Wrapping Up 2021

Docuseries mushroomed in 2021 as streamers ramped up their offerings, and viewers were the beneficiaries. The wide array of series ran the gamut from investigative to ruminative, tackling sports, crime and music. At their best, they stood tall against the year’s top TV series overall.

A latenight target throughout his time in office, Donald Trump remained a favorite subject, along with COVID’s ongoing impact and President Biden’s first year in the White House.

The year saw a continued pandemic and divisiveness over politics, race and social issues. As always, journalists were there to shine a light on it all.

From nude survivalists to singles going on dates while caked in makeup and animal masks. As 2021 comes to an end, it’s time to look back on the year’s TV offerings, which were chock full of outrageous reality TV. Above, daters get to know each other while caked in outrageous prosthetics and animal makeup in Netflix’s Sexy Beasts.

Pour one out for Pose, Superstore, Pen15 and too many more.

Among the thousands of hours of television that came out this year, episodes of Call My Agent, For All Mankind, Mythic Quest, Pose and WandaVision, among others, stood out.