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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 2385Down 775
Sean Maher, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk More - 2Up 2032Down 769
Grace Park, Kandyse McClure, Lucy Lawless More - 3Up 1622Down 532
Jonathan Frakes, Whoopi Goldberg, Brent Spiner More - 4Up 1311Down 620
Mitch Pileggi, David Duchovny, Annabeth Gish More - 5Up 1631Down 811
Peter Davison, Elisabeth Sladen, Billie Piper More - 6Up 1320Down 587
Majel Barrett, James Doohan, William Shatner More - 7Up 1501Down 548 Teryl Rothery, Richard Dean Anderson, David Hewlett More
- 8Up 1011Down 513 Rod Serling
- 9Up 1177Down 626 John Noble, Kirk Acevedo, Mark Valley More
- 10Up 1031Down 579 Claudia Black, Ben Browder, Wayne Pygram More
- 11Up 910Down 737 Danny Strong, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield More
- 12Up 871Down 596 Andreas Katsulas, Jerry Doyle, Claudia Christian More
- 13Up 868Down 521 Marc Alaimo, Nana Visitor, Alexander Siddig More
- 14Up 1015Down 571 Dick Clark, Billy West, Frank Welker More
- 15Up 924Down 343 Lauren Cohan, Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira More
- 16Up 892Down 828 Dominic Monaghan, Kiele Sanchez, Tania Raymonde More
- 17Up 771Down 462 Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Deborah Pratt
- 18Up 799Down 249 Donald Sumpter, Maisie Williams, Harry Lloyd More
- 19Up 778Down 393 Garrett Wang, Majel Barrett, Tim Russ More
- 20Up 564Down 266 Richard Dean Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Jewel Staite More
- 21Up 740Down 455 Felicia Day, Colin Ferguson, Matt Frewer More
- 22Up 741Down 590 Cristine Rose, Greg Grunberg, Robert Forster More
- 23Up 630Down 334 Jolene Blalock, Linda Park, Anthony Montgomery More
- 24Up 633Down 477 Naoko Mori, Eve Myles, John Barrowman More
- 25Up 639Down 416 Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Misha Collins, Rob Benedict More
- 26Up 650Down 459 Leven Rambin, Richard T. Jones, Summer Glau More
- 27Up 509Down 465 Amy Acker, Mercedes McNab, Vincent Kartheiser More
- 28Up 478Down 308 Joanne Kelly, Jaime Murray, CCH Pounder More
- 29Up 560Down 412 Jane Badler, Andrew Prine, Michael Durrell More
- 30Up 473Down 394 David McCallum, Kevin Conway, Beau Bridges More
- 31Up 516Down 506 Erica Durance, Cassidy Freeman, John Schneider More
- 32Up 59Down 31 Tahmoh Penikett, Nicki Clyne, Jamie Bamber More
- 33Up 475Down 358 John Rhys-Davies, Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd More
- 34Up 380Down 242 Herb Jefferson, Jr., Lorne Greene More
- 35Up 508Down 389 Chris Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Norman Lovett More
- 36Up 388Down 384 Enver Gjokaj, Amy Acker, Eliza Dushku More
- 37Up 53Down 33
- 38Up 5Down 9
The Invaders
Roy Thinnes, Kent Smithadded by: OnBorrowedTime - 39Up 299Down 425 Peter Swanwick, Angelo Muscat, George Markstein More
- 40Up 413Down 369 Lloyd Bochner, Mark Hamill, Bob Hastings More
- 41Up 372Down 373 Kevin Sorbo, Lisa Ryder, Lexa Doig More
- 42Up 176Down 144 Vik Sahay, Bonita Friedericy, Zachary Levi More
- 43Up 385Down 364 Michael Weatherly, J. C. MacKenzie, Jennifer Blanc More
- 44Up 31Down 30
Continuum
Brian Markinson, Victor H. Webster, Erik Knudsen Moreadded by: toddrh - 45Up 278Down 268 Christopher Heyerdahl, Ryan Robbins, Amanda Tapping More
- 46Up 261Down 262 Alan Oppenheimer, Martin E. Brooks, Lee Majors More
- 47Up 278Down 247 Joel Hodgson, J. Elvis Weinstein, Frank Conniff More
- 48Up 316Down 404 Joel Gretsch, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Richard Kahan More
- 49Up 310Down 294 Polly Walker, Esai Morales, Eric Stoltz More
- 50Up 335Down 360 French Stewart, Elmarie Wendel, Kristen Johnston More
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