--- ---  # Vote: What's the Best TV Show of 2017 So Far? by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 17, 2017 1:23 PM UTC  Hilary Bronwyn Gayle—HBO; Beth Dubber—Netflix/AP; Ron Batzdorff—NBC/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 17, 2017 1:23 PM UTC [Surprises](http://time.com/4683534/oscars-2017-la-la-land-stars-reactions/), [twists](http://time.com/4660730/super-bowl-2017-patriots-win/) and [upsets](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/election-results-2016-clinton-trump-231070) have made 2017 an emotional year. All that joy, sorrow and angst has translated to the small screen, where this year’s TV shows have tackled serious topics and stirred up something deep inside of viewers. Stars like [Nicole Kidman](http://time.com/4721757/nicole-kidman-big-little-lies-finale-celeste/) and Reese Witherspoon graced the small screen to elucidate a [tense story](http://time.com/4722273/big-little-lies-finale-review/) of domestic abuse and familial drama. A [superhero show](http://time.com/4661199/legion-fx-review/) wrestled smartly with mental health issues. Our anxieties about brutal authoritarianism [came to life](http://time.com/4734904/margaret-atwood-elisabeth-moss-handmaids-tale/) onscreen. [Big families](http://time.com/4643022/this-is-us-nbc-review/) had viewers in tears, and cassette-loving [teenagers](http://time.com/4718019/darkness-visible-in-13-reasons-why/) stoked [parents’ fears](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/style/13-reasons-why-netflix-teen-suicide.html?%5Fr=0). Of course, television can be an escape too. The incomparable Julia Louis-Dreyfus [continues](http://time.com/4732295/review-veep-season-6/) to provide a laugh-out-loud diversion from real politics. Drew Barrymore [brought new meaning](http://time.com/4665002/big-little-lies-santa-clarita-diet-reviews/) to chewing scenery. And [Aziz Ansari](http://time.com/aziz-ansari-modern-romance/) found even more ways to [make heartbreak funny](http://time.com/4111777/master-of-none-aziz-ansari-review/). In the run-up to TIME’s Best TV Shows of 2017 So Far, weigh in on your favorites in the poll below. Here are your options: _13 Reasons Why_, _American Gods_, _Big Little Lies_, _Catastrophe_, _Crashing_, _Dear White People_, _Feud_, _Girls_, _The Good Fight_, _The Handmaid’s Tale_, _I Love Dick_, _The Leftovers_, _Legion_, _Master of None_, _Planet Earth II_, _Santa Clarita Diet_, _Shots Fired_, _This Is Us_, _The Young Pope_ and _Veep_. Best TV Shows of the Year So Far: Vote in TIME's Poll ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4772549/best-tv-shows-of-2017-so-far-poll/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4772549/best-tv-shows-of-2017-so-far-poll/"},"headline":"Vote: What's the Best TV Show of 2017 So Far?","datePublished":"2017-05-17T13:23:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:49:42.795Z","description":"Did you like Legion or Big Little Lies? Did 13 Reasons Why inspire or scare you? Vote in TIME's reader poll for your favorite shows.","url":"https://time.com/4772549/best-tv-shows-of-2017-so-far-poll/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2dc71436f38b1678/6988cd88196cf46768040238/tv-shows-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2dc71436f38b1678/6988cd88196cf46768040238/tv-shows-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"tv-shows-2017","caption":"tv-shows-2017","creditText":"Hilary Bronwyn Gayle—HBO; Beth Dubber—Netflix/AP; Ron Batzdorff—NBC/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4772549/best-tv-shows-of-2017-so-far-poll/","name":"Vote: What's the Best TV Show of 2017 So Far?"}}]}] ```