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The 20 Most Overrated TV Shows of All Time

By YPB Team

Every one of these pulled enormous numbers and a queue of people explaining why that was a mistake. Decide which reputation outran the actual episodes.

  1. Game of Thrones — ranked #11
    Game of Thrones
    The HBO fantasy epic whose final season turned a decade of goodwill into the most argued-about ending on television.
    1000pts
  2. The Big Bang Theory — ranked #22
    The Big Bang Theory
    The twelve-season CBS sitcom that drew enormous ratings and steady complaints about its laugh track.
    830pts
  3. Stranger Things — ranked #33
    Stranger Things
    Netflix's 1980s-set Hawkins saga, accused of recycling its own nostalgia across five increasingly crowded seasons.
    647pts
  4. Wednesday — ranked #44
    Wednesday
    The Addams Family spin-off whose viewing figures dwarfed its reviews.
    615pts
  5. Lost — ranked #55
    Lost
    The ABC island mystery that asked more questions than it ever intended to answer.
    598pts
  6. Bridgerton — ranked #66
    Bridgerton
    The Shondaland Regency romance whose enormous Netflix numbers outpace its reviews.
    478pts
  7. Money Heist — ranked #77
    Money Heist
    The Spanish heist thriller that went global on Netflix and stretched one robbery across five parts.
    405pts
  8. Squid Game — ranked #88
    Squid Game
    The Korean survival thriller that broke Netflix records, then met a cooler reception for its later seasons.
    404pts
  9. Emily in Paris — ranked #99
    Emily in Paris
    Netflix's glossy expat comedy, a reliable ratings hit and a reliable target for critics.
    404pts
  10. Friends — ranked #1010
    Friends
    The 1990s NBC comedy still endlessly streamed, and still faulted for its improbable Manhattan apartments.
    404pts
  11. Dexter — ranked #1111
    Dexter
    Showtime's serial-killer drama, remembered as much for its lumberjack finale as for its strong early years.
    404pts
  12. Glee — ranked #1212
    Glee
    The Fox musical comedy that arrived as a phenomenon and became a byword for tonal whiplash.
    404pts
  13. Westworld — ranked #1313
    Westworld
    HBO's science-fiction park drama whose timeline puzzles outgrew the story they were meant to serve.
    404pts
  14. Riverdale — ranked #1414
    Riverdale
    The CW's Archie Comics adaptation, which drifted from teen noir into increasingly outlandish plotting.
    319pts
  15. The Bear — ranked #1515
    The Bear
    The FX kitchen drama that swept awards seasons and prompted a backlash arguing it is a comedy in name only.
    319pts
  16. 13 Reasons Why — ranked #1616
    13 Reasons Why
    The Netflix high-school drama that dominated conversation in 2017 and drew heavy criticism for its later seasons.
    319pts
  17. Grey's Anatomy — ranked #1717
    Grey's Anatomy
    The longest-running American primetime medical drama, still going long after its critical peak.
    319pts
  18. Sherlock — ranked #1818
    Sherlock
    The BBC modernisation praised for its first two series and faulted for the puzzle-box turns of its last.
    217pts
  19. The Walking Dead — ranked #1919
    The Walking Dead
    AMC's zombie drama that ran eleven seasons and lost much of its audience to repetitive mid-season stalling.
    96pts
  20. The Office — ranked #2020
    The Office
    The US remake that became a streaming comfort staple, which is exactly why some viewers call it overpraised.
    96pts

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