As you might expect, the list of most tweeted-about TV shows of 2021 includes some of biggest TV shows of the year. (We could have guessed, for example, that Squid Game would take the top spot!)
But the ranking also includes surprises. People are still atwitter about Game of Thrones two and a half years after the show’s finale—perhaps because Thrones’ first spinoff is nigh, or maybe because The Wheel of Time inevitably draws comparisons to the HBO phenomenon.
In any case, we present to you the most tweeted-about shows, via Variety—along with a sampling of funny tweets about each one.
1. Squid Game
Me at the end of Squid Game pic.twitter.com/69SXZaEFQ6
— Ellams The Great 🤫 (@ellamsgeorge1) October 3, 2021
SQUID GAME pic.twitter.com/uPhWP6btIi
— Kiki do you love me (@kang_gabutt) October 3, 2021
2. WandaVision
i do not blame Wanda one bit for doing the most to get her happy ending with this FINE ASS usb drive. pic.twitter.com/OrDmK03vr1
— adrian (@penacolada2293) February 16, 2021
That one Wandavision scene pic.twitter.com/SaGme8X4MZ
— Charlie | 𓆙 #MayaLopez Stan (@GendahFlooids) November 14, 2021
3. Sesame Street
Nothing says Christmas quite like Oscar the Grouch getting YEETED! 🎄
(Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, 1978) pic.twitter.com/p4okgRC2Eo
— ⛄️ Muppet History ❄️ (@HistoryMuppet) December 3, 2021
how could i have forgotten abt my favourite sesame street/big bird quote of all time https://t.co/suRS8IMPWx pic.twitter.com/GTNw9JQe2n
— 🥄 moomin/hup 🪕 • #darkcrystaltwt (@urdrupe) December 5, 2021
4. Saturday Night Live
they really brought my sis Kim out her comfort zone 😩 #SNL pic.twitter.com/nPN5YBuxNi
— Jalin🇵🇷 (@JalinRivera) October 10, 2021
Elon Musk hosting SNL is huge for guys still making “that’s what she said” jokes who think they’d be great at hosting SNL.
— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) April 24, 2021
5. Game of Thrones
you want me to get married?? the thing that killed robb stark????
— sarah ✡︎ saw nwh! (@eternalsansa) December 10, 2021
u want me to live in a house made of BRICKS? the things that killed cersei lannister?????
— festive emma 🥀 (@lannistcrdis) December 7, 2021
6. Jeopardy!
Jeopardy executive producer choosing a new host pic.twitter.com/fFNaLV3bbT
— Danny Neary (@itsdannyneary) August 11, 2021
I couldn’t resist.#Jeopardy pic.twitter.com/Hbx5vHKRbc
— Wade McComas (@_wademccomas_) August 11, 2021
7. Grey’s Anatomy
He’s not the sun you are! pic.twitter.com/io3CGJKRoD
— Grey’s Anatomy (@GreysAnatomyHD) December 7, 2021
well that’s an unexpected greys anatomy reunion pic.twitter.com/xnLkdQLQsK
— v (@sapphicameIia) July 3, 2021
8. The Simpsons
What if The Simpsons were British? pic.twitter.com/zgtAefJrt0
— Alasdair Beckett-King (@MisterABK) April 2, 2021
It took a day, but here it is: The Simpsons intro recreated using ONLY stock footage. pic.twitter.com/f7gxh16LVC
— Matthew Highton (@MattHighton) February 3, 2021
9. Loki
// #loki #lokispoilers
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Can’t wait for this album to be released pic.twitter.com/93pbfkl0ZA— Poke 🐏 ⧗ ☀ Temporarily IA (@lulurmom_poke) June 30, 2021
about episode 5 of #Loki pic.twitter.com/0ee4MTes7S
— Best of Tom Hiddleston (@bestoftwh) July 7, 2021
10. The Walking Dead
People auditioning to be walkers in the walking dead 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/a39OD5SDVt
— Aqualady𓅇 𓅋 𓆘 (@Aqualady6666) January 11, 2021
When the first couple of seasons of Walking Dead aired, I used to complain that the show never explained how the population got so tiny. Now I know it was because 100 million dumbasses walked right up to the zombies yelling, “I refuse to live my life in fear!”
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) July 23, 2021