NEW YORK,Dec. 14, 2022/PRNewswire/ --Ed Martin,MediaVillage's Editor and Chief Television and Content Critic, has chosen the 25 best programs of the year, that will be published on the media industry's go to business-to-business education and knowledge platform. The Top 25 are a mix of broadcast, linear, cable and streaming shows.
For the complete list of the veteran broadcast journalist's Top 25 Programs of 2022 -- on ABC, AMC+, Apple TV+, CBS, Disney+, Fox, FX/ Hulu, HBO, HBO Max, NBC/Peacock, Netflix, Paramount+ -- visit MediaVillage.com.
"It's hard to believe these annual Best of the Year lists used to be limited to ten programs," said Martin. "I could easily add at least ten more outstanding shows from 2022 to these Top 25. In keeping with tradition, we want this to be a list unlike any other you will read."
Excerpts ofEd Martin'scommentary on his Top 13-25 programs of 2022 are below.
Pam & Tommy(Hulu) -- This limited series about the tumultuous '90s-era relationship between rockerTommy Leeand actressPamela Anderson(during herBaywatchheyday) and the ordeal they endured following the video and online release of their infamous sex tape was sexy, funny, infuriating, thought-provoking.
House of the Dragon(HBO) -- I'm in the camp that felt that we didn't need moreGame of Thrones,其一度叙事甚至不能hold up during the original's flawed final season. I mean, who needs another battle for the iron seat, with all the attendant ultra-violence?House of the Dragon, though, is slowly proving me wrong.
Bad Sisters(Apple TV+) -- Series creator, producer, writer, and starSharon Horganpulls no punches with the saga of the Garvey sisters, whose troubles began with the sudden deaths of their parents many years ago and piled on from there.
Andor(Disney+) --Diego Luna是很棒的领导角色Cassian,严重吗young man of humble beginnings on a path to greater things than he might imagine … not unlike youngLuke Skywalker.
The Dropout(Hulu) --Elizabeth Holmes, the crafty and calculating young woman at the center of it all, was played to electric perfection byAmanda Seyfried, who took home an Emmy Award for her performance. As withJulia Garner'sportrayal ofAnna Delvey(another master manipulator) in Netflix'sInventing Anna, Seyfried's triumph was all about the voice.
Winning Time: The Rise of the LakersDynasty(HBO) --John C. Reillygave what may be the television performance of the year as late team ownerJerry Buss; newcomerQuincy Isaiahexcelled in his engaging portrayal of a young Magic Johnson, and the cast included the always welcomeSally Field, too.
This Is Going to Hurt(AMC+) -- It's based on the memoir of former doctorAdam Kay, who left medicine after enduring a particularly traumatic event. He's played byBen Whishaw, who delivers yet another career-best performance.
DAHMER: Monster -- The Jeffrey Dahmer Story(Netflix) -- Coming off his Emmy Award-winning work in HBO'sMare of Easttown, not to mention his various freaky roles in FX'sAmerican Horror Story, starEvan Petersonce again proved that he is one of our most versatile young actors.
Days of Our Lives(美国全国广播公司(NBC) /孔雀)——NBC 9月标志着开始of the "traditional fall television season" by moving (some say "exiling") its long-running (and only remaining) daytime drama to Peacock (also the home of the wackyDayscompanion franchiseBeyondSalemand the memorable holiday movieA Very Salem Christmas). It's tough to tell yet if this move was fatal forDaysor not, or if it has drawn much needed attention to NBCU's streamer.
Dancing with the Stars(Disney+) -- The other broadcast favorite that was "transferred" to streaming was ABC's long-running competitionDancing with the Stars, which has a new home on Disney+. It was a sensational season (Charli D'Amelio! Shangela! Natasha!Selma Blair'striumph!).
Garcia!(HBO Max) -- The main character is actually a driven female reporter named Antonia. (It's been a great year for formidable women reporters in scripted shows: See also ABC'sAlaska Dailyand Netflix'sInventing Anna.)Francisco Ortiz(as Garcia) and Veki Velilla (as Antonia) are just great together.
America's Got Talent(NBC) -- Still my favorite competition show, and, for me, the only broadcast series that makes summer viewing fun.
Young Sheldon(CBS) -- Now in its sixth season, this underappreciated prequel toThe Big Bang Theoryremains a unique treasure, shedding ever more insight into the mind of the adultSheldon Cooperby expanding its focus on the family members who shaped the distinctive grown up that young Sheldon would become.
ForEd Martin'sremaining Top 12 programs of 2022, go to MediaVillage.com onThursday, December 15.
"Every year the media and advertising community looks forward toEd Martin'stop 25 picks as he is among the most respected television/video critics and commentators," said Jack
Myers, founder of MediaVillage.
Martin is currently President of the Critics Choice Association's TV Branch. Prior to joining MediaVillage, Martin was a television critic and reporter forUSATodayand senior editor and television critic atInside Media. He has written features forVariety,TV Line,Advertising Age,Television Week,Broadcasting & CableandTV Guide. Earlier in his career, Martin was publicity director for Vestron Pictures, where he orchestrated campaigns for dozens of movies, including the Academy Award-winning classicDirty Dancing. FollowEd Martin@PlanetEdand read his commentary atEd Martin Report.
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