HitFix's The Fien Print blog counts down TV's best of 2008, including Survivor, Lost, The Wire and Mad Men.
Daniel Fienberg
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<p>Nielsen ratings show that the most popular programs for 2008 included a singing duel between The Davids, Cloris Leachman pretending to dance, various teams of crime scene investigators investigating crime scenes and a group of doctors who are willing to have sex with ghosts when they can't bang each other. </p>
<p>None of those shows made my Top 10 list.</p>
<p>But this isn't some snobby list of cable shows that nobody but critics watch. Confession time: I just didn't have the time and patience for "In Treatment," so even though I have trusted friends who tell me it's the best thing going, it didn't make my list.</p>
<p>I also didn't include shows like "House," "The Office," "Dexter" and "Weeds," which have had featured places in my Top 10 in previous years.</p>
<p>No network has more than two shows on my list, but ABC, NBC and HBO all have two apiece.</p>
<p>Without any further ado... My Top 10...</p>
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<p>10)"Survivor: Micronesia Fans vs. Favorites" (CBS)</p>
<p>9)"The Life and Times of Tim" (HBO)</p>
<p>8)"Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog"</p>
<p>7)"Lost" (ABC)</p>
<p>6)"Pushing Daisies"(ABC)</p>
<p>5)"Chuck" (NBC)</p>
<p>4)"30 Rock" (NBC)</p>
<p>3)"Mad Men" (AMC)</p>
<p>2)"The Wire" (HBO)</p>
<p><strong>For TV's very best of 2008 and complete explanations and analysis of the list, Check <a href="../../../blogs/2008-12-6-the-fien-print/posts/2008-12-26-tv-s-2008-top-10">The Fien Print</a>.</strong></p>
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