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The Best SciFi Television Series of All Time
A list of the best sci-fi shows and best sci-fi series of all time, as ranked by hundreds of Ranker voters. This list includes long-running sci-fi TV shows like Doctor Who as well as some of the best cancelled shows of the genre. Science fiction TV shows have been around for decades, and some of the longest running shows have fallen into this category. Popular shows such as Star Trek have enjoyed several incarnations, and fan-favorite shows like "Firefly" and "The X-Files" have made the crossover from TV to the big screen.
Vote for your favorite science fiction shows to move them to the top of the list, or press re-rank to create your own list of your favorite science fiction series. Be sure to stop by to vote on the best British sitcoms and best current TV shows airing right now.
Vote for your favorite science fiction shows to move them to the top of the list, or press re-rank to create your own list of your favorite science fiction series. Be sure to stop by to vote on the best British sitcoms and best current TV shows airing right now.
List Criteria: Sci-fi TV shows and series with science fiction elements
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- 1Up 2393Down 780
Sean Maher, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk More - 2Up 2042Down 773
Grace Park, Kandyse McClure, Lucy Lawless More - 3Up 1628Down 536
Jonathan Frakes, Whoopi Goldberg, Brent Spiner More - 4Up 1319Down 623
Mitch Pileggi, David Duchovny, Annabeth Gish More - 5Up 1633Down 819
Peter Davison, Elisabeth Sladen, Billie Piper More - 6Up 1324Down 592
Majel Barrett, James Doohan, William Shatner More - 7Up 1506Down 551 Teryl Rothery, Richard Dean Anderson, David Hewlett More
- 8Up 1014Down 519 Rod Serling
- 9Up 1182Down 628 John Noble, Kirk Acevedo, Mark Valley More
- 10Up 1036Down 583 Claudia Black, Ben Browder, Wayne Pygram More
- 11Up 917Down 740 Danny Strong, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield More
- 12Up 876Down 599 Andreas Katsulas, Jerry Doyle, Claudia Christian More
- 13Up 871Down 524 Marc Alaimo, Nana Visitor, Alexander Siddig More
- 14Up 930Down 345 Lauren Cohan, Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira More
- 15Up 1019Down 575 Dick Clark, Billy West, Frank Welker More
- 16Up 896Down 833 Dominic Monaghan, Kiele Sanchez, Tania Raymonde More
- 17Up 773Down 467 Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Deborah Pratt
- 18Up 804Down 253 Donald Sumpter, Maisie Williams, Harry Lloyd More
- 19Up 781Down 397 Garrett Wang, Majel Barrett, Tim Russ More
- 20Up 567Down 270 Richard Dean Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Jewel Staite More
- 21Up 746Down 593 Cristine Rose, Greg Grunberg, Robert Forster More
- 22Up 745Down 458 Felicia Day, Colin Ferguson, Matt Frewer More
- 23Up 636Down 337 Jolene Blalock, Linda Park, Anthony Montgomery More
- 24Up 635Down 479 Naoko Mori, Eve Myles, John Barrowman More
- 25Up 655Down 460 Leven Rambin, Richard T. Jones, Summer Glau More
- 26Up 643Down 418 Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Misha Collins, Rob Benedict More
- 27Up 480Down 311 Joanne Kelly, Jaime Murray, CCH Pounder More
- 28Up 513Down 466 Amy Acker, Mercedes McNab, Vincent Kartheiser More
- 29Up 560Down 415 Jane Badler, Andrew Prine, Michael Durrell More
- 30Up 518Down 508 Erica Durance, Cassidy Freeman, John Schneider More
- 31Up 475Down 397 David McCallum, Kevin Conway, Beau Bridges More
- 32Up 64Down 33 Tahmoh Penikett, Nicki Clyne, Jamie Bamber More
- 33Up 476Down 361 John Rhys-Davies, Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd More
- 34Up 385Down 243 Herb Jefferson, Jr., Lorne Greene More
- 35Up 510Down 391 Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Norman Lovett More
- 36Up 389Down 387 Enver Gjokaj, Amy Acker, Eliza Dushku More
- 37Up 54Down 35
- 38Up 300Down 428 Peter Swanwick, Angelo Muscat, George Markstein More
- 39Up 414Down 371 Lloyd Bochner, Mark Hamill, Bob Hastings More
- 40Up 373Down 376 Kevin Sorbo, Lisa Ryder, Lexa Doig More
- 41Up 280Down 269 Christopher Heyerdahl, Ryan Robbins, Amanda Tapping More
- 42Up 5Down 12
The Invaders
Roy Thinnes, Kent Smithadded by: OnBorrowedTime - 43Up 386Down 367 Michael Weatherly, J. C. MacKenzie, Jennifer Blanc More
- 44Up 176Down 147 Vik Sahay, Bonita Friedericy, Zachary Levi More
- 45Up 262Down 264 Alan Oppenheimer, Martin E. Brooks, Lee Majors More
- 46Up 32Down 33
Continuum
Brian Markinson, Victor H. Webster, Erik Knudsen Moreadded by: toddrh - 47Up 278Down 250 Joel Hodgson, J. Elvis Weinstein, Frank Conniff More
- 48Up 313Down 296 Polly Walker, Esai Morales, Eric Stoltz More
- 49Up 143Down 117
Falling Skies
Ryan Robbins, Mpho Koaho, Colin Cunningham Moreadded by: dustman025 - 50Up 317Down 407 Joel Gretsch, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Richard Kahan More
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