Best of 2016 - Television

Best Shows (Every Category):
The "cut the cord" experiment has paid off with even more television.

In general, this list is the "If I had to cut back to a certain number of shows, based on money, time, etc., this is the list of shows I'd cut first (starting with #50) to shows I'd cut last (starting with #1). Last year this list was 48 shows, and there are 25 shows from last year's list that weren't on here (either they ended, didn't have a new season, or I stopped watching them), so I added 27 new shows this year. Last year I added 24 new shows.

There were 8 shows didn't have new seasons (Fargo, Catastrophe, Master of None, The Leftovers, Rick and Morty, Sense8, Jessica Jones, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), 11 shows ended or were limited run (Deutschland '83, Show Me A Hero, Justified, Parks & Recreation, Hannibal, Mad Men, Key & Peele, Louie, Community, Wet Hot American Summer, The League) and 6 I stopped watching or plan to catch up on later (The Daily Show, Wayward Pines, Scream Queens, Man Seeking Woman, Narcos, Man in the High Castle)

1. Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS)
2. Atlanta (FX)
3. Westworld (HBO)
4. You're The Worst (FXX)
5. Better Call Saul (AMC)
6. Game of Thrones (HBO)
7. The Americans (FX)
8. Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
9. Better Things (FX)
10. Stranger Things (NETFLIX)
11. The People vs. OJ Simpson (FX)
12. Togetherness (HBO)
13. The Good Place (NBC)
14. Insecure (HBO)
15. The Night Of (HBO)
16. Night Manager (SUNDANCE) 
17. Billions (SHOWTIME)
18. Mr. Robot (USA)
19. Broad City (COM)
20. Veep (HBO)
21. Silicon Valley (HBO)
22. Supergirl (CBS/CW)
23. Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt (NETFLIX)
24. Orange is the New Black (NETFLIX)
25. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CW)
26. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)
27. Bojack Horseman (NETFLIX)
28. Casual (HULU)
29. iZombie (CW)
30. Voltron Legendary Defender (NETFLIX)
31. The Get Down (NBC)
32. Timeless (NBC)
33. Luke Cage (NETFLIX)
34. Daredevil (NETFLIX)
35. Flash (CW)
36. Not Safe with Nikki Glaser (COM)
37. Review (COM)
38. Pitch (FOX)
39. Star Wars Rebels (DISNEY XD)
40. Agent Carter (ABC)
41. Preacher (AMC)
42. Making A Murderer (NETFLIX)
43. Inside Amy Schumer (COM)
44. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (CW)
45. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (BBCA)
46. Lethal Weapon (FOX)
47. 11.22.63 (HULU)
48. Angie Tribeca (TBS)
49. Humans (AMC)
50. Arrow (CW)

Best New Show:

1. Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS)
2. Atlanta (FX)
3. Westworld (HBO)
4. Better Things (FX)
5. Billions (SHOWTIME)
6. Stranger Things (NETFLIX)
7. The Night Of (HBO)
8. Night Manager (SUNDANCE) 
9. The People vs. OJ Simpson (FX)
10. Insecure (HBO)
11. The Good Place (NBC)
12. Voltron Legendary Defender (NETFLIX)
13. The Get Down (NETFLIX)
14. Timeless (NBC)
15. Luke Cage (NETFLIX)
16. Not Safe with Nikki Glaser (COMEDY)
17. Pitch (FOX)
18. Preacher (AMC)
19. Making A Murderer (NETFLIX)
20. DC's Legends of Tomorrow (CW)
21. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (BBCA)
22. Lethal Weapon (FOX)
23. 11.22.63 (HULU)
24. Angie Tribeca (TBS)
25. Humans (AMC)

Best Comedy:

1. Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS)
2. Atlanta (FX)
3. You're The Worst (FXX)
4. Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
5. Better Things (FX)
6. Togetherness (HBO)
7. Insecure (HBO)
8. The Good Place (NBC)
9. Veep (HBO)
10. Silicon Valley (HBO)

Best Drama:

1. Westworld (HBO)
2. Better Call Saul (AMC)
3. Game of Thrones (HBO)
4. The Americans (FX)
5. Stranger Things (NETFLIX)
6. The People vs. OJ Simpson (FX)
7. The Night Of (HBO)
8. Night Manager (SUNDANCE) 
9. Billions (SHOWTIME)
10. Mr. Robot (USA)