whatNerd's Best Articles: Television

The writers at whatNerd love watching TV series. We're living in a golden age with some of the best TV series ever produced coming out every year.

But TV series require far more of a time commitment than movies, so it can be hard to know what's worth watching—or even where to watch something, given all the TV streaming services. We're here to help!

TV Recommendations

Not sure what you want to watch next? Are the latest and greatest TV series worth your time? Or would you rather dive into the best TV shows from years past? We've love TV series from all decades, so here are our recommendations for which TV shows you should consider.

• The Best AMC TV Shows
• The Best HBO TV Shows
• The Best Korean Variety Shows
• The Best Sci-Fi TV Shows
• The Best Showtime TV Shows
• The Best Steven Spielberg TV Series
• The Best TV Sitcoms for Geeks
• The Best TV Sitcoms of the 1990s
• The Best TV Sitcoms of the 2000s
• The Most Beautiful 4K HDR TV Series
• The Most Epic TV Series

TV Recommendations (Animated)

• The Best 90s Cartoon Series
• The Best 90s Nickelodeon Cartoons (Nicktoons)
• The Best DC Animated TV Shows, Ranked
• The Best Modern Animated Comedy TV Series

TV Recommendations (Netflix)

• The Best Geeky TV Shows on Netflix
• The Best Happy Feelgood Netflix Shows
• The Best Korean Dramas on Netflix
• The Best Netflix TV Series With Big Plot Twists
• The Best Robot TV Shows on Netflix

TV Rankings

When a TV show has aired dozens—or even hundreds—of episodes, it can be fun to revisit the best episodes in a series. And when a TV show has large casts of characters, it can be fun to explore what makes them great. Here are our articles where we rank TV episodes and TV characters!

TV Characters

• The Best Characters in 30 Rock
• The Best Characters in Arrested Development
• The Best Characters in Community
• The Best Characters in Friends (Main Cast)
• The Best Characters in Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
• The Best Characters in Looney Tunes
• The Best Characters in Modern Family
• The Best Characters in Schitt's Creek
• The Best Characters in Seinfeld
• The Best Characters in Ted Lasso
• The Best Characters in The Morning Show
• The Best Characters in The Office
• The Best Characters in The Sopranos
• The Best Cartoon Characters on TV
• The Best Doctor Characters on TV
• The Best Female Characters on TV
• The Best Sitcom TV Couples
• The Most Dysfunctional Families on TV
• The Most Hated TV Characters of the 21st Century
• The Most Iconic TV Geek Characters

TV Moments

• The Best Scenes in Netflix's Sex Education
• The Best Scenes in Schitt's Creek
• The Best Scenes in Seinfeld
• The Best Scenes in The Expanse
• The Best Scenes in The Mandalorian

TV Episodes

• The Best Avatar: The Last Airbender Episodes
• The Best Carpool Karaoke: The Series Episodes
• The Best IT Crowd Episodes
• The Best Looney Tunes Cartoons and Merrie Melodies Episodes
• The Best SNL Skits and Sketches
• The Best South Park Episodes
• The Best Twilight Zone Episodes
• The Best TV Bottle Episodes
• The Best TV Pilot Episodes of All Time
• The Best TV Show Intros That Are Visually Striking
• The Best X-Files Episodes
• The Most Trippy Simpsons Episodes

TV Culture

Every so often, we ruminate on different aspects of television history and television culture. It's also fun to delve into TV history and commemorate the high points that led us to where we are today.

Why is a certain TV show so popular? What's happening in the greater landscape of television and how are trends shifting? Who are the greatest characters to come out of TV? We explore all of that and more in our best articles on TV culture.

• The Best Old TV Commercials for Nostalgia
• The Evolution of Modern TV Sitcoms
• The Ugly Girl Trope, Explained
• Why Are Korean TV Series (K-Drama) So Popular Now?
• Why Is 90s TV So Popular Again?

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