HBO's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of HBO? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best HBO titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2018 9 great titles Best: Succession
  2. #2 1998 9 great titles Best: From the Earth to the Moon
  3. #3 1997 9 great titles Best: Spawn
  4. #4 2014 7 great titles Best: True Detective
  5. #5 2001 7 great titles Best: Band of Brothers
  6. #6 2010 7 great titles Best: Boardwalk Empire
  7. #7 1999 7 great titles Best: The Sopranos
  8. #8 2013 7 great titles Best: O Negocio
  9. #9 2019 6 great titles Best: Chernobyl
  10. #10 2022 6 great titles Best: House of the Dragon
  11. #11 2016 6 great titles Best: The Night Of
  12. #12 2017 6 great titles Best: Big Little Lies
  13. #13 1994 6 great titles Best: The Burning Season
  14. #14 2011 5 great titles Best: Game of Thrones
  15. #15 2008 5 great titles Best: True Blood
  16. #16 2000 5 great titles Best: Curb Your Enthusiasm
  17. #17 2002 5 great titles Best: The Wire
  18. #18 2015 5 great titles Best: The Jinx
  19. #19 2012 5 great titles Best: The Newsroom
  20. #20 2003 5 great titles Best: Carnivàle
  21. #21 2023 5 great titles Best: The Last of Us
  22. #22 1995 5 great titles Best: The Little Lulu Show
  23. #23 2020 5 great titles Best: Perry Mason
  24. #24 2024 5 great titles Best: Dune: Prophecy
  25. #25 1996 5 great titles Best: The Celluloid Closet