Yahoo Lifestyle 2024 in Review: Best Love Triangle, Lamest Cameo, Most Unnecessary Death and 80+ More TV Superlatives
Here at TVLine, we’ve spent the month of December revisiting the finer details of 2024 television, from the character deaths we’re still mourning to our favorite platonic duos to the scenes that live rent-free in our brains, even months later.
But, if you can believe it, we’re about to get even more specific with it.
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As our annual Year in Review retrospective comes to a close, the list below recognizes the winners — or losers, in some cases — of more than 80 ultra-precise categories related to this year’s TV, including the most frustrating character, the catchiest original song and the small screen’s very cutest kid. (That last category may have been the one with the toughest competition.)
And though many of our “round-up” categories give well-earned props to this year’s shows — other superlatives include Best Villain, Most Improved Character and Funniest Hookup — not every award is one you’d want to win: We’re also calling out 2024’s worst love triangle, lamest celebrity cameo and buzziest TV event that failed to live up to its own hype, among other missteps.
Keep scrolling to see all of our final Year in Review accolades, then drop a comment with your own winners and losers!
MOST UNDERRATED PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR (DRAMA): Anthony Boyle, Manhunt
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MOST UNDERRATED PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS (DRAMA)
Sarayu Blue, Expats
BIGGEST ACTING REVELATION (DRAMA)
Matthew Jeffers, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
MOST UNDERRATED PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS (COMEDY): Alanna Ubach, Ted
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MOST UNDERRATED PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR (COMEDY)
Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere
BIGGEST ACTING REVELATION (COMEDY)
Joe Locke, Agatha All Along
BEST SINGLE EPISODE (DRAMA): “Remember It,” X-Men ’97
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MOST IMPROVED DRAMA
Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC… but, as of next year, Peacock!)
BIGGEST GUILTY PLEASURE (DRAMA)
Doctor Odyssey (ABC)
BEST MONOLOGUE
Rebecca’s deposition, Landman
WORST MONOLOGUE
Jo Koy’s opening set at the Golden Globes
BEST SINGLE EPISODE (COMEDY): “Bulletproof,” Hacks
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MOST IMPROVED COMEDY
Based on a True Story (Peacock)
BIGGEST GUILTY PLEASURE (COMEDY)
It’s Florida, Man (HBO)
BEST COMEDY DUO
John Mulaney and Richard Kind, John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ANIMAL: Bobby as Cheese’s dog, House of the Dragon
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BEST PERFORMANCE ON A BAD SHOW
Dakota Fanning, The Perfect Couple
BEST PARENT/CHILD CASTING
Kyle and Jaden — Rusty and Barbara’s kids — on Presumed Innocent
BEST CASTING OF YOUNGER COUNTERPARTS
The Harkonnen sisters in flashbacks, Dune: Prophecy
BEST PERFORMANCE OPPOSITE ONESELF
Erin Moriarty, The Boys
BEST NEW CHARACTER ON AN ESTABLISHED DRAMA: Mitch Ripley, Chicago Med
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BEST NEW CHARACTER ON AN ESTABLISHED COMEDY
Heather, Resident Alien
MOST UNDERUTILIZED GUEST STAR (MALE)
Jonathan Bailey, Heartstopper
MOST UNDERUTILIZED GUEST STAR (FEMALE)
Natalie Morales, Grey’s Anatomy
MOST UBIQUITOUS GUEST STAR
Richard Kind
MOST DISAPPOINTING SHOW: Palm Royale (Apple TV+)
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BEST REBOOT, REVIVAL OR SEQUEL SERIES
Shōgun (FX)
WORST REBOOT, REVIVAL OR SEQUEL SERIES
Orphan Black: Echoes (AMC)
LAMEST CAMEO
John Cena, The Bear
BEST DEATH SCENE: Lilia’s demise, Agatha All Along
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MOST UNNECESSARY DEATH
JJ, Outer Banks
BEST EULOGY
Alexis eulogizes Sam, General Hospital (watch it here)
BIGGEST TEARJERKER
George’s funeral, Young Sheldon (watch it here and here)
MOST CONVOLUTED STORY ARC
What happened on Brendok 16 years earlier, The Acolyte
WORST WIG: Dexter Morgan, Dexter: Original Sin
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BEST COSTUMES
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix)
WORST CGI OR GREEN SCREEN
Monkey, 3 Body Problem
MOST STYLISH CHARACTER
Coco Chanel, The New Look
BEST REALITY SHOW JUDGE: Snoop Dogg, The Voice
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WORST REALITY SHOW JUDGE
Gene Simmons as a Dancing With the Stars guest judge
BIGGEST GUILTY PLEASURE (REALITY)
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Hulu)
MOST AMBITIOUS ILL-FATED SHOW: Constellation (Apple TV+)
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ENDANGERED SHOW WE’RE MOST WORRIED ABOUT
Heartstopper (Netflix)
PERFORMANCE WE’VE GOT TO BELIEVE WILL EVENTUALLY GET NOTICED BY THE EMMYS
Antony Starr, The Boys
THE WIRE MEMORIAL AWARD FOR WORLD-CLASS DRAMA IGNORED IN PERPETUITY BY THE EMMYS
Better Call Saul (AMC)
BEST COUPLE (ROMANTIC): Rick and Michonne, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
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ON-SCREEN COUPLE WITH ZERO CHEMISTRY
Tara and Rebecca, Criminal Minds: Evolution
BEST LOVE TRIANGLE
Kat, Elliot and Thomas, The Way Home
WORST LOVE TRIANGLE
Five, Lila and Diego, The Umbrella Academy
MOST HEARTBREAKING BREAKUP (tie!)
Chenford, The Rookie, and Buck/Tommy, 9-1-1
MOST OVERDUE BREAKUP
Kristen and Andy, Evil
MOST UNEXPECTED COUPLE: Lila and Five, The Umbrella Academy
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MOST OVERDUE COUPLING
Simone and Lando, All American: Homecoming
BEST COUPLE REUNION
Louis and Lestat, Interview With the Vampire
BEST FIRST KISS
Noah and Joanne, Nobody Wants This
SEX SCENE WE WISH WE’D NEVER SEEN
Splinter and his clones in the sauna, The Boys (here are some more 2024 scenes we wish we could unsee!)
SEX FOR WHICH WE’RE IMPATIENTLY WAITING
Bode and Audrey, Fire Country
FUNNIEST HOOKUP
Bela and Franklin the Fox mascot, The Sex Lives of College Girls
BEST WEDDING: Spencer and Olivia, All American
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WORST WEDDING
Andi and Gary, Sistas
BEST PROPOSAL
Sullivan and Ross, Station 19
WORST PROPOSAL
Ian and Rachel, Outlander
WORST BOYFRIEND
Carmy, The Bear
WORST GIRLFRIEND
Noa, Pretty Little Liars: Summer School
BEST MUSICAL MOMENT: “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road,” Agatha All Along
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BEST DANCE NUMBER
Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold’s finale freestyle, Dancing With the Stars (watch it here)
CATCHIEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Sushi Glory Hole,” Saturday Night Live (watch it here)
BEST MONTAGE OR EXTENDED SCENE SANS DIALOGUE
The end of Bluey’s “The Sign”
DUMBEST LINE OF DIALOGUE
“You know what the problem is with you, Colter Shaw? You’re so damn interesting.” — Tracker
MOST CLUELESS CHARACTER: Shereé, The Traitors
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MOST ANNOYING CHARACTER
Solo, Silo
MOST FRUSTRATING CHARACTER
Roger, Bad Sisters
MOST IMPROVED CHARACTER
In-ho aka the Front Man, Squid Game
BEST FEMALE BONDING: Eloise and Cressida, Bridgerton
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BEST FEMALE FEUDING
The swans, FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans
BEST BROMANCE
Alex and Sampson, Cross
BEST MALE FEUDING
Rusty and Tommy, Presumed Innocent
KID YOU’D BE PROUD TO CALL YOUR OWN: Neel, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
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KIDS YOU’D PROMPTLY DISOWN
Jace, Nico and Wyatt, A Man on the Inside
BEST DAD
George Sr., Young Sheldon
WORST DAD
Jose Menendez, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
BEST MOM
Sunja, Pachinko
WORST MOM
Lady Frances Grey, My Lady Jane
BEST SIBLINGS: The Reagans, Blue Bloods
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WORST SIBLINGS
Aegon and Aemond, House of the Dragon
CUTEST KID
Vinod, The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh
THE JORDAN CATALANO DREAMINESS AWARD
Nicholas Galitzine, Mary & George
WILDEST FIGHT SCENE: Sekai Taikai goes off the rails, Cobra Kai
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BEST VILLAIN
Sarah, Yellowstone
WORST VILLAIN
Cal, Tulsa King
MOST ENJOYABLE SCENERY CHEWING
Ben Daniels, Interview With the Vampire
LEAST ENJOYABLE SCENERY CHEWING
Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr., Poppa’s House
BEST BINGE WATCH: Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
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BEST “COOL CRED”/DINNER PARTY CONVERSATION-STARTER PROGRAMMING
Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Chimp Crazy (HBO)
TV EVENT THAT DIDN’T LIVE UP TO THE HYPE
Paul vs. Tyson (Netflix)
TV EVENT THAT EXCEEDED THE HYPE
Ryan Gosling performing “I’m Just Ken” at the Oscars (watch it here)
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