ARROW, The CW

Once upon a time, Greg Berlanti took little-known DC Comics hero Oliver Queen and created a wildly successful franchise. The so-called Arrowverse now includes five spin-offs—and counting. Queen may have hung up his bow and quiver, but his legacy could prove immortal.

EMPIRE, Fox

Lee Daniels's prime-time soap put Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard at the head of the fractious Lyon family, music moguls with big ambitions. The show was a cultural touchstone, scandal or not. Empire never decided if Cookie and Lucious loved or hated each other, but it didn't matter: They were family.

GLOW, Netflix

Jenji Kohan's '80s wrestling comedy took a crew of misfits— led by Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin—and subjected them to a curmudgeonly failed director played by Marc Maron. The wrestlers weren't sure if they were being exploited or exploiting themselves, but if it was occasionally discomfiting, GLOW always had the warmth of its tight-knit characters.

THE GOOD PLACE, NBC

Kristen Bell and Ted Danson starred in this enchanting sitcom about what it means to try to be a good person. Michael Schur's show about ethics is surprisingly engaging and genuinely hilarious. In a word, heavenly.

HOMELAND, Showtime

Mandy Patinkin doesn't always make it to the end of a show's run, but his loyalty to costar Claire Danes demanded that he close out this jangly CIA thriller with her. Their series straddled two very different presidential administrations but maintained its timely jolt.

HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, ABC

The bloody melodrama's legacy can be summed up in a single scene: Annalise (Viola Davis) sitting in front of her vanity, slowly removing her wig and makeup. It's forlorn at first but becomes revelatory, an act of emotional burlesque anchored by Davis's raw performance.

MODERN FAMILY,ABC

The days when a sitcom could run for 10 years and make its cast zillionaires seem past, with Modern Family the last of a breed. The pitch-perfect cast always made the show sharper and more clever than its family-comedy trappings seemed to promise.

POWER, Starz

For six seasons, Omari Hardwick's conflicted kingpin, Ghost, juggled his family, his legitimate business, and his illegal enterprise in a crime drama that became Starz's top-rated show. The final season ended his reign—but fortunately, a spin-off with Mary J. Blige is on the way.

SCHITT'S CREEK, PopTV & CBC

This Canadian sitcom took a while to catch on Stateside, but once it did, the performances of comedic titans Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy drew fans into a sweet series about a rich family learning to be better people in a small town. The final season celebrated with tears, goodbyes, and a wedding— officiated by O'Hara wearing a bishop's miter.

SHAMELESS, Showtime

After a decade growing up onscreen, the Gallagher family bows out this summer with their Nth season. The Showtime dramedy is stacked with heartbreaking performances, including dear old drunk dad, played with relentless selfishness by William H. Macy.

SILICON VALLEY, HBO

The long journey for start-up Pied Piper—and its founder, played by Thomas Middleditch— ended last year with a brilliant finale. The team (Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, and Zach Woods) more or less stuck through it all, even when their paradigm-shifting algorithm proved too dangerous for this world.

SUITS, USA Network

An oddly addictive drama about an arrogant lawyer (Gabriel Macht) and his arrogant sidekick (Patrick J. Adams). Rick Hoffman was next-level Shakespearean as the guy nobody could stand. Meghan Markle was good too but quit for a better gig.

SUPERNATURAL, The WB

Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles have been to hell and back more than a few times on this, the longest-running sci-fi show in America. Supernatural meant to lay its weary head to rest but, because of the coronavirus, the Winchester boys will say farewell sometime soonish.