RANKED: The 20 best TV shows of the year so far according to critics
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This used to be a time when fans could catch up on shows they missed via reruns, but we have streaming services for that now.
It also used to be the season when networks aired shows that wouldn't have a chance during the proper fall/spring schedules, but now it's the time for critically acclaimed shows like Lifetime's "UnReal" and HBO's "The Night Of."
But are the summer shows hotter than what we've seen so far in 2016?
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.
We looked at how this year's offerings stack up on the scores, and you'll likely be surprised by what missed the cut (sorry, "Game of Thrones" and "Mr. Robot").
Here are the 20 most critically acclaimed TV shows of 2016 so far, according to Metacritic:
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