Realized we didn't have one of these threads. I'm adopting the new Emmy rule of including seven series in the best series categories. Some series whose last seasons I have not caught up on yet (i.e. The Americans) not included. My winners are in bold.

Best Drama Series
"Better Call Saul" (AMC)
"Empire" (Fox)
"The Flash" (The CW)
"The Good Wife" (CBS)
"Homeland" (Showtime)
"Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
"Parenthood" (NBC)

Best Comedy Series
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox)
"Jane the Virgin" (The CW)
"Modern Family" (ABC)
"Mom" (CBS)
"Parks and Recreation" (NBC)
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)
"Veep" (HBO)

Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Stephen Amell, "Arrow" (The CW)
Grant Gustin, "The Flash" (The CW)
Terrence Howard, "Empire" (Fox)
Peter Krause, "Parenthood" (NBC)
Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
Justin Theroux, "The Leftovers" (HBO)

Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series (tie)
Claire Danes, "Homeland" (Showtime)
Viola Davis, "How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC)
Taraji P. Henson, "Empire" (Fox)
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Taylor Schilling, "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
Kerry Washington, "Scandal" (ABC)

Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, "Black-ish" (ABC)
Will Forte, "The Last Man on Earth" (Fox)
Jake Johnson, "New Girl" (Fox)
Thomas Middleditch, "Silicon Valley" (HBO)
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Andy Samberg, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox)

Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (I can't pick 6!)
Anna Faris, "Mom" (CBS)
Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback" (HBO)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep" (HBO)
Ellie Kemper, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)
Gina Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin" (The CW)
Constance Wu, "Fresh Off the Boat" (ABC)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, "Better Call Saul" (AMC)
Tom Cavanagh, "The Flash" (The CW)
Matt Czuchry, "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Craig T. Nelson, "Parenthood" (NBC)
Mandy Patinkin, "Homeland" (Showtime)
Dax Shepard, "Parenthood" (NBC)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Uzo Aduba, "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Carrie Coon, "The Leftovers" (HBO)
Kate Mulgrew, "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
Lorraine Toussaint, "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)
Mae Whitman, "Parenthood" (NBC)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox)
Tituss Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family" (ABC)
Max Greenfield, "New Girl" (Fox)
Nick Offerman, "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)
Timothy Simons, "Veep" (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Julie Bowen, "Modern Family" (ABC)
Anna Chlumsky, "Veep" (HBO)
Melissa Fumero, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox)
Jane Krakowski, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix)
Allison Janney, "Mom" (CBS)

Best Drama Series:

"The Affair"
"Empire"
"The Good Wife"
"Homeland"
"The Leftovers"
"Orange Is The New Black"
"Parenthood"

Best Comedy Series:

"Broad City"
"Inside Amy Schumer"
"Jane The Virgin"
"The Last Man on Earth"
"The Mindy Project"
"Parks and Recreation"
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

Best Lead Actor In A Drama Series:

Dominic West, "The Affair"
Kyle Chandler, "Bloodline"
Grant Gustin, "The Flash"
Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
Justin Theroux, "The Leftovers"
Peter Krause, "Parenthood"

Best Lead Actress In A Drama Series:

Ruth Wilson, "The Affair"
Vera Farmiga, "Bates Motel"
Taraji P. Henson, "Empire"
Julianna Marguiles, "The Good Wife"
Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Viola Davis, "How To Get Away With Murder"
Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black"

Best Lead Actor In A Comedy Series:

Andy Samberg, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Will Forte, "The Last Man On Earth"
Chris Messina, "The Mindy Project"
Jake Johnson, "New Girl"
Mark Duplass, "Togetherness"
Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent"

Best Lead Actress In A Comedy Series:

Abbi Jacobson, "Broad City"
Ilana Glazer, "Broad City"
Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback"
Amy Schumer, "Inside Amy Schumer"
Gina Rodriguez, "Jane The Virgin"
Mindy Kaling, "The Mindy Project"
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"
Ellie Kemper, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

Best Supporting Actor In A Drama Series:

Joshua Jackson, "The Affair"
Ben Mendelsohn, "Bloodline"
Norbert Leo Butz, "Bloodline"
Matt Czuchry, "The Good Wife"
Mandy Patinkin, "Homeland"
Craig T. Nelson, "Parenthood"

Best Supporting Actress In A Drama Series:

Maura Tierney, "The Affair"
Linda Cardellini, "Bloodline"
Lena Headey, "Game of Thrones"
Christine Baranski, "The Good Wife"
Carrie Coon, "The Leftovers"
Lorraine Toussant, "Orange Is The New Black"

Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series:

Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Jaime Camill, "Jane The Virgin"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Max Greenfield, "New Girl"
Nick Offerman, "Parks and Recreation"
Titus Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Tony Hale, "Veep"

Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series:

Melissa Fumero, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Yael Grobglas, "Jane The Virgin"
Allison Janney, "Mom"
Aubrey Plaza, "Parks and Recreation"
Jane Krakowski, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Anna Chlumsky, "Veep"

Best New Series:

"Bloodline"
"Empire"
"The Flash"
"Jane The Virgin"
"The Leftovers"
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

True Detective for all categories.

True Detective aired in Q1 of 2014 so it would really qualify for last year...

I don't know the cut off points for whatever you have listed here, but "2014-2015", to me, includes Q1 of 2014.

Most TV shows don't run their seasons from Q1-Q4. They usually run Q3-Q2.

I was following the Emmys. June 2014-May 2015.

It didn't make sense with what Algren is saying since True Detective aired in january 2014. If he meant for season 2, its too premature if the reviews are mixed and he has not seen one episode

Best Drama

1. Once Upon A Time
2. Mad Men
3. American Horror Story: Freak Show

Best Comedy

1. Community
2. Louie
3. The Mindy Project

Best Performance by An Actress

1. Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show
2. Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project
3. Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show

Best Performance by An Actor

1. Jon Hamm, Mad Men
2. Louie CK, Louie
3. Jim Rash, Community

Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon, Ann Dowd, Liv Tyler, Regina King, Amy Brenneman, Chris Zylka, Christopher Eccleston, Janel Moloney and Kevin Carroll all would make my list for best of 2015 in terms of performances for "The Leftovers." I can't at how phenomenal they all were. This is what SAG Ensemble awards are made for.

The 2014/2015 blend is too confusing for me. I made this list awhile ago in a thread devoted just to 2014:

BEST TELEVISION SERIES
Penny Dreadful: Season 1 (Showtime)

RUNNERS-UP
Boardwalk Empire: Season 5 (HBO)
Dracula: Season 1 (NBC)
Fargo: Season 1 (FX)
Happy Valley: Season 1 (Netflix)
The Knick: Season 1 (Cinemax)
The Leftovers: Season 1 (HBO)
Outlander: Season 1, part 1 (Starz)
Peaky Blinders: Season 2 (Netflix)
Wentworth: Season 2 (Netflix)

BEST ACTOR
Clive Owen in The Knick (Cinemax)

RUNNERS-UP
Steve Buscemi in Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Matthew McConaughey in True Detective (HBO)
Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders (Netflix)
Justin Theroux in The Leftovers (HBO)

BEST ACTRESS
Eva Green in Penny Dreadful (Showtime)

RUNNERS-UP
Caitriona Balfe in Outlander (Starz)
Mireille Enos in The Killing (Netflix)
Sarah Lancashire in Happy Valley (Netflix)
Allison Tolman in Fargo (FX)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Kenneth Williams in Boardwalk Empire (HBO)

RUNNERS-UP
Christopher Eccleston in The Leftovers (HBO)
Andre Holland in The Knick (Cinemax)
Michael Kelly in House of Cards (Netflix)
Billy Bob Thornton in Fargo (FX)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Helen McCrory in Peaky Blinders (Netflix)

RUNNERS-UP
Carrie Coon in The Leftovers (HBO)
Pamela Rabe in Wentworth (Netflix)
Cara Seymour in The Knick (Cinemax)
Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey (PBS)

BEST TELEPLAY
"Get the Rope" - The Knick (Cinemax)

RUNNERS-UP
"Closer Than Sisters" - Penny Dreadful (Showtime)
"Devil You Know" - Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
"The Garrison Commander" - Outlander (Starz)
"Guest" - The Leftovers (HBO)

I will prepare another for 2015 soon.

One thing's for sure: The Leftovers is making my ballot for Drama Series next time we do this thread. Haven't watched the finale yet though.

The Knick.

For 2015 only, before I watch Jessica Jones...

1. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmitt
2. The Flash
3. Rick and Morty
4. Daredevil
5. Game of Thrones
6. Review
7. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
8. South Park
9. Mad Men
10. The Last Man on Earth
11. Master of None
12. Wet Hot American Summer
13. Better Call Saul
14. Veep
15. Archer
15. Parks and Recreation
16. Community
17. Nathan For You

Best lead performance - Ellie Kemper
Best supporting performance - Vincent D'Onofrio
Best late night - Last Week Tonight
Best final season - Mad Men
Best overall episode - Game of Thrones 5x8 "Hardholme"

For 2015:

Best Drama Series:

1. The Leftovers
2. Jessica Jones
3. The Good Wife
4. Mr. Robot
5. unREAL
6. Sense8
7. The Affair
8. Fargo
9. Orange Is The New Black
10. Parenthood

Best Comedy Series:

1. Master of None
2. Broad City
3. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
4. The Mindy Project
5. Parks and Recreation
6. Inside Amy Schumer
7. Jane The Virgin
8. You're The Worst
9. The Last Man on Earth
10. Veep

Top 20 television seasons of 2015



1. The Leftovers: season 2 (HBO)



2. Penny Dreadful: season 2 (Showtime)



3. The Returned: season 2 (SundanceTV)



4. The Knick: season 2 (Cinemax)



5. Show Me a Hero (HBO)



6. Bloodline: season 1 (Netflix)



7. The Fall: season 2 (Netflix)



8. Flesh and Bone (Starz)



9. Making a Murderer: season 1 (Netflix)



10. Narcos: season 1 (Netflix)

11. Outlander: season 1, part 2 (Starz)
12. Wolf Hall (PBS)
13. House of Cards: season 3 (Netflix)
14. Sense8: season 1 (Netflix)
15. Togetherness: season 1 (HBO)
16. Downton Abbey: season 5 (PBS)
17. Fargo: season 2 (FX)
18. Game of Thrones: season 5 (HBO)
19. Humans: season 1 (AMC)
20. Wentworth: season 3 (Netflix)

Since you guys are in list mode, just curious what your top 5/10 shows of the 2010s are, as in starting after 2010? It becomes a curious question since without Mad Men and Breaking Bad it eliminates the last of the era where the rankings were more consensus driven

Hitfix.com's TV critics poll, which is probably the best answer to criticstop10 for TV as it gets http://www.hitfix.com/news/tvcriticspoll/

1. Fargo
2. The Americans
3. Mad Men
4. Transparent
5. Better Call Saul
6. Game of Thrones
7. The Leftovers
8. Mr. Robot
9. The Jinx
10. Veep

Fargo was #1 last year as well, the two years in the poll before that was Breaking Bad domination

Transparent
&
Hannibal

Fargo for drama, Nathan for You in comedy

My exact picks as well.

One (mini-?)series I still hope to catch is Deutchland 83. It becomes available on Hulu this Friday.

Weird thing I noticed on best of lists: Every sign was Broad City's Season 2's reviews were stronger than Season 1, it went from 75 in Season 1 to 89 in Season 2 on MC, on RT from 96% with an 8/10 average rating in Season 1 to 100% with a 9/10 average rating in Season 2. But then check out these drops:

Hit fix poll: Ranks 9th in 2014, 47th in 2015
AV Club: Ranks 2nd in 2014, 33rd in 2015
Vox: Ranks 5th in 2014, 23rd in 2015

It's hard not to suggest that TV critics nowadays are to an extent PR-driven, stuff like pushing You're the Worst's depression arc is hot right now and Broad City isn't, it's not about the art in a vacuum

I really liked Game of Thrones, Galavant and Scream Queens.

I have to edit my list above to include Making a Murderer.