December 11th, 2013
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Readers' Favorites: Pick your top TV shows of 2013More than any year we can remember, 2013 was the year that we binged. And, mostly, we can blame it all on Netflix. When the entertainment service revived "Arrested Development" for an additional season, who among us could resist devouring the episodes all at once, forgoing sleep in favor of (hopeful) enjoyment? The same could be said with "Orange is the New Black" and "House of Cards." Frankly, if "The Big Bang Theory" or "The Walking Dead" decided to release all of their episodes at once, we worry that we'd die of exhaustion. But the upside to those hours upon hours of viewing is that we've also witnessed some incredibly creative programming. So here's where you come in: We want to know which TV shows you loved the most in 2013. Vote for up to five of your favorites in each category below by noon E.T. on Wednesday, December 18, and check back the week of December 23 for the results. Sound off on your choices in the comments!
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1. Teen wolf
2. Modern Family
3. Revolution
4. (The Fosters, Bates Motel and Under the dome)
5. Criminal minds
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Sons of Anarchy
Walking Dead
James Spader makes "Blacklist."
DOCTOR WHO PEOPLE
Dang It! I submitted my votes before your reminder to vote for Dr. Who – my very favorite show. Can't go back and add to the poll. Again, dang it!
The Michael J Fox Show
Big Bang Theory
Meet The Goldbergs
New Girl
Pawn Stars
Master Chef Junior
House of Cards
Big Bang Theory
Dracula
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
1. Banana Splits
2. Land of the Giants
3. Gilligan's Island
4. Time Tunnel
5. Julia
Justified
Ray Donovan
Under the Dome
The Bridge
True Blood
Interesting, I cannot vote. I have not watched a single show on the list. I have heard of them, well some, but never watched them. Oh well.
Person of Interest
Grim
Sleepy Hollow
Hawaii 5-0
Mentalist
*Person of Interest
*Longmire
2 of the best shows on T.V.
Person of Interest
Grim
Sleepy Hollow
Hawaii 5-0
Dracula
Too many choices were left out!!! Under the Dome, Hostages, Boston Blue, Chicago Fire, Revolution to name a few.
Include Hell on Wheels, Justified and Longmire. All good, popular shows. This poll is a joke.
Breaking Bad, MLP:FiM, Walking Dead, Arrested Development, Bobs Burgers, Adventure Time
1. Sleepy Hollow
2. Almost Human
3. Super Fun Night
4. Elementary
5. Cougar Town
Sons of anarchy..best show of the year
You all realize, don't you, that you're supposed to vote for you favorite shows on the electronic ballot provided, rather than list all your favorites in the comment section? Right?
You do realize that those of us using phones to read this article dont even see or have a link to an "electronic ballot" below.
that CNN is only tallying votes from the electronic ballot, regardless, and will not have some low level intern counting up the 'votes' people have made in the comment section, right? Ain't nobody got time for that.
You do realize that a more accurate poll would include several more options, rather than having us just type in our choices? Sounds like a rigged election.
Game of Thrones....Homeland....House of Cards.....Defiance
Game of Throne....Homeland....House of Cards.....Defiance
1. Downton Abbey
1*. Walking Dead (tie for #1 because I don't want to live in a world where either of them don't exist!)*
2. American Horror Story
3. Parks & Recreation
4. New Girl
5. Switched at Birth
1. American Horror Story: Coven
2. Orange is the New Black
3. Mom
4. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
5. True Blood
1. Breaking Bad
2 Walking Dead
3. Downton Abbey
4. American Horror Story
5. Supernatural
Breaking bad
Orange new black
House of cards
American horror story
Sons of anarchy
Walking dead
1. Breaking Bad
2. Newsroom
3 Orange is the New Black
4. Arrested development
5. Ray Donovan
After reading so many lists, how is it possible so many neglected to give Breaking Bad sky consideration? Was Walters death so upsetting people ended up taking crazy pills?
1. Sons of Anarchy
2. Newsroom
3. Big Bang Theory
4. Last Man Standing
5. Ray Donovan
1. The Walking Dead
2. Community
3. It's Always Sunny
4. Sons of Anarchy
5. American Horror Story
Scandal
Scandal
Scandal
Scandal
Scandal
Real husbands of Hollywood!
1 walking dead
2 justified
3 Archer
4 hell on wheels
5 falling skies
Hasn't Falling Sky been cancelled? It's been way to long before back on TV. I enjoyed it very much, too. Perhaps the father and 2 sons riding off into the night was the finale?
1. Sherlock BBC
2. Downtown Abbey
3. Arrow
4. Almost Human
5. Game of Thrones
Dang...I forgot
Luther BBC!!!!!
Sherlock wasn't on in 2013 🙁
Three of my favorite shows didn't appear under comedies: 'Brickleberry', 'Futurama' and 'The Simpsons'.
Walking Dead
Almost Human
Big Bang Theory
Scandal, Nashville, Shark Tank, Fashion Police, American Pickers, Major Crimes, Rizzoli & Isles
sorry...take my first five
Family Guy...Brian Lives!
Psych. It's practically the only thing I watch on TV.
Brooklyn 99; house of cards; the originals; the big bang theory; the reign!!!!!!!!
Arrow
Hell on Wheels
Big Bang Theory
Sleepy Hollow
Lubetube
1) BREAKING BAD
2) The Americans
3) Walking Dead
4) Big Bang Theory
5) Survivor (this season was great IMO)
It was a great season of 'Survivor'!
1:Criminal Minds
2:Big Bang Theory
3:Game Of Thrones
4:How I Met Your Mother
5:Walking Dead
1. big bang theory. 2.im in your guts again! 3. moan for the bone joan! 4. donkey women from tijhuana. and my personal favorite show @ number 5. kram that pie hole!
Orphan Black
Walking Dead
Homeland
Castle
Grimm
1) Orphan Black
2) Parks and Recreation
3) Homeland
4) The Walking Dead
5) Parenthood
The Walking Dead
The Big Bang Theory
American Horror Story: Coven
Pit Bulls and Parolees
How I Met Your Mother
1.Sons of Anarchy
2.Justified
3.Big Bang
4.Homeland
5.Dexter
Walking dead homeland trueblood game of thrones impractical jokers
And Dr who
Big bang theory and breaking bad. Hands down the best on tv
Supernatural , sleepy hollow Dracula
Doctor Who
Sherlock
Big Bang
Orphan Black
Colbert
The Middle, Dallan, Monday Morning.
Definitely Bones and Once Upon a Time get my votes.
Big bang theory
Big bang theory
big bang theory
big bang theory
big bang theory
This is why television is dead.
My favorite TV shows for 2013 are NCIS, the Blacklist, Bones, Castle, and Major Crimes.
Parenthood!!
The series-ending Season 5 of Fringe!
Favorites : well It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. And The League but I'm only guessing at this point as I can longer see them as they are moved to FXX
Others: obviously Justified and of course The Heart She Holler. But of course haven't a clue just what year/ season/ network / planet that I am viewing regarding that little gem.
I liked through the wormhole with Morgan Freeman before I moved and had to change to Comcast and stopped getting Science channel.
Cougar Town
Walking dead
Breaking bad
Orange in the new Black
Scandle
The Walking Dead
Hannibal
The Blacklist
Almost Human
Chicago Fire
Person of Interest
Sons of Anarchy
1.Breaking Bad
2.Orange Is The New Black
3. Once upon a time
4. Almost Human
5. Paranormal Witness
Doctor Who
A Young Doctor's Notebook
Game of Thrones
Downton Abbey
Big Bang Theory
Pretty Little Liars
House of Cards
Arrested Development
Downton Abbey
Mad Men
Alpha House
The Arrow period.
1. Chicago Fire
2. Sons of Anarchy
3. Breaking Bad
4. Ray Donovan
5. Walking Dead
1. The Walking Dead
2. American Horror Story
3. Dexter
4. Homeland
5. Ray Donovan
Big Bang theory by a mile!!!!
Big Bang Theory
Grimm
Once Upon a Time
Revolution
Under the Dome
Orphan Black (the main actress Tatiana Maslany is true master thespian)
Game of Thrones
American Horror Story
Shameless
Sleepy Hollow (writing is poor but a very entertaining show)
criminal minds and mystery detectives.
1. Big Bang Theory
2. Chicago Fire
3. Blue Bloods
4. Hawaii 5-O
5. Longmire
Game of Thrones
Homeland
The Good Wife
Breaking Bad
House of Lies
Orange is the new black
Hostages
Brooklyn 99
Law and Order SVU
Walking Dead
1. Sherlock
2. The Blacklist
3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
4. Pardon the Interruption
5. American Horror Story
Sherlock
House of Cards
The Newsroom
Homeland
Hannibal
Hell on Wheels
1. Breaking Bad
2. The Mindy Project
3. Scandal
4. Game of Thrones
5. Parks and Recreation
Once upon a time storybrook
House Hunters
Dr who
Terra nova
1. American Horror Story Coven
2. Walking Dead
3. Breaking Bad
4. Orange Is the New Black
5. Downton Abbey
Once upon a time
Storybook
Once upon a time
Wonderland
Dr who
Once upon a time
Big bang theory
Greys anatomy
Drop dead diva
Army wives
1. The Walking Dead
2. NCIS
3 Big Bang Theory
4. Grey's Anatomy
5. Bates Motel
Hawaii 5-0
Dracula
The Blacklist
Hostages
DWTS
Person of Interest
Longmire
Justified
Mentalist
Criminal Minds
1. MASH
2. Kung Fu
3. Seinfeld
4. 60 Minutes
5. Andy Griffith Show
6. Columbo
7. Sopranos
Once upon a time
Haven
The walking dead
Arr
Big Bang Theory
Breaking bad
1- Breaking bad
2- Breaking bad
3- Breaking bad theory
4- Big bang theory
5- Big bang theory
1. Breaking Bad
2. Orange is the New Black
3. The Walking Dead
4. House of Cards
5. The Good Wife
1. Big Bang Theory
2. Downton Abbey
3. House Of Cards
4. Modern Family
5. Walking Dead
To be honest, 5 is not enough though...
1. Walking Dead
2. Survivor
3. Big Bang Theory
4. Vampire Diaries
5. Person of Interest
1. Breaking Bad (Hands down!!)
2. Hannibal (psycho-thriller artfully put together)
3. Orphan Black (greatest show no one knows)
4. Homeland (Continues to impress)
5. Utopia (Unique UK mind bender)
Honorable mentions:
The Americans, Blacklist, Game of Thrones, Sleepy Hollow, Bates Motel, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Big Bang Theory, Sons of Anarchy, and Revolution.
Worth noting:
Have not yet watched House of Cards, Scandal, The Killing, or Walking Dead.
True Blood, despite being a great show, lacked in its final season.
Hostages and Falling Skies failed to keep me entertained.
The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project
..... Seriously ...
The Mindy Project!!!
I would have to go with:
1. Supernatural
2. Blacklist
3. Sleepy Hollow
4. Almost Human
5. Grimm
I love The Walking Dead!!!!
Scandal – the cast and writing is incredible.
Walking Dead. There is nothing else!
redwap
I love love love Orphan Black. 10 episodes that left me totally breathless each and every week. Tatiana Maslany is amazing as each and every character. There are not enough words to praise this show.
Gotta second that! Orphan Black was a sleeper hit and Maslany deserves huge props. She's one of very few actors I've seen pull off hugely diverse roles in one show.
I'm shocked as hell that "Supernatural" and "Once Upon a Time" are not on any of these lists.......... 🙁
By far my favorite show is Sons of Anarchy. What a shame it is ending after next season
Thanks for letting that out of the bag!!
1. Archer
2. The league
3. Justified
4. South park
5. Spy on hulu
nice rating
Person of interest. Walking dead. American horror story. Sons of anarchy. Breaking bad.
Friends
Melrose
Cheers
Rambo II
Guns n Roses
Walking dead, justified, American horror story, sons of anarchy, the Americans
Heads up CNN – the voting boxes/categories don't show up on an iPhone (iOS 7) on your mobile site.
Person of Interest
Longmire
NCIS
Mentalist
Criminal Minds
1. Pornhub
I like
X factor
Dancing with the stars
American idol
The voice
Castle
2 broke girls
The big bang theory
Grey's anatomy
Once upon a time
Grimm & Big Bang Theory.
Brooklyn Nine Nine has got to be at the top of my list!
That's all that really matters here, I want it on your list! It's the most underrated show on tv right now.
Agreed
Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
Mr. Selfridge
1. Breaking bad
2. Walking dead
3. Sleepy hollow
4. Falling skies
5. Person of Intrest
Honorable Mention: big bang theory
Justified, Person of Interest, The Bridge, Arrow, Shameless and Strikeback are some good drama shows that didn't make the list. I was really surprised with no Justified, easily in my top 5. I got Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Justified, Person of Interest and Arrow as my top dramas last year.
Breaking bad
Good wife
Walking dead
Scandal
Person of interest
Breaking Bad, Newsroon, True Blood,
Big Bang Theory, DWTS, The Voice,
Colbert Report, Jimmy Fallon, SNL,
Hot In Cleveland, Bill Maher & Piers Morgan
were some of our tv favorites in 2013.
SCANDAL & The Walking Dead is the best by far!!! -Also The Blacklist is awesome too!
Scandal and The Walking Dead... Best by far!!! -Also The Blacklist!
SCANDAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Revolution is SO exciting!!!!!!!!
Blacklist is also very good
SCANDAL!!!!!!!! ABSOLUTELY THE BEST TV SHOW OF 2013!!!! 🙂 🙂
Breaking Bad
Big Bang Theory
Scandal
Modern Family
The Middle
1. Game of Thrones
2. Breaking Bad
3. Once Upon a Time
Thats a I care to watch.:) thanks!!
And Walking dead as my number 4.. Sorry!
That's ok, Ethan. We forgive you.
walking dead!
1. Game of thrones
2. Doctor who
3. Sherlock
4. South park
5. Its always sunny in philadelphia
Breaking Bad, duh.
Under the dome
Big bang theory
Ncis
Last man standing
The crazy ones
1- breaking bad
2- the walking dead
3- scandal
4- homeland
5- sleepy hollow
Homeland
House of Cards
The Killing
Chicago Fire
Walking Dead
why isnt 2 broke girls in the list?
1). Game of Thrones
2). Once Upon a Time
3). The Blacklist
4). Sleepy Hollow
5). Vikings
and of course Big Bang Theory
South Park
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The League
Futurama
Parks and Rec
My favorite shows of 2013 are Almost Human and Sleepy Hollow.
Game of thrones
Big bang theory
Walking dead
Vikings
Ray Donovan
By Far:
1) Doctor Who
2) How I Met Your Mother
3) Sherlock
4) Breaking Bad
5) Futurama
Game of Thrones
The Walking Dead
Revolution
Vikings
Blacklist
Best show of the year is SHAMELESS most missed show Friday night lights
1. Simon and Simon
2. Manimal
3. Star Gate Atlantis
4. 21 Jump Street
5. Thunder Birds are Go
By far... Doctor Who! Best writing, Best acting, Best directing!
1. Booty talk
2. Heath Brooke compilation
3. Exploited Ebonys
4. Ava Devine
5. Gag factor
2. *Heather Brooke*
Sleepy Hollow
1.) Game Of Thrones
2.) Breaking Bad
3.) Sons Of Anarchy
4.) Community
5.) It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
1. Game of Thrones
2. Homeland
3. Sons of Anarchy
4. Eastbound and Down
5. Dexter
1 the Big Bang theory
2 the walking dead
we share the same interest 🙂
1 Breaking Bad
2 House of Cards
3 Game of Thrones
4 Homeland
5 Newsroom
Honorable Mention: Doctor Who
Scandal
Homeland
Elementary
Modern Family
Blacklist
The Walking Dead, and The Goldbergs is pretty funny.
Castle
Big Bang Theory
Doctor Who
Orphan Black
Downton Abbey
the walking dead
the walking dead
the walking dead
the walking dead
almost human
Scandal!!! Every single week leaves the viewer with a "WTH??" Awesome dialogue. Even better cast. It even outranks West Wing!
NOTHING outranks The West Wing.
Susan W. you are absolutely on point...SCANDAL!!!! 😉
Unless Sorkin starts using again, even Sorkin couldn't outdue the first 3 seasons of The West Wing. Scandal outdoes seasons 5 and 6 hands down though. I don't care how many blocks of cheese/pardoned turkeys/Charlie and Zoey moments there were after season 4.
1. Blacklist
2. Almost Human
3. Big Bang Theory
4. Walking Dead
5. Revolution
Scandal x 5
Newsroom, Boardwalk Empire, The Good Wife. Big Bang Theory, The Voice.
1) storage wars
2) the shark tank
3). Wwe raw
4) family guy
5) Big Bang theory
walking dead, breaking bad, sleepy hollow, american horror story, new girl.
Homeland
House of Cards
The Good Wife
The Voice
Newsroom
Brooklyn 99 (hilarious)
Modern Family
Big Bang Theory
American Horror Story: Coven
Grimm
Once Upon A Time
Agents of Shield
Blacklist
The Blacklist
The Voice
The Good Wife
CSI
Law and order SVU
The Blacklist! What is wrong with you buddy. A show about a white supremacist former cop who takes the law into his own hands and goes all Hunter on the blacks and latinos of Vermont. YOU ARE SICK. SIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCC KKK.
1 breaking bad
2 walking dead
3 Big Bang theory
4 the blacklist
5 how I met your mother
Walking dead is lame. Oh, zombies, blah blah blah. Scary. Check out "Gang Rape Gone Bad" – so cash.
1.Modern family 2.Two Broke Gurls3.Sons Of Anarchy4.The Ellen Show 5.Breakin Bad
Walking Dead, Mad Men, Big Bang & Family Guy. Please Networks, NO MORE Reality shows.. they are not Reality if you are filming them and they know it.
Survivor
Big Brother
American Idol
Criminal Minds
The Office
5) WWE RAW
4) Homeland
3) It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2) The Walking Dead
1) Breaking Bad
SCANDAL
GREG'S ANATOMY
REVENGE
FAMILY GUY
AMERICAN HORROR STORY
THE WALKING DEAD, BREAKING BAD, SLEEP HOLLOW, AGENTS OF SHIELD, ALMODT HUMAN
Law & Order SVU
NCIS
Suits
Tanked
my favorite tv shows are sleepy hollow,the walking dead.
SoA
Vikings
Modern Family
Pit Bulls and Parolees
Long Island Medium
Big Bang
Chicago Fire
NCIS
The Voice
Scandal
Suits
Blacklist Scandal Under Boss
Arrow
The blacklist, Michael j fox show, sleepy hollow, revenge, parenthood, American horror story
And the Big Bang theory and the millers
1)Breaking Bad
2)American Horror Story
3)Sons of Anarchy
4)How I Met Your Mother
5)Modern Family
1.Breaking Bad
2.Homeland
3.Dexter
4.The Walking Dead
5. Sons of Anarchy
5) How I Met Your Mother
4) Big Bang Theory
3) Amazing Race
2) The Walking Dead
1) Breaking Bad
1. Survivor
2. Big Bang Theory
3. Green Arrow
4. The Tomorrow Pe
1. Breaking Bad
2. Boardwalk Empire
3. The Walking Dead
4. Suits
5. Mad Men
Sleepy Hollow
Breaking Bad
The Americans
Revolution
Big Bang Theory
Revolution! Hands down. Favorite show. Very underrated.
Revolution!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. Breaking Bad
2. Walking Dead
3. Big Bang Theory
4. Once Upon a Time
5. Amazing Race
Breaking Bad
The Good Wife
Big Bang Theory
Homeland
Modern Family
As long as I stayed away from the wrecking ball,I think you know what my favorite show was.
The Big Bang!
Ghost adventures
Dead files
Face off
Bar rescue
First 48
Sock it to her Spacey! Make her beg for it
Sons of Anarchy!
Dracula....This is by far the best show this season. It has a huge following now and gaining in popularity but not even a mention here.
It's not that good. In fact, it kinda sucks. The actor playing dracula is miscast.
Vampires really suck.
Interesting article. Now excuse me while I deposit a large steaming poop into my neighbor's koi pond.
Broadchurch
Revolution, The Colbert Report, The Voice
1. Breaking Bad 2. Elementary 3. Person of Interest 4. Big Bang Theory 5. The Walking Dead.
#1 ! The Walking Dead
SONS of Anarchy
Breaking Bad
Game Of Thrones
Slerpy Hollow
Slerpy Hollow is a great show.
Mad Men and Dexter.
Did you watch season eight of dexter? It was god awful
Walking Dead
American Horror Story
Sleepy Hollow
3 of my favorites!
No Vikings? ! For shame :'(
Vikings, YES. and,
SOA
Pit Bulls and Parolees
Modern Family
Long Island Medium
5. Dexter
4. Daily Show
3. New Girl
2. Breaking Bad
1. Mad Men