July-Sept
1. The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
2. Undeniable (Netflix)
3. The Good Place (NBC)
4. The Deuce (HBO)
5. Mindhunter (Netflix)
6. Mr. Inbetween (FX)
7. Mr. Robot (USA)
8. Silicon Valley (HBO)
9. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
10. MLB Now (MLB Network)
Gemstones is the best Danny McBride vehicle to date (yup, seen them all - yup, I'm certain it's the best) and it edges out Undeniable, for which Merritt Weaver hopefully gets some recognition. Both Superstore and Brooklyn Nine-Nine were on prior lists this year, leaving only Good Place as eligible from that strong NBC Thursday lineup. The Deuce and Mr. Robot both finished up this year; neither really needed to move beyond Season one (and if you said Mr. Robot got too muddled to remain on a list like this I wouldn't argue) Mr. Inbetween also didn't cover much new terrain in its second season and were it to return it will be interesting to see how many new roads there are left to walk. Also done, Silicon Valley, which also could have wrapped up...I don't know, maybe when TJ Miller left, but certainly prior to its final season. I preferred this season of Maisel to season two, the supporting actors really leaned into their performances and Sterling K Brown provided a nice jolt. I watch a fair number of sports studio shows, the best is MLB Now and I'm glad to have found a spot for it.
Tomorrow - the year end list, the 20 best shows of 2019.
