20 Best TV Shows Of 2016
11. Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley continues to be the best HBO series you're (quite probably) not watching. The show averages less than 2 million viewers per episode, which is something of an outrage gives that's a tenth of what The Big Bang Theory pulls in, and as 'nerdy' sitcoms go, this is at least 10 times funnier.
Mike Judge's tech satire scaled some new heights in its third season, once again taking us on a rollercoaster ride that looked like it was going to end in disaster for Richard and the Pied Piper team.
In the end, the show gave a delightful twist by letting the team win (for now), but it was getting there that was really fun. The dynamic between these actors is superb, with an easy chemistry and they all know how to bounce off each other, which is where some of the real joy of the show comes from.
From the well-observed industry jokes (tabs vs spaces) to mocking Dinesh's new jewellery ("You're making it worse, Django... Unchained!), or just the sight of two horses having sex, it found humour in every way possible this year.
Best Episode: Meinertzhagen's Haversack