Bhuray's Favourite TV Shows of the 2012-2013 Season

Over the past year I have managed to keep up with 21 television shows. I didn't think I would be able to accomplish this because I am notorious for watching a good portion of a series, and then giving up halfway through. 22 episodes just seems so.....well...long..in the long run...haha. Leave it to cable shows to provide 8-13 episodes to quell the time in between the longer series so you have time to finish those and still complete the 22 episodes of the latter. Anyways, here is my list in descending order of the 14 best T.V. shows I watched this year and below that will be the performances I think stood out. I have also included beside each performer what episode I thought they were best in. The winners are highlighted in gold. Go to the comments and tell me if you agree/disagree.

Best Television Series of 2012-2013

#14. 

created by Callie Khouri

#13.

developed by Bryan Fuller

#12.

created by Stephen Carpenter, David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf

#11.

created by Emily Spivey

#10.

created by Shonda Rhimes

#9.

created by Mike Kelley

#8.

created by Adam Horowitz & Edward Kitsis

#7. 

created by Laura Dern & Mike White

#6.

created by Joe Weisberg

#5.

created by Simon Blackwell & Armando Iannucci

#4.

created by Lena Dunham

#3.

developed by Anthony Cipriano, Carlton Cuse & Kerry Ehrin

#2.

created by Brad Falchuck & Ryan Murphy

#1.

developed by Howard Gordon & Alex Gansa

Best Leading Actor in a Television Series

Will Arnett – Up All Night (“Home/Office”)

Hugh Dancy – Hannibal (“Aperitif”)

Jeff Daniels – The Newsroom (“We Just Decided To”)

David Giuntoli – Grimm (“Kiss of the Muse”)

Damien Lewis – Homeland (“Q&A”)

Mads Mikkelsen – Hannibal (“Fromage”)

Steven Pasquale – Do No Harm (“Pilot”)

Matthew Rhys – The Americans (“Pilot”)

Best Leading Actress in a Television Series

Christina Applegate – Up All Night (“Ma’am’d”)

Connie Britton – Nashville (“I’ll Never Get out of This World Alive”)

Claire Danes – Homeland (“State of Independence”)

Laura Dern – Enlightened (“The Key”)

Lena Dunham – Girls (“Bad Friend”)

Vera Farmiga – Bates Motel (“The Man in Number 9”)

Anne Heche – Save Me (“The Book of Beth”)

Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Asylum (“Dark Cousin”)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep (“Midterms”)

Debra Messing – Smash (“The Producers”)

Jennifer Morrison – Once Upon a Time (“Tallahassee”)

Emily Mortimer – The Newsroom (“I’ll Try to Fix You”)

Hayden Panettiere – Nashville (“I’ll Never Get out of This World Alive”)

Keri Russell – The Americans (“Gregory”)

Madeleine Stowe – Revenge (“Masquerade”)

Emily VanCamp – Revenge (“Truth, Parts 1 & 2”)

Kerry Washington – Scandal (“Any Questions?”)

Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series

Powers Boothe – Nashville (“My Heart Would Know”)

Robert Carlyle – Once Upon a Time (“Manhattan”)

James Cromwell – American Horror Story: Asylum (“The Name Game”)

Charles Esten – Nashville (“I’ll Never Get out of This World Alive”)

Noah Emmerich – The Americans (“Safe House”)

Joseph Fiennes – American Horror Story (“The Name Game”)

Laurence Fishburne – Hannibal (“Coquilles”)

John Gallagher Jr. – The Newsroom (“News Night 2.0”)

Tony Hale – Veep (“The Vic Allen Dinner”)

Gabriel Mann – Revenge (“Masquerade”)

Silas Weir Mitchell – Grimm (“Over My Dead Body”)

Sam Palladio – Nashville (“When You’re Tired of Breaking Other People’s Hearts”)

Mandy Patinkin – Homeland (“The Clearing”)

Bill Pullman – 1600 Penn (“Live from the Lincoln Bedroom”)

Zachary Quinto – American Horror Story: Asylum (“The Origins of Monstrosity”)

Sasha Roiz – Grimm (“Face Off”)

Reid Scott – Veep (“Helsinki”)

Timothy Simons – Veep (“Andrew”)

Matt Walsh – Veep (“Helsinki”)

Sam Waterson – The Newsroom (“The 112^th Congress”)

Nick Weschler – Revenge (“Truth, Parts 1 & 2”)

Mike White – Enlightened (“The Ghost is Seen”)

Luke Wilson – Enlightened (“Higher Power”)

Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series

Morena Baccarin – Homeland (“State of Independence”)

Sufe Bradshaw – Veep (“Hostages”)

Anna Chlumsky – Veep (“Midterms”)

Claire Coffee – Grimm (“Season of the Hexenbiest”)

Olivia Cooke – Bates Motel (“The Man in Number 9”)

Caroline Dhavernas – Hannibal (“Trou Normand”)

Jenna Elfman – 1600 Penn (“Meet the Parent”)

Ginnfer Goodwin – Once Upon a Time (“The Miller’s Daughter”)

Megan Hilty – Smash (“Opening Night”)

Jemima Kirke – Girls (“Video Games”)

Diane Ladd – Enlightened (“All I Ever Wanted”)

Martha MacIsaac – 1600 Penn (“Live from the Lincoln Bedroom”)

Olivia Munn – The Newsroom (“Bullies”)

Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Asylum (“Spilt Milk”)

Lana Parrilla – Once Upon a Time (“The Cricket Game”)

Allison Pill – The Newsroom (“The Greater Fool”)

Lily Rabe – American Horror Story: Asylum (“The Name Game”)

Maya Rudolph – Up All Night (“I Can’t Quit You”)

Bellamy Young – Scandal (“A Woman Scorned”)

Best Guest Actor in a Television Series

Eion Bailey – Once Upon a Time (“Selfless, Brave, and True”)

Roger Bart – Revenge (“Illusion”)

Jere Burns – Bates Motel (“The Boy and His Dog”)

James Frain – Grimm (“Goodnight, Sweet Grimm”)

Rupert Friend – Homeland (“Q&A”)

Sean Hayes – Smash (“The Read-Through”)

Sean Hayes – Up All Night (“Thanksgiving”)

Gregg Henry – Scandal (“Snake in the Garden”)

Dylan McDermott – American Horror Story: Asylum (“Madness Ends”)

Ian McShane – American Horror Story: Asylum (“Unholy Night”)

Chris Messina – The Newsroom (“News Night 2.0”)

Dermot Mulroney – Enlightened (“All I Ever Wanted”)

Andrew Rannells – Girls (“Bad Friend”)

James Rebhorn – Homeland (“The Smile”)

Paul Schneider – The Newsroom (“I’ll Try to Fix You”)

Peter Scolari – Girls (“It’s Back”)

Patrick Wilson – Girls (“One Man’s Trash”)

Best Guest Actress in a Television Series

Shohreh Aghdashloo – Grimm (“The Waking Dead”)

Gillian Anderson – Hannibal (“Fromage”)

Becky Ann Baker – Girls (“It’s Back”)

Adrienne Barbeau – Revenge (“Lineage”)

Kate Burton – Scandal (“Happy Birthday, Mr. President”)

Lara Jean Chorostecki – Hannibal (“Amuse-Bouche”)

Lisa Edelstein – Scandal (“Top of the Hour”)

Jane Fonda – The Newsroom (“The 112^th Congress”)

Judith Hoag – Nashville (“I’ll Never Get out of This World Alive”)

Barbara Hershey – Once Upon a Time (“The Queen is dead”)

Marin Ireland – Homeland (“The Clearing”)

Sylvia Jefferies – Nashville (“A Picture from Other Life’s Side”)

Margarita Levieva – Revenge (“Sacrifice”)

Annet Mahendru – The Americans (“Only You”)

Mary Elizabeth Manstrantonio – Grimm (“The Kiss”)

Sonequa Martin-Green – Once Upon a Time (“Selfless, Brave, and True”)

Margo Martindale – The Americans (“Gregory”)

Mary McDonald-Lewis – Grimm (“The Waking Dead”)

Rose McGowan – Once Upon a Time (“The Miller’s Daughter”)

Susan Misner – The Americans (“Covert War”)

Bernadette Peters – Smash (“The Parents”)

Franka Potente – American Horror Story: Asylum (“I am Anne Frank, Parts 1 & 2”)

Sheryl Lee Ralph – Smash (“The Song”)

Kacey Rohl – Hannibal (“Trou-Normand”)

Chloe Sevigny – American Horror Story: Asylum (“Tricks and Treats”)

Molly Shannon – Enlightened (“The Ghost is Seen”)

Molly Shannon – Hannibal (“Ouef”)

Gina Torres – Hannibal (“Coquilles”)

Jessica Tuck – Grimm (“The Kiss”)
Allison Wright - The Americans ("The Oath")

Rita Wilson – Girls (“It’s About Time”)