The @SpoilerTV Top 20 Shows of the Year - 2014
17 Dec 2014
Agents of SHIELD Arrow Fargo Featured Game of Thrones Grey's Anatomy Hannibal Once Upon A Time Person of Interest Revenge Scandal SpoilerTV Article The 100 The Americans The Flash The Walking DeadHey All,
Most mainstream entertainment sites who produce their yearly "Best Shows" lists do so normally based on the opinions of just 1 person at that outlet. Here at SpoilerTV we like to do things a little differently.
Seeing as we have over 70+ Team Members we decided to ask them all to go through the 220+ shows that we cover and for them to Rank their Top 10 (Note: It's a LOT harder than it seems!)
Out of the 220+ Shows, over 120 unique shows were selected by at least 1 member of the team in their Top 10. This gives you some idea of how diverse the team is.
We then collated all their results to produce our table that you can see below in our SpoilerTV Top 20 Shows of the Year.
For those interested here is the full table.
Now it's over to you.....
What are your Top 10 Shows of the year?
Please list them in comments.. trust me it's a LOT harder than you might think.
Woot woot revenge, OUAT, Scandal, HTGAWM, The flash, game of thrones :)
ReplyDeleteWalking Dead, Game of Thrones and The 100...Nice!!! :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting results, some suprising and some not really. I think the top 20 is a but right, a good reflection of quality. The only show I would have liked to have seen higher is Reign but I appreciate that while I have enjoyed the show it really isnt everyones cup of tea. I would also have placed SPN much lower as its writing at times as been down right apalling even if its fanbase is one of the most loyal. Really its good to see shows werent just ranked based on the number of fangirls/fanboys voting regardless of quality.
ReplyDeleteIt appears #21 is missing from the table
ReplyDeleteAndy,are you only using the team menbers for the this and if so how many of them are in their 30's,40's and dare i ask how many are in their 50's?
ReplyDeletePretty great list. I watch all shows in there except True Detective (already on my watch list), Fargo, Orange is the New Black, Outlander (which is a high priority on my watch list), Sherlock and Parks and Recreation.
ReplyDeleteI am surprised that shows like The Americans or Parks and Recreation made it though.
If you like the flash, I highly recommend Arrow. In fact I watch all the shows you've mentioned (they are all some of my favorites) and I think you will certainly love Arrow if you try it out.
ReplyDeleteHannibal, The Leftovers, Person of Interest, and The Walking Dead.
ReplyDeleteSHIELD definitely made its way to my list of my favorite shows this year and I love it so much. And I also love most of the shows on the list.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the list, 7 of my top ten shows are here in top ten! :D Agents of SHIELD, Game of Thrones, The 100, Arrow, The Flash, HTGAWM, OUAT. Add Scandal, The Blacklist and Suits and there's my list. :D
ReplyDeleteI watch all the same too and I would totally recommend Arrow. My God, I love it so much, it was in my Top 10 that I submitted for this article.
ReplyDeleteShould be fixed.
ReplyDeleteYes, as stated the 70+ team members. I've no idea of everyones age.
ReplyDeleteThe top 10 I put in for this list were (in alphabetical order, not in order of rank) - Arrow, Dallas, Game of Thrones, How to Get Away With Murder, Once Upon a Time, Revenge, Scandal, The Flash, The Walking Dead and Witches of East End. This was definitely a hard picking as I have watched about 70 television shows that aired this year.
ReplyDelete1. How to get away with Murder
ReplyDelete2. Person of Interest
3. Scandal
4. Grey's Anatomy
5. The Blacklist
6. Arrow
7. Agents of Shield
8. Once Upon A Time
9. Orphan Black
10. The Big Bang Theory
Most of my favorites made it... pretty nice list
ReplyDeletePleased to see Banshee, Bates Motel, Shameless, The Affair, The Strain and Penny Dreadful got votes from at least 3 team members each. SpoilerTV should consider adding Comedy Central. There's room up top right under Cinemax. )
ReplyDeleteAndy's not wrong, it was a lot harder than I though it would be lol.
ReplyDeleteAnd it seems my mission in the next year is to get more people to watch "Mom". It's so good, you guys.
My top ten:
ReplyDelete1. REVENGE by far
2. OUAT
3. HTGAWM
4. The Flash
5 . Scandal
6. Game of Thrones
7. The good wife
8. Gotham (not really my favorite show yet)
And that is all i watch
I agree with the majority of the shows on the list, however I'm bummed that Castle and Sleepy Hollow, weren't in the top twenty, at least my shows made the
ReplyDeleteList:)
1 - Arrow
ReplyDelete2 - The walking Dead
3 - game of thrones
4 - Scorpion
5 - Agents Of Shield
6 - The Flash
7 - the 100
8 - House Of Lies
9 - The Dome
10 - House of cards
Also Homeland
ReplyDeleteIn no particular order: Banshee, Game of Thrones, The Leftovers, 24LAD, House of Cards, True Detective, The Knick, Fargo, Penny Dreadful, Shameless
ReplyDelete1. Agents of Shield
ReplyDelete2. Arrow
3. Teen Wolf
4. The Originals
5. Sherlock
6. The 100
7. The Mindy Project
8. The Good Wife
9. Orphan Black
10. Game of Thrones
1. Person of Interest
ReplyDelete2. Arrow
3. Fargo
4. True Detective
5. Hannibal
6. Orange Is The New Black
7. Agents of Shield
8. The Flash
9. Sherlock
10. Banshee
1. Arrow 1. Sherlock 2. The Flash
ReplyDeleteThe "best" is subjective. So i'll give you my favorite 20 series of the year.:
ReplyDelete1. The Walking Dead
2. Game of Thrones
3. Continuum
4. Agents of SHIELD
5. Person of Interest
6. The Leftovers
7. Orphan Black
8. 24 LAD
9. Penny Dreadful
10. The Flash
11. The Americans
12. True Detective
13. The 100
14. Sleepy Hollow
15. Salem
16. Helix
17. Arrow
18. The Last Ship
19. Hannibal
20. Legends
With Honorable mentions going to: Defiance and Falling Skies.
The 100, Arrow, Flash, Supernatural, Agents of SHIELD and Once Upon a Time!
ReplyDeleteWell 5 of the shows I picked made the top 20 :)
ReplyDeleteMy Choices were:
Game Of Thrones
The Walking Dead
The Strain
How To Get Away With Murder
Person Of Interest
The Middle
Sons Of Anarchy
Hannibal
Grey's Anatomy
Gotham
Could have also picked The 100, Z Nation, Intruders, Black Sails, Fargo, Arrow, Once Upon a Time.
Happy for Hannibal,GoT,HTGAWM,AoS,The 100,OITNB,OUAT!Execeptional shows out there now-a-days!
ReplyDeleteWould have liked to see Blacklist here too! But great list none the less. A good system :)
ReplyDeleteOnly 2 of my picks are in the Top 10, but then I tend to watch the smaller shows here on the site. My picks were:
ReplyDeleteThe Musketeers
In the Flesh
Game of Thrones
Banshee
Arrested Development
Doctor Who
Gotham
The Fall
Orphan Black
Bates Motel
1- The Vampire Diaries
ReplyDelete2- Once Upon a Time
3- Scandal
4- Sleepy Hollow
5- Revenge
6- Game Of Thrones
7- The Blacklist
8- Pretty Little Liars
9- The 100
10- The Originals
The 100!!! I highly recommend this show :)
ReplyDelete1. Penny Dreadful
ReplyDelete2. Once Upon a Time
3. The 100
4. The Last Ship
5. How to Get Away with Murder
6. The Strain
7. The Leftovers
8. Helix
9. Outlander
10. Scorpion/The Librarians (im actually enjoying these 2 shows more than some shows above them but they haven't been on long, I don't wanna judge them too quickly)
Honourable mentions: Continuum, Da Vinci's Demons & Dominion
We did our best to get banshee in there :)
ReplyDeleteHa, yes. It does well on here with the staff for a small show :)
ReplyDelete1.) True Detective
ReplyDelete2.) Game of Thrones
3.) Penny Dreadful
4.) Person of Interest
5.) The Walking Dead
6.) The Blacklist
7.) Sherlock
8.) The Flash
9.) Supernatural
10.) Brooklyn-Nine-Nine (For being the best comedy of the year)
11.) Sleepy Hollow
12.) Almost Human
13.) Grimm
14.) Defiance
15.) Haven
16.) Agents of SHIELD
17.) Gotham
18.) The Strain
19.) Fargo (Never got around to seeing it, but I know I'd probz put it high on the list if I did)
20.) Z Nation
The 100
ReplyDeleteSo proud of Arrow. My TOP 10 by emotional involvment atm involvement (not quality)
ReplyDelete1. Arrow
2. The 100
3. AoS
4. Strike Back
5. Game of Thrones (read the books)
6. Lost Girl
7. Teen Wolf
8. Revenge
9. Grey's Anatomy
10. Hart of Dixie
Nothing hard. Really...
ReplyDelete1) The
2) M
3) E
4) N
5) T
6) A
7) L
8) I
9) S
10) T
Yeah, I know, not very inventive and abundant, but stable and trustworthy though :lol:
Found it very hard this year though my number one was a clear winner from the moment it aired...
ReplyDelete1 True Detective
2 Rectify
3 Fargo
4 Parks and Rec
5 Justified
6 Orphan Black
7 The Americans
8 Boardwalk Empire
9 Game of Thrones
10 Orange Is The New Black
Best of the rest
11 The Good Wife
12 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
13 Veep
14 Agents of SHIELD
15 Enlisted
16 Bob's Burgers
17 The Middle
18 Playing House
19 Manhattan
20 Hannibal
Yep, I had a real hard time ordering them. If you ask me next week my order will probably change ;)
ReplyDeleteme too. I've considered doing a "favorite current shows" list on my site for awhile...but I know I would have to change it too often lol.
ReplyDeleteBTW - why was Psych not even an option for your staff? The Librarians was on there with 1 whole episode.
My top 10 shows (in no particular order): Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Arrow, Flash, How to Get Away with Murder, Scandal, Grey's Anatomy, The Blacklist, Revenge, and the Big Bang Theory.
ReplyDeleteHonorable Mention: The Good Wife, Agents of Shield, and Hawaii 5-0.
Well, it is always difficult to rate the shows you love, but I'd say something like (I only mention those I actually watch)
ReplyDelete1. Person of Interest (strong as ever, best thing if you like good stories and "mild" Sci-Fi!)
2. Game of Thrones (just massive, I love it (but the books are better))
3. House of Cards (Oh, it's just great)
4. Orphan Black (very intense, high quality)
5. Continuum (not perfect, but pretty good Sci-Fi)
6. Arrow (has been a little disappointing for a while)
7. Sleepy Hollow (Strong 1st season, 1st half of S2 disappointing)
8. Defiance (Not my favorite, but I like to batch watch the episodes)
9.The Blacklist (I watch it, but it has its weaknesses)
10. Supernatural (still watching, but imo it's dropping more and more from what it once was)
I plan to start watching more, but this is all I'm currently watching. Person of Interest is clearly my number 1 - starts out unimposing (with mostly self-contained episodes in S1) but quite enjoyable, then gets one of the best thing on TV. So check it out, if you haven't already.
Scandal, Nashville, Person of Interest, Modern Family, SVU, and The Mysteries of Laura:)
ReplyDeleteI'm really digging Brooklyn Nine Nine, Jane The Virgin, The 100, and HTGAWM. So many amazing shows this year!
ReplyDelete10) The Blacklist
ReplyDelete9) The Goldbergs
8) Brooklyn Nine-Nine
7) Agents of Shield
6) Trophy Wife / Enlisted
5) The Tomorrow People
4) Revolution
3) HTGAWM
2) Arrow
1) Revenge
4 shows from my list were canceled ;(. I did this from the top of my head, so probably not all of the shows are my favorites right now, but they had a special place in my 2014 . I have yet to catch up on the new seasons of GoT, Homeland and TWD, but they would probably be here.
01. Shameless
ReplyDelete02. The Americans
03. Orange is the New Black
04. Louie
05. The Leftovers
06. Outlander
07. Game of Thrones
08. The Goldbergs
09. Review
10. Transparent
Is this list supposed to be taken seriously, only about 3 maybe 4 out of your top 10 are actually worth watching.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you post your Top 10?
ReplyDeleteTD and GOT were in my top two too, but then my love for Hannibal went to number three (but in all fairness I have not seen more than an episode of Banshee and none of TWD)
ReplyDeleteIt should be seen as a bit of fun, of course. But as it says in the article, the big news sites (e.g. TVLine, TVGuide, EW, Deadline, E!Online etc.) compile these lists based on the opinion on one or perhaps a few persons, while the SpoilerTV team consists of 70+ people.
ReplyDeleteAnd of course there is always room for different opinions ;) I only watch four out of the top 10 shows as well but I have no doubt the other shows are just as good or better than these four. Out of curiosity, what would your top 10 look like and which 3-4 shows from the above list would you include?
Well I think everyone has different tastes and we don't all watch all of the same shows. It's meant to just be a fun consensus to see how many of us chose the same shows. I never begrudge anyone a show just because I haven't seen it, don't like it, or don't think I would like it, because surely there are shows I love, that others do not. What are your favorite shows or the shows you think should of been picked? :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job compiling this Andy! I only watch four shows from the list but I have heard great things about others. I plan on picking up on some shows (like Person of Interest) whenever I get time.
ReplyDeleteSame here. If you've not already watched them some I recommend. Fargo, The Americans, Banshee. All exceptional.
ReplyDeleteI love the 100...so i will put it first in my list ..
ReplyDelete1.The 100
2.The flash
3Arrow
And i love the vampire diaries <3
Did you expect them to read your mind and pick YOUR top 10? Lol. If you ever find a list ANYWHERE were all the shows coincide with your top 10, hmu.
ReplyDeleteMore people need to watxh revenge. It is a drama/ thriller/ mystery for everyone who does not know. It could use some viewers and is an extremly addicting show. More addicting than any other show i have EVER watched
ReplyDelete1.The 100
ReplyDelete2.The Flash
3.The Walking dead
4.Once upon a time
5.How to get away with Murder
6.Modern Family
7.The Goldbergs
8.Black-ish
9.The Middle
10.2 broke girls
These are my 10 favorite shows Currently Airing of you are not watching these shows then you are crazy and should start watching them.
My (impossible to make) list includes:
ReplyDeleteAgents of SHIELD
The 100
Sherlock
Teen Wolf
Arrow
The Flash
Person of Interest
Doctor Who
Game of Thrones
Supernatural
And a dozen of honorable mentions ;)
My list:
ReplyDelete1. Person of Interest
2. Homeland
3. How to Get Away With Murder
4. The Flash
5. 24: Live Another Day
6. The Walking Dead
7. Arrow
8. The Blacklist
9. The 100
10. Gotham
POI got top spot easily. From there on it was the hardest thing ever. Hate ranking 24 so low. Only thing that got The Blacklist on my list is Spader; Gotham because of Robin Lord Taylor. So glad Homeland's been so good.
My Top 8 :)
ReplyDelete1. The 100
2. Shameless
3. Homeland
4. Person of Interest
5. Hemlock Grove
6. Sherlock
7. Chicago PD
8. True Blood
Let's give this a go.
ReplyDelete1) Game of Thrones
2) Arrow
3) Orphan Black
4) True Detective
5) The Americans
6) The Flash
7) The 100
8) Community
9) Continuum
10) Once Upon A Time
11) Person of Interest
12) Fargo
13) Hannibal
14) Penny Dreadful
15) The Good Wife
16) House of Cards
17) Black Sails
18) The Newsroom
19) The Blacklist
20) The Vampire Diaries
Right now the list goes: Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Agents of SHIELD, Orphan Black, Orange is the New Black, Once Upon a Time, Homeland, American Horror Story, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder.
ReplyDelete1. The Good Wife
ReplyDelete2. Game of Thrones
3. Grimm
4. Arrow
5. The Americans
6. How to Get Away with Murder
7. The Mentalist
8. Haven
9. Sleepy Hollow
10. The Big Bang Theory
11. Flash
12. Scandal
13. Revenge
14 Black-ish
15. Graceland
16. The Fall
17. Witches of East End
18. The Vampire Diaries
My Order:
ReplyDelete1-Sons of Anarchy
2-True Detective
3-The Killing
4-Game of Thrones
5-Fargo
6-American Horror Story
7-Person of Interest
8-The Good Wife
9-Homeland
10-The Walking Dead
11-Hannibal
12-House of Cards
13-Revenge
14-Suits
15-The Missing
16-The Americans
17-The Strain
18-How to Get Away With Murder
19-The Leftovers
20-The Blacklist
1) Fargo
ReplyDelete2) Louie
3) True Detective
4) Veep
5) Sherlock
6) Parks & Rec
7) Sons of Anarchy
8) Justified
9) The Leftovers
10) American Horror Story
Sad to leave off: Mad Men, The Comeback, Orange is The New Black, Shonda's TGIT block, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Modern Family, House of Cards
1. The Americans
ReplyDelete2. Arrow
3. Game of thrones
4. The 100
5. Agents of shield
6. Reign
7. The flash
8. Sherlock
9. Teen wolf
10. How to get away with murder
Honorable mention: Grimm
(I'm sure my ranking will have shift within the hour)
So, my list is a bit lacking because I don't watch a lot of cable shows.
There are shows that I need to get caught up with, so I didn't include them (Orphan Black, Sleepy Hollow, Revenge); others that I have yet to see (The blacklist, Outlander, House of Cards, etc..); some that I feel I still need to see more of, for me to consider them among my favorites (Forever, The Originals, Gotham); and lastly some that while I still enjoy I no longer consider them to be in their prime (Hart of Dixie, Supernatural,The vampire diaries, Scandal, OUaT, Pretty Little Liars).
I'm sure I still missed a lot.
Not every show is for every person so its hard to know if you would like (or love) TWD or Banshee...
ReplyDeleteI do appreciate Hannibal as well, but I can never quite get to the point of truly liking it for some reason. I guess maybe it is too stylized for me.
My List:
ReplyDelete1. The 100
2. Chicago Fire
3. Chicago PD
4. Person of Interest
5. The Flash
6. NCIS: Los Angeles
7. Arrow
8. The Blacklist
9. Hawaii Five-0
10. Scorpion
The first four were pretty easy picks, the 4 shows I look forward to every week and are constantly amazing. The Flash is my favorite new show this season, with Scorpion not far behind. I enjoy NCIS: Los Angeles the most out of all three NCIS's. It was between Hawaii Five-0 and Blue Bloods for the 9th position, but Hawaii Five-0 got the edge because I enjoyed it much much more.
I am with you buddy. Mom is a very underrated, awesome comedy.
ReplyDeleteMy top ten of 2014 are:
ReplyDeletePerson of Interest
The Americans
Banshee
Justified
Orange is the New Black
Hannibal
Penny Dreadful
Veep
Silicon Valley
You're the Worst
It was an oversight. When I created the list we just used the current show list
ReplyDeleteTop 10 (in no particular order):
ReplyDelete*Agents of SHIELD
*Arrow
*The 100
*Jane the Virgin
*The Flash
*Sleepy Hollow
*Grimm
*Constantine
*The Blacklist
*Scorpion
Rounding out the top 25 (again, no particular order): Forever, Cristela, Black-ish, Criminal Minds, Big Bang Theory, Person of Interest, Gotham, Hannibal, Longmire, Haven, Lost Girl, Sherlock, Teen Wolf, The Librarians and Rizzoli and Isles
Of course, this list would probably be a bit different if I would have had time for HtGAWM, Stalker, or any of the dozen cable shows I haven't seen yet!
Best? I don't know. But these were the most entertaining/gripping/must-watch shows this year for me. The top four are in order – those are the ones I always watched the night of, if possible. The numbering for the rest is pretty much arbitrary.
ReplyDelete1. Sherlock
2. Supernatural
3. Longmire
4. Endeavour
5. Arrow
6. Doctor Who
7. White Collar
8. The Musketeers
9. Mr. Selfridge
10. The Game
My top ten:in no particular order.
ReplyDeleteThe Blacklist
Game Of Thrones
Sleepy Hollow
Person of Interest
Homeland
Grimm
Vikings
NCIS LA
Longmire
Haven
Suits-Love Luis and Donna!
My Top 10 Favorite Shows:
ReplyDelete1. Agents of SHIELD
2. Hannibal
3. Person of Interest
4. Game of Thrones
5. True Detective
6. The Leftovers
7. The 100
8. Arrow
9. The Good Wife
10. Outlander
totally forgot about You're The Worst!
ReplyDelete19 dramas and one comedy on the list. A little one sided on genres, but still better than the AV Clubs
ReplyDeleteComedies
ReplyDelete1. The Middle
2. The Goldbergs
3. How I Met Your Mother
4. The Big Bang Theory
5. Mike & Molly
6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
7. The Simpsons
8. Parks and Recreation
9. American Dad!
10. Family Guy
Dramas
ReplyDelete1. Agents of Shield
2. Once Upon a Time
3. Criminal Minds
4. The Blacklist
5. The Flash
6. Resurrection
7. How To Get Away With Murder
8.
Not that big on shipping, but Jimmy and Gretchen quickly became my favorite couple of 2014.
ReplyDeleteOUaT, Agents of Shield, Suits, Archer, Bone, TBBT, Mentalist, Castle, Cougar Town, New Girl
ReplyDeleteI voted for Reign & also wish it had been higher! :)
ReplyDeleteCastle! Wish it were higher on the list
ReplyDeleteDo you like any serialized shows besides The 100?
ReplyDeleteThis makes me reconsider giving Arrow another chance.
ReplyDelete1 Sherlock
ReplyDelete2 The Walking Dead
3 Veep
4 Games of Throne
5 Hannibal
6 The 100
7 The Good Wife
8 Gotham
9 Flash
10 B99
1. Banshee
ReplyDelete2. Vikings
3. Game of Thrones
4. The Walking Dead
5 Justified
6. True Detective
7. The Leftovers
8. The good wife
9. The Affair
10. Orphan Black
It´s always good to see two of my favorite shows at the top. :-) I watch Arrow aswell, but it does not make my top ten.
Psych,supernatural,scorpion,NCISLA,castle,person of interest,bones,the mentalist ,white collar,suits,the big Bang theory,forever,arrow,The flash,Perception,OUAT,Marry me,H50,covert affairs,&necessary roughness,
ReplyDeleteAlso I believe psych should belong in the full table list this show was the number one show in usa network also It has done amazing epiosdes such as their 100th episode of Clue,Psych The Musical, and they even redid one of their own episodes that could have been better and made it better it has made people laugh and cry but most laugh till it hurts I personally feel like you guys made an error by not including it on your list psych is one of the best show out there and it has a huge fan base plus the show got up to 8 season I was sad to see it go but glad it went on for so long all I am saying is psych deserves to be on that list for being so awesome,fantastic,amazing,& astoundis
ReplyDeleteI dropped it at the end of the first season. It was too much like a night time soap.
ReplyDeleteIf you do not watch it: it Has turned extremly dark now to a point where there is even torture on the show.
ReplyDeleteI am a very big fan of procedurals, but I do also enjoy Homeland.
ReplyDeleteCan I use all ten votes for In The Flesh??? #SaveInTheFlesh
ReplyDeleteIn The Flesh (definitely), Orphan Black, Agents of SHIELD, Criminal Minds, American Horror Story, Hannibal, Bates Motel, Supernatural, Game of Thrones, Sherlock..
ReplyDeleteIn The Flesh, In The Flesh, In The Flesh, In The Flesh, In The Flesh, In The Flesh, In The Flesh, In The Flesh, In The Flesh, In The Flesh... #SaveInTheFlesh
ReplyDelete