The Sopranos debuted in 1999 in case you were wondering. I have no problem with the Top 3. I do have a problem with #13.

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01. Breaking Bad (2008-2013)

02. The Wire (2002-2008)

03. Mad Men (2007-2015)

04. Succession (2018-2023)

05. Fleabag (2016-2019)

06. Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

07. Veep (2012-2019)

08. 30 Rock (2006-2013)

09. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-2024)

10. Atlanta (2016-2022)

11. The Office (U.S.)

12. Arrested Development (2003-2019)

13. Girls (2012-2017)

14. Friday Night Lights (2006-2011)

15. Six Feet Under (2001-2005)

16. The Office (U.K.)

17. The Americans (2013-2018)

18. I May Destroy You (2020)

19. Chernobyl (2019)

20. The Crown (2016-2023)

21. The White Lotus (2021-present)

22. Lost (2004-2010)

23. The Comeback (2005-2026)

24. Deadwood (2004-2006)

25. The Leftovers (2014-2017)

26. Black Mirror (2011-present)

27. Better Call Saul (2015-2022)

28. Band of Brothers (2001)

29. Key & Peele (2012-2015)

30. Severance (2022-present)

31. Survivor (2000-present)

32. Andor (2022-2025)

33. Enlightened (2011-2013)

34. Schitt’s Creek (2015-2020)

35. True Detective (Season 1)

36. The Pitt (2025-present)

37. Battlestar Galactica (2005-2009)

38. Homeland (2011-2020)

39. Watchmen (2019)

40. Adolescence (2025)

41. Louie (2010-2015)

42. Hacks (2021-2026)

43. Peaky Blinders (2013-2022)

44. BoJack Horseman (2014-2020)

45. Happy Valley (2014-2023)

46. Broad City (2014-2019)

47. Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)

48. House of Cards (2013-2018)

49. Normal People (2020)

50. Parks and Recreation (2009-2015)

51. The Good Place (2016-2020)

52. Downton Abbey (2010-2015)

53. Stranger Things (2016-2025)

54. The Bureau (2015-2020)

55. Insecure (2016-2021)

56. Nathan for You (2013-2017)

57. I Think You Should Leave (2019-present)

58. Chappelle’s Show (2003-2006)

59. PEN15 (2019-2021)

60. Peep Show (2003-2015)

61. RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009-present)

62. Slow Horses (2022- present)

63. The Thick of It (2005-2012)

64. Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013-2018)

65. Mare of Easttown (2021)

66. The Rehearsal (2022-present)

67. The Handmaid’s Tale (2017-2025)

68. Ozark (2017-2022)

69. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005-2012)

70. The Shield (2002-2008)

71. Beef (Season 1)

72. Squid Game (2021-2025)

73. Barry (2018-2023)

74. The Bear (2022-2026)

75. Ted Lasso (2020-present)

76. Somebody Somewhere (2022-2024)

77. Modern Family (2009-2020)

78. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-present)

79. The Good Wife (2009-2016)

80. How To With John Wilson (2020-2023)

81. The Queen’s Gambit (2020)

82. Better Things (2016-2022)

83. Justified (2010-2015)

84. Planet Earth (2006)

85. The Great British Baking Show (2010- present)

86. Shogun (2024-present)

87. Reservation Dogs (2021-2023)

88. Dexter (2006-2013)

89. Baby Reindeer (2024)

90. Eastbound & Down (2009-2013)

91. Catastrophe (2015-2019)

92. The Night Of (2016)

93. Station Eleven (2021-2022)

94. The Diplomat (2023-present)

95. House (2004-2012)

96. Halt and Catch Fire (2014-2017)

97. Community (2009-2015)

98. The OA (2016-2019)

99. Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)

100. Scandal (2012-2018)