Best TV Shows of 1997
Ranked by our critic's grades, best first.
Buffy the Vampire SlayerThe show that taught American television how to build a season, and how to make its teenagers talk.Read the review
South ParkNearly thirty years of construction paper satire, and still the fastest show on television at turning the week into a joke.
OzThe show that proved cable drama could be brutal, and it is still nastier than its descendants.