In today's crowded TV landscape, there are more outlets for great shows than ever before.
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The best current TV show on each network — from ABC to FX to Netflix
We turned to Rotten Tomatoes to select the best current TV show on each network based on their critical reception, in places like ABC, CBS, AMC, and FX.
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TV networks and streaming services are always on the hunt for the next great series, and the competition among them has enhanced not only the breadth, but also the quality of their offerings.
To figure out which current shows are worth watching across all outlets, we turned to the reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes to select the most critically acclaimed scripted show that each network and service is currently producing.
We excluded children's shows, talk shows, and docuseries, and we only selected from networks with scripted shows that had enough reviews to receive a "Fresh" designation. We also used audience scores to break any ties within networks.
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Here is the best current TV show on each network, according to critics:
ABC: "Speechless"
Critic score: 98%
Audience score: 75%
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Adult Swim: "Rick and Morty"
Audience score: 96%
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Amazon: "Catastrophe"
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Critic score: 100%
Audience score: 92%
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AMC: "Better Call Saul"
Critic score: 97%
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Audience score: 93%
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BBC America: "Doctor Who"
Critic score: 88%
Audience score: 89%
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BET: "The Quad"
Critic score: 100%
Audience score: 54%
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CBS: "Elementary"
Critic score: 96%
Audience score: 87%
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CBS All Access: "The Good Fight"
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Critic score: 100%
Audience score: 88%
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Cinemax: "Outcast"
Critic score: 79%
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Audience score: 96%
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Comedy Central: "Broad City"
Critic score: 99%
Audience score: 92%
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The CW: "Jane the Virgin"
Critic score: 99%
Audience score: 92%
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Fox: "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Critic score: 94%
Audience score: 94%
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FX: "Atlanta"
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Critic score: 100%
Audience score: 90%
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HBO: "Insecure"
Critic score: 100%
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Audience score: 73%
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Hulu: "The Handmaid's Tale"
Critic score: 95%
Audience score: 91%
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IFC: "Portlandia"
Critic score: 97%
Audience score: 91%
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NBC: "The Good Place"
Critic score: 95%
Audience score: 87%
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Netflix: "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return"
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Critic score: 100%
Audience score: 92%
Summary:"The cult hit returns! Captured by mad scientists, new host Jonah survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by riffing on them with his funny robot pals."
Showtime: "Shameless"
Critic score: 93%
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Audience score: 88%
Starz: "Counterpart"
Critic score: 100%
Audience score: 72%
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Sundance Now: "Back"
Critic score: 100%
Audience score: 72%
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Syfy: "Channel Zero"
Critic score: 100%
Audience score: 72%
TBS: "Search Party"
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Critic score: 98%
Audience score: 87%
TNT: "The Librarians"
Critic score: 86%
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Audience score: 82%
USA: "Mr. Robot"
Critic score: 94%
Audience score: 92%
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