The 50 Best TV Seasons of the 2010s, According to the Tomatometer

Critics Consensus: Fleabag jumps back into the fray with a bracing second season that upholds its predecessor's frenzied wit and delicate heart, replete with Phoebe Waller-Bridge's indefatigable charisma.

Starring: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Andrew Scott, Sian Clifford, Olivia Colman

Critics Consensus: Insecure uses star Issa Rae's breakout web series Awkward Black Girl as the basis for an insightful, raunchy, and hilarious journey through the life of a twentysomething black woman that cuts through stereotypes with sharp wit and an effusive spirit.

Starring: Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, Lisa Joyce

Critics Consensus: Exceptionally executed with charm, humor, and heart, Master of None is a refreshingly offbeat take on a familiar premise.

Starring: Aziz Ansari, H. Jon Benjamin, Ravi Patel, Lena Waithe

Critics Consensus: Family-driven drama and psychological themes propel The Americans' tautly drawn tension, dispensing thrills of a different ilk this season.

Starring: Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Noah Emmerich, Holly Taylor

Critics Consensus: Master of None's second season picks up where its predecessor left off, delivering an ambitious batch of episodes that builds on the show's premise while adding surprising twists.

Starring: Aziz Ansari, Ravi Patel, Lena Waithe, Eric Wareheim

Critics Consensus: Season two of Fargo retains all the elements that made the series an award-winning hit, successfully delivering another stellar saga powered by fascinating characters, cheeky cynicism, and just a touch of the absurd.

Starring: Patrick Wilson, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Ted Danson

Critics Consensus: By voluntarily blowing up its premise, The Good Place sets up a second season that proves even funnier than its first.

Starring: Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil

Critics Consensus: Jane the Virgin's dubious premise has become part of its unlikely charm -- along with delightfully diverse writing and a knockout performance by Gina Rodriguez.

Starring: Gina Rodriguez, Andrea Navedo, Yael Grobglas, Justin Baldoni

Critics Consensus: Tense and gripping, Counterpart is an absorbing thrill-fest led by J.K. Simmons' multi-faceted dual lead performance.

Starring: J.K. Simmons, Olivia Williams, Harry Lloyd, Ulrich Thomsen

Critics Consensus: Still evolving in its third season, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. further hits its stride with a blend of thrills, humor, and heart.

Starring: Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet

Critics Consensus: Cobra Kai continues the Karate Kid franchise with a blend of pleasantly corny nostalgia and teen angst, elevated by a cast of well-written characters.

Starring: William Zabka, Ralph Macchio, Courtney Henggeler, Tanner Buchanan

Critics Consensus: A kaleidoscopic existential crisis, Undone bends the rules of space, time, and rotoscoping to weave a beautifully surreal tapestry that is at once fantastical and utterly relatable.

Starring: Rosa Salazar, Angelique Cabral, Bob Odenkirk, Constance Marie

Critics Consensus: Homeland is an addictive, politically resonant spy thriller and compelling character study that benefits from superb performances.

Starring: Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin, Morena Baccarin

Critics Consensus: Catastrophe deepens the drama in its latest season -- but remarkably loses none of its comedy along the way.

Starring: Sharon Horgan, Rob Delaney

Critics Consensus: Clever and viciously funny, Fleabag is a touching, wildly inventive comedy about a complicated young woman navigating the aftermath of trauma.

Starring: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Ben Aldridge, Sian Clifford, Bill Paterson

Critics Consensus: Barry follows up a pitch-perfect debut with a second season that balances darkness with comedy while steering clear of antihero overindulgence.

Starring: Bill Hader, Stephen Root, Henry Winkler, Sarah Goldberg

Critics Consensus: A pleasant change from typically gory zombie shows, The Returned is a must-see oddity that's both smart and sure to disturb.

Starring: Yara Pilartz, Jenna Thiam, Frédéric Pierrot, Anne Consigny

Critics Consensus: Vida explores familiar familial ground from a fresh perspective to create an earnest and heartfelt take on identity and what it means to belong.

Starring: Melissa Barrera, Mishel Prada, Ser Anzoategui, Maria-Elena Laas

Critics Consensus: Justified returns to form for its endgame, rebounding with crisp storytelling and colorful characters who never take themselves too seriously.

Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Nick Searcy, Jacob Pitts

Critics Consensus: Search Party is an engaging, weird, dark, funny mystery elevated by exceptional performances throughout.

Starring: Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early, Meredith Hagner

Critics Consensus: Uniquely its own, and compelling and poignant as ever, Transparent continues to transcend the parameters of comedic and dramatic television with sustained excellence in its empathic portrayal of the Pfefferman family.

Starring: Jeffrey Tambor, Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass

Critics Consensus: Breaking Bad's well-toned storytelling flares up this season with dramatic story changes and calculated direction.

Starring: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte

Critics Consensus: Breaking Bad's fourth season continues to evolve and subvert expectations, and it's never been more riveting to watch.

Starring: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte

Critics Consensus: Catastrophe delivers a strong second season that deepens the drama while remaining spit-take funny.

Starring: Sharon Horgan, Rob Delaney

Critics Consensus: The Killing is a slow burning mystery with an eerie, mutli-dimensional story propelled by thoughtful writing, believable characters, and realistic horror, even if its season finale was unsatisfying.

Starring: Mireille Enos, Billy Campbell, Joel Kinnaman, Michelle Forbes

Critics Consensus: Pamela Adlon fully asserts her authorial voice over Better Things in a triumphant third season that examines the exhaustion of motherhood with exhilarating artistry.

Starring: Pamela Adlon, Celia Imrie, Mikey Madison, Hannah Riley

Critics Consensus: A wild philosophical ride to the very end, The Good Place brings it home with a forking good final season.

Starring: Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil

Critics Consensus: Poignantly repulsive, Big Mouth continues to confront the awkwardness of adolescence with foul-mouthed glee and an added layer of maturity.

Starring: Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Maya Rudolph, Jason Mantzoukas

Critics Consensus: American Crime offers a unique anthology series filled with surprising revelations and compelling inter-connected narratives that opt for original, emotional human commentary instead of tired arguments over current events.

Starring: Felicity Huffman, Regina King, Timothy Hutton, Lili Taylor

Critics Consensus: Dear White People's endearing excellence returns, but with an added layer of emotional maturity that enhances the show's powerful, relevant meditations on race relations in America.

Starring: Logan Browning, Brandon P. Bell, Antoinette Robertson, DeRon Horton

Critics Consensus: Not letting up in season two, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is still odd in the best of ways, wonderfully building on its unique comedy stylings and brilliantly funny cast.

Starring: Ellie Kemper, Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, Lauren Adams

Critics Consensus: Veep shows no signs of slowing down in its fourth season, thanks to sharp, funny, rapid-fire dialogue between POTUS and her hilariously incompetent staff.

Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Matt Walsh, Tony Hale

Critics Consensus: Babylon Berlin's humor and humanity pair nicely with its hypnotic visuals, resulting in a show that dazzles within its oversaturated genre.

Starring: Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Leonie Benesch, Waléra Kanischtscheff

Critics Consensus: Skillfully puncturing the idea of celebrity and our culture's bizarre obsession with it, BoJack Horseman's third season continues its streak as one of the funniest and most heartbreaking shows on television.

Starring: Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Aaron Paul

Critics Consensus: Igualmente hilarante y horripilante, Los Espookys is an espooky good time.

Starring: Ana Fabrega, Julio Torres, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Bernardo Velasco

Critics Consensus: One Day at a Time continues its ascent into classic sitcom territory without losing sight of its modern identity.

Starring: Rita Moreno, Justina Machado, Stephen Tobolowsky, Todd Grinnell

Critics Consensus: The Bold Type presents an aspirational yet refreshingly realistic portrait of young women's careers, friendships and love lives in a big city.

Starring: Katie Stevens, Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy, Sam Page

Critics Consensus: With its excellent cast and resplendent period trappings, Downton Abbey continues to weave a bewitching, ingratiating spell.

Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter

Critics Consensus: As timely and tender as ever, One Day at a Time's third season manages to up to comedy ante without losing the intimate family moments that help it hit so close to home.

Starring: Rita Moreno, Justina Machado, Stephen Tobolowsky, Todd Grinnell

Critics Consensus: Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland hit pause on serialized storytelling to focus primarily on self-contained exploits, which hit far more often than they miss in this uproariously funny season.

Starring: Justin Roiland, Sarah Chalke, Spencer Grammer, Chris Parnell

Critics Consensus: You're the Worst continues to chart serious territory with intelligence, heart, and noxious wit in its third season, even as the anti-rom-com's damaged narcissist protagonists slowly start to get over themselves.

Starring: Chris Geere, Aya Cash, Desmin Borges, Kether Donohue

Critics Consensus: Dark's sumptuous second season descends deeper into the show's meticulously-crafted mythos and cements the series as one of streaming's strongest and strangest science fiction stories.

Starring: Oliver Masucci, Karoline Eichhorn, Jördis Triebel, Louis Hofmann

Critics Consensus: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return picks up right where its predecessor left off, retaining all the cult classic's crucial ingredients and adding a handful of fresh twists.

Starring: Jonah Ray, Felicia Day, Patton Oswalt, Hampton Yount

Critics Consensus: Planet Earth II offers a spectacular, moving, unprecedented account of the natural world.

Starring: David Attenborough

Critics Consensus: Like the characters at its center, Big Mouth's third season continues to grow, taking on complicated new issues with the same gross-but-utterly-empathetic eye that made it so lovable in the first place.

Starring: Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Maya Rudolph, Jason Mantzoukas

Critics Consensus: Glazer and Jacobson give the people exactly what they want in Broad City's final season - relatable content, questionable intimacy, and ingenious escapades through the glorious squalor of IRL NYC.

Starring: Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, Susie Essman, Yamaneika Saunders

Critics Consensus: America to Me confronts hard questions through candid moments in a Chicago high school, crafting an exploration of race and class relations in America that is as insightful as it is inspiring.

Critics Consensus: Following a period of uncertainty and a shift to NBC, Brooklyn Nine-Nine reemerges with its cast and tone wholly intact.

Starring: Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero

Critics Consensus: Smart, sharp, and effortlessly charming, Bunheads is a captivating blend of drama and comedy that succeeds on the strength of a terrific ensemble cast.

Starring: Sutton Foster, Kaitlyn Jenkins, Julia Goldani Telles, Bailey Buntain