The 10 Best TV Shows of 2023

Hear that? No, it's not Carmy pounding on the fridge door, begging for an escape just so he can trade fists with Richie. Or the whack! of a gavel, so we can all crowd around and dupe an unsuspecting—yet very sweet!—Ronald Gladden. It's definitely not the mutated growls of a Last of Us fungus monster. (I hope.) No. It's the sweet sound of yours truly having a yearly throwdown over the best television shows of the year, whittling down our running list into a lean, mean top 10.

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