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Including shows like Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad, the best TV shows ever in the past 20 years features the latest television series. From sitcoms to dramas and animations to miniseries, this list has got them all. If your favorite recent shows are missing, go ahead and add them!
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26,53215,110Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-WaldauPremiered: April 17, 2011
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Game of Thrones (HBO, 2011) is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, based on the series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin. Nine noble families... more2
24,35115,863Breaking Bad
Bryan Cranston, Aaron PaulPremiered: January 20, 2008
Genres: Crime drama
Breaking Bad (AMC, 2008) is an American neo-Western crime drama television series created by Vince Gilligan. After being diagnosed with cancer, a depressed high school chemistry teacher (Bryan... more- 310,9045,554
Stranger Things
Winona Ryder, David HarbourPremiered: July 15, 2016
Genres: Drama, Science fiction, Horror, Thriller
Stranger Things (Netflix, 2016) is an American science fiction-horror web television series created by The Duffer Brothers. When a young boy (Noah Schnapp) disappears, his mother (Winona Ryder), a... more - 416,28413,703
The Office
Steve Carell, Rainn WilsonPremiered: March 24, 2005
Genres: Sitcom
The Office (NBC, 2005) is an American mockumentary sitcom television series developed by Greg Daniels, based on the 2001 British series. Led by manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell), the office of... more - 514,00311,655
House
Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean LeonardPremiered: November 16, 2004
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Medical
House, M.D. (Fox, 2004) is an American television medical drama created by David Shore. An antisocial maverick doctor (Hugh Laurie) who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to... more - 611,87810,610
The Sopranos
James Gandolfini, Lorraine BraccoPremiered: January 10, 1999
Genres: Crime drama
The Sopranos (HBO, 1999) is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) deals with personal and professional issues in his... more - 713,77312,130
Walking Dead
Norman Reedus, Melissa McBridePremiered: 2010
Genres: Drama, Horror, Science fiction
The Walking Dead (AMC, 2010) is an American post-apocalyptic horror television series developed by Frank Darabont, based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard.... more - 810,9119,171
Sherlock
Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin FreemanPremiered: July 25, 2010
Genres: Adventure, Crime drama
Sherlock (BBC One, 2010) is a British crime television series created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, based on stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The brilliant yet insensitive detective (Benedict... more - 99,8628,686
Futurama
Billy West, John DiMaggioPremiered: March 28, 1999
Genres: Sitcom, Science fiction, Animated
Futurama is an American adult animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures... more - 1014,90113,578
The Big Bang Theory
Johnny Galecki, Jim ParsonsPremiered: September 24, 2007
Genres: Sitcom
The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 2007) is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady. A woman (Kaley Cuoco) who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but... more - 1113,06911,892
South Park
Trey Parker, Matt StonePremiered: August 13, 1997
Genres: Sitcom, Animated
South Park (Comedy Central, 1997) is an American adult animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. In the small town of South Park, four boys get caught up in all sorts of bizarre... more - 128,4036,770
Band of Brothers
Damian Lewis, Ron LivingstonPremiered: September 9, 2001
Genres: Historical drama, Action, Adventure, War, Miniseries
Band of Brothers is a 2001 American WWII drama miniseries based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 non-fiction book of the same name. The executive producers were Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks,... more - 1312,28411,577
Dexter
Michael C. Hall, Jennifer CarpenterPremiered: October 1, 2006
Genres: Crime drama
Dexter (Showtime, 2006) is an American crime drama mystery series developed by James Manos Jr., based on the 2004 novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay. When he's not doing forensic work for... more - 1413,90813,332
The Simpsons
Dan Castellaneta, Nancy CartwrightPremiered: December 17, 1989
Genres: Sitcom, Entertainment, Animated
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by the... more - 1511,70910,637
Family Guy
Seth MacFarlane, Alex BorsteinPremiered: January 31, 1999
Genres: Sitcom, Animated
Family Guy is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their... more - 1616,26515,557
Friends
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney CoxPremiered: September 22, 1994
Genres: Sitcom
Friends (NBC, 1994) is an American sitcom television series created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman. The personal and professional lives of six friends (Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa... more - 1710,9929,890
That '70s Show
Topher Grace, Mila KunisPremiered: August 23, 1998
Genres: Sitcom
That '70s Show (Fox, 2006) is an American teen period comedy sitcom created by Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, and Mark Brazill. The series focused on the lives of a group of teenage friends living in... more - 189,8637,788
Supernatural
Jared Padalecki, Jensen AcklesPremiered: September 13, 2005
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Supernatural (The CW, 2005) is an American fantasy horror television series created by Eric Kripke. Two brothers, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles), follow their father's... more - 197,8677,330
Parks & Recreation
Amy Poehler, Aziz AnsariPremiered: April 9, 2009
Genres: Sitcom
Parks and Recreation (NBC, 2009) is an American television sitcom created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series follows Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), a perky mid-level bureaucrat, and her parks... more - 2010,29710,104
The X-Files
Gillian Anderson, David DuchovnyPremiered: September 10, 1993
Genres: Drama, Science fiction
The X-Files (Fox, 1993) is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by Chris Carter. The series revolves around FBI special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully investigating... more - 218,6368,641
Firefly
Nathan Fillion, Gina TorresPremiered: September 20, 2002
Genres: Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Firefly (Fox, 2002) is an American space western science fiction drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. Set in the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star... more - 228,8168,603
Scrubs
Zach Braff, Donald FaisonPremiered: October 2, 2001
Genres: Sitcom, Medical
Scrubs (NBC, 2001) is an American medical comedy-drama television series created by Bill Lawrence. In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, intern John "J.D." Dorian (Zach Braff) learns the ways... more - 2310,94910,788
How I Met Your Mother
Josh Radnor, Jason SegelPremiered: September 19, 2005
Genres: Sitcom
How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 2005) is an American sitcom created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays. Through a series of flashbacks, Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) recounts to his children the journey he and... more - 246,2295,200
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Ryan Stiles, Colin MochriePremiered: September 23, 1988
Genres: Comedy, Game show
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (ABC, 1998-2007, The CW, 2013) is an American improvisational comedy show adapted from the British show. Hosted by Aisha Tyler, the show features Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles,... more - 256,0115,522
Criminal Minds
Joe Mantegna, Paget BrewsterPremiered: September 22, 2005
Genres: Crime drama, Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Law
Criminal Minds (CBS, 2005) is an American police-procedural television program. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The show... more
