10. Grimm
Grimm is EASILY the best show on network TV (that I watch). Ok, I not saying it's Breaking Bad levels of television, but it's a fun show. With one of the best supporting casts (Monroe! Wu! Rosalee! Truble! (still the dumbest name in history) Hank! (Evil) Juliet!) and a consistent 'case of the week' format, along with a fairly intriguing main storyline, it's been one of my favorite shows for its last few seasons.
9. Game of Thrones
SPOILY WARNING: Rating Game of Thrones just on its 5th season is a bit hard for me, since I binge watched the entire show this year, and all those horrible weddings and other soul scarring events are still very fresh in my mind. So even though the show overall is my 3rd favorite of the decade, just judging on the 5th season alone, I would have to put it in this spot. Continuing in the dark vein of the previous seasons, GOT still impresses with some of he best casts of characters you'll find anywhere, and some of the best locations too. It slightly fails to match up to some of the highs of the previous seasons, but it still brought the stellar performances I expect from it. Also, I thought the season received a lot of unwarranted criticism about the Sansa scene (yet where was the outrage when a certain child was burned at the stake! along the other horrors that happened this season?!).
8. South Park
19 seasons in, and South Park is still as sharp as ever. With a continuous storyline, Matt and Trey really brought their A game, delivering episode after episode of laughs, and sharply critiquing the various issues going on right now. I can't wait to see how they continue this next season because this is some of their best work yet.
7. Jessica Jones
After dropping out of Daredevil after a few episodes, I came into JJ cautiously. Thankfully, this show was much better, and delivered some of the best moments of television this year. Kilgrave was my definite villain of the year, played perfectly by David Tennant with the right amount of charm and horror. Krysten Ritter was just as amazing as the title character, and it's about time we get a marvel show this gritty!
6. Better Call Saul
Watching BCS from the unique perspective of never seeing Breaking Bad before was an interesting experience. On its own, it was a very compelling show even though I had to keep wondering how Jimmy would end up fitting into BB when I got around to watching. And eventually after watching BB, it really didn't take or add anything to my experience of watching it. Vince Gilligan has a way with characters, and this was some of his best work yet. It really showcased Bob Odenkirk's acting chops more than ever, and Five-O was quite possibly the best episode of TV this year. Although we won't be getting to see more of BB, it's good to know we still have this show to stay in Alburqueque with.