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- ↑ 100 Greatest TV Series of the 21st Century Revealed|Digital Trends
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- ↑ Why The Wire is the greatest TV series of the 21st Century - BBC Culture
- ↑ Game of Thrones, Money Heist, Breaking Bad among BBC’s top 100 tv series of 21st century|Financial Express
- ↑ BBC reveals best TV shows of the 21st century including Succession and Game of Thrones|Denbighshire Free Press