Top 12 of '12 - Best Shows

12. Game of Thrones

11. Survivor

10. Dexter

9. Fringe

8. Ben and Kate

7. The Vampire Diaries

6. Big Brother

5. Happy Endings

4. Community

3. Wilfred

2. Justified

1. Breaking Bad

Top 12 of '12 - Best Performances

12. Gillian Jacobs - Community

11. Mandy Patinkin - Homeland

10. Jessica Sanchez - American Idol

9. Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones

8. Elisha Cuthbert - Happy Endings

7. Neal McDonough - Justified

6. Nat Faxon - Ben and Kate

5. Ian Somerhalder - The Vampire Diaries

4. Jake Johnson - New Girl

3. Anna Torv - Fringe

2. Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

1. Jason Gann - Wilfred

Top 12 of '12 - Best Episodes

12. "The Reichenbach Fall" - Sherlock 203

11. "Live From Studio 6H" - 30 Rock 619

10. "Beirut is Back" - Homeland 202

9. "Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will" - One Tree Hill 910

8. "Everybody Loves Grant" - Happy Endings 214

7. "Pilot" - Luck 101

6. "Letting Go" - Wilfred 202

5. "Blackwater" - Game of Thrones 209

4. "Basic Lupine Urology" - Community 317

3. "Dead Man Walking" - Survivor 2508

2. "Say My Name" - Breaking Bad 507

1. "Honesty" - Wilfred 210

Top 12 of '12 - Worst Shows

Note: Some of these made the list because they were God awful and I couldn't watch, others made it because they failed to live up to their potential, and some are just extremely overrated.  It's a very varied list.

12. American Horror Story

11. Beauty and the Beast

10. The Walking Dead

9. Louie

8. Brickleberry

7. Girls

6. The Killing

5. Smash

4. The Glass House

3. Anger Management

2. Partners

1. The League

Top 12 of '12 - Best New Shows

12. The Mindy Project

11. Political Animals

10. Men at Work

9. Wedding Band

8. Revolution

7. Don't Trust the B

6. Luck

5. Arrow

4. Angry Boys

3. The River

2. Nashville

1. Ben and Kate