15 Most Underrated TV Shows Of The Decade (So Far)

11. The Knick

The Show: The Knick follows Dr. John W. Thackery (Clive Owen) and the staff of New York's Knickerbocker Hospital in the early 1900s, as Thackery tries to revolutionise medicine while dealing with a huge mortality rate and his own drug-based demons.

Why It's Underrated: Though The Knick has enjoyed strong reviews since its premiere, it's still flown under the radar for a lot of potential audiences, in large part because it airs primarily on the smaller Cinemax network despite thoroughly evoking the deft, high-budget feel of an HBO production (though it does air on HBO, just not as an HBO program bearing that seal of quality).

With a fantastic lead performance from Owen and some sublime direction from Steven Soderbergh (who has helmed all ten episodes to date), hopefully the show will pick up more steam as it moves ahead with its second season later in the year. Still, it's relatively niche subject matter, so it'll probably continue to maintain at around 300,000-400,000 viewers per episode for the foreseeable future.