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The Digital Spy is a list voted by fans to name the top 100 TV shows of the 21st century, when the hit HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones ranked first, named as the best TV show.
Top 10 TV shows of the 21st century
1. Game of Thrones
2. Stranger Things
3. Doctor Who
4. Sherlock
5. Breaking Bad
6. The Great British Bake Off
7. Killing Eve
8. Gavin and Stacey
9. Line of Duty
10. Chernobyl
And thriller, fictional series Stranger Things following at the second place.
The British shows really keep up with the popularity as two ranks of the third and fourth belongs to three other shows: Doctor Who and Sherlock while the American show Breaking Bad came in fifth place.
The honored position came at the hand of Game of Thrones, the show adapted from George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire saga. The series ended in April last year after 8 seasons and left fans in a controversial discussion because of the way their favorite show ended.
Looking at the result of the poll, digital Spy editor Laurence Mozafari does have something to say: "It's not too hard to see why Game of Thrones has resonated so strongly with the public."
"It was interesting to see to 10 placing for UK shows like Gavin and Stacey which, despite one Christmas special, has not aired a new episode in 10 years," he continued.
He also stated that "quintessentially British humor and genres really do strike a special chord." when seeing those famous British shows in the list.
The poll happened with 150 shows options selected by Digital Spy.
Despite being named as the top, the final season of Game of Thrones was widely panned by fans and critics alike, while its ending was a reception.
As HBO was set to make the final season of Game of Thrones, which commissioned five pilots from different writers. However, only House Of The Dragon has moved forward to series.
That pilot's cast includes Naomi Watts, Miranda Richardson and Jamie Campbell Bower, written by Jane Goldman (Kingsman: The Secret Service) and directed by S.J. Clarkson (The Defenders).
