My Top Ten TV Shows for 2025

                          Adolescence

1. Adolescence

2. Last Week Tonight With John Oliver 

3. Black Rabbit 

4. The Lowdown 

5. Late Night with Seth Myers 

6. English Teacher 

7. Death By Lightning 

8. The Studio 

9. Ludwig

10. Hacks 

Honorable Mention: Department Q, The Gilded Age and Only Murders in the Building.

This is my 7th annual top ten TV shows of the year post. Last Week Tonight With John Oliver has dominated the list being number one three times, number two three times and third once. No other show comes close to this consistent excellence. Of course many of my favorites from recent years such as Barry, After Life and Succession have ended their runs A lot of shows that have made the list were one season shows such as this year’s winner Adolescence and the third place finisher, Black Rabbit. Some of my favorite shows of the year didn’t qualify because they’re no longer airing — such as Shetland — or because I was only watching episodes from the past — such as QI. You’ll note that the two shows just mentioned both air on Britbox which is the latest streaming service to grace our TV screen.

Of the top ten and three honorable mentions, Netflix led the way with four entries followed by HBO and Hulu three. One each were on Britbox, Apple TV and NBC.