Showtime probably doesn’t get the credit it deserves. In the era of Peak TV, the network has managed to keep pace with more high-profile networks, and has produced plenty of shows that have stood the test of time. On some occasions, Showtime has also taken risks that other networks ultimately decided against, and managed to break new ground for what TV was capable of as a medium.
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Across its history as a network, Showtime has produced some truly great shows. Some of those shows had limited runs, and others went on for many seasons. However long they were on the air, though, these Showtime series stand up to the best TV series ever made by any network.
Twin Peaks: The Return (1990)
Billions (2016)
Homeland (2011)
United States of Tara (2009)
Queer As Folk (2000)
Penny Dreadful (2014)
Masters of Sex (2013)
On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019)
Escape at Dannemora (2018)
Dexter (2006)
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