RANKED: The worst TV shows of 2016 so far, according to critics

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Jason Patric on Fox’s “Wayward Pines.”

With more A-List stars, directors, and producers creating television, many are calling this the next golden year of TV. But regardless of who’s involved, there’s bound to be some shows that don’t shine quite as brightly.

After all, they can’t all be winners.

More outlets are creating TV content, from streaming-video companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu to cable networks increasingly getting into the scripted-show game, like Bravo, E!, and Spike.

But what’s worth your time and what isn’t? In times like this, you should let the experts watch so you don’t have to.

Metacritic keeps track of a curated group of critics, assigns each review a number according to how positive or negative it was, and then creates a weighted average score for each show.

Among the shows least-liked by critics, Fox has the dubious honor of having the most shows on the list with four. It’s followed by NBC in second, with three shows. Which other networks had the misfortune of landing shows on the list?

Here are the 20 worst-reviewed TV shows of 2016 so far, using Metacritic scores.

Note: Only shows that have been reviewed at least seven times qualify for this list.