Fall TV Scorecard: The Good Place Lands Top Spot, But Alias Grace Wins by Adjusted Tomatometer

#27

Narcos: Season 3
97% 93%

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Critics Consensus: Narcos continues to evolve in its third season, drawing on historical details to take viewers on a thoroughly gripping -- and unsettlingly timely -- journey into darkness.

Starring: Pedro Pascal , Arturo Castro , Kerry Bishé , Michael Stahl-David

#26

BoJack Horseman: Season 4
97% 98%

#26

Critics Consensus: BoJack Horseman's fourth season finds the show continuing to fearlessly traverse the emotional gamut - with results that are heartbreaking as often as they are hilarious.

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

#25

Mindhunter: Season 1
96% 95%

#25

Critics Consensus: Mindhunter distinguishes itself in a crowded genre with ambitiously cinematic visuals and a meticulous attention to character development.

Starring: Jonathan Groff , Holt McCallany , Anna Torv , Hannah Gross

#24

American Vandal: Season 1
98% 90%

#24

Critics Consensus: American Vandal pays satirical dividends while also working as a genuinely absorbing mystery that offers thought-provoking commentary on modern entertainment.

Starring: Tyler Alvarez , Griffin Gluck , Jimmy Tatro , Camille Hyde

#23

The Vietnam War: Miniseries
96% 95%

#23

Critics Consensus: The Vietnam War revisits a dark chapter in American history with patience, grace, and a refreshing -- and sobering -- perspective informed by those who fought.

Starring: Peter Coyote

#22

Mudbound (2017)
97%

#22

Critics Consensus: Mudbound offers a well-acted, finely detailed snapshot of American history whose scenes of rural class struggle resonate far beyond their period setting.

Synopsis: Set in the rural American South during World War II, Dee Rees' Mudbound is an epic story of two families [More]

Starring: Carey Mulligan , Jason Clarke , Jason Mitchell , Mary J. Blige

Directed By: Dee Rees

#21

Alias Grace: Miniseries
99% 88%

#21

Critics Consensus: Biting social commentary and Sarah Gadon's hypnotic performance make Alias Grace a worthy addition to the Margaret Atwood adaptation catalog.

Starring: Sarah Gadon , Kerr Logan , Paul Gross , Anna Paquin

#20

Too Funny To Fail (2017)
100%

#20

Critics Consensus: Offering a detailed and highly entertaining oral history of the failed Dana Carvey Show, Too Funny to Fail is too funny to be missed.

Starring: Dana Carvey , Robert Smigel , Steve Esau , Stephen Colbert

Directed By: Josh Greenbaum

#19

black-ish: Season 4
100% 50%

#19

Critics Consensus: black-ish continues to push boundaries, but with a much more celebratory tone that seeks to educate as readily as it entertains.

Starring: Anthony Anderson , Tracee Ellis Ross , Yara Shahidi , Marcus Scribner

#18

Back: Season 1
100% 74%

#18

Critics Consensus: Intriguing, intelligent, and dripping with searing social satire, Back proves a welcome return for collaborators David Mitchell and Robert Webb.

Starring: David Mitchell , Robert Webb , Julia Deakin , Louise Brealey

#17

Vice Principals: Season 2
100% 88%

#17

Critics Consensus: Danny McBride and Walton Goggins return to settle unfinished business in a Vice Principals season two that is both obscenely funny and more satisfying than its predecessor.

Starring: Danny McBride , Walton Goggins , Georgia King , Busy Philipps

#16

The Mindy Project: Season 6
92% 65%

#16

Critics Consensus: The Mindy Project's sixth season takes us on another fun, messy, and ultimately optimistic journey as Mindy searches for her idea of happiness.

Starring: Mindy Kaling , Ed Weeks , Ike Barinholtz , Beth Grant

#15

The Exorcist: Season 2
100% 90%

#15

Critics Consensus: The Exorcist continues to haunt in a more confident second season, with an assured storyline and mastery over its demonic flourishes.

Starring: Alfonso Herrera , Ben Daniels , Kurt Egyiawan , John Cho

#14

Nathan for You: Season 4
100% 94%

#14

Critics Consensus: Nathan For You is an extraordinary program that effectively blurs the lines between television and reality.

Starring: Nathan Fielder , Anthony Filosa , William Heath , Brian Wolfe

#13

DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Season 3
88% 70%

#13

Critics Consensus: DC's Legends of Tomorrow lightens up the tone in its third season while spotlighting adventurous plots and a distinct sense of humor.

Starring: Victor Garber , Brandon Routh , Dominic Purcell , Nick Zano

#12

One Mississippi: Season 2
100% 90%

#12

Critics Consensus: Tig Notaro balances personal and political storytelling with tenderness and warmth in One Mississippi's even stronger -- yet darker -- second season.

Starring: Tig Notaro , Noah Harpster , John Rothman , Sheryl Lee Ralph

#11

Jane The Virgin: Season 4
100% 89%

#11

Critics Consensus: Jane the Virgin's excellent ensemble explores new narrative territory with humor, humanity and a whole lot of heart.

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

#10

At Home With Amy Sedaris: Season 1
100% 81%

#10

Critics Consensus: Beloved weirdo Amy Seders joyously satirizes domesticity TV with laugh-out-loud surrealism and dark observations rendered in technicolor.

Starring: Amy Sedaris

You're the Worst: Season 4
100% 87%

Critics Consensus: You're the Worst remains smartly idiosyncratic in its fourth season, deftly balancing its dramatic elements against some of the sharpest laughs on television.

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

The Flash: Season 4
80% 52%

Critics Consensus: After an unsteady turn in season three, The Flash returns to its roots with a fourth season packed with humor, spectacle, and a whole lot of heart.

Starring: Grant Gustin , Candice Patton , Danielle Panabaker , Carlos Valdes

Poldark: Season 3
100% 88%

Critics Consensus: Poldark's third season proves a bracing return to form, with an effective emphasis on the soapy intrigue that makes this period drama such an addictive treat.

Starring: Aidan Turner , Eleanor Tomlinson , Caroline Blakiston , Ellise Chappell

Lady Dynamite: Season 2
100% 79%

Critics Consensus: Lady Dynamite's meta humor escalates in a sophomore season that doubles down on the series' freewheeling sensibility, with Maria Bamford's deeply felt performance providing a mesmerizing center amid the stylistic chaos.

Starring: Maria Bamford , Fred Melamed , Mary Kay Place , Ana Gasteyer

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 3
96% 91%

Critics Consensus: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's brave third season doubles down on the crazy, with a compassionate, compelling exploration of mental illness that is as honest as it is hilarious.

Starring: Rachel Bloom , Vincent Rodriguez III , Donna Lynne Champlin , Pete Gardner

Peaky Blinders: Season 4
89% 95%

Critics Consensus: Peaky Blinders' confident fourth season doubles down on the violent delights without losing the meticulous detailing that made the show so appealing in the first place.

Starring: Cillian Murphy , Helen McCrory , Sam Neill , Paul Anderson

Broad City: Season 4
100% 81%

Critics Consensus: Pizza and weird are always in season for Abbi and Ilana in their fourth, wintery year of Broad City's weed-infused escapades.

Starring: Abbi Jacobson , Ilana Glazer , Hannibal Buress , Wanda Sykes

Big Mouth: Season 1
100% 77%

Critics Consensus: Big Mouth's simplistic animation and scatalogical humor belie its finely sketched characters and smart, empathetic approach to the messiness of adolescence.

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