The Best New TV & Streaming Shows of 2023 Ranked 

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Critics Consensus: Diane Morgan feigns dopiness with ingenious comedic timing in Cunk on Earth, a gut-busting sendup of anthropological documentaries.

Adjusted Score: 101465%

Critics Consensus: Full of highs and with nary a low, Happy Valley returns at the peak of its hardscrabble powers, with Sarah Lancashire seamlessly slipping back into her quintessential role for one final mystery.

Adjusted Score: 109116%

Critics Consensus: With the incomparable Natasha Lyonne as an ace up its sleeve, Poker Face is a puzzle box of modest ambitions working with a full deck.

Adjusted Score: 103429%

Critics Consensus: What began as a macabre comedy is now close to completely shorn of genuine mirth, but Bill Hader’s masterful indictment of stardom closes the curtain with one hell of an encore.

Adjusted Score: 109678%

Critics Consensus: Ali Wong and Steven Yeun are a diabolically watchable pair of adversaries in Beef, a prime cut comedy that finds the pathos in pettiness.

Adjusted Score: 105311%

Critics Consensus: As compulsively watchable as ever, Succession‘s final season concludes the saga of the backbiting Roy family on a typically brilliant — and colorfully profane — high note.

Adjusted Score: 102047%

Critics Consensus: Finally getting the band back together, Picard‘s final season boldly goes where the previous generation had gone before — and is all the better for it.

Adjusted Score: 99833%

Critics Consensus: Schmigadoon! returns with more libido, pizzazz, and all that jazz in a sophomore season that improves upon what was already a nifty production.

Adjusted Score: 99789%

Critics Consensus: All good comedy sets must arrive at a final punchline, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel reliably nails its own with a fifth season that wisely puts Rachel Brosnahan and Alex Borstein’s repartee front and center.

Adjusted Score: 112623%

Critics Consensus: Retaining the most addictive aspects of its beloved source material while digging deeper into the story, The Last of Us is bingeworthy TV that ranks among the all-time greatest video game adaptations.

Adjusted Score: 102343%

Critics Consensus: Having already made a startling first impression, Yellowjackets coils itself in a second season preparing for the long haul — thankfully, its superb performances and mesmeric ambience are fine substitutes for fast answers.

Adjusted Score: 98155%

Critics Consensus: Authentically brutal with pinpricks of humor that’s all the more true to life, Rain Dogs is a bracing story of toil that proves to be immensely rewarding.

Adjusted Score: 100977%

Critics Consensus: The hunter becomes prey in You‘s London-set fourth season, which shows some wear as this premise begins to outlive its believability — but Penn Badgley’s sardonic performance continues to paper over most lapses in logic.

Adjusted Score: 98978%

Critics Consensus: Returning after a long layoff, Party Down brings patient fans a third season that’s every bit as sharp — and laugh-out-loud funny — as its predecessors.

Adjusted Score: 96464%

Critics Consensus: Hosted by Alan Cumming with theatrical relish, The Traitors deploys a rogues’ gallery of reality television stars to make for a compelling murder mystery party.

Adjusted Score: 97036%

Critics Consensus: Turning a high concept into a grounded good time, The Big Door Prize realizes its full potential thanks to a lovable cast of relatable characters.

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Critics Consensus: With the fortune of Bob Odenkirk in its favor, Lucky Hank makes ennui essential viewing with a comedy rooted in relatable human behavior.

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Critics Consensus: Tiny Beautiful Things is littered with cumbersome narrative choices, but Kathryn Hahn’s soulful performance is one big plus that keeps this adaptation firmly compelling.

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Critics Consensus: Positively bonkers while undergirded by an intelligent design, Mrs. Davis makes Betty Gilpin a hero for modern times in a highly imaginative mixture of spirituality and technology.

Adjusted Score: 92650%

Critics Consensus: Keri Russell’s scrappy performance negotiates the best possible terms for The Diplomat, a soapy take on statecraft that manages to make geopolitical crises highly bingeable entertainment.

Adjusted Score: 92054%

Critics Consensus: As much an exposé on ugly cultural forces as it is a straightforward presentation of Brooke Shields’ life, Pretty Baby is disturbing and triumphant in equal measure.

Adjusted Score: 93689%

Critics Consensus: Ted Lasso‘s third and possibly final season takes time to find its footing, but patient viewers who believe will find that they appreciate Coach as much as ever.

Adjusted Score: 90258%

Critics Consensus: Mileage may vary by a couple parsecs as The Mandalorian becomes more and more about the connective tissue of broader Star Wars lore, but this remains one of the most engaging adventures in a galaxy far, far away.

Adjusted Score: 92196%

Critics Consensus: If Dead Ringers doesn’t wield as cutting a blade as David Cronenberg’s original chiller, it’s not a pale imitation either, thanks to Rachel Weisz putting on a clinic in doppelgänger duplicity.

Adjusted Score: 91613%

Critics Consensus: Swarm can be as unpleasant as a hornet sting, but Dominique Fishback’s ferocious performance and the creators’ bold creative swings add up to a truly subversive take on toxic fandom.

Adjusted Score: 87300%

Critics Consensus: More cohesive and engaging than its woolly first installment, Perry Mason‘s sophomore season is a marked improvement driven by an urgent sense of purpose, with Matthew Rhys commandingly watchable as ever.

Adjusted Score: 86466%

Critics Consensus: The Company You Keep gets off to a rocky start in the first few episodes, but the show’s appealing cast and entertaining blend of crime and romance will pay off for patient viewers.

Adjusted Score: 91220%

Critics Consensus: Shrinking has darker ideas on its mind than its earnest approach can often translate, but Jason Segel and Harrison Ford’s sparkling turns make these characters worth close analysis.

Adjusted Score: 82183%

Critics Consensus: With Christoph Waltz’s menacing charm on retainer, The Consultant compensates for its lack of depth with slick presentation and diverting twists.

Adjusted Score: 79208%

Critics Consensus: Shadow and Bone‘s sophomore season packs in too much story sinew to properly breathe, but this adventure remains great fun for fantasy fans.

Adjusted Score: 81163%

Critics Consensus: A solidly serviceable sequel series, That ’90s Show may take a little time to find its rhythm, but still delivers a respectable number of warmly nostalgic laughs.

Adjusted Score: 77916%

Critics Consensus: Although Rabbit Hole tumbles into one twist too many, Kiefer Sutherland remains compelling in his welcome return to the espionage genre.

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Critics Consensus: Bingeable as a beach read and just as forgettable, The Night Agent is a routine spy thriller told with commendable bravado.

Adjusted Score: 72578%

Critics Consensus: While it never realizes its full potential as a revenge fantasy for real historical atrocity, Hunters tracks down a satisfying enough conclusion in this second and final season.