The best TV of 2020: The ballots
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The A.V. Club’s list of 2020’s best TV shows was determined by a voting body made up of staffers and contributors, who each submitted a ranked ballot of their top 15 shows of the year. Each of those ballots, ranked from best to still quite excellent, can be found below.

Danette Chavez
Danette Chavez
BoJack Horseman Image Netflix

1. BoJack Horseman2. Better Things3. Small Axe4. Better Call Saul5. I May Destroy You6. City So Real7. Mrs. America8. Bad Education9. P-Valley10. The Great11. What We Do In The Shadows12. The Good Lord Bird13. The Last Dance14. Search Party15. The Plot Against America

Erik Adams
Erik Adams
Joe Pera Talks With You Photo Adult Swim

1. Joe Pera Talks With You2. Better Call Saul3. What We Do In The Shadows4. Mrs. America5. Bad Education6. American Utopia7. Big Mouth8. How To With John Wilson9. Brockmire10. Betty11. The Queen’s Gambit12. Superstore13. Ramy14. Schitt’s Creek15. The Good Place

Patrick Gomez
Patrick Gomez
Big Mouth Image Netflix

1. Big Mouth2. Mrs. America3. Harley Quinn4. She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power5. Schitt’s Creek6. The Good Place7. Everything’s Gonna Be Okay8. The Crown9. We’re Here10. The Conners11. McMillions12. Supermarket Sweep13. Survivor: Winners At War14. Lovecraft Country15. The Plot Against America

Gwen Ihnat
Gwen Ihnat
The Queen’s Gambit Photo Charlie Gray/Netflix

1. The Queen’s Gambit2. Never Have I Ever3. The Baby-Sitters Club4. High Fidelity5. Mrs. America6. Normal People7. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy Versus The Reverend8. Dead To Me9. The Umbrella Academy10. Cheer11. BoJack Horseman12. The Boys13. Dispatches From Elsewhere14. She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power15. Dash & Lily

Alex McLevy
Alex McLevy
Better Call Saul Photo Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television

1. Better Call Saul2. I May Destroy You3. Joe Pera Talks With You4. Betty5. Bojack Horseman6. Dispatches From Elsewhere7. The Boys8. Mrs. America9. Big Mouth10. City So Real11. The Third Day12. Cheer13. Schitt’s Creek14. The Queen’s Gambit15. Fargo

Shannon Miller
Shannon Miller
I May Destroy You Photo Natalie Seery/HBO

1. I May Destroy You2. Kipo And The Age Of Wonderbeasts3. Small Axe4. The Good Place5. Insecure6. BoJack Horseman7. Harley Quinn8. Schitt’s Creek9. Pen1510. Ted Lasso11. Steven Universe Future12. What We Do In The Shadows13. Saved By The Bell14. Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House Of Fun15. Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet

Saloni Gajjar
Saloni Gajjar
Better Things Photo Suzanne Tenner/FX

1. Better Things2. BoJack Horseman3. Schitt’s Creek4. Insecure5. Better Call Saul6. I May Destroy You7. Never Have I Ever8. Pen159. The Good Place10. What We Do In The Shadows11. One Day At A Time12. Vida13. The Great14. Superstore15. Little America

Kate Kulzick
Kate Kulzick
Michaela Coel stars in I May Destroy You Photo Natalie Seery/HBO

1. I May Destroy You2. What We Do in the Shadows3. The Good Place4. Better Things5. Harley Quinn6. The Great7. Brooklyn Nine-Nine8. Briarpatch9. Superstore10. Kim’s Convenience11. What The Constitution Means To Me12. Mrs. America13. Infinity Train14. The Amber Ruffin Show15. Legendary

Myles McNutt
Myles McNutt
Ted Lasso Photo Apple TV+

1. Ted Lasso2. BoJack Horseman3. Never Have I Ever4. I May Destroy You5. Mrs. America6. Pen157. How To With John Wilson8. The Baby-Sitters Club9. The Last Dance10. We Are Who We Are11. High Fidelity12. The Good Place13. The Mandalorian14. The Queen’s Gambit15. Julie And The Phantoms

Joelle Monique
Joelle Monique
P-Valley Photo Starz

1. I May Destroy You2. P-Valley3. The Queen’s Gambit4. Ted Lasso5. Little Fires Everywhere6. Betty7. I’ll Be Gone In The Dark8. The Great9. Desus And Mero10. Adventure Time: Distant Lands11. Normal People12. The Good Lord Bird13. Craig Of The Creek14. Perry Mason15. Bob’s Burgers

Noel Murray
Noel Murray
Mrs. America Photo Sabrina Lantos/FX

1. Mrs. America2. What We Do In The Shadows3. Better Call Saul4. Young Sheldon5. How To With John Wilson6. The Queen’s Gambit7. The Good Fight8. The Last Dance9. Never Have I Ever10. The Good Lord Bird11. The Mandalorian12. Dirty John13. Perry Mason14. The Plot Against America15. Tales From The Loop

Allison Shoemaker
Allison Shoemaker
I Hate Suzie Photo HBO Max

1. I May Destroy You2. I Hate Suzie3. City So Real4. What We Do In The Shadows5. The Good Place6. Small Axe7. The Queen’s Gambit8. The Great9. Schitt’s Creek10. Pen1511. Mrs. America12. Never Have I Ever13. One Day At A Time14. How To With John Wilson15. What The Constitution Means To Me

Caroline Siede
Caroline Siede
Normal People Photo Hulu

1. The Great2. Ted Lasso3. I May Destroy You4. The Last Dance5. The Baby-Sitters Club6. Mrs. America7. The Crown8. Taste The Nation With Padma Lakshmi9. This Is Us10. Normal People11. Bad Education12. The Good Place13. The Umbrella Academy14. Good Trouble15. The Circle

Eric Thurm
Eric Thurm
The New Pope Photo Gianni Fiorito

1. Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken2. The New Pope3. What We Do In The Shadows4. Extra Olympia Kyklos5. Raised By Wolves6. The Good Lord Bird7. Dorohedoro8. The Boys9. The Third Day10. Steven Universe Future11. BoJack Horseman12. Search Party13. Kipo And The Age Of Wonderbeasts14. Psycho Pass 315. Beastars

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
The Good Place Photo Colleen Hayes/NBC

1. The Good Place2. I May Destroy You3. Vida4. Dare Me5. Schitt’s Creek6. Pen157. One Day At A Time8. BoJack Horseman9. Betty10. P-Valley11. Dead To Me12. The Good Fight13. Sex Education14. Killing Eve15. Little Fires Everywhere

 
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