50 Top 10 Lists of 2007

Top 10 Returning TV Series

#5. Big Love
HBO

The second season of this man-and-wives drama became more outrageous (with the introduction of the bizarro polygamist Greene family), more exciting (with a showdown between suburban protagonist Bill and the rural compound he spurned) and more emotionally real (with rich detail added to the three "sister-wives" relationships). And it showed off TV's best collection of actress talent, with standout performances from Ginnifer Goodwin, Grace Zabriskie, Amanda Seyfried and others. Its dramatic possibilities were fruitful and multiplied.

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