
Despite all the odds, it was a great year for television when we needed it most. 1 show Better Call Saul, we missed you this year!), others were born from the closing walls of the pandemic and flexed creativity under pressure (HBO's excellent The White Lotus would not exist without the coronavirus), showing off the adaptability and resilience of TV. Though some shows were interrupted by production delays ( former No. That being said, the pandemic, the election, and the world both on fire and underwater couldn't stop television from continuing to be the greatest medium for entertainment (sorry, movies). All this is to say that the shows we've watched over the past year have been more important than ever, so as TV Guide embarks on its annual ranking of the 100 Best TV Shows on TV Right Now, we're not just celebrating eight hours of distraction here and twelve hours of entertainment there we're honoring the series that have gotten us through and will continue to get us through. Bless you, Diane Lockhart, Elektra Evangelista, Homelander, Deborah Vance, Coffin Flop, and others, for being there when we couldn't be with each other. You may laugh at that notion, but think about this past year without television. It's not a solution to our problems, but it's been a salve for our mental health and a way to connect to others when isolation has been crucial to our survival. This may sound a bit hyperbolic, but while the world outside has seemed damn near apocalyptic by every single measure, we've found sanctuary in our living rooms and on our TVs, letting television be our escape. To say that it has been a weird year would be the understatement of all understatements. Welcome to TV Guide's 100 Best Shows on TV Right Now.
