Top 20 TV Shows I Watched in 2025

  BEST TV SHOWS OF 2025

Here is my yearly list of the top 20 TV shows I watched this year. Please note, I will be waiting to watch the remainder of "Stranger Things" Season 5 as it is released. I have no doubt it will be near the top of next year's list, as it might have actually been #1 on this year's list.

I might add that I've found that Apple TV has the best overall quality of TV show of all the streamers. Almost everything they release is great.

Another show that I am currently watching that will likely be in next year's Top Ten is Apple TV's "Pluribus." I'm two episodes in and it's great. So, without further ado, I give you this year's list:

HONORABLE MENTIONS

- Paradise (Season 1) - Hulu

- Surface (Season 2) - Apple TV

- Cobra Kai (Season 6) - Netflix

- Good American Family (Season 1) - Hulu

- King of the Hill (Season 14) - Hulu

- Squid Game (Season 2) - Netflix

- The Four Seasons (Season 1) - Netflix

- The Morning Show (Season 4) - Apple TV

- You (Season 5) - Netflix

- Boots (Season 1) - Netflix

TOP 20

20. The Residence (Season 1) - Netflix - Mystery unfolds in White House, secrets intertwine lives.

19. The Handmaid's Tale (Season 6) - DVD - the ongoing struggle for freedom intensifies.

18. The Studio (Season 1) - Apple TV - Young artists find creativity and friendship in challenges.

17. Dickinson (Seasons 1-3) - Apple TV - Emily Dickinson explores life, love, fame, and identity.

16. Gilmore Girls (Seasons 1-7) - Netflix - Mother-daughter duo navigate life, love, and friendship.

15. 1923 (Season 2) - DVD - Dutton family faces challenges during turbulent historical period.

14. The Act (Season 1) - Hulu - True crime drama about Gypsy Blanchard's life deception.

13. Silo (Season 2) - Apple TV - Secrets unravel, trust tested, survival stakes dramatically rise.

12. Government Cheese (Season 1) - Apple TV - The chaos from a Chambers family burglary.

11. Your Friends & Neighbors (Season 1) - Apple TV - Suburban antics and humor and thievery. 

10. The White Lotus (Season 3) - DVD - New destinations, complex relationships, unexpected twists, emotional revelations.

9. Only Murderers in the Building (Season 4) - Hulu - Unexpected alliances unravel secrets in the beloved building.

8. Smoke (Season 1) - Apple TV - Mysterious arsonist investigation reveals dark, hidden secrets.

7. Landman (Season 1) - DVD - Oil rush and a lawyer navigates complex cases in urban landscapes. 

6. Platonic (Season 2) - Apple TV - Friendship dynamics evolve amidst life's unexpected comedic twists.

5. Black Mirror (Season 7) - Netflix - Dark future tales exploring technology's societal impact deeply.

4. Dope Thief (Season 1) - Apple TV - Thief impersonates DEA agents to steal from criminals.

3. The Bear (Season 4) - Hulu - Chef faces new challenges and personal growth journey.

2. Severance (Season 2) - Apple TV - Tense revelations unravel mysteries in corporate mind-bending saga.

1. Adolescence (Season 1) - Netflix - Teen struggles, growth, friendships, and identity challenges explored.

 

MY TOP 20 FAVORITE MOVIES OF 2024

MY TOP 20 FAVORITE MOVIES OF 2024 

It's very late, but alas, the moment you've all been looking for. I'm sure you've been waiting on pins and needles, or with baited breath, or however you wait. But the wait is over, because here is your list:

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

- Mothers' Instinct

- White Bird

- Young Woman and the Sea

- Juror #2

- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

- Hold Your Breath

- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

- Emilia Perez (sorry haters!)

- The End We Start From

- The Order

TOP 20:

22. Sling Shot

21. Woman of the Hour

20. Coup!

19. Gladiator II

18. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

17. Inside Out 2

16. A Quiet Place: Day One

15. Saturday Night

14. Thelma

13. One Life

12. What You Wish For

11. Late Night with the Devil

10. The Boy in the Woods

9. Speak No Evil

8. Heretic

7. His Three Daughters

6. The Wild Robot

5. Wicked

4. Sing Sing

3. A Real Pain

2. The Promised Land

1. Conclave

2023

10. Self Reliance 9. Killers of the Flower Moon 8. My Sailor, My Love 7. The Holdovers 6. Story Ave 5. The Iron Claw 4. Boys in the Boat 3. Scrapper 2. The Quiet Girl 1. Oppenheimer

2022 10. The Banshes of Insherin 9. The Phantom of the Open 8. To Leslie 7. A Man Called Otto 6. The Fallout 5. Cha Cha Real Smooth 4. Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical 3. RRR 2. Top Gun: Maverick 1. All Quiet on the Western Front 2021

10. C'mon C'mon 9. Mass 8. A Quiet Place Part II 7. On the Rocks 6. Encanto 5. Last Night in Soho 4. Belfast 3. Blue Bayou 2. Coda 1. Cyrano

2020: 
10. News of the World 9. The Wolf of Snow Hollow 8. Manari 7. Nomadland 6. The Father 5. The Invisible Man 4. The Little Things 3. Princess of the Row 2. Sound of Metal 1. Promising Young Women

2019: 10. Parisite 9. Rocketman 8. The Art Of Self Defense

7. Greener Grass 6. The Mustang 5. A Marriage Story 4. Richard Jewell 3. 1917 2. Peanut Butter Falcon 1. JoJo Rabbit

2018:

10. Upgrade 9. What They Had 8. Leave No Trace 7. Three Identical Strangers 6. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 5. Free Solo 4. A Quiet Place 3. Green Book 2. Won't You Be My Neighbor 1. Eighth Grade

2017:

10. Dunkirk

9. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi

8. The Shape of Water

7. Get Out

6. The Big Sick

5. Logan Lucky

4. Lady Bird

3. It

2. Brigsby Bear

1. Only the Brave

2016: 10. 10 Cloverfield Lane 9. Sully

8. Eye In The Sky

7. La La Land

6. Life, Animated

5. Pete's Dragon

4. Hidden Figures

3. Hacksaw Ridge

2. Arrival

1. Lion 2015
10. Spotlight
9. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
8. The Martian
7. The Revenant
6. Ex Machina
5. Ant Man
4. Inside Out
3. The Walk
2. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
1. Room

2014
10. The Hobbit
9. Alexander and the Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
8. The Theory of Everything
7. Joe
6. Big Hero 6
5. Boyhood
4. The Imitation Game
3. Big Eyes
2. Whiplash
1. St. Vincent

2013

10. The Heat

9. Mud

8. The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

7. Despicable Me 2

6. Gravity

5. Short Term 12

4. Nebraska

3. 12 Years a Slave

2. Philomena

1. The Kings of Summer

2012

10. Premium Rush

9. Moonrise Kingdom

8. The Amazing Spiderman

7. Looper

6. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

5. Argo

4. Frankenweenie

3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2. Sleepwalk With Me

1. Safety Not Guaranteed