The 20 best new TV shows ranked, according to critics

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:

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20. "The Get Down" (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)

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)

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.