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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80 The Good Fight (CBS All Access)

(#7) If you aren't a Star Trek fan but somehow know that CBS has its own streaming service, it's likely because of this show—the first original series on CBS All Access. A spinoff from the long-running CBS drama The Good Wife centering on Christine Baranski's Diane Lockhart character, The Good Fight includes a bit of cable-like swearing and nudity, but otherwise picks right up where its predecessor left off. That's a good thing, according to reviewers.

“The Good Fight preserves its predecessors’ tone, intelligence, quirkiness and Nancy Drew sense of adventure, while leaving behind some old, beaten baggage.” —Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times

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