This is the best TV show of the past 25 years, according to Rotten Tomatoes

Breaking Bad has been crowned the best TV show of the past 25 years on a list compiled by Rotten Tomatoes.

To mark its 25th anniversary, the website asked approved critics to rank their top five TV shows released in the last 25 years. The votes were then tallied and compiled into a top 25 list.

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Perhaps unsurprisingly, Breaking Bad came out victorious, beating runner-ups The Sopranos and The Wire in second and third place respectively. Mad Men and Succession complete the top five, with the latter coming to an end this year with its fourth season.

Despite its controversial last season, Game Of Thrones finished in seventh place – placing ahead of shows like Lost, Fleabag and Atlanta.

You can check out the entire top 25 below.

1. Breaking Bad
2. The Sopranos
3. The Wire
4. Mad Men
5. Succession
6. The Leftovers
7. Game Of Thrones
8. Twin Peaks: The Return
9. Lost
10. Six Feet Under
11. Fleabag
12. Ted Lasso
13. Better Call Saul
14. BoJack Horseman
15. Curb Your Enthusiasm
16. Atlanta
17. Stranger Things
18. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
19. The Office US
20. The West Wing
21. The Americans
22. Parks and Recreation
23. Arrested Development
24. Watchmen
25. Chernobyl

A list was also compiled running down the top 25 movies from the past 25 years, where Mad Max: Fury Road claimed the top spot. This was followed by Parasite, David Lynch’s Mulholland Dr., The Dark Knight and Portrait Of A Lady On Fire.

Breaking Bad actors Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul recently made cameo appearances in It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, where they played fictional versions of themselves.

Better Call Saul, a spin-off from Breaking Bad, was recently nominated for seven Emmys for its final sixth season, including Best Drama Series and Best Actor for Bob Odenkirk.

Created by Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad concluded after five seasons in 2013.

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