See the year’s best installments, ahead.

Its a big canvas, but Forte fills it well with a mix of raucous comedy and quiet humanity.

Ray Rahman

9.

The Year’s Best TV Episodes

HBO; AMC; AMC

James Hibberd

8.

The episode reminded us ofParks two-hearted soul underneath that body blanket of Post-it notes.

Dan Snierson

7.

10. The Last Man on Earth “Alive in Tucson”/“The Elephant in the Room” (FOX)

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Natalie Abrams

6.

Shirley Li

5.

Shirley Li

4.

9. You’re the Worst “There is Currently Not a Problem” (FXX)

Byron Cohen/FX

Five-O showed that the only thing harder than blood to draw from this stone is tears.

Dan Snierson

3.

Nights King stare-off that delivered both.

Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson, Parks and Recreation

Tyler Golden/NBC

James Hibberd

2.

Sara Vilkomerson

1.

The Jinx “What The Hell Did I Do?”

7. Scandal “The Lawn Chair” (ABC)

ABC

The seeming confession of guilt from suspected killer Robert Durst.

Its all too convenient.

ButThe Jinxproved that, as is so often the case, truth really is stranger than fiction.

6. Mad Men “Lost Horizon” (AMC)

AMC

5. Master of None “Parents” (Netflix)

KC Bailey/Netflix

4. Better Call Saul “Five-O” (AMC)

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2. Inside Amy Schumer “Last F—able Day” (Comedy Central)

Comedy Central

1. The Jinx “What The Hell Did I Do?” (HBO)

HBO