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.

View All Reviews

Game of Thrones: The Family Business of Ruling the World

Game of Thrones remains an extraordinary fantasy drama: superb characters, dangerous politics and enormous scale, despite the rush of its later seasons.

StartUp: Good Ideas, Very Bad Seed Money

StartUp turns a cryptocurrency venture into an engrossing Miami crime thriller, with Edi Gathegi, Otmara Marrero, Adam Brody and Martin Freeman.

Homeland: Eight Seasons of Suspicion

My Homeland review after watching all eight seasons: Claire Danes, Carrie and Saul, and a spy thriller that keeps finding reasons to stay.

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.

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.

Breaking Bad: Nothing Stops This Train

My Breaking Bad review after a recent rewatch: why Walter and Jesse's story remains one of television's best, with a brief verdict on El Camino.

Top-Ranked TV Shows

The current top twenty from our head-to-head ELO leaderboard.

Explore the Full Rankings

Rank	Show	ELO
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