# Your Top 10 TV Shows for 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 29, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491 "2012-12-29T15:05:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/1 "2012-12-29T15:05:13Z")
We have a [movie](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=676474) thread so I thought I would start a TV one. This just for stuff that aired during the year, not all time. Here is mine. The order is a little in flux on any given day plus I could add a bunch of also rans at the end that are just as good as some of these but the limit is 10. 1. Walking Dead 2. New Girl 3. 30 Rock 4. Parks and Rec 5. Happy Endings 6. The Daily Show 7. Suburgatory 8. Homeland 9: The Rachael Maddow Show 9. Alphas ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/2 "2012-12-29T15:37:03Z")
Oh, lordy, do I have even ten…? 😕 1. NCIS 2. Vegas 3. Foyle’s War 4. Midsomer Murders 5. Titanic: Blood and Steel (CTV miniseries) 6. Big Bang Theory 7. Jeopardy! 8. 9. 10. In years past, CSI: LV, CSI: NY, and Criminal Minds would also have been on the list. ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/3 "2012-12-29T17:21:50Z")
Daily Show & Colbert Report (I consider them one show) Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson NOVA Big Bang Theory Archer Doctor Who Breaking Bad South Park Louie Sherlock ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/4 "2012-12-29T17:42:03Z")
Almost in no particular order… 1. Son of Anarchy 2. The Walking Dead 3. American Horror Story Asylum 4. Don’t Trust the B— in Apt. 23 5. Suburgatory 6. Face Off 7. Elementary 8. Ink Master 9. Top Chef 10. Grimm ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/5 "2012-12-29T17:47:38Z")
Daily Show/Colbert Peep Show Bob’s Burgers The Middle Parks & Rec 30 Rock Pawn Stars Sherlock Veep Community ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/6 "2012-12-29T17:54:25Z")
The Walking Dead. Call The Midwife. Once Upon A Time. Grey’s Anatomy (I know, but it’s the last of its kind, shuddup.) American Horror Story Asylum (a just-barely.) Downton Abbey. Mad Men. Hot In Cleveland and Happily Divorced, mostly just so the house isn’t so quiet. That leaves two, but I can’t think of anything ‘new’ except The Weather Channel and the enforced viewing of The Kartrashians when I visit an elderly relative. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/7 "2012-12-29T18:05:45Z")
Game of Thrones Justified Walking Dead American Horror Story Doctor Who Archer Grimm It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Louie Alphas ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/8 "2012-12-29T18:15:53Z")
Oh, yeah: Dallas, even if it was a reboot. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/9 "2012-12-30T01:18:09Z")
I watched half of an episode of _Criminal Minds_, because a high-school friend was in it, but other than that I think the only thing I’ve watched this year was the Brit version of _Top Gear_… ---
**Author:** ![Rollo\_Tomasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@Rollo\_Tomasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rollo_Tomasi)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/10 "2012-12-30T01:23:52Z")
1. New Girl 2. Parenthood 3. Mad Men 4. Justified 5. Game of Thrones 6. Happy Endings 7. Parks and Recreation 8. Boardwalk Empire 9. Community 10. The Hour ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/11 "2012-12-30T04:55:51Z")
People still watch television? 1. Big Time Rush (streaming on [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com)) 2. Clips of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on YouTube. I need to just cancel my cable. I did catch an episode of Modern Family a week or two ago because I was setting up the Flicker for 1D on the Barbara Walters special and laughed quite a few times. BAseball theme - “Are you going to choke up?” (Implying: “on the bat?”) “Probably during the National Anthem.” My heart goes out to anyone who watches Dr. Who because apparently this season some real shit went down that made them all collectively scream “NOOOOOOOOOOOO!” ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/12 "2012-12-30T05:04:25Z")
(in no particular order) Justified NCIS Grimm Once Upon a Time 666 Park Ave Burn Notice Psych Elementary Suits Mentalist ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/13 "2012-12-30T05:13:38Z")
[ol] [li]Sherlock[/li][li]Once Upon a Time[/li][li]Amazing Race[/li][li]Top Chef[/li][li]Suits[/li][li]Firefly (I rewatched it)[/li][li]Sherlock again. (It’s _that_ good)[/li][/ol] StG ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/14 "2012-12-30T09:04:20Z")
Justified NCIS Grimm Elementary Psych Person of Interest Big Bang Theory Vegas Fringe Castle ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/15 "2012-12-30T09:20:59Z")
1. Community 2. Sherlock 3. Game of Thrones 4. Breaking Bad 5. Daily Show/Colbert Report ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/16 "2012-12-30T16:24:58Z")
Breaking Bad Game of thrones Boardwalk Empire Mad Men Fringe Sons of Anarchy Walking Dead Nurse Jackie ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/17 "2012-12-30T16:59:13Z")
1. Breaking Bad 2. The Walking Dead 3. Sons of Anarchy 4. Shameless 5. Dexter 6. Modern Family 7. Parenthood 8. American Horror Story Asylum 9. Fringe 10.CSI ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/18 "2012-12-30T20:33:56Z")
I guess if the show is in my Tivo Season Pass, then it must be good: In no particular order… Sons of Anarchy Dexter 30 Rock Community Parks and Rec Elementary Burn Notice Dr. Who Don’t Trust the bitch… Justified ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/19 "2012-12-30T20:48:25Z")
In no particular order: Daily Show Jeopardy! Big Bang Theory Modern Family Anderson Cooper 360 Fringe An Idiot Abroad Charlie Rose Also watching reruns of ST: TNG, and lots of old movies, mostly from the '30s-'40s. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491/20 "2012-12-30T21:17:11Z")
I would love to watch both Boardwalk Empire and Mad Men, but haven’t had the chance to do so regularly. Lots of reruns I might have put on my list, but I kept it to shows currently on the major networks’ schedules. Old movies are always better than most TV shows, but you really can watch them just about any time now. Also in years past, I would have had no hesitation including The Simpsons and Family Guy on my list, but not anymore. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-10-tv-shows-for-2012/645491.md?page=2)