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The year started off simply, with predictable pop culture markers; new music from Justin Bieber , a risqu Ricky Gervais roast as the Golden Globes emcee, a Will Smith buddy action comedy reprise in Bad Boys for Life, and Jennifer Lopez and Shakiras electric Super Bowl halftime show .

Soon, we were all smirking at Brad Pitts Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood acceptance speeches about updating his Tinder profile , cheering on when Parasite made Oscar history alongside proud Korean-Canadian Sandra Oh , and kept an eyebrow raised with each reveal on The Masked Singer.

WATCH: TV moments that got us through 2020. Story continues below video.

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But the traditional entertainment calendar shifted as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, resulting in TV and film production shutdowns , postponements, and gasp! remote talk shows and awards ceremonies.

With many quarantining at home, watercooler small talk and zeitgeisty conversations shifted from in-person debriefs at or outside the office, to social media or group chats, fostering a more engaged community of plugged-in fans with shared interests. Word-of-mouth hits or oddities provided much-needed escapism, and quickly, everybody was sharing their must-watch recommendations to find yet another way to connect ... especially with no new episodes of Game of Thrones to talk about.

So, what would 2020 be if not the year that gave us Tiger King ? Would we all have obsessed about The Undoing and who killed Elena Alves if the TV schedule was more crowded? Would The Queens Gambit have still broken Netflix records if we had more opportunities to leave the house?

These what ifs are fun to ponder, but heres a look back at the television year that was, and what our connection to these moments, and these TV shows say about us.

Love is Blind, Indian Matchmaking, and The Bachelorettes never-before-seen swap

Love can conquer all, but can romance make it if the setup is far from normal? Both Love is Blind and Indian Matchmaking took the blind date concept to a new extreme; pairing up hopeful strangers and testing their bond through a unique set of hurdles and rules.

On Love is Blind, six couples got engaged without ever meeting face-to-face, in a manner that mashes up the blind auditions of The Voice and a heightened version of The Dating Game. Gimmicks and ~drama~ aside, two of the six couples on Love is Blind actually did tie the knot, and the show was renewed for a second and third seasons.

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