What comes after the [etc., etc.]? (CREDIT: Apple TV+)

I don’t think the same show has ever taken the top 3 spots (let alone the top 2 spots!) in my Best Episodes list in a single year. But gosh-dang it, there was a show that absolutely deserved it this year.

1. The Afterparty, “Isabel”
2. The Afterparty, “Travis”
3. The Afterparty, “Hannah”
4. Reservation Dogs, “Elora’s Dad”
5. Bob’s Burgers, “The Amazing Rudy”
6. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, “Dennis Takes a Mental Health Day”
7. How To with John Wilson, “How To Watch the Game”
8. American Dad!, “Z.O.I.N.C.S.”
9. Succession, “Connor’s Wedding”
10. Futurama, “All the Way Down”
11. Abbott Elementary, “Festival”
12. American Dad!, “Stretched Thin”
13. Succession, “Church and State”
14. Solar Opposites, “The Pronunciation Cassette Tapes”
15. Beavis and Butt-Head, “Hoarders; Needle Dicks”
16. Poker Face, “Rest in Metal”
17. Doctor Who, “Wild Blue Yonder”
18. The Other Two, “Brooke & Cary & Curtis & Lance”
19. Goosebumps, “Night of the Living Dummy”
20. Loki, “Ouroboros”