7 Greatest 2010s Shows Nobody Remembers

The 2010s produced hundreds of television series, from blockbuster epics to sharp comedies. Alongside the era’s enduring hits, a number of inventive shows that once drew devoted viewers have since slipped from wider memory—some because they naturally ran their course, others because shifts in viewing habits or declining ratings cut them short.

Burn Notice stood out as a dark, witty spy-action series set in Miami, following former operative Michael Westen as he tried to discover who “burned” him while taking on private clients; it ran seven seasons and even spawned tie-in novels and a prequel movie before its creators ended it.

Castle brought a lighter touch to the police procedural by pairing a bestselling novelist with a hardened detective and keeping romantic tension central without losing the show’s edge. Royal Pains offered a blend of comedy and drama in the Hamptons, charting disgraced surgeon Hank Lawson’s turn to concierge medicine and serving as topical levity during the Great Recession.

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