Entertainment
Best TV Shows of All Time
The greatest television series of all time ranked by critical acclaim using IMDb ratings. Spans broadcast, cable, and streaming across all eras.
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Title↕ | Year Started↕ | Year Ended↕ | Seasons↕ | Genre↕ | IMDb Rating↕ | Network / Platform↕ | Country↕ | Episodes↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breaking Bad | 2,008 | 2,013 | 5 | Crime / Drama | 9.5 | AMC | United States | 62 |
| The Wire | 2,002 | 2,008 | 5 | Crime / Drama | 9.3 | HBO | United States | 60 |
| The Sopranos | 1,999 | 2,007 | 6 | Crime / Drama | 9.2 | HBO | United States | 86 |
| Game of Thrones | 2,011 | 2,019 | 8 | Fantasy / Drama | 9.2 | HBO | United States | 73 |
| Chernobyl | 2,019 | 2,019 | 1 | Drama / History | 9.4 | HBO | United States / United Kingdom | 5 |
| Band of Brothers | 2,001 | 2,001 | 1 | War / Drama | 9.4 | HBO | United States / United Kingdom | 10 |
| The Office (US) | 2,005 | 2,013 | 9 | Comedy | 9 | NBC | United States | 201 |
| Friends | 1,994 | 2,004 | 10 | Comedy / Romance | 8.9 | NBC | United States | 236 |
| Seinfeld | 1,989 | 1,998 | 9 | Comedy | 8.9 | NBC | United States | 180 |
| Stranger Things | 2,016 | 2,025 | 5 | Sci-Fi / Horror | 8.7 | Netflix | United States | 42 |
| Dark | 2,017 | 2,020 | 3 | Sci-Fi / Thriller | 8.8 | Netflix | Germany | 26 |
| Succession | 2,018 | 2,023 | 4 | Drama | 8.9 | HBO | United States | 39 |
| The Last of Us | 2,023 | 0 | 2 | Drama / Sci-Fi | 8.8 | HBO | United States | 17 |
| Squid Game | 2,021 | 0 | 2 | Thriller / Drama | 8 | Netflix | South Korea | 16 |
| Better Call Saul | 2,015 | 2,022 | 6 | Crime / Drama | 9 | AMC | United States | 63 |
| The Simpsons | 1,989 | 0 | 36 | Animation / Comedy | 8.7 | Fox | United States | 778 |
| True Detective (Season 1) | 2,014 | 2,014 | 1 | Crime / Mystery | 9 | HBO | United States | 8 |
| Peaky Blinders | 2,013 | 2,022 | 6 | Crime / Drama | 8.8 | BBC | United Kingdom | 36 |
| Sherlock | 2,010 | 2,017 | 4 | Crime / Mystery | 9.1 | BBC | United Kingdom | 15 |
| The Crown | 2,016 | 2,023 | 6 | Drama / Biography | 8.6 | Netflix | United Kingdom | 60 |
| Black Mirror | 2,011 | 0 | 7 | Sci-Fi / Anthology | 8.7 | Channel 4 / Netflix | United Kingdom | 28 |
| Narcos | 2,015 | 2,017 | 3 | Crime / Biography | 8.8 | Netflix | United States | 30 |
| The Mandalorian | 2,019 | 0 | 3 | Sci-Fi / Action | 8.6 | Disney+ | United States | 24 |
| House of the Dragon | 2,022 | 0 | 2 | Fantasy / Drama | 8.4 | HBO | United States | 18 |
| Fargo | 2,014 | 0 | 5 | Crime / Black Comedy | 8.9 | FX | United States | 51 |
| The Boys | 2,019 | 0 | 4 | Action / Comedy | 8.7 | Amazon Prime Video | United States | 32 |
| Fleabag | 2,016 | 2,019 | 2 | Comedy / Drama | 8.7 | BBC / Amazon | United Kingdom | 12 |
| Shogun (2024) | 2,024 | 2,024 | 1 | Drama / History | 8.7 | Hulu / FX | United States / Japan | 10 |
| Ted Lasso | 2,020 | 2,023 | 3 | Comedy / Drama | 8.8 | Apple TV+ | United States | 34 |
| The Bear | 2,022 | 0 | 3 | Comedy / Drama | 8.6 | Hulu / FX | United States | 28 |
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