The Best & Worst of 2008

The year that was: Our choices -- and yours -- for the highs and lows in pop culture

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Best and Worst 2008: Critics' Picks

Best and Worst of 2008: TV

10 shows to watch and five to avoid

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By Ken Tucker

Ken Tucker

Ken Tucker is critic-at-large for EW

BEST
1. The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
2. The Wire (HBO)
3. 30 Rock (NBC)
4. The Shield (FX)
5. Lost (ABC)
6. Mad Men (AMC) 7. Fringe (Fox)
8. Late Show With David Letterman; The Late  Late Show With Craig Ferguson (CBS)
9. Dexter (Showtime)
10. In Treatment (HBO)

WORST
1. The Moment of Truth (Fox)
2. American Idol (Fox)
3. Private Practice (ABC)
4. Valentine (The CW)
5. Knight Rider (NBC)

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