Top Ten TV Shows of 2014 According to the TBL Staff

The end of the year approaches! Thus all websites are required to count down various things. One of those various things is television! We here at The Big Lead often watch television in between sporting events. Some of us watch more than others. Some of us watch with our children. Some of us watch in dimly lit rooms. Some of us mostly read.

So keep that in mind as you look at the non-consensus TBL Top Ten TV Shows of 2014. We have compiled everyone’s individual top 10 lists, did some simple addition and found some YouTube clips. Some people were only able to come up with a handful of shows they would admit to watching. Some people appear to never have control of their own remote controls. Before we get to the top 10, here are the shows that people mentioned that didn’t make the cut.

ALSO MENTIONED

Dad Category: Phineas & Ferb, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Bubble Guppies, Thomas & Friends, Jake and the Neverland Pirates

DUFFY: Top Chef, House of Cards

MCINTYRE: The Newsroom, The Following (#1), The Affair, Nashville, Resurrection, The Last Ship

CARDILLO: Homeland, Gold Rush

SHAMBURGER: The League, Moonshiners, Sports, Gold Rush

RYAN: Books, apparently.

STEPHEN: Rick & Morty, New Girl, Parks & Recreation

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TBL TOP TEN TV SHOWS of 2014

10. Brooklyn Nine-Nine – FOX Gold Rush – Discovery

A very funny show about New York City police. (2 lists)

9. The Walking Dead – AMC

A show that is sometimes about surviving the zombie apocalypse. (2 lists)

8. Nathan For You – Comedy Central

A Canadian does awkward things to help small businesses grow. (2 lists)

7. Review – Comedy Central

5 stars. (3 lists)

6. The Americans – FX

The main characters are not – to be the best of my knowledge – actually Americans. (3 lists)

5. Fargo – FX 

The only television show ever set in Minnesota features multiple dead people. (3 lists, #1: Ryan)

4. Silicon Valley – HBO

The funniest ensemble comedy of the year. (4 lists, #1 Stephen)

3. Mad Men – AMC

The same thing as Nathan For You, but set in the 60’s. Read the recaps! (4 lists, #1: Duffy)

2. Game of Thrones – HBO

Death and nudity while you wait for dragons. Read the recaps! (4 lists, #1: Lisk and Shamburger)

1. True Detective – HBO

Pretty much the most important television show ever. (5 lists, #1: Cardillo and Kyle)