In the

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, the current Golden Age of Television (also known as Peak TV or Prestige TV) is a period widely regarded as being marked by a large number of "high quality", internationally acclaimed

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. Named in reference to the original

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of the 1950s, the period has also been referred to as the "New", "Second", or "Third Golden Age of Television". The various names reflect disagreement over whether shows of the 1980s and early-mid 1990s belong to a since-concluded golden era or to the current one. The contemporary period is generally identified as beginning in 1999 with ''

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'', with some dispute as to whether the age ended in the mid-late 2010s or early 2020s, or remains ongoing. It is believed to have resulted from advances in media distribution technology,

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technology (including

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s, TV streaming, video-on-demand, and

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), and a large increase in the number of hours of available television, which has prompted a major wave of content creation.

History

Origins and early era

French scholar Alexis Pichard has argued that television enjoyed a Second Golden Age starting in the 2000s which was a combination of three elements: first, an improvement in both visual aesthetics and storytelling; second, an overall homogeneity between cable series and networks series; and third, a tremendous popular success. Pichard contends that this Second Golden Age was the result of a revolution initiated by the traditional networks in the 1980s and carried on by the cable channels (especially HBO) in the 1990s. Film director

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thinks that the second golden age of television comes from "kids" with their "little father's camcorder", who wanted to make films like he did in the 1970s but were not permitted to, so they did it for television. The new Golden Age brought creator-driven tragic dramas of the 2000s and 2010s, including 1999's ''

'' and ''

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''; 2001's '' Six Feet Under and'' '' 24''; 2002's '' The Wire'' and '' The Shield'', 2004's '' Deadwood'', ''

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'' and ''

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''; 2005's ''

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'' and '' Avatar: The Last Airbender''; 2006's '' Friday Night Lights''; 2007's ''

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''; 2008's ''

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''; 2011's ''

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''; and 2013's '' House of Cards''. Others appear in the

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vote for 101 Best Written TV Shows. Production values got higher than ever before on shows such as ''Mad Men'', ''Breaking Bad'', and ''Homeland'' to the point of rivaling cinema, while anti-heroic series like ''The Sopranos'' and ''The Wire'' were cited as improving television content thus earning critical praise. Stephanie Zacharek of ''

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'' has argued that the current golden age began earlier with over-the-air broadcast shows like ''

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'', ''

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'' (both of which premiered in 1993), and ''

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'' (1997).Zacharek, Stephanie (2015)
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''. TV critic Alan Sepinwall cites shows such as ''Buffy'' and '' Oz'' (which both first aired in 1997) as ushering in the golden age. Will Gompertz of the BBC believes that ''

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'', which debuted in 1994, might stake a claim as the opening bookend show of the period. Matt Zoller Seitz argues that it began in the 1980s with ''

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'' (1981) and ''

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'' (1982). Kirk Hamilton of ''

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'' has said that ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (2005) should be considered a part of the golden age of television, and recommended "the sophisticated kids show" to others. With the rise of instant access to content on

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, creator-driven television shows like ''Breaking Bad'', ''The Shield'' (2002), ''Friday Night Lights'' (2006) and ''Mad Men'' gained loyal followings that grew to become widely popular. The success of instant access to television shows was presaged by the popularity of DVDs, and continues to increase with the rise of digital platforms and online companies. The Golden Age of television is believed to have resulted from advances in media distribution technology,

technology (including

s, TV streaming, video-on-demand, and

), and a large increase in the number of hours of available television, which has prompted a major wave of content creation. The increase in the number of shows is also cited as evidence of a Golden Age, or "peak TV". In the five years between 2011 and 2016, the number of scripted television shows, on broadcast, cable and digital platforms increased by 71%. In 2002, 182 television shows aired, while 2016 had 455 original scripted television shows and 495 in 2018. The number of shows are rising largely due to companies like Netflix,

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and

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investing heavily in original content. The number of shows aired by online service increased from only one in 2009 to over 93 in 2016.

Late era and potential end

An increasing reliance on rebooting and reviving existing franchises led to widespread belief that the Golden Age of Television was ending in the late 2010s, with the caveat that some of these reboots (such as '' DuckTales'', ''

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'' and '' One Day at a Time'') share the positive reception and mature character development of original shows of the era. Viewership patterns in 2020 shifted rapidly toward

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s. To address burnout from

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and concerns that the practice makes television more disposable and forgettable, streaming providers reduced their reliance on the practice in the early 2020s by returning to a more traditional model of releasing one new episode a week. A showrunner for an unnamed series on

, a platform that has been especially aggressive toward releasing full seasons at once as a company policy, commented that the volume of existing content has made it more difficult to devote the time to binge watching. A 2021 interview of social media influencers noted that the teen sitcoms and

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s from the early Golden Age, driven by continued presence in reruns and video-on-demand platforms, have stronger followings among

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than contemporary shows; they feel that the latter are more geared toward pre-teens or adults instead of teenagers, try too hard to appeal to current trends, and lack a sense of familiarity compared to shows that have been around since they were born. This is attributed as a cause for the increasing number of reboots and revivals of shows from early in the era. Ed Power of the ''

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'' opines that "the sun began to set" on the golden age between 2013 and 2015, with the finales of ''Breaking Bad'' and ''Mad Men'', and "Since then, television has reverted to its older tradition of quantity over quality." Siobhan Lyons of '' The Conversation'' believes the 2022

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of ''

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'' marks the end of "the last of those defining, golden age shows," in a time increasingly oversaturated with streaming content and viewing options. NPR noted in May 2022 that although television executives had predicted a peak in television series since the mid-2010s, the number of series continued to grow into the early 2020s, from 400 original productions across broadcast, cable and major streaming outlets in 2015 to 559 in 2021. The network noted that the major streamers, with the exception of

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(which NPR attributed to the company's strong brand recognition), were seeing diminishing quality and, particularly in the case of Netflix, declining popularity.

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made a substantial cut to its library in August 2022, mostly to its

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, out of concerns that the quantity of content on the service (especially with its pending merger with

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) was becoming overwhelming and difficult to find, and that the children's programming was not driving subscriptions or views on the service. Around 2019, a period of intense competition began for market share among streaming services, a period known as the streaming wars. This competition was increased during the first two years of the

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as more people stayed home and watched TV. Many services attempted to compete on quality. The streaming wars, combined with the decline of the popularity of mainstream films (along with said mainstream films increasingly relying on franchises that are less likely to garner awards), and the rise of independent films winning major film awards within the last six years, resulted in a historical first — the first film from a streaming service to produce an Academy Award winner for Best Picture:

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's ''

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'' (a Sundance-winning film about the only hearing member of a deaf family struggling for fame) over

's contender the

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-directed Western '' The Power of the Dog'' at the

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. The streaming wars were largely recognized to have ended in 2022, as the major streamers lost subscribers and shifted their focus to profit over market share by raising subscription fees, cutting production budgets, cracking down on password sharing, and introducing ad-supported tiers.

Characteristics and criticism

Characteristics of this golden age are complicated characters who may be morally ambiguous or antiheroes, questionable behavior, complex plots, positive diverse perspectives, and often forays into R-rated territory. Genres of television associated with this golden age include dramas (especially ones originating on cable and digital platforms; some being called "peak bleak" due to the extremely pessimistic nature of shows like ''

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'' and ''Game of Thrones'');

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s (especially ones that use

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which some critics would call "sadcoms"),

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, or adult animation;

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(especially series linked to

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); and late-night talk shows (especially ones that emphasize news satire). A key characteristic of the golden age is serialization, where a continuous

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stretches over multiple episodes or seasons. Traditional American television had an episodic format, with each episode typically consisting of a self-contained story. During the golden age, there has been a transition to a serialization format, with a continuous story arc stretching over multiple episodes or seasons. John R. Ziegler and Leah Richards note that the serialization format was previously already a key defining characteristic of Japanese

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shows, notably the popular ''

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'' (1989), which distinguished them from American television shows at the time. Serialization later also became a key defining characteristic of American live-action television shows during the golden age. The era is not without criticism: alongside the limited audience appeal of shows featuring unlikeable characters and too many showrunners embracing the "12-hour movie" structure of stories, the number of original shows being produced has some, like FX CEO John Landgraf and ''

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''s TV critic Judy Berman, worried about overwhelming the viewing audience to the point of what the latter called "peak redundancy". Author Daniel Kelley claimed that this was also the Golden Age of ''bad'' TV with shows such as ''

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'', '' Under the Dome'' and '' The I-Land''. Derek Thompson of ''

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'' stated that TV replaced movies as "elite entertainment".

Notable and important people associated with Peak TV

;Showrunners * J. J. Abrams *

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* Fred Armisen * Alan Ball *

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* Steven Bochco *

Charlie Brooker Charlton Brooker (born 3 March 1971) is an English television presenter, writer, producer and satirist. He is the creator and co-showrunner of the sci-fi drama anthology series ''Black Mirror'', and has written for comedy series such as ''Bras ...

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* David Chase * Sam Esmail *

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* Vince Gilligan * Matt Groening *

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* Noah Hawley *

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* Chuck Lorre *

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* David Milch * Ryan Murphy * Shonda Rhimes * Shawn Ryan * David Simon *

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* Kurt Sutter * Genndy Tartakovsky *

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;Actors *

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Zach Braff Zachary Israel Braff'Scrubs' Star Zach Braff Wows ...

* Louis C.K. *

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* Glenn Close *

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* James Gandolfini *

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* Keegan-Michael Key *

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* Jane Lynch * Elisabeth Moss *

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* Sarah Paulson *

Jordan Peele Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his film and television work in the comedy and horror genres. Peele's breakout role came in 2003, when he was hired as a cast membe ...

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* Ellen Pompeo * Jeffrey Tambor ;Hosts *

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* Jimmy Kimmel *

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* John Oliver *

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Notable outlets

Terrestrial networks

* ABC * CBS * Fox * NBC * PBS * UPN *

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Cable/satellite channels

* AMC *

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* Comedy Central *

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Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. It ...

Paramount Network Paramount Network is an American basic cable television channel owned by the MTV Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Media Networks. The network's headquarters are located at the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Los Angeles. The channel was ...

* Showtime *

Syfy Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY) is an American basic cable channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. La ...

* TNT * USA

International networks

* BBC *

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French- ...

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Chilevisión Chilevisión (often abbreviated as CHV) is a Chilean free-to-air television channel. It is the third oldest Chilean television network, owned by Paramount Networks Americas, being founded by the University of Chile on November 4, 1960. Histo ...

Streaming services

Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video, also known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming and rental service of Amazon offered as a standalone service or as part of Amazon's Prime subscription. The service pr ...

Apple TV+ Apple TV+ is an American subscription streaming service owned and operated by Apple Inc. Launched on November 1, 2019, it offers a selection of original production film and television series called Apple Originals. The service was announced ...

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Selected notable and important shows

*'' 13 Reasons Why'' *'' 24'' *''

30 for 30 ''30 for 30'' is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events in sports history. This includes three "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series un ...

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30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live'', tak ...

'' *'' Abbott Elementary'' *'' Action'' *''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

'' *'' Agent Carter''21st-Century TV Dramas: Exploring the New Golden Age - Google Books (pg.62)
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' is an American television series created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen for ABC, based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, an ...

'' *'' Ally McBeal'' *'' Altered Carbon'' *''

American Crime Story ''American Crime Story'' is an American anthology true crime television series developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who are also executive producers, alongside Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Simpson. The seri ...

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American Gods ''American Gods'' (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on the mysterious and taciturn Shadow. The book was pu ...

'' *'' American Horror Story'' *''

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to ...

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Amphibia Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arbo ...

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Angel In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles ...

'' *'' Arrested Development'' *''

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...

'' *'' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' *''

Bakersfield P.D. ''Bakersfield P.D.'' is an American television sitcom that aired on Fox from September 14, 1993 until August 18, 1994. The show was based in the police department of the city of Bakersfield, California. It was shot with naturalistic lighting and ...

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Barry Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 195 ...

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'' *'' Becker'' *''

'' *'' Better Things'' *''

Big City Greens ''Big City Greens'' is an American animated comedy adventure television series created by The Houghton Brothers that premiered on Disney Channel on June 18, 2018. The series features the voices of Chris Houghton, Marieve Herington, Bob Joles, ...

'' *'' Big Little Lies'' *'' Billions'' *'' Black-ish'' *'' Black Mirror'' *''

Boardwalk Empire ''Boardwalk Empire'' is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and broadcast on the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920 ...

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Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob and Linda and their three children, Tina, Gene, and Louise—wh ...

''The golden age of the American animated series - JumpCutOnline
/ref>Are 2D-Animated TV Shows In A Golden Age Right Now? - Game Rant
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BoJack Horseman ''BoJack Horseman'' is an American adult animated black comedy-drama streaming television series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins, and Aaron Paul. Set primarily in ...

'' *'' Bosch'' *''

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Broadchurch ''Broadchurch'' is a British crime drama television series broadcast on ITV for three series between 2013 and 2017. It was created by Chris Chibnall, who acted as an executive producer and wrote all 24 episodes and produced by Kudos in asso ...

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American police procedural comedy television series that aired on Fox, and later on NBC. The show aired from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for a total of eight seasons and 153 episodes. Created by Da ...

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Burn Notice ''Burn Notice'' is an American espionage television series created by Matt Nix, which originally aired on the USA Network for a total of seven seasons from June 28, 2007, to September 12, 2013. The show stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar ...

'' *'' Call the Midwife'' *'' Channel Zero'' *''

Chappelle's Show ''Chappelle's Show'' is an American sketch comedy television series created by comedians Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan, with Chappelle hosting the show and starring in the majority of its sketches. Chappelle, Brennan, and Michele Armour were th ...

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Chernobyl Chernobyl ( , ; russian: Чернобыль, ) or Chornobyl ( uk, Чорнобиль, ) is a partially abandoned city in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, situated in the Vyshhorod Raion of northern Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Chernobyl is about n ...

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Cobra Kai ''Cobra Kai'' is an American martial arts comedy-drama television series and a sequel to the original ''The Karate Kid'' films by Robert Mark Kamen. The series was created by Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg, and is distributed ...

'' *'' Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee'' *''

Community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, t ...

'' *'' Counterpart'' *''

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' is an American romantic musical comedy-drama television series that premiered on October 12, 2015, on The CW and ran for four seasons, ending on April 5, 2019. The series was created, written, and directed by Rachel Blo ...

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Craig of the Creek ''Craig of the Creek'' is an American animated television series created by Matt Burnett and Ben Levin for Cartoon Network. The show's pilot episode debuted directly on the official app on December 1, 2017. The series premiered online on February ...

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Curb Your Enthusiasm ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' is an American television sitcom produced and broadcast by HBO since October 15, 2000, and created by Larry David, who stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself. It follows David's life as a semi-retired televi ...

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Damages At common law, damages are a remedy in the form of a monetary award to be paid to a claimant as compensation for loss or injury. To warrant the award, the claimant must show that a breach of duty has caused foreseeable loss. To be recognised at ...

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Damnation Damnation (from Latin '':wikt:damnatio, damnatio'') is the concept of Divine judgment, divine punishment and torment in an afterlife for actions that were committed, or in some cases, not committed on Earth. In Ancient Egyptian religion, Anci ...

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Dancing with the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the form ...

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Daredevil Daredevil may refer to: * A stunt performer Arts and media Comics * Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro * Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), a Marvel comic book superhero ...

'' *'' Dark'' *'' Deadwood'' *'' Derry Girls'' *''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a t ...

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Dexter Dexter may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Dexter, the main character of the American animated series '' Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1996 to 2003 * Dexter, a fictional character in the British web series ''Diary of a Bad Man'' * Dext ...

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Documentary Now! ''Documentary Now!'' is an American mockumentary television series, created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Rhys Thomas, that premiered on August 20, 2015, on IFC. Armisen and Hader star in many episodes, and Thomas and Alex Buon ...

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Downton Abbey ''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States o ...

'' *'' Electric Dreams'' *'' Emily in Paris'' *''

Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...

'' *'' Entourage'' *'' Episodes'' *'' Exit 57'' *'' Extras'' *''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their ch ...

'' *'' Fargo'' *''

Firefly The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production ...

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Fleabag ''Fleabag'' is a British comedy-drama television series created and written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, based on her one-woman show first performed in 2013 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It was originally produced by Two Brothers Pictures for d ...

'' *'' Flight of the Conchords'' *'' Freaks and Geeks'' *'' Fresh Off the Boat'' *'' Friday Night Lights'' *''

Fringe Fringe may refer to: Arts * Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe" * Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival * Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre * The Fringe, the ...

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Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years ...

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Gilmore Girls ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel ( Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flag ...

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Girls A girl is a young female human, usually a child or an adolescent. When a girl becomes an adult, she is accurately described as a ''woman''. However, the term ''girl'' is also used for other meanings, including ''young woman'',Dictionary.c ...

'' *'' Glee'' *'' Glow'' *'' Gotham'' *'' Gravity Falls'' *''

'' *'' Halt and Catch Fire'' *''

Hannibal Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Pu ...

'' *''Happy Endings (TV series), Happy Endings'' *''Heroes (American TV series), Heroes'' *''Homeland (TV series), Homeland'' *''Home Movies (TV series), Home Movies'' *''House (TV series), House'' *'' House of Cards''15 Modern Drama Shows That Have Aged Poorly - CBR on MSN
/ref> *''House of the Dragon''Instant Gra-TV-cation: is peak TV here to stay? , BFI LFF 2022 Young Programmers Event - BFI on YouTube
/ref> *''How I Met Your Mother'' *''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' *''Jane the Virgin'' *''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' *''Justified (TV series), Justified'' *''Killing Eve''The Golden Age of TV is Now, On Wisconsin Magazine
/ref> *''Money Heist, La Casa de Papel'' *''Last Tango in Halifax'' *''Longmire (TV series), Longmire'' *''

'' *''Louie (American TV series), Louie''10 Best Comedies Of The 2010s, According to the Emmys - CBR
/ref> *''Luther (TV series), Luther'' *''

'' *''Mindhunter (TV series), Mindhunter'' *''Merlin (2008 TV series), Merlin'' *''Modern Family'' *''Mozart in the Jungle'' *''Mr. Robot'' *''Mr Selfridge'' *''Murder One (TV series), Murder One'' *''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' *''Narcos'' *''Nathan for You'' *''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'' *''New Girl'' *''Nip/Tuck'' *''Nothing Sacred (TV series), Nothing Sacred'' *''Now and Again'' *''Nurse Jackie'' *''Orange Is the New Black'' *''Once Upon a Time (TV series), Once Upon a Time'' *''Only Murders in the Building'' *''Outlander (TV series), Outlander'' *''Over the Garden Wall'' *''Ozark (TV series), Ozark'' *''Parks and Recreation'' *''Peaky Blinders (TV series), Peaky Blinders'' *''Pen15'' *''Penny Dreadful (TV series), Penny Dreadful'' *''Phineas and Ferb'' *''Popular (TV series), Popular'' *''Pose (TV series), Pose'' *''Primal (TV series), Primal'' *''Prime Suspect'' *''Prison Break'' *''Pushing Daisies'' *''Queer as Folk (American TV series), Queer as Folk'' (US) *''Rake (Australian TV series), Rake'' *''Regular Show'' *''Relativity (TV series), Relativity'' *''Reservation Dogs'' Ten Great Shows You May Have Missed in 2021 - PRIMETIMER
/ref> *''Rick and Morty'' *''Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Rings of Power''The Secretive, Extravagant, Bighearted World of The Rings of Power, the Most Expensive Show Ever Made - Time
/ref> *''Ripper Street'' *''Rita (TV series), Rita'' *''Riverdale (2017 TV series), Riverdale'' *''Rome (TV series), Rome'' *''Schitt's Creek'' *''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs'' *''Sense8'' *''Sex and the City'' *''Shameless (British TV series), Shameless'' (UK) & ''Shameless (American TV series), Shameless'' (US) *''Shark Tank'' *''Sharp Objects (miniseries), Sharp Objects'' *''Sherlock (TV series), Sherlock'' *'' Six Feet Under'' *''Small Axe (anthology), Small Axe'' *''Smallville'' *''Sons of Anarchy'' *''SpongeBob SquarePants'' *''Squid Game'' *''Star vs. The Forces of Evil'' *''Steven Universe'' *''Stranger Things''10 Best Drama Series Of The 21st Century, According To The Emmys - CBR
/ref> *''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'' *''

'' *''Supernatural (American TV series), Supernatural'' *''Survivor (American TV series), Survivor'' *''Ted Lasso'' *''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race'' *''The Amazing World of Gumball'' *''The Americans'' *''The Apprentice (American TV series), The Apprentice'''American Idol' And The Golden Age Of Reality Television-TVBlog
/ref> *''The Bachelor (American TV series), The Bachelor'' *''The Big Bang Theory (TV series), The Big Bang Theory'' *''The Carmichael Show'' *''The Closer'' *''The Colbert Report'' *''The Crown (TV series), The Crown'' *''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' *''The Expanse (TV series), The Expanse'' *''The Fall (TV series), The Fall'' *''The Good Place'' *''The Good Wife'' *''The Handmaid's Tale (TV series), The Handmaid's Tale'' *''The Killing (American TV series), The Killing'' (US) *''The Knick'' *''The L Word'' *''The Late Late Show with James Corden'' *''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'' *''The Leftovers (TV series), The Leftovers'' *''The Legend of Korra'' *''The Magicians (American TV series), The Magicians'' *''The Man in the High Castle (TV series), The Man in the High Castle'' *''The Mandalorian'''The Mandalorian' is the first TV show that actually looks like a movie. That might be a problem.
''The Washington Post'' *''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' *''The Mindy Project'' *''The Morning Show (American TV series), The Morning Show'' *''The Musketeers'' *''The Office (British TV series), The Office'' (UK) & ''The Office (American TV series), The Office'' (US) *''The Owl House (TV series), The Owl House'' *''The Paradise (TV series), The Paradise'' *''The Practice'' *''The Romanoffs'' *'' The Shield'' *''

'' *''The Thick of It'' *''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'' *''The Underground Railroad (miniseries), The Underground Railroad'' *''The Venture Bros'' *''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice'' *''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead'' *''

'' *''The White Lotus'' *'' The Wire'' *''Tiger King'' *''Transparent (TV series), Transparent'' *''True Blood'' *''True Detective'' *''Tuca & Bertie''Why Too Much TV Can Be a Good Thing (Column) - Variety
/ref> *''Ugly Betty'' *''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' *''Veep'' *''Veronica Mars'' *''Vikings (2013 TV series), Vikings'' *''Vinyl (TV series), Vinyl'' *''WandaVision'' *''Wander Over Yonder'' *''Watchmen (TV series), Watchmen'' *''We Are Lady Parts'' *''We Bare Bears'' *''Weeds (TV series), Weeds'' *''Westworld (TV series), Westworld'' *''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' *''Will & Grace'' *''Yellowjackets (TV series), Yellowjackets'' *''Yellowstone (American TV series), Yellowstone'' *''You're the Worst''

Pre-1999 shows associated with the contemporary Golden Age

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'' *''Chicago Hope'' *''Doctor Who'' *''Everybody Loves Raymond'' *''Frasier'' *''Frank's Place'' *''

'' *''Homicide: Life on the Street'' *''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' *'' Oz'' *''Roc (TV series), Roc'' *''Roseanne'' *''Seinfeld'' *''South Park'' *''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' *''

'' *''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'' *''The Powerpuff Girls'' *''The Simpsons'' *''The X-Files'' *''Twin Peaks''

References

External links

We are living in the Golden Age of Television-The Daily CalifornianWe Are Not In TV's Golden Age-Global Comment
*[https://www.vulture.com/2017/03/prestige-tv-signs-youre-watching.html Prestige TV: How to Know You're Watching a "Good" Show on Vulture]
13 Rules for Creating Prestige TV Dramas also on Vulture
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History

Origins and early era

Late era and potential end

Characteristics and criticism

Notable and important people associated with Peak TV

Notable outlets

Terrestrial networks

Cable/satellite channels

International networks

Streaming services

Selected notable and important shows

Pre-1999 shows associated with the contemporary Golden Age

See also

References

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