The 10 Best TV Shows of 2023 (So Far)

Here we are, folks. Not even three months after exiting the war room that was our Best TV of 2022 debate, we've already been tasked with choosing our favorite shows of 2023 so far. Now, since it's just the end of March, the battle wasn't too contentious. What kind of monster would fight about including Abbott Elementary on a best-of list? Full disclosure: there are a few technicalities on here. Succession's brilliant premiere episode—along with the weight of its final season—was enough to land the Roys on this list. Plus, Netflix's Beef isn't quite streaming yet, but we've seen Steven Yeun and Ali Wong's riotous turns in the series, so we couldn't leave it out. Hopefully the write-up below just gets you hyped for its debut. The rest of the list should pass your inspection. Here are the best 10 best shows of the year so far.

View in Browser  SHOP EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBE The Best TV Shows of 2023 (So Far) Here we are, folks. Not even three months after exiting the war room that was our Best TV of 2022 debate, we've already been tasked with choosing our favorite shows of 2023 so far. Now, since it's just the end of March, the battle wasn't too contentious. What kind of monster would fight about including Abbott Elementary on a best-of list? Full disclosure: there are a few technicalities on here. Succession's brilliant premiere episode—along with the weight of its final season—was enough to land the Roys on this list. Plus, Netflix's Beef isn't quite streaming yet, but we've seen Steven Yeun and Ali Wong's riotous turns in the series, so we couldn't leave it out. Hopefully the write-up below just gets you hyped for its debut. The rest of the list should pass your inspection. Here are the best 10 best shows of the year so far. Read More Why Stephen Colbert Thinks the Indictment Is Good News For Donald Trump "I didn't know this would happen. I thought maybe it would never come." Read More The Incredibly Wild Story of FAU, the Most Improbable Final Four School. Ever. Eminent Domain (!), a coach in handcuffs (!!), a top-secret Army base (!!!), biological warfare testing (?!). If you think you know the March Madness Cinderella archetype, think again. Read More Trump Was Indicted. What Does That Mean, and What's Next? A spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg said in a statement on Thursday evening that his office had contacted former President Donald Trump's personal attorney "to coordinate his surrender to the Manhattan D.A.'s Office for arraignment on a Supreme Court indictment, which remains under seal." Trump is the first current or ex-president to be indicted, though Ulysses S. Grant beat him to "first president arrested" in 1872. (He was picked up for speeding in a horse-drawn carriage.) This is a significant test for the American democratic system, though globally it is not uncommon for former national leaders to face prosecution, including in democracies like South Korea and France. What's next? More importantly, Can Trump still run for president? Read More Bradley Cooper's Dungeons & Dragons Cameo Is Freaking Me Out Just a *little* bit. Read More Chicago Tavern-Style Pizza is Sweeping America Thin, crispy and highly snack-able, this old-school, deceptively simple pizza deserves to be enjoyed everywhere. Here's where to get it across the country. Read More My Life As a Porn Addict I got high-speed internet for the first time in my 30s, in my apartment in Brooklyn. I said to the guy installing it, "Is this really necessary? Isn't it fine to just have dial-up?" He gave me this look and said, "No one ever goes back," in a real ominous tone. Something about the way he said it made me think he was talking about porn. Now I could see naked women all the time, freely, without anybody else knowing—and that felt like a great, great thing. It wasn't long after that I noticed porn was affecting my relationships. I would be with a girlfriend and fantasizing about a porn scene I had watched. One time I was with a girlfriend and I suggested we watch porn while having sex. She caught me staring at the screen, and not at her, and she said, "Do I even need to be here?" That one felt terrible. But in general, I thought my behavior was completely normal. Read More Follow Us Unsubscribe | Privacy Notice/Notice at Collection esquire.com ©2023 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019

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The Pizza That's Taking Over the Nation

Many might associate Chicago-style pizza with the thick deep-dish versions offered at places like Pequod's in Lincoln Park with its rich, caramelized crust or Lou Malnati's, one of the more well-known chains; however, there's another style with a deeper history that's equally, if not more ubiquitous across The Windy City: We're talking about the thin and crispy Chicago tavern-style pizzas, and it's picking up popularity from coast-to-coast across America. For those unfamiliar, the Chicago tavern-style is identifiable by its cracker-thin crusts with toppings like fennel-forward sausage or spicy giardiniera along with cheese and sauce that's spread over the top edge-to-edge. Also notable is the way the pizza is often cut into small squares, perfect for picking up with a fork and enjoying with a nice ice cold beer.

View in Browser  SHOP EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBE Chicago Tavern-Style Pizza is Sweeping America Many might associate Chicago-style pizza with the thick deep-dish versions offered at places like Pequod's in Lincoln Park with its rich, caramelized crust or Lou Malnati's, one of the more well-known chains; however, there's another style with a deeper history that's equally, if not more ubiquitous across The Windy City: We're talking about the thin and crispy Chicago tavern-style pizzas, and it's picking up popularity from coast-to-coast across America. For those unfamiliar, the Chicago tavern-style is identifiable by its cracker-thin crusts with toppings like fennel-forward sausage or spicy giardiniera along with cheese and sauce that's spread over the top edge-to-edge. Also notable is the way the pizza is often cut into small squares, perfect for picking up with a fork and enjoying with a nice ice cold beer. Read More The Burberry Trench Is an Icon—and Rightfully So More than 100 years after its creation, the OG remains the GOAT. Read More The Preposterous Ginni Thomas Dark Money Situation Has Gone On Far Too Long Another glaring example of how carefully manufactured the conservative majority on the Court really was. Read More Inside the Plan to Fix Baseball There is, inside the hearts of baseball fans, an alarm bell that goes off every time someone tries to change the game. True, the alarm is not inside all baseball fans, but it's there for many of us, and it rings "Nooooooo!" whenever even the most subtle of changes to baseball is proposed. I don't know that this happens for any other game. For instance, a few years ago, the powers that be in baseball—in their never-ending and previously hapless efforts to speed up the game—ruled that pitchers no longer had to physically throw the four pitches when intentionally walking a batter. Well, going forward, the manager could just point to first base and the intentional walk was automatically issued. It is hard to imagine a more minor pronouncement, and yet because this is baseball, there was outrage, palpable outrage, as baseball fans (and I plead guilty) scanned baseball history to find instances when the four-pitch intentional walk had created a memorable moment. Read More The 10 Best Anti-Aging Retinol Serums for Men You're not getting any younger, but you can look like you are. Read More I'm Gonna Say It: 'The Mandalorian' Has Lost the Way This isn't the show that was once, not so long ago, the only hope for 'Star Wars.' Read More My Life As a Porn Addict Peruse online support forums for men with porn addictions and you'll hear all kinds of harrowing tales from guys of all ages who claim their minds have been poisoned by pornography. Boys in their teens who spend their free time doing nothing but compulsively masturbating to online porn. Men in their sexual primes who can't get erections during sexual encounters with women because real-life sex doesn't compare to the hardcore pornography they've watched for years. Older men who claim porn negatively affected their relationships and stifled their personal growth. For the latest installment in our new series on The Secret Lives of Men, we spoke to George*, a successful professional—articulate, courteous, and mild-mannered—and a suburban father of three daughters. He doesn't seem like the kind of person to harbor a dysfunctional fascination with porn. But pornography consumed him for much of his life, and George says that, despite having kicked his porn habit, he is still in the grip of it. Read More Follow Us Unsubscribe | Privacy Notice/Notice at Collection esquire.com ©2023 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019