The Best 100 TV Shows of All Time

In the vast and ever-evolving landscape of television, certain shows stand out, leaving a lasting impact on our cultural landscape. Join us as we embark on a journey through the most memorable moments on the small screen in our exploration of the greatest TV shows ever created. From groundbreaking classics to modern masterpieces, this collection honors the exceptional storytelling that has shaped the medium and enriched our lives.

100. Poker Face (2023)

Charlie has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can't help but investigate and solve.

99. Love and Death (2023)

Two churchgoing couples enjoy small town family life in Texas - until somebody picks up an axe. Based on a true story.

98. The Last of Us (2023)

After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.

97. The Rehearsal (2022)

Nathan Fielder gives people a chance to rehearse for their own lives in a world where nothing ever works out as expected.

96. Oz (1997)

A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.

95. What We Do in the Shadows (2019)

A look into the nightly lives of four vampires who have lived together on Staten Island for over a century.

94. Your Honor (2020)

A judge confronts his convictions when his son is involved in a hit-and-run that embroils an organized-crime family.

93. Russian Doll (2019)

A cynical young woman in New York City keeps dying and returning to the party that's being thrown in her honor on that same evening. She tries to find a way out of this strange time loop.

92. The Nanny

After being fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, a cosmetics saleswoman becomes the nanny to the three children of a rich English widower. As time passes, the two fall for each other.

91. I May Destroy You

The question of sexual consent in contemporary life and how, in the new landscape of dating and relationships, we make the distinction between liberation and exploitation.

90. Schitt's Creek

After being a victim of fraud, Johnny Rose and his family go from extremely wealthy to penniless overnight. The only asset left to them is a small, unsophisticated town: Schitt's Creek. They relocate there. Culture shock ensues.

89. The Night Of

After a night of partying with a woman he picked up, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.

88. The Thick of It

'The Thick of It' satirizes the inner workings of modern British government, with the focus on the fictitious Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship.

87. Band of Brothers

The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.

86. The Bear (2022)

A young chef from the fine dining world returns to Chicago to run his family's sandwich shop.

85. Rake

Cleaver Greene is a drug addict who has a massive gambling debt with some very shady characters and is in love with a prostitute. He's also a very good criminal lawyer, capable of winning unwinnable cases.

84. Barry

A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.

83. Euphoria

A look at life for a group of high school students as they grapple with issues of drugs, sex, and violence.

82. Spaced

Friends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can afford.

81. The Boys

A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.

80. Parks and Recreation

The absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.

79. Broad City

Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to watch all at the same time.

78. We Own This City

Tells the story of the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption surrounding it.

77. The Underground Railroad

A young woman named Cora makes an amazing discovery during her attempt to break free from slavery in the deep south.

76. Black Bird

Jimmy Keene is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison but he cuts a deal with the FBI to befriend a suspected serial killer. Keene has to elicit a confession from Larry Hall to find the bodies of as many as eighteen women.

75. Columbo

Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.

74. American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson

A look at the O.J. Simpson trial told from the perspective of the lawyers. It explores the chaotic behind-the-scenes dealings and maneuvering on both sides of the court, and how a combination of prosecution confidence, defense wiliness, and the LAPD’s history with the city’s black community, gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt.

73. The Mechanism

Dramatic fiction series loosely inspired by an investigation of corruption in Brazil's private and state oil companies and construction companies.

72. Wild Wild Country

When Osho, the world's most controversial guru, builds an Utopian city deep in the Oregon country, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.

71. Black Mirror

An anthology series exploring a twisted, high-tech multiverse where humanity's greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide.

70. Dopesick

The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Purdue Pharma, to a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA.

69. When They See Us

Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.

68. Fringe

An F.B.I. agent is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena.

67. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst

Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki examines the complicated life of reclusive real estate icon Robert Durst, the key suspect in a series of unsolved crimes.

66. Ted Lasso

American college football coach Ted Lasso heads to London to manage AFC Richmond, a struggling English Premier League football team.

65. House of Cards

A Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him.

64. Scrubs

In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, intern John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.

63. Friday Night Lights

A drama that follows the lives of the Dillon Panthers, one of the nation's best high school football teams, and their head coach Eric Taylor.

62. Downton Abbey

A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.

61. The Leftovers

Three years after the disappearance of 2% of the global human population, a group of people in a small New York community try to continue their lives while coping with the tragedy of the unexplained nature of the event.

60. Boardwalk Empire

An Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law by conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.

59. The IT Crowd

The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss and their grifting supervisor Jen, a rag-tag team of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.

58. Orange is the New Black

Convicted of a decade old crime of transporting drug money to an ex-girlfriend, normally law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to a year and a half behind bars to face the reality of how life-changing prison can really be.

57. Luther

Detective John Luther is a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.

56. Deadwood

A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.

55. 24

Counter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.

54. Midnight Mass

An isolated island community experiences miraculous events - and frightening omens - after the arrival of a charismatic, mysterious young priest.

53. Adolescence (2025)

When a 13-year-old is accused of the murder of a classmate, his family, therapist and the detective in charge are all left asking what really happened.

52. Veep

Former Senator Selina Meyer finds that being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she hoped and everything that everyone ever warned her about.

51. Battlestar Galactica

When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.

50. Shameless

This dramedy based on a British series centers on siblings in a dysfunctional Chicago family who struggle while coping with their alcoholic father.

49. Borgen

A political drama about a prime minister's rise to power, and how power changes a prime minister.

48. The X Files

Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.

47. I Love Lucy

The wife of a band leader constantly tries to become a star and gets herself (along with her best friend) into the funniest predicaments.

46. The Crown

Follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century.

45. The Office (US)

A mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, and tedium.

44. South Park

Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.

43. House

An antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits.

42. Community

A suspended lawyer is forced to enroll in a community college with an eccentric staff and student body.

41. Gomorrah

Ciro disregards tradition in his attempt to become the next boss of his crime syndicate. The internal power struggle puts him and his entire family's life at risk.

40. Coupling

Six best friends talk about all aspects of sex and relationships on their never-ending quest to find true love.

39. BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman was the star of the hit television show "Horsin' Around" in the '80s and '90s, but now he's washed up, living in Hollywood, complaining about everything, and wearing colorful sweaters.

38. Dexter

He's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and nights committing them.

37. Rick and Morty

An animated series that follows the exploits of a super scientist and his not-so-bright grandson.

36. The Americans

At the height of the Cold War, two Russian agents pose as the average American couple, complete with family.

35. Sherlock

The quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.

34. Family Guy

In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strives to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another.

33. Frasier

Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.

32. Homeland

A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.

31. Star Trek

In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.

30. Severance

Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.

29. Watchmen

In 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.

28. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Five friends with big egos and small brains are the proprietors of an Irish pub in Philadelphia.

27. Fawlty Towers

Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.

26. Arrested Development

Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.

25. Succession

The Roy family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. However, their world changes when their father steps down from the company.

24. Peaky Blinders

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.

23. Atlanta

Earn and his cousin Alfred, based in Atlanta, try to make their way in the world through the rap scene. Along the way they come face-to-face with social and economic issues touching on race, relationships, poverty, status, and parenthood.

22. Lost

The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.

21. Cheers

The regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name.

20. Monty Python's Flying Circus

The Monty Python players make their mark with a winning mix of wit, ingenuity and brilliant timing -- and a penchant for mockery and cross-dressing.

19. The West Wing

Presidential advisers get their personal lives hopelessly tangled up with professional duties as they try to conduct the business of running a country.

18. Twin Peaks

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.

17. M*A*S*H

The staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.

16. Friends

Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.

15. Chernobyl

In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes.

14. Curb Your Enthusiasm

The life and times of Larry David and the predicaments he gets himself into with his friends and complete strangers.

13. Fleabag (2016)

Series adapted from the award-winning play about a young woman trying to cope with life in London whilst coming to terms with a recent tragedy.

12. The Shield

Drama series following the lives and cases of dirty cop Vic Mackey and the corrupt LAPD unit under his command.

11. Doctor Who

The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.

10. Fargo

Various chronicles of deception, intrigue, and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. All of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota.

09. Game of Thrones

Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for a millennia.

08. Six Feet Under

A chronicle of the lives of a dysfunctional family who run an independent funeral home in Los Angeles.

07. Mad Men

A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.

06. The Simpsons

The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.

05. Better Call Saul

The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill in the years leading up to his fateful run-in with Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.

04. Seinfeld

The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.

03. The Sopranos (1999)

New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.

02. Breaking Bad (2008)

A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.

01. The Wire (2002)

'The Wire' looks at the narcotics scene in Baltimore through the eyes of law enforcers as well as the drug dealers and users. Other facets of the city that are explored in the series are the government and bureaucracy, schools and the news media.