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.
Featured Reviews
A fresh selection from the archive, rotated daily.
Westworld: A Beautiful Place to Ask Terrible Questions
Westworld turns a luxury Western playground into unsettling science fiction. A superb opening, remarkable performances and an unfinished four-season journey.
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Fargo: Dark Humour in a Cold World
My Fargo review after watching all five seasons: dark humour, memorable performances and the question on the poster I have on my wall.
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Inventing Anna: The Confidence to Send Someone Else the Bill
The Att reviews Inventing Anna: Julia Garner’s extraordinary confidence trick, the appeal of borrowed glamour, and a story that sometimes takes too long to tell.
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Mad Men: Smoke, Whisky and the Cost of Reinvention
Mad Men reviewed: Jon Hamm leads a superb ensemble in Matthew Weiner's 1960s advertising drama. Sharp, funny character writing that rewards close attention.
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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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Your Honor: A Good Man Who Knows How to Do the Wrong Thing
The Att reviews Your Honor, the New Orleans crime drama in which Bryan Cranston turns a father’s desperate choice into a compelling chain of consequences.
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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 |