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The Very Best of Premium Cable Original Programming
This list of premium cable original programming is ranked by TV fans around the world. What are the best original shows on premium cable? These are all the best series, past and present, that ever aired. Vote for your favorites - comedy, sports, or drama - and for real impact on the list order, rank your own list of series or just nominate a show you think should be represented.
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- 1Up 782Down 130
Donald Sumpter, Maisie Williams, Harry Lloyd More - 2Up 624Down 229
Julie Benz, Colin Hanks, James Remar More - 3Up 414Down 168
Edie Falco, Dominic Chianese, Steven Van Zandt More - 4Up 402Down 136
Idris Elba, Aidan Gillen, Frankie Faison More - 5Up 358Down 100
Ron Livingston, Eion Bailey, Dexter Fletcher More - 6Up 286Down 140
Wild Bill Hickok, Izabella Miko, Ian McShane More - 7Up 459Down 81 RJ Mitte, Aaron Paul, Bryan Cranston More
- 8Up 414Down 102 Lauren Cohan, Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira More
- 9Up 329Down 232 Kevin Alejandro, Chris Bauer, Kelly Overton More
- 10Up 327Down 107 Kelly Macdonald, Greg Antonacci, Steve Buscemi More
- 11Up 202Down 180 Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Richard Lewis More
- 12Up 265Down 117 Kerry Condon, Kevin McKidd, Kenneth Cranham More
- 13Up 209Down 162 David Duchovny, Addison Timlin, Rachel Miner More
- 14Up 211Down 168 Rex Lee, Adrian Grenier, Rhys Coiro More
- 15Up 213Down 167 Elizabeth Perkins, Kevin Nealon, Mary-Louise Parker More
- 16Up 208Down 119 Chuck Zito, Eamonn Walker, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje More
- 17Up 254Down 124 Lucy Lawless, Craig Parker, Lesley-Ann Brandt More
- 18Up 172Down 79 Ally Walker, Titus Welliver, Kim Coates More
- 19Up 192Down 78 Rich Sommer, Michael Gladis, John Slattery More
- 20Up 168Down 66 Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day, Danny DeVito More
- 21Up 228Down 49 Damian Lewis, Diego Klattenhoff, Morena Baccarin More
- 22Up 141Down 66 Rachel Griffiths, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodriguez More
- 23Up 161Down 102
Eastbound & Down
- 24Up 129Down 102 Jasmine Guy, Laura Harris, Greg Kean More
- 25Up 68Down 96 Jay Johnston, Jack Black, Janeane Garofalo More
- 26Up 117Down 107 Penn & Teller, Penn Jillette, Teller
- 27Up 61Down 97 Linda Doucett, Penny Johnson, Wallace Langham More
- 28Up 110Down 91 Nick Stahl, Toby Huss, Diane Salinger More
- 29Up 65Down 85 Stephen Merchant, Shaun Williamson, Ricky Gervais More
- 30Up 90Down 56 Julie Khaner, David Huband, Tanya Allen More
- 31Up 114Down 69 David Lynch, Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld More
- 32Up 88Down 58 Jacob Pitts, James Badge Dale, Jon Seda More
- 33Up 50Down 47 Nadine Velazquez, Nick Kroll, Jon Lajoie More
- 34Up 74Down 62
Hell on Wheels
- 35Up 75Down 186 David Eigenberg, Chris Noth, Cynthia Nixon More
- 36Up 82Down 91 Olivia Wilde, Bill Maher, Paul F. Tompkins
- 37Up 64Down 80 Parker Posey, Kristen Johnston, Kevin Bacon More
- 38Up 80Down 79 Townsend Coleman, Karen Prell, Patrick Pinney More
- 39Up 74Down 99 Anne Heche, Jane Adams, Gregg Henry More
- 40Up 69Down 83 Chloë Sevigny, Garrett Gray, Matt Ross More
- 41Up 138Down 51 Steve Howey, Shanola Hampton, Justin Chatwin More
- 42Up 68Down 96 Sacha Baron Cohen
- 43Up 51Down 67 Eddie Kennison, Dave Campo, Zach Thomas More
- 44Up 56Down 66 Peter Facinelli, Anna Deavere Smith, Dominic Fumusa More
- 45Up 37Down 80 Cherie Lunghi, Iddo Goldberg, Billie Piper More
- 46Up 53Down 50
Wilfred
Cindy Waddingham, Gibson Bobby Sjobeck, Dorian Brown More - 47Up 46Down 76 Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Michael B. Jordan More
- 48Up 35Down 80 Len Dawson, Nick Buoniconti, Cris Collinsworth More
- 49Up 77Down 31
American Horror Story
Sarah Paulson, Clea DuVall, James Cromwell Moreadded by: NadiH - 50Up 25Down 28
Girls
Lena Dunhamadded by: shannonm -
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