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To the Lake: Family Baggage at the End of the World

The Att reviews season one of To the Lake: a tense Russian survival thriller whose family arguments are almost as dangerous as the journey.

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.

The Wire: All the Pieces Matter

The Wire builds an extraordinary portrait of Baltimore from patient police work, street-level survival and institutions that reward the wrong things.

Tulsa King: Stallone Makes Himself at Home

Sylvester Stallone gives Tulsa King's displaced mobster charm and menace. An entertaining crime comedy, with uneven writing and a very clear main attraction.

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.

Oz: Before the Golden Age Had a Name

Oz is excellent, brutal ensemble drama: a prison experiment, a remarkable cast and an early glimpse of the television HBO would become known for.

Top-Ranked TV Shows

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

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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