The best TV of 2013
Guardian critics select the best TV shows of 2013
What was your favourite TV show of 2013? – open thread
Our critics voted for The Returned as their favourite show of the year, with Breaking Bad nipping at its heels. But what did we miss? And what tops your telly list?
The best TV of 2013: No 1 – The Returned (Channel 4)
John Crace: This French drama brilliantly subverted the conventional zombie tropes to create a TV programme unlike any other
The best TV of 2013: No 2 – Breaking Bad (Netflix)
Richard Vine: After five years and five seasons the story of chemistry teacher turned meth dealer Walter White came to an explosive conclusion that had the whole world hooked
The best TV of 2013: No 3 – Utopia (Channel 4)
Julia Raeside: Bold, theatrical and unlike anything else on the box at the moment – Dennis Kelly's graphic novel-influenced drama was as shocking as a chilli eye-bath
The best TV of 2013: No 4 – Game of Thrones (Sky Atlantic)
Sarah Hughes: The third season of HBO's fantasy drama, based on George RR Martin's novels, was the biggest, boldest and strongest so far
The best TV of 2013: No 5 – Broadchurch (ITV)
The best TV of 2013: No 6 – Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
The best TV of 2013: No 7 – Fresh Meat (Channel 4)
The best TV of 2013: No 8 – Top of the Lake (BBC2)
The best TV of 2013: No 9 – Borgen (BBC4)
The best TV of 2013: No 10 – The Fall (BBC2)
The best TV shows of 2013: 20-11
The best TV shows of 2013: 30-21
