2011 and 2012 have seen the debuts of a number of excellent new TV shows. What are your favorites? What has become "can't miss" television for you? Also, which show would you consider an underrated gem?
I've included a list below, ranked by IMDB's user ratings, of shows that premiered in 2011 or 2012. (I tried to be exhaustive but I'm sure I've missed a few)
Game of Thrones 9.4
Suits 8.7
Homeland 8.6
Shameless 8.6
Touch 8.3
American Horror Story 8.3
Awake 8.3
Once Upon a Time 8.3
Person of Interest 8.2
Revenge 8.2
Wilfred 8.1
Hell on Wheels 8.1
Boss 8.1
Awkward 8.0
Strike Back: Project Dawn 8.0
The Killing 7.9
The Borgias 7.9
New Girl 7.8
Luck 7.8
Smash 7.7
Happy Endings 7.7
Suburgatory 7.6
Hart of Dixie 7.6
Grimm 7.5
The Secret Circle 7.5
Alcatraz 7.4
Bob's Burgers 7.3
The Finder 7.3
House of Lies 7.2
Alphas 7.2
Teen Wolf 7.1
Last Man Standing 7.1
Prime Suspect 7.1
Ringer 7.0
2 Broke Girls 7.0
Falling Skies 6.9
Don't Trust the B____ in Apartment 23 6.9
Missing 6.9
Bent 6.9
Pan Am 6.9
The River 6.8
Terra Nova 6.7
A Gifted Man 6.7
Bomb Girls 6.7
The Firm 6.6
Up All Night 6.6
Camelot 6.5
GCB 6.5
Scandal 6.3
Unforgettable 6.3
Girls 6.2
Man Up 6.1
The Playboy Club 6.0
Napoleon Dynamite 5.9
NYC 22 5.4
Free Agents 5.4
Rob 5.2
Whitney 4.9
Veep 4.9
I Hate my Teenage Daughter4.9
Are you there, Chelsea? 4.8
Best Friends Forever 4.7
Allen Gregory 4.3
How to be a Gentleman 4.3
Charlie’s Angels 4.1
Work It 3.1
I've included a list below, ranked by IMDB's user ratings, of shows that premiered in 2011 or 2012. (I tried to be exhaustive but I'm sure I've missed a few)
Game of Thrones 9.4
Suits 8.7
Homeland 8.6
Shameless 8.6
Touch 8.3
American Horror Story 8.3
Awake 8.3
Once Upon a Time 8.3
Person of Interest 8.2
Revenge 8.2
Wilfred 8.1
Hell on Wheels 8.1
Boss 8.1
Awkward 8.0
Strike Back: Project Dawn 8.0
The Killing 7.9
The Borgias 7.9
New Girl 7.8
Luck 7.8
Smash 7.7
Happy Endings 7.7
Suburgatory 7.6
Hart of Dixie 7.6
Grimm 7.5
The Secret Circle 7.5
Alcatraz 7.4
Bob's Burgers 7.3
The Finder 7.3
House of Lies 7.2
Alphas 7.2
Teen Wolf 7.1
Last Man Standing 7.1
Prime Suspect 7.1
Ringer 7.0
2 Broke Girls 7.0
Falling Skies 6.9
Don't Trust the B____ in Apartment 23 6.9
Missing 6.9
Bent 6.9
Pan Am 6.9
The River 6.8
Terra Nova 6.7
A Gifted Man 6.7
Bomb Girls 6.7
The Firm 6.6
Up All Night 6.6
Camelot 6.5
GCB 6.5
Scandal 6.3
Unforgettable 6.3
Girls 6.2
Man Up 6.1
The Playboy Club 6.0
Napoleon Dynamite 5.9
NYC 22 5.4
Free Agents 5.4
Rob 5.2
Whitney 4.9
Veep 4.9
I Hate my Teenage Daughter4.9
Are you there, Chelsea? 4.8
Best Friends Forever 4.7
Allen Gregory 4.3
How to be a Gentleman 4.3
Charlie’s Angels 4.1
Work It 3.1