Honest TV Show Reviews, Ranked Without Hype
Find your next series through spoiler-free reviews, head-to-head ELO rankings, and honest long-form analysis from a lifelong TV enthusiast.
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A fresh selection from the archive, rotated daily.
Hell on Wheels: Blood, Rails and Redemption on the American Frontier
Anson Mount and Colm Meaney make Hell on Wheels worth the journey: a spoiler-free review of the railway Western, its memorable cast and uneven stretches.
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The English: An Uncomfortable Journey West
The Att reviews The English, Hugo Blick's six-part Western starring Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer: an enjoyable, measured recommendation.
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Succession: The Family That Can't Finish an Argument
Succession is viciously funny family drama, with superb performances and a precise understanding of how money, approval and power become entangled.
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Escape at Dannemora: Boredom Is a Dangerous Thing
The Att reviews Escape at Dannemora: Patricia Arquette steals a gripping prison drama built on great writing, restless lives and institutional complacency.
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Cape Fear: A Thriller Worth Second-Guessing
The Att reviews Cape Fear (2026): a tense, absorbing thriller with writing that keeps you guessing, and why watching the 1991 film first worked for me.
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Rome: Great Men, Dirty Streets and Two Soldiers in the Middle
The Att reviews Rome, HBO’s richly inhabited historical drama, with Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson at the heart of its politics, loyalties and everyday trouble.
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The current top twenty from our head-to-head ELO leaderboard.
| Rank | Show | ELO | Watchlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sopranos | 1934 | |
| 2 | Game of Thrones | 1922 | |
| 3 | The Shield | 1900 | |
| 4 | Gomorrah | 1869 | |
| 5 | Black Mirror | 1864 | |
| 6 | Peaky Blinders | 1845 | |
| 7 | Mad Men | 1828 | |
| 8 | Suburra: Blood on Rome | 1827 | |
| 9 | The Wire | 1825 | |
| 10 | The Last Kingdom | 1802 | |
| 11 | Homeland | 1800 | |
| 12 | Breaking Bad | 1800 | |
| 13 | Fargo | 1799 | |
| 14 | Dexter | 1790 | |
| 15 | Oz | 1784 | |
| 16 | Stranger Things | 1783 | |
| 17 | Better Call Saul | 1777 | |
| 18 | Tokyo Vice | 1774 | |
| 19 | Boardwalk Empire | 1773 | |
| 20 | Band Of Brothers | 1768 |