Lists
- Time: Judy Berman: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021
- IndieWire: Ben Travers: The Best TV Shows of 2021
- Hollywood Reporter: Daniel Fienberg: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021
- Vulture: Matt Zoller Seitz: The Best TV of 2021
- Variety: Caroline Framke: Best TV Shows of 2021
- USA Today: Kelly Lawler: Best TV Shows of 2021
- Little White Lies: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2021
- Sight & Sound TV Poll: The 10 Best TV Series of 2021
- Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: Top 10 Best Movies of 2021
- A.V. Club: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2021
- ScreenCrush: The Best TV Shows of 2021
- Slate: Willa Paskin: The Top 10 TV Shows of 2021
- Variety: Daniel D’Addario: Best TV Shows of 2021
- Vulture: Kathryn VanArendonk: The Best TV of 2021
- Vulture: Roxana Hadadi: The Best TV of 2021
- Hollywood Reporter: Angie Han: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021
- Rolling Stone: Alan Sepinwall: The 20 Best TV Shows of 2021
- Gothamist: Ben Yakas: The Best TV Shows of 2021
- Vulture: Jen Chaney: The Best TV of 2021
- Boston Globe: Matthew Gilbert: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021
- Guardian: The 50 Best TV Shows of 2021
- Complex: The Best TV Shows of 2021
- Paste: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2021
- Atlantic: The 16 Best TV Shows of 2021
- Polygon: The Best TV Shows of 2021
- Los Angeles Times: Lorraine Ali: The 11 Best TV Shows of 2021
- Vogue: The 19 Best TV Shows of 2021
- The Root: The 10 Best Shows of 2021
- New York Times: James Poniewozik: Best TV Shows of 2021
- New Yorker: Doreen St. Félix: The Best TV Shows of 2021
- Washington Post: Inkoo Kang: Best of TV 2021
- Vox: Emily St. James: The Best TV Shows of 2021