Apple TV+’s Severance tops the top ten TV shows of 2022 – while House Of The Dragon and The White Lotus complete the streaming-dominated list
In a year where our work-life balance is still the focus of much discussion, it may come as a surprise that the top TV show is about… an office.
Severance, a dystopian series in which workers’ thoughts and memories are “disconnected” between their office and their personal lives, has been crowned RadioTimes.com’s top TV show of 2022.
The Apple TV+ show topped a streaming service-dominated top ten, gaining seven spots.
Good to see: Apple TV+’s Severance tops the top ten TV shows of 2022 – while House Of The Dragon and The White Lotus complete the streaming-dominated list
Game of Thrones prequel House Of The Dragon and The White Lotus, both on Sky, took second and third place respectively.
BBC shows The Responder, starring Martin Freeman, Adam Kay’s medical drama This is Going to Hurt and The Tourist, starring Jamie Dornan, were the only terrestrial programs in the top ten – fourth, fifth and seventh respectively.
Apple TV+’s Bad Sisters was sixth, Netflix’s Ozark was eighth, Now TV’s The Lazarus Project was ninth, and the Disney+ Star Wars series Andor was tenth.
Fascinating: Game of Thrones prequel House Of The Dragon (pictured Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen and Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen) came in second
Only 20 programs out of 50, including the final episodes of Australian soap opera Neighbors, were from traditional channels.
The BBC dominated terrestrial television thanks to Chloe, Industry and the latest series of Peaky Blinders.
ITV only had two – the woman-led crime drama Karen Pirie, and The Thief, His Wife, and the Canoe, based on the story of John Darwin faking his own death.
Hilarious: The White Lotus took third place (Haley Lu Richardson and Jennifer Coolidge pictured in character LR)
Netflix dominated the streaming platforms with ten shows in the top 50, followed by Disney+ with five and Apple TV+ with four.
Severance stars include Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Patricia Arquette and John Turturro.
The show has already been renewed for a second season by the streaming giant, but a release date has yet to be announced.
Talented: BBC shows The Responder with Martin Freeman (pictured), This is Going to Hurt and The Tourist were the only terrestrial programs in the top ten