Editing 2020s (section)

===Television===<!--Avoid favoritism by not mentioning specific TV shows. Keep in mind that this subsection is merely a summary and not an advertising a television show or place to list your favorite television shows. This is mostly for long-term, observed trends and styles.-->
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{{Main|2020s in television}}
The 2020s started off with [[streaming services]] like [[Netflix]], [[Amazon Prime Video]], [[Apple TV+]], [[Paramount+]], [[Max (streaming service)|Max]], [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]], [[Crunchyroll]], [[Hayu (streaming service)|Hayu]], [[Hulu]], [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]], [[DAZN]], and [[Disney+]]. Ad-supported [[streaming television]]s such as [[Pluto TV]] and [[YouTube TV]] also became more popular.

During a live broadcast of the [[94th Academy Awards]] in 2022, audiences across the auditorium and at home watched in shock as actor and musician [[Will Smith]], who was nominated for, and won, [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] that evening for his performance in the biographical film ''[[King Richard (film)|King Richard]]'', [[Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident|slapped]] comedian and actor [[Chris Rock]], who was presenting [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]], across the face after making a joke about Smith's wife [[Jada Pinkett Smith]]. Following that ceremony's incident, after receiving his Oscar, Smith was suspended from the Academy for ten years.

Billions of people watched the [[death and state funeral of Elizabeth II]] in 2022 and the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] coverage in [[Paris]] speculated to be the most watched special television events in history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62966616 |title=The Queen's funeral watched by 28 million viewers in UK |work=BBC News |date=20 September 2022 |access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/around-5-billion-people-84-per-cent-of-the-potential-global-audience-followed-the-olympic-games-paris-2024 |title=Around 5 billion people - 84 per cent of the potential global audience - followed the Olympic Games Paris 2024 |work=IOC Media |date=5 December 2024 |access-date=5 December 2024}}</ref>

==== Animated ====
Japanese [[anime]] continued to rise in global popularity and appeal during the decade,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60865649|title=Anime: How Japanese animation has taken the West by storm|website=[[BBC News]]|date=26 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/consumer/entertainment/the-rise-of-anime-what-is-the-secret-to-its-skyrocketing-success |title=The Rise Of Anime: What Is The Secret To Its Skyrocketing Success? |website=[[Forbes|Forbes Middle East]] |date=28 April 2024}}</ref> with works such as ''[[Jujutsu Kaisen (TV series)|Jujutsu Kaisen]]'', ''[[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (TV series)|Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba]]'', ''[[Chainsaw Man (TV series)|Chainsaw Man]]'', ''[[Cyberpunk: Edgerunners]]'', ''[[Oshi no Ko]]'', ''[[Spy × Family (TV series)|Spy × Family]]'', ''[[Delicious in Dungeon]]'', ''[[Frieren]]'', ''[[Dandadan]]'', ''[[Suzume]]'', ''[[The Boy and the Heron]]'', ''[[Vinland Saga (TV series)|Vinland Saga]]'', ''[[Kaiju No. 8]]'', ''[[Attack on Titan (TV series)|Attack on Titan]]'', and ''[[One Piece]]'' reaching large international audiences.

New and critically acclaimed teen and adult animated shows like ''[[Midnight Gospel]]'', ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'', ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'', ''[[Primal (TV series)|Primal]]'', ''[[Love, Death & Robots]]'', ''[[Blood of Zeus]]'', ''[[Invincible (TV series)|Invincible]]'', ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]'', ''[[Devil May Cry (TV series)|Devil May Cry]]'' and ''[[Smiling Friends]]'' launched in the 2020s, along with other animated shows such as ''[[Hilda (TV series)|Hilda]]'', ''[[Bluey (TV series)|Bluey]]'', ''[[Craig of the Creek]]'', ''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]'', ''[[Star Wars: Visions]]'',  and ''[[The Owl House]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 Best Animated TV Shows Since 2020, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/best-animated-tv-shows-2020s/ |date=21 August 2024 |access-date=23 August 2024 |website=CBR |archive-date=23 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823003413/https://www.cbr.com/best-animated-tv-shows-2020s/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Live-action ====
A variety of shows on streaming services such as ''[[Squid Game]]'', ''[[Severance (TV series)|Severance]]'', ''[[Never Have I Ever (TV series)|Never Have I Ever]]'', ''[[Tulsa King]]'', ''[[Ted Lasso]]'', ''[[Beef (TV series)|Beef]]'', ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'', ''[[Extraordinary Attorney Woo]]'', ''[[Only Murders in the Building]]'', ''[[Wednesday (TV series)|Wednesday]]'', ''[[The Sex Lives of College Girls]]'', ''[[Euphoria (American TV series)|Euphoria]]'', ''[[Abbott Elementary]]'', ''[[The Bear (TV series)|The Bear]]'', ''[[The Pitt]]'', ''[[Shōgun (2024 TV series)|Shōgun]]'', ''[[The Witcher (TV series)|The Witcher]]'', ''[[The White Lotus]]'', ''[[Alice in Borderland (TV series)|Alice in Borderland]]'', ''[[Hacks (TV series)|Hacks]]'', ''[[The Diplomat (American TV series)|The Diplomat]]'', ''[[Yellowstone (American TV series)|Yellowstone]]'', ''[[The Last of Us (TV series)|The Last of Us]]'', ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Strange New Worlds]]'', and ''[[Tiger King]]'' gained popularity. Many different shows on many different competing streaming services resulted in what has been called the "streaming wars" of the early 2020s. Miniseries also gained popularity such as ''[[The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)|The Queen's Gambit]]'', ''[[Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story]]'', ''[[Daisy Jones & the Six]]'', ''[[Beef (TV series)|Beef]]'', ''[[Mr Bates vs The Post Office]]'', ''[[Mrs. America (miniseries)|Mrs. America]]'', ''[[Mare of Easttown]]'', and ''[[Pam & Tommy]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 10 Best TV Dramas of the 2020s So Far, Ranked |url=https://collider.com/best-drama-shows-2020s-ranked/ |date=17 January 2025 |access-date=15 February 2025 |website=Collider |archive-date=15 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215021527/https://collider.com/best-drama-shows-2020s-ranked/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Also released in the 2020s, the reality game show ''[[The Traitors]]'' achieved popularity and became a global success.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=McIntosh |first=Steven |date=22 December 2022 |title=The Traitors: Why viewers became so loyal to the BBC reality series |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63970819 |access-date=22 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-traitors-us-bbc-three-ratings-peacock-alan-cumming-1235248791/|title='The Traitors' U.S. Premiere Becomes Most-Watched BBC Three Show Since Linear Relaunch|work=[[Deadline (website)|Deadline]]|first=Max|last=Goldbart|date=February 3, 2023|access-date=December 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520024205/https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-traitors-us-bbc-three-ratings-peacock-alan-cumming-1235248791/|archive-date=May 20, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

Several TV shows based on films include: ''[[American Gigolo (TV series)|American Gigolo]]'', ''[[The Penguin (TV series)|The Penguin]]'', [[List of Star Wars television series|live-action ''Star Wars'' series]] (such as ''[[The Mandalorian]]'', ''[[Ahsoka (TV series)|Ahsoka]]'', and ''[[Andor (TV series)|Andor]]''), ''[[Peacemaker (TV series)|Peacemaker]]'', ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024 TV series)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]'', and ''[[Ted (TV series)|Ted]]''.

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| '''Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series'''
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| '''Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series'''
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