The Best TV Shows of 2022

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( vulture lists [The Best TV of 2022]( Television’s future looks hazier than ever, but these shows make a clear case for optimism. Photo-Illustration: Photo Illustration: Rowena Lloyd and Susanna Hayward; Photos: Courtesy of the Networks This was the year Peak TV finally seemed on the verge of toppling. As we close out the final quarter of these 12 tumultuous months, AMC is planning to lay off [20 percent of its workforce](, CNN (part of WarnerMedia) is in the [midst of layoffs](, Netflix is still [rebounding from a lousy few months for subscriptions](, Disney is [reeling]( from the arrival of [new boss Bob]( (who’s the same as old boss Bob), and every platform and network seems to be thinking about ways to streamline. And yet the purveyors of streaming, broadcast, and cable “content” continued to roll out more new scripted series than ever: During this summer’s Television Critics Association’s press tour, FX chairman John Landgraf said that 2022 would finally [mark the peak of Peak TV](, given that in the first half of the year alone, 357 original scripted series were ushered into existence. [Read More]( [Holiday Sale: Save up to 70% and get two exclusive gifts]( with an annual subscription to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Dangerous Liaisons: [Who’s Sexing the Queen?]( • The Real Housewives of Potomac: [Abuelitas a Miami]( • Yellowstone: [Survival of the Unfittest]( • The White Lotus: [Suspicious Minds]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [The Best Comedy Specials of 2022 The year’s best releases had some urgency behind their existence: capturing this thing at this moment.]( By Kathryn VanArendonk [I Am, I Said (I Guess): A Beautiful Noise If you can experience a dopamine hit from singing along to “Sweet Caroline” anywhere in America, why is this even happening in the Broadhurst?]( [Oscar Futures: Is the Academy Ready to Forgive Will Smith? He’s banned from the ceremony for the next ten years, but could Will Smith nab a nomination for Emancipation anyway?]( [How Is His Dark Materials Going to Pull This Off? The series’ final season takes on the difficult task of translating many heady, absurd, and arguably heretical elements from The Amber Spyglass.]( By Roxana Hadadi, Jackson McHenry and Kathryn VanArendonk [T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach’s GMA3 Flirtfest Is Going on Hiatus Holmes and Robach simply “have the day off.”]( By Justin Curto [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 16-Across, Three Letters: Song title for Zayn, Harry Styles, or Kiss. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images, Jamie Squire/Getty Images and Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images [Pretty Major at Union Hall]( Photo: Vulture Tomorrow, December 6, at 7 p.m., Vulture’s comedy show, Pretty Major, will be hosted by Jay Jurden and Zach Zimmerman and feature stand-up by Hoodo Hersi, Gavin Matts, Mary Neely, Sureni Weerasekera, and more. [Buy tickets here.]( [Read more from Vulture]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=vulture-daily) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2022, All rights reserved