The 20 best TV shows of 2022 (so far)
Addictive newbies (like Severance and Slow Horses) and ambitious tried-and-true faves (think Atlanta and Barry) make the midyear cut
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A lot has happened so far this year in TV land. We’ve said goodbye to favorites (it’s been real, Search Party and Better Things) and hello to new gems (welcome aboard, Pachinko and Slow Horses), and some boundary-pushing shows have forged ahead into even more ambitious waters. But before you jump into our rundown of The A.V. Club’s 20 favorite TV shows so far in 2022, some ground rules: To be included on this list, a series must have debuted its latest season in 2022. So that means no holdovers from 2021, shows with seasons that started last year but dipped into the year of our lord 2022 (which by extension means no Station Eleven or Yellowjackets or Abbott Elementary). Okay, glad that’s cleared up. On with the list, which we’ve organized chronologically by premiere date.
