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The New York Times rolled out its roundup of the 100 best television shows of the 21st century so far<\/a>, this week and highlighted some Philly shows and stars.<\/p>\n The ranked list came from a survey the newspaper conducted of 516 actors, showrunners, behind-the-camera crew members, and others across the TV industry. The responders \u2014 including West Philly-raised star Colman Domingo<\/a> \u2014 submitted their 10 favorite series that premiered on or after Jan. 1, 2000 from any genre. <\/p>\n The top five shows were, in order, Breaking Bad, The Wire, Mad Men, Succession, and Fleabag.<\/p>\n While no Philadelphia-specific shows made it that high up in the ranking, Upper Darby<\/a> comedy legend Tina Fey<\/a> landed the number eight spot with her semi-autobiographical masterpiece, 30 Rock. <\/p>\n Further down, It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/a>, the longest running live-action sitcom in TV history that celebrated its 20th anniversary last year<\/a>, came in at number 78. Times writer Austin Considine described its undeniable staying power: \u201cSunny outlasted The Office. It outlasted Cheers. It may last as long as we need to laugh at horrible people, which shows no signs of abating.\u201d<\/p>\n Game of Thrones creator D.B. Weiss, one of the survey\u2019s responders who named Sunny on his ballot, called it \u201cthe smartest show about dumb people ever made.\u201d<\/p>\n Philly\u2019s comedy chops aside, the dark Delco drama Mare of Easttown<\/a>, from Berwyn writer Brad Ingelsby<\/a>, landed in the 65th spot. Leah Greenblatt, another Times writer, praised the show for delivering a \u201cPennsylvania atmosphere so thick you could slap it on a hoagie and eat it with sweet peppers.\u201d <\/p>\n Several shows on the Times\u2019 list featured actors and writers with ties to the Philadelphia area, including Broad City (#46), created by Wayne<\/a>, Pa.-raised actor Abbi Jacobson, who starred alongside her comedic partner Ilana Glazer; Hacks (#42), which features famous Eagles fan Hannah Einbinder<\/a>, who won an Emmy for her role, and Jean Smart, who also appeared in Mare of Easttown; and Friday Night Lights (#14), the high school football drama based on the book by former Inquirer reporter H.G. \u201cBuzz\u201d Bissinger<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pennsylvania-set shows received special shout-outs, too, including the gruesome Pittsburgh ER drama The Pitt (#36) and The Office (#11). The U.K. version of The Office also snagged the 16th spot.<\/p>\n However one big name was missing from the list: The Times snubbed Abbott Elementary<\/a>. Two different versions of The Office broke through the top 20 but their stylistic sequel \u2014 an Emmy-winning mockumentary workplace comedy inspired by The Office \u2014 didn\u2019t even merit a mention. <\/p>\n West Philly comedian Quinta Brunson<\/a> has been praised for saving<\/a>, reviving<\/a>, and reinvigorating<\/a> the network sitcom (a genre quite well-represented throughout the Times list), but despite working with longtime Office director Randall Einhorn<\/a> and picking up Emmy nominations<\/a> for all of the show\u2019s five seasons so far, Abbott was apparently left off many ballots. (Is everyone taking Abbott for granted<\/a>? 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