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November is a time for reconnecting with your loved ones. You know: members of the royal family, Baby Yoda, etc., etc.
It was also a great month for television, with some fantastic returns like the The Crown and The Mandalorian, as well as bold new debuts, including Industry and The Flight Attendant. And with everything else going on in the world, it might have been tough to keep track of everything good on TV. So good news: we did it for you.
Thanks to the staff at Decider, you can now find out what the best 10 TV shows that aired this month were. In this very article, even! Great news! To figure out what was the best of the best, the staff all submitted the top five shows they watched this month. Those were ranked, sifted together and then broken down into the list you see below. Check it out, and also be sure to check out the best of January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and the best of 2020 so far.
'Superstore'
NBC
There are only three certainties in life: death, taxes, and Superstore’s ability to make us laugh out loud. No matter what’s going on in the world, this veteran NBC comedy continues to find fresh new ways to enchant viewers. The new season has been sunshine on a cloudy day levels of entertaining as the sitcom continues to balance serious real-world issues with smart, uplifting comedy. Simply stated: Superstore will make your Thursday nights just a little bit better. — Josh Sorokach
'The Great British Baking Show'
Netflix
From moments that recalled the heights of the old days of Mary Berry and Mel & Sue to the shocking Semi-Finals, The Great British Baking Show has been something of a mixed bag this season. Still, the fact that fans worldwide were left so irate by the judge’s decisions proves the show still has its trademark magic. As always, we’ve fallen hard for each and every baker in that tent. And as always, we can’t help but have an opinion on each and every decision Paul and Prue make. The Great British Baking Show brought a much-needed sense of comfort in a year defined by chaos. — Meghan O’Keefe
'The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City'
Bravo
Bravo’s newest franchise, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City was announced for the very first time at the inaugural BravoCon in 2019. Just over a year later, here we are with one of the network’s most promising and exciting new series. These ladies are wasting no time getting to the drama: prancing around in open-toed stilettos in the snow, accusing a former friend of smelling like “hospital” and showing off their marriage to their…step-grandfather? PS — those last two are all Mary Cosby, already a series stand-out. Bundle up because it’s about to get awfully chilly in this shade! — Lea Palmieri
'Dash & Lily'
Netflix
Grinches beware! Dash & Lily will not only melt the hardest of hearts, but make them grow three sizes bigger in just eight episodes flat. World-weary teen Dash (Austin Abrams) is desperate to skip the holiday season altogether when he discovers a cherry red notebook in the stacks of the Strand. In it, he finds a series of dares set by irrepressibly effervescent Lily (Midori Francis). The two opposites soon find themselves falling head over heels for each other at the height of the holidays in Manhattan. Sweeter than a sugarplum and just the cure for the Christmas blues, Dash & Lily will make you believe in the power of love again. — Meghan O’Keefe
'A Teacher'
FX on Hulu
A Teacher starts out subtle, but quickly snowballs into a disturbing portrayal of abuse and grooming. The FX series stars Kate Mara as Claire, a 30-something English teacher who begins an affair with her student Eric (Nick Robinson), who is a senior in one of her classes. While their relationship begins with a seemingly innocent tutoring session, it soon becomes clear that Claire is seeking a thrill outside of her unhappy marriage, and Eric is drawn to her increasingly obvious advances. It’s a strange mix of uncomfortable and engrossing, and above all, it’s one of TV’s most complex and bold portrayals of a teacher and student relationship. — Greta Bjornson
'How to... With John Wilson'
HBO
How does one describe the unique masterpiece known as HBO’s How to… With John Wilson? Let’s go with a hint of Joe Pera, a sprinkle of Nathan Fielder (who serves as an executive producer on the show), and an audacious blend of covert cultural observation, cringe comedy, and alternative humor. The series follows self-described “anxious New Yorker” John Wilson as he walks around New York City (and other locations) documenting both the mundane and bizarre lives of everyday citizens. Shot from a first-person perspective, Wilson offers advice to viewers on a variety of seemingly mundane topics, including small talk, improving your memory, and, of course, how to put up scaffolding. A surreal grab bag of curious people and peculiar moments, How to… With John Wilson is one of the most innovative programs of 2020. — Josh Sorokach
'The Flight Attendant'
HBO Max
Make way for Kaley Cuoco, your new hot mess of a queen. The Big Bang Theory star’s latest project ditches canned laughter for high-stakes thrills. The drama starts when a booze-loving flight attendant wakes up next to the dead body of her latest hookup. Panicked and in Thailand, she decides to cover up the crime scene rather than go to the cops. And thus begins Cassie’s wild race against the law, a shady criminal organization, and her own terrible decisions. Fast-paced, thrilling, and darkly funny, The Flight Attendant is poised to become one of the most addicting and binge-worthy new shows of the year. Watch it now before you miss out. — Kayla Cobb
'Industry'
HBO
As exhausting as corporate stress is, there’s something addicting about the pressure of pursuing deadlines like your life depends on it. It’s that balance between gratification and toxicity that HBO’s latest drama wonderfully encapsulates. Industry is a lot of things: a scathing reflection of the modern workplace, a steamy thriller, a story about friendship, an ode to the irresponsibility of everyone’s 20s. But more than anything else, Industry is addicting. — Kayla Cobb
'The Mandalorian'
Disney+
We’ve really missed The Mandalorian. We’ve missed its episodic antics, its love of all things Star Wars, its mind-blowing action, and—most of all—Mando’s little travel buddy, Baby Yoda. The first half of Season 2 has exceeded all of our wildest expectations, delivering moments in every episode that dictate a week’s worth of Twitter memes (a squid man in a fisherman sweater!) and absolutely ridiculous discourse (so what if Baby Yoda ate a bunch of eggs?! He’s a baby!). This show has been the perfect kind of distraction: it’s one filled with giddy performances (Amy Sedaris and Carl Weathers are clearly having the time of their lives) and jaw-dropping action (give Katee Sackhoff her own show, right now!). We can’t wait to see how this season wraps up! — Brett White
'The Crown'
Netflix
The Crown has largely avoided the royal family’s most intimate scandals, but in Season 4, the Netflix drama changes tack and dives headfirst into Princess Charles (Josh O’Connor) and Princess Diana’s (Emma Corrin) fraught marriage. Corrin is magnetic as Diana, and she never lets viewers forget just how young and troubled the royal truly was. It should surprise no one to learn that The Crown’s sympathies lie with Diana, who is depicted as the victim of Charles’ insecurities and his torrid, years-long affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles, now the Duchess of Cornwall. Despite missing the mark elsewhere (Gillian Anderson’s bizarre Margaret Thatcher voice comes to mind), The Crown’s Charles and Diana storyline was so thrilling, and so tragic, that it elevated the season to new heights. — Claire Spellberg
