Succession

Succession defined 2020s prestige television with its Roy family saga, earning 13 Emmy Awards from 75 nominations across four seasons. Its finale drew 2.9 million viewers—a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, outranking #7 Seinfeld's 89% critical rating—while its 4-season total runtime (39 episodes) is 30% shorter than Seinfeld's 180, achieving a 92% critic approval on Metacritic. The 40% viewership growth from season one to finale demonstrates accelerating cultural resonance, with an average budget of $12 million per episode.