Top 250 TV shows, as rated by IMDB members. List updated daily.
As of 3/3/2024
The following is a list of series from 1950-2023. Series within were in the top ten of both Trakt’s Popular & Trakt’s All Time Watched in each of their respective years. The exception to that sole guideline above was the years 1950-1955, where the top ten were cross reference as a group as opposed to individual years.
An anthology series is a television, or film series that presents a different story and a different set of characters in each episode, season, segment or short.
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Rolling Stone magazine issued a list ranking what they call the 100 greatest TV shows of all time. The list was compiled after the pop culture magazine sent out ballots to entertainment inudustry professionals.
http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-w439520
Highest Rated TV Series With At Least 5,000 Votes
This isn't intended to be a comprehensive list. I'm just going to be periodically updating this list with titles from the following IMDB search parameters:
UPDATED: 5/12/24
Shows on CBS
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-horror-tv-shows-of-all-time/
UPDATED: 10/25/21
Shows with at least 75% rating on trakt (and enough votes). No documentaries, reality tv or anime.
(Find the post-2010 list here: https://trakt.tv/users/themlethem/lists/highly-rated-shows-post-2010)
(Find the movie list here: https://trakt.tv/users/themlethem/lists/highly-rated-movies-pre-2010)
A collection of science fiction and fantasy programs.
SciFi TV shows
Best tv series worth binge watching
TV Shows
On June 2, 2013 the Writers Guild of America West announced a list ranking the 101 best written TV series of all time.
Source: http://www.wga.org/writers-room/101-best-lists/101-best-written-tv-series/list
Some popular sitcoms from the 60's
IMDB: Top Rated TV Shows
by Justin NemethDirector