9. The Big C Best Fiction TV Series

By drawing the largest audience for a Showtime original series premiere, the 9th spot in this countdown has been captured by ‘The Big C’. Created by Darlene Hunt, the show is about a suburban wife and mother – a high school teacher, who is diagnosed with melanoma, and how she deals with it humour and happiness while finding new ways of expressions. Since its start in 2010, the series has completed 4 seasons as of 2013. Starring Laura Linney, the series has so far won 2 Satellite Awards, 1 Primetime Emmy Award and 1 Golden Globe Award. Alessandra Stanley of ‘The New York Times’ writes about the show, “The Big C works because most of the writing is strong and believable”.