(I don't even care about your rules, this isn't a test) 1st Breaking Bad 2nd The Office 3rd Severance 4th BoJack Horseman 5th Fargo 6th Parks and Recreation 7th Chernobyl 8th True Detective 9th 11.22.63 10th Dark Answer from DimensionInfamous133 on reddit.com
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IMDb
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TV Series (Sorted by Number of ratings Descending)
A gangster family epic set in 1900s England, centering on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby. ... Anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets ...
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Rotten Tomatoes
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40 Best Shows of the Past 20 Years | Rotten Tomatoes
September 21, 2018 - "Breaking Bad," "Game of Thrones," and "Friends" were among the top shows of the past 20 years.
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IMDb
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Top 250 TV shows
The top rated TV Shows list only includes TV series and TV mini series. The list is ranked by a formula which includes the number of ratings each show received from users, and value of ratings received from regular users
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Variety
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The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time
December 21, 2023 - Variety breaks down the best TV shows of all time. From The Sopranos to Community, these are the best series ever aired.
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Wikipedia
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List of television shows considered the best - Wikipedia
November 8, 2025 - This is a list of television shows that television critics or magazines have considered among the best of all time. The television shows are included on at least four separate best-of lists from different publications (inclusive of all time periods, networks and genres), as chosen by their ...
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Empire
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The Best TV Shows of All Time: 100 Must-Watch Series
April 9, 2024 - From The Sopranos to The Last Of Us, Empire readers and critics rank the 100 greatest TV shows ever made. Read the list.
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University of Pennsylvania Libraries
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Best TV of All Time - Lists - Cinema & Media Studies - Guides at Penn Libraries
This list comes from Rob Sheffield's list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, from Rolling Stone, Sept. 16, 2016, with links to streaming sources online or records for DVD sets in the Penn Libraries collections, for the benefit of television studies and media history researchers. Dates for programs that have ended since the publication of this list are updated. The Van Pelt Video Collection and the video collection at the Annenberg School for Communication Library include many classic and newer television series from the U.S.
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IMDb
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Top 10 TV Shows of All Time
8.9/10 Arrow is the ultimate comic book TV series. Each week you get to see new villains. ... After being struck by lightning, Barry Allen wakes up from his coma to discover he's been given the power of super speed, becoming the Flash, and fighting crime in Central City.CreatorsGreg BerlantiGeoff JohnsAndrew KreisbergStarsGrant GustinCandice PattonDanielle Panabaker
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Reddit
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r/coolguides on Reddit: A cool guide to the best TV shows of all time
April 22, 2025 - I'm just saying, that if a show such as Law & Order—with such longevity, technical mastery, multiple spinoffs, and a neverending cavalcade of incredible actors—doesn't make the top 50, then something is amiss with the list. ... I think Chernobyl is better than Roots. I also think it’s the best TV series I’ve ever seen. It’s not as historically or socially relevant, but I think it’s a much better TV show. ... You had me until Chernobyl. ... Fucking CHEERS isn’t on there, but Friends is. ... Excellent point. One of my all-time favorites.
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Reddit
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r/jovemnerd on Reddit: What's YOUR top 10 series of all time?
July 7, 2025 -
  1. ❌ No sitcoms allowed!

  2. Gotta be finished or have enough seasons

  3. Miniseries are series

Main criteria:

Quality + Impact + Memorability

  • The series needs to have left a mark. Whether it's the script, direction, acting, innovation, or cultural influence. It's not just personal taste.

Feel free to argue or not!

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Netflix Tudum
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Top 10 Most Popular Shows on Netflix of All Time - Netflix Tudum
1 and Stranger Things Slays the Top 10 Again · Plus: Sean Combs: The Reckoning enthralls viewers, and Troll 2 rises to the top. ... Watch the Stranger Things 5 Vol. 2 Trailer ... Gasps all around. ... Get ready to dive deep into the wonderfully weird world of Wednesday Season 2.
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TreasureTV
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The Greatest TV Series of All-Time — TreasureTV
Best Currently Airing • Best Completed • Best Canceled · Past Rankings: 2020 • 2018
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Alara Entertainment
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Top 10 TV Series Of All Time | Alara Entertainment
December 9, 2024 - With a total of four seasons and a special episode aired in 2016, “Sherlock” has garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards. Its innovative approach to classic literature, combined with outstanding performances and sharp writing, cements its status as one of the top 10 TV series of all time.
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Time Out
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The 101 best TV shows of all time you have to watch
July 15, 2025 - Disney+ series Andor finally took those ideas seriously, offering a forensic, top-to-bottom exploration of the mechanics of rebellion, and a timely look at how the might of fascism can be undermined. It’s rip-roaringly exciting, too. ... Before the Roys there were the Bluths, a family of rich idiots so insulated from reality they think single bananas cost $10 and have no idea what a chicken sounds like.
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TheTopTens
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Top 10 Best TV Shows of All Time
Avatar: The Last Airbender is a one-of-a-kind show and honestly, I don't know if anything else will ever be like it. So for me, it is my favorite show of all time. For others, maybe not, but my experience with the show has been completely positive. Rating: Infinity points/10. Stranger Things is an American science fiction and horror television series available on Netflix.
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Rolling Stone
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The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time
December 17, 2024 - The definitive ranking of the 100 best shows in TV history, as determined by a poll of actors, producers, showrunners, critics, and the staff of Rolling Stone.
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Boomplay
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Top 10 most watched TV series of all time | Boombuzz
1) Game of Thrones (2011-2019) Nine noble families wage war against each other in order to gain control over the mythical land of Westeros. Meanwhile, a f...
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IGN
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Top 100 TV Shows of All Time - IGN.com
The show’s willingness to satirize topics considered taboo at the time, including religion, sex, suicide, and racism was way ahead of its time, and allows the show to still exist in that rare echelon of timeless comedy. ... The show was nominated for four Emmy awards. Mr. Show led to a spin-off film called Run Ronnie Run. In 2015, Netflix released a spiritual successor called W/ Bob and David. ... A giant part of British pop culture, sprawling sci-fi series Doctor Who debuted in the early sixties, featuring the misadventures of the Doctor — a renegade galactic custodian with mastery of time-travel technology.
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Metacritic
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Best TV Shows of All Time - Metacritic
The 10-part documentary series from Steve James takes a year-long look at Chicago's Oak Park and River Forest High School as students and staff deal with a variety of issues, including race, at one of the most diverse suburban public high schools in the U.S.
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Collider
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30 Highest-Rated TV Shows on IMDb, Ranked
October 1, 2025 - The website has a handy list of the 250 highest-rated shows on the platform, and the top 10 are all a must-see for those who love the medium. Thankfully, for those who like to keep their television-watching diverse, there's a surprisingly wide variety of shows on IMDb's top 10 TV shows list. From kid-friendly animated series like Avatar: The Last Airbender to revolutionary crime dramas like The Sopranos, these are shows whose quality is backed up by the incredibly high ratings they have received from users on IMDb.