It's finally time to rank the best shows of 2025. The end of the year is mere days away, and there's no time left to try and watch one last show. While there are a few ongoing series I'm still watching, my top 10 is officially set, and I don't see one of them cracking the list.
To be fair, I've now established a pretty, pretty good sample size of what was on TV this year. I had only watched 24 shows by March 2025, 43 shows by this August and 55 shows as of last month. But as of this writing, I've managed to watch 60 seasons of television this year from a host of new and returning shows.
Malcolm McMillan
Malcolm has been covering the latest in streaming shows and movies for Tom's Guide since 2023. He watches dozens of shows each year, so you know what to watch.
My 10 favorite shows of 2025
10. ‘The Bear' season 4 (Hulu)
“The Bear” took the world by storm with its debut season, following Carmy's (Jeremy Allen White) personal journey as a chef and as a person at his late brother's restaurant, The Original Beef of Chicagoland. Season 2 continued the hot streak, but then a lackluster season 3 threw cold water on everything.
In season 4, though, The Beef is now The Bear, and Carmy and the team are…