A Lot of Shows Ended in 2020, But We'll Miss These 10 Most

The couples who travel together, stick together! Tarek El Moussa was introduced to Chrishell Stause‘s new beau, Keo Motsepe, and gave the happy couple his seal of approval.

Taylor Swift is one of the lucky few who can look back at 2020 with something to celebrate.

Taylor Swift‘s folklore just scored a big record – it’s the number one album of 2020!

As 2021 dawned, China shot straight out of the box office gate with a new record. On Friday, the market hit a milestone for New Year’s Day.

Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas will remember 2020 for reasons beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The couple, who tied the knot in 2018, welcomed their daughter Willa amid the pandemic.

Disney+ and Netflix — giving us insight into the nation’s psyche, at least from a digital TV perspective.Unlike the broadcast networks — with obvious hits like “The Masked Singer” and “Grey’s Anatomy” — streaming platforms are more secretive about their viewship stats, though information about shows such as “Tiger King” occasionally leaks out via Nielsen or other streaming-measurement companies. With that in mind, here are the most popular streaming hits of the past year. The sensational

Heralded as the safest big city in America in the recent past, New York City is closing out its bloodiest year in nearly a decade, grappling with a surge in homicides and a pandemic authorities say has helped fuel violence. The city had recorded 447 killings as of Tuesday, a 41% increase over last year and the largest number since 2011.The number of people shot has more than doubled last year’s total, nearing a 14-year high.

With fashion months taking place behind closed doors, red carpets cancelled and Ladies Days called off around the world, fashion has had a very different year.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe pandemic didn’t slow down the NFL, which once again dominated Variety’s ranker of the most-watched television telecasts of the year. No surprise, of course, Super Bowl LIV was easily the top program of 2020, with 102 million viewers on February 2.Actually, seven of the ten telecasts of the year came from the NFL, and 28 out of the top 100 of the year.

Armando Manzanero, the seminal songwriter who wrote some of the most iconic and enduring songs in the Latin American songbook — and whose music was performed by the world’s biggest stars, from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley to Andrea Bocelli and Luis Miguel — has died, multiple outlets reported. He was 85.

“Ted Lasso,”) others have missed the mark. The world of reality TV provided some inspired and downright bizarre offerings. Here’s a rundown of some of this tumultuous year’s most outrageous unscripted shows. Can you say “bad idea?” In this British dating series, couples who have been together for years break up and date other people in order to determine if they should split for good or get back together, now doubly confident in their choices (since they’ve seen the other fish in the sea).

It’s been a pretty good year for television, probably helped along that there hasn’t been much released in the cinema thanks to the pandemic.

pandemic made escapism and entertainment more crucial than ever in 2020, and many shows rose to the occasion. Unfortunately, some shows missed the mark.

, and the tear-filled final season of As we all say sayonara to the year that was and look ahead to 2021, we've rounded up the 14 best scripted TV shows (and one honorable mention!) we think are the cream of the crop and the standout episode that put them above the rest. From network favorites () to streaming standouts (The Queen's Gambit, Ted Lasso), here are ET's picks for TV's best of 2020, listed in alphabetical order.

Barack Obama has been a busy watcher this year.

What, no Crown? There’s no spot for the royals on former President Barack Obama’s list of favorite TV shows and movies of 2020 but many of the year’s other buzzy programs are present and accounted for.

Twitter Friday.But Obama clearly didn’t waste time bingeing “The Office” for the fifth time, and his eclectic taste continues to be way better than most.Also Read: Yes, Barack Obama Knows the UFOs Answer, but He 'Can't Tell You' (Video)In addition to some more under the radar foreign titles that have been popular on critics’ end of the year lists like “Bacurau,” “Beanpole” and “Martin Eden,” he also picked some movies that the public hasn’t even seen yet, like Netflix’s “Ma Rainey’s Black

Netflix and Amazon Prime Video titles.Obama shared his list on Twitter and Instagram, writing: “Like everyone else, we were stuck inside a lot this year, and with streaming further blurring the lines between theatrical movies and television features, I’ve expanded the list to include visual storytelling that I’ve enjoyed this year, regardless of format.”Like everyone else, we were stuck inside a lot this year, and with streaming further blurring the lines between theatrical movies and television

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterPresident Barack Obama, like the rest of us, appears to have spent a good portion of his year binge-watching TV shows and movies to pass time during the coronavirus pandemic.In keeping with his annual tradition, on Friday he shared his favorite films and series of 2020.