMC)
3. Sons of Anarchy (FX)
4. Battlestar Galacitca (SyFy)
5. Lost (ABC)
6. Dexter (Showtime)
7. Glee (Fox)
8. Big Love (HBO)
9. Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
10. True Blood (HBO)
The New York Times (Mike Hale) [Alphabetical]
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel)
Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC)
Frontline (PBS)

House (Fox)

Little Dorrit (PBS)

Locked Up Abroad (National Geographic)
Masterpiece Mystery! (PBS)

Supernatural (CW)

10 Things I Hate About You (ABC Family)

30 Rock (NBC)
Time (James Poniewozik)
1. Mad Men (AMC)
2. Modern Family (ABC)
3. Breaking Bad (AMC)
4. Big Love (HBO)
5. Battlestar Galactica (Syfy)
6. Lost (ABC)
7. Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC)
8. Glee (Fox)
9. Sons of Anarchy (FX)
10. The Office (NBC)
10. Parks and Recreation (NBC)
TV Guide
(Matt Roush)
1. Modern Family (ABC)
2. Mad Men (AMC)
3. Battlestar Galactica (SyFy)
4. Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
5. The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
6. Breaking Bad (AMC)
7. Torchwood: Children of Earth (BBC America)
8. Glee (Fox)
9. True Blood (HBO)
10. Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC)
USA Today
(Robert Bianco)
Lost (ABC) [Best Drama]
American Idol (Fox) [Best Reality Show]
Modern Family (ABC) [Best Comedy]
Mad Men (AMC)
Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Rescue Me (FX)
True Blood (HBO)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
24 (Fox)

Glee (Fox)













 

 


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