The 20 best new TV shows, according to critics

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There are nearly 70 new TV shows in fall 2016. And many critics will say that there's a high degree of quality in that batch.

But that doesn't mean real people have the time to watch everything — no matter how good.

The problem now is we have to become really selective, really nitpicky. Some of the stuff that made it to our TV screens a year or two ago just doesn't hold up any longer compared to the competition.

Cable, the streaming companies, and even broadcast are taking viewers to bold new places — from "Atlanta" to "One Mississippi," "The Good Place," and "Westworld."

But where should you start? 

Metacritic keeps track of a curated group of critics, assigns each review a number according to how positive or negative it was, and then creates a weighted average score for each show.

Here are the 20 most critically acclaimed TV shows of fall 2016 so far, according to Metacritic:

20. "The Get Down" (Netflix)

Netflix

Metacritic Score: 69

From "Moulin Rouge" director Baz Luhrman, this musical series tells the story of the rise of hip-hop.

19. "No Tomorrow" (The CW)

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Metacritic score: 69

A woman finds adventure after meeting a charismatic guy who believes the world is going to end soon.

18. "Designated Survivor" (ABC)

ABC

Metacritic score: 71

Kiefer Sutherland plays Tom Kirkland, the secretary of housing and urban development, who becomes president after a deadly terrorist attack kills everyone else in the line of succession to the president.

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