Even though we’re accustomed to perusing the American Film Institute‘s lists of ranked movies, the organization also acknowledges excellence in television.

For their 2008 AFI Awards, a 13-member panel chose ten programs for their annual honors. Of the names selected, only Mad Men makes a return from the 2007 list. (Those not included in this round include Ugly Betty, 30 Rock, Dexter and Everybody Hates Chris.) Meanwhile, the only comedy represented this year is NBC’s The Office.

• Breaking Bad
• In Treatment
• John Adams
• Life
• Lost
• Mad Men
• The Office
• Recount
• The Shield
• The Wire

(You can view the list of film honorees here.)