The Best TV Shows from 2010


Below is our top ten list of the best TV shows which first started broadcasting in 2010.

10. The Walking Dead


The%20Walking%20DeadFirst Aired: 31 October, 2010

The Walking Dead is a TV series starring Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, and Melissa McBride. Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.


9. Sherlock


SherlockFirst Aired: 22 July, 2010

Sherlock is a TV series starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, and Una Stubbs. A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.


8. Spartacus: Blood and Sand


Spartacus%3A%20Blood%20and%20SandFirst Aired: 22 January, 2010

Spartacus: Blood and Sand is a TV series starring Andy Whitfield, Lucy Lawless, and Manu Bennett. The life of Spartacus, the gladiator who lead a rebellion against the Romans. From his time as an ally of the Romans, to his betrayal…


7. The Pacific


The%20PacificFirst Aired: 14 March, 2010

The Pacific is a TV mini-series starring James Badge Dale, Joseph Mazzello, and Jon Seda. The Pacific Theatre of World War II, as seen through the eyes of several young Marines.


6. Boardwalk Empire


Boardwalk%20EmpireFirst Aired: 19 September, 2010

Boardwalk Empire is a TV series starring Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, and Michael Shannon. An Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law by conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.


5. Luther


LutherFirst Aired: 04 May, 2010

Luther is a TV series starring Idris Elba, Dermot Crowley, and Michael Smiley. DCI John Luther is a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can’t always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.



4. Louie


LouieFirst Aired: 29 June, 2010

Louie is a TV series starring Louis C.K., Hadley Delany, and Ursula Parker. The life of Louie C.K., a divorced comedian living in New York with two kids.


3. Downton Abbey


Downton%20AbbeyFirst Aired: 26 September, 2010

Downton Abbey is a TV series starring Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan, and Elizabeth McGovern. A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.


2. Justified


JustifiedFirst Aired: 16 March, 2010

Justified is a TV series starring Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, and Joelle Carter. U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens is reassigned from Miami to his childhood home in the poor, rural coal mining towns of eastern Kentucky.


1. Adventure Time


Adventure%20TimeFirst Aired: 05 April, 2010

Adventure Time is a TV series starring John DiMaggio, Jeremy Shada, and Tom Kenny. A 12-year-old boy and his best friend, wise 28-year-old dog with magical powers, go on a series of surreal adventures with each other in a remote…