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The Best Worst

The Best Worst

Night Vale Presents 90 episodes Nov 10, 2026

The Best Worst is a television retrospective hosted by Night Vale's Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink. Each episode examines a classic TV series by watching its lowest-rated IMDB episode first and then its highest-rated one. The hosts discuss what the extremes reveal about the show and about television more broadly.

Episodes

Ep 87: The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Ep 87: The Mary Tyler Moore Show Nov 10, 2026 42:55 The Mary Tyler Moore Show1970-1977168 episodes Worst episode: s4 e7 Son of "But Seriously Folks"Best episode: s6e7 Chuckles Bites the Dust Just a girl making it in the big city with a giant ceramic pumpkin.  To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.&nbs
PATREON UNLOCKED Ep 86: The Middlest Supernatural
PATREON UNLOCKED Ep 86: The Middlest Supernatural Nov 3, 2026 33:08 Supernatural2005-2020327 episodes Middlest ep: s15 e11 The Gamblers Pool sharking to kill god.  To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Joseph's new novel, The Nudge. And buy the newes
Out today! This Will Ruin The Tour by the writers of Welcome to Night Vale
Out today! This Will Ruin The Tour by the writers of Welcome to Night Vale Oct 27, 2026 12:07 From the writers and team behind Welcome to Night Vale, comes a new audio drama. Out today! Kiara Sloan has been one of the world's biggest pop stars since before she could legally drive, but now she is in her forties, and embarking on a big comeback tour after an embarrassing public incident almost ended her career. Neil Ritter is a small town boy from Texas, still in his twenties, and desperate
Ep 85: Supernatural
Ep 85: Supernatural Oct 27, 2026 46:13 Supernatural 2005-2020 327 episodes Worst episode: s9 e20 Bloodlines Best episode: s5 e8 Changing Channels A boy show for girls. To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Joseph's new novel, The Nu
Ep 84: The Middlest Bluey PATREON PREVIEW
Ep 84: The Middlest Bluey PATREON PREVIEW Oct 20, 2026 05:01 Bluey 2018-2024 154 episodes Middlest episode: s3 e34 Smoochy Kiss have you ever peed on your foot To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Joseph's new novel, The Nudge. And preorder the newest a
Ep 83: Bluey
Ep 83: Bluey Oct 13, 2026 44:11 Bluey 2018-2024 154 episodes Worst episode: s3 e44 Wild Girls Best episode: S2 e26 Sleepytime If you aren't having a small child punch you in the head in the middle of the night, what you doing? To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreo
Announcing: This Will Ruin The Tour from the team behind Welcome to Night Vale
Announcing: This Will Ruin The Tour from the team behind Welcome to Night Vale Oct 12, 2026 11:06 From the writers and team behind Welcome to Night Vale, comes a new audio drama. Kiara Sloan has been one of the world's biggest pop stars since before she could legally drive, but now she is in her forties, and embarking on a big comeback tour after an embarrassing public incident almost ended her career. Neil Ritter is a small town boy from Texas, still in his twenties, and desperate for his big
Ep 82: The Middlest Twin Peaks PATREON PREVIEW
Ep 82: The Middlest Twin Peaks PATREON PREVIEW Oct 6, 2026 17:48 Twin Peaks 1990-1991 30 episodes Middlest episode: s1 e4 Rest in Pain In which we correct some errors. To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Joseph's new novel, The Nudge. And preorder the new
Ep 81: Twin Peaks
Ep 81: Twin Peaks Sep 29, 2026 01:00:22 Twin Peaks 1990-1991 30 episodes Worst episode: s2 e15 Slaves and Masters Best episode: s2 e7 Lonely Souls It's happening again To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Joseph's new novel, The Nudg
Ep 80: Daria Middlest PATREON PREVIEW
Ep 80: Daria Middlest PATREON PREVIEW Sep 22, 2026 05:27 Daria 1997-2002 67 episodes Middlest episode: s2 e2 The Daria Hunter It's like the deer hunter, get it? To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Joseph's new novel, The Nudge. And preorder the new
Ep 79: Daria
Ep 79: Daria Sep 15, 2026 46:03 Daria 1997-2002 67 episodes Worst episode: s3 e4 Depth Takes a Holiday Best episode: s2 e1 Arts 'N Crass What if a theme song went harder than any theme song has ever gone To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ep 78: The Middlest Beverly Hills, 90210 PATREON PREVIEW
Ep 78: The Middlest Beverly Hills, 90210 PATREON PREVIEW Sep 8, 2026 08:17 Beverly Hills, 90210 1990-2000 292 episodes Middlest episode: s5 e 6 Homecoming we have always been at war with Selanesia To support the show and get access to ad free versions of our episodes and access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/TheBestWorst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Joseph's new book, THE NUDGE is out no

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