The 20 Best Political TV Shows
A ranked list of the 20 best shows about American politics, including ‘SNL,’ ‘The Wire,’ ‘Parks and Recreation,’ and more longtime favorites
From fantasies like The West Wing and Scandal to satires like Veep to historical dramas like Mrs. America, the small screen has given us a wide range of shows that channel our political hopes, fears, disappointments, and outrages. If our real-life system of government has you on edge, these shows will help you find renewed reasons for optimism, or explain the failures of the present by examining the past, or let you imagine you’re a covert operative who can blow the whole damn thing up, or just make you laugh with a bunch of really obscene nicknames.
CONTRIBUTORS: Jon Dolan, Maria Fontoura, Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Andrew Perez, Alan Sepinwall, Kate Storey