"Entertainment Weekly" named the show No. 10 on its list of best TV shows in the past 25 years. It also named the season 2 episode "Halloween" #11 on its list of top 25 Holiday Themed Episodes. It also named Joyce Summers's exit on "Buffy" No. 20 on its list of top 25 Farewells. In 2012, the show was listed as No. 1 in the "25 Best Cult TV Shows from the Past 25 Years," with a remark on "the show's fierce following."