The 20 Best New TV Shows of 2017

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – December 27, 2017

Above are the highest-scoring first-year TV series debuting in the United States between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. Shows are ranked by Metascore (an average of grades from top professional critics on a 0-100 scale) prior to rounding, and any programs with fewer than 7 reviews are excluded. (Note that limited series, as well as TV movies and specials, are ranked in a separate list.)

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75 Detroiters (Comedy Central)

(#20) The likable duo of Sam Richardson (Veep's Richard Splett) and Tim Robinson (SNL)—both real-life Detroit natives—are the co-creators and stars of this low-key but pleasant comedy about a tiny ad agency that makes commercials airing on local television.

“Detroiters isn’t looking to shock viewers, or deliver any big social satire about life in the Motor City. It just wants to invite them into its tree fort, pull up the ladder, and tell a bunch of weird, delightful jokes.” —William Hughes, A.V. Club

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