# The Best 100 TV Shows of the 21st Century

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Podcast: [New Books Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292)
Published: 2026-10-02T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://newbooksnetwork.com
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## Resource

It’s the Pop Culture Professors, and the New York Times has published its list of the best 100 television shows of the 21st Century. We react to this list, ponder what is underrated, overrated, and completely snubbed, and question the value of grand lists in an age of micro-cultures.

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