The 100 Best TV Episodes This Century
10 episodes The Ringer got just right, 10 shows they picked the wrong one from, and 10 more they missed entirely…
What are the best 100 TV episodes this century?
It’s an innocent enough question posed by The Ringer, but it’s had the internet buzzing during an otherwise slow news and sports week. They limited it to just episodes aired this century and only one episode per show, but it was still impossible to narrow the list to 100 great choices. And honestly, they did a pretty great job. It was an excellent list overall with a lot of terrific choices. I’ve personally seen 49 of the 100 episodes, and I liked five of the episodes they chose so much that I wrote about them. But other choices were puzzling, and some iconic shows were left out altogether.
So it’s time to put everyone’s favorite pop culture website through the ringer. What did The Ringer get right on their list? Which shows did they pick the wrong episode from? And which shows did they miss entirely?
We’ve got 10 from each category. Here’s the original piece as a reference…
