Honest TV Show Reviews, Ranked Without Hype

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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.

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.

Billions: Wall Street Power Games and the Price of Ambition

Billions is at its best when Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti make a grudge look like a business strategy. A spoiler-free review of its pleasures and limits.

Absentia review: a solid thriller carried by Stana Katic

A spoiler-free Absentia review after all three seasons: Stana Katic carries a solid thriller with a convincing central performance and modest ambitions.

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.

The West Wing: Great Company in the Corridors of Power

The West Wing reviewed: Aaron Sorkin's dialogue, Martin Sheen's Bartlet and a superb ensemble make government engrossing, funny television. Spoiler-free.

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