The Best TV Shows of 2023
The 13 Best TV Shows of 2023 So Far, From "The Bear" to "Queen Charlotte"
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If there's a hall of fame for TV crime dramas, "Snowfall" definitely deserves a spot. The gritty, '80s-set series aired its sixth and final season earlier this year, bringing a bleak story about the crack cocaine epidemic to an utterly tragic ending — all helmed by a masterful performance from Damson Idris. Over the course of the show — co-created by the late John Singleton — viewers watched Idris's Franklin Saint transform from a lanky college dropout and part-time weed dealer to a gruesome kingpin whose ego got too big for his own good. It's unfortunate that in its six-season run, "Snowfall" never earned a single Emmy nomination, despite being lauded as one of the best crime shows of the past two decades. But for many fans, it'll always be celebrated as a true-to-life TV gem and one of Singleton's crown jewels. — NP