With Game of Thrones pleasingly solidifying from something I enjoyed to something that became an irksome phenomenon to a genuinely thrilling series long finale, it seemed like a good time to update the list of my favourite TV shows. There’s a fair bit of nostalgia here. There’s also the issue of where to put unfinished stuff that might wobble… or beloved stuff that lost its way or outstayed its welcome (The Simpsons, Friends, Lost and 24). Much like my cinema lists I’ve boiled it down to how much I want to rewatch the show in full right now this second. That’s the pecking order.

As for the notable absence of The Sopranos… I reckon I’ve watched at least half of it. Back in the day. Nearly always late night, nearly always a few drinks in, with no consistency or order. In other words I watched The Sopranos the old fashioned way, when it suited me, around my social life. I know I will love it when I sit down and watch it fully (from Alabama 3 to Boston) properly… but that day has yet to come. Freeing up a space for Westworld, slick and full of potential but equally indulgent and formulaic.

1. Deadwood
2. The Wire
3. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
4. Gareth Marenghi’s Darkplace
5. NYPD Blue
6. Twin Peaks
7. Father Ted
8. Our Friends in the North
9. The League of Gentlemen
10. Rome
11. Mad Men
12. Fargo
13. Mindhunter
14. The Santa Clarita Diet
15. King of the Hill
16. Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul
17. My So Called Life
18. Holding On
19. Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel
20. Six Feet Under
21. Cheers / Fraiser
22. The Mick
23. Glow
24. Only Fools and Horses
25. Boardwalk Empire
26. Morse / Endeavour
27. Game of Thrones
28. Seinfeld
29. The Royle Family
30. The Thick of It
31. Freaks and Geeks
32. Blackadder
33. American Crime Story
34. Hannibal
35. Lost
36. Curb Your Enthusiasm
37. Firefly
38. Justified
39. The Simpsons
40. House of Cards (US)
41. Dawson’s Creek
42. Community
43. The West Wing
44. Stranger Things
45. The Fall and Rise of Reggie Perrin
46. 24
47. Quantum Leap
48. A Very English Scandal
49. This Life
50. Millennium
51. Fawlty Towers
52. Atlanta
53. Penny Dreadfuls
54. ER
55. Tin Star
56. I’m Alan Partridge
57. When Bob Met Harvey
58. Masters of Sex
59. Inside Number 9
60. Doll House
61. Godless
62. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
63. American Horror Story
64. Friends
65. Star Trek / Star Trek: The Next Generation
66. Queer as Folk (UK)
67. The Norm Show
68. The Outer Limits (1990s)
69. Dungeons and Dragons
70. Mork and Mindy
71. Early Doors
72. Wild Palms
73. The X Files
74. Monty Python’s Flying Circus
75. Scream Queens
76. The Man From Uncle
77. Preacher
78. Orange is the New Black
79. Daredevil
80. The Prisoner (UK)
81. Taboo
82. Jackass
83. The Larry Sanders Show
84. Spaced
85. Common as Muck
86. Dream On
87. The Addams Family
88. Psychoville
89. Supergirl
90. Party of Five
91. The IT Crowd
92. The A-Team
93. The Lakes
94. Peep Show
95. Sliders
96. Police Squad
97. Mission Impossible
98. Tour of Duty
99. The Fast Show
100. Westworld