2016 in TV: My top ten shows

TV has hit some real high points in 2016. We're heading for 500 scripted shows in 2017 and so many of those are actually worth watching. As 2016 winds to a close, it's time to mark that with my top ten shows of the year.

Some thoughts on the 2016 Emmy nominations

The nominees for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today, and, much to my - and a lot of people's - surprise, the nominations weren't terrible. In fact, they were kind of good, which is a rather unsettling feeling. Usually, my thoughts immediately following the announcement can be, like most things, summed up in the words of Ron Swanson:

Fortunately, that isn't the case this year. Read on for some of my thoughts, which jump across categories from point to point, so try to keep with it.