Adweek's 2017 TV Hot List: The Year's Best and Buzziest Shows, Networks and Personalities

From Big Bang Theory to Big Little Lies, Netflix to Twitter

While the way we watch TV evolves, what we want to watch remains consistent: the hottest TV shows still have heart, soul and wit.

This Is Us, our pick for both Show of the Year and Hottest Drama, is giving NBC a much-needed shot in the arm. Our pick for Hottest Sports Network, Twitter, isn’t really a network at all, but a platform for sharing and engaging. Our Creator of the Year, the prolific Ryan Murphy, reveals that fear is what motivates him.

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This story first appeared in the May 15, 2017, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.