I’ve watched a lot of TV over the last decade, and I’ve been a loyal viewer of many shows. In putting this list together it has been difficult to get the number of shows down to a reasonable number. At first I was going to break it up into different categories, but some were stronger than others. In the end I have put together a list of thirty three of my favorite shows of the decade no matter the category. The criteria was only that they were shows that I loved watching. I had to leave a lot of great shows off the list. Some that I left off are truly great shows, with wonderful writing, great acting and beautiful production value, but for whatever reason, they just don’t grip me like these.
33. This American Life: (2007-08) Showtime
My favorite show on public radio came to TV this decade. I didn’t know how it would be possible to turn a radio program into an interesting and engaging TV show, but Ira and the group did it. It shows up quirky, funny, poignant stories from real people. They carefully put together a show where we don’t condescend, we actually care about these odd people.
