The Best Miniseries, TV Movies, and Specials of 2017

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – December 26, 2017

Above are the highest-scoring special TV programs—including "limited" series, made-for-TV-movies, and one-off specials—debuting in the United States between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. Titles 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 regular TV series will be ranked in a separate list coming later this week.)

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78 Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin (Netflix)

(#14) One of four 2017 Netflix stand-up specials from the superstar comedian (with two of those not arriving until New Year's Eve), The Age of Spin was taped at Hollywood's Palladium in March 2016 and finds Chappelle discussing his encounters with O.J. Simpson, among other topics.

“A tight, polished hour of jokes with a strong thematic core.” —Jason Zinoman, The New York Times

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