20 Best TV Shows Of 2016
1. Game Of Thrones
Much like with my Best TV Episodes of 2016 list, while most other shows here moved up and down constantly (and I'll still think I've made a mistake or two after the event), Game of Thrones was always number 1.
There's a bias there, because it's by some distance by favourite show on television. But Season 6 more than justified that, and its place here (Season 5, for example, did not get the #1 spot).
The show moved closer to its endgame, and produced a season that was as thrilling as anything that's come before, albeit with some key differences: it moved at a faster pace, and the good guys tended to win.
It still had some big surprises up its sleeve though, especially as book readers and Unsullied viewers were, for the most part, on equal footing as it moved beyond the source material. It featured some incredibly visceral battles, which it obviously excelled at, but was just as great in its quieter moments too.
It all built to that stunning finale - the best season finale the show's produced - and along the way left us stunned, broke our hearts, and made us stand and applaud.
Best Episode: The Winds Of Winter