This best TV show list represents the combined opinions of thousands of TV fans. Anyone can vote on this list of the best TV shows of recent memory, making this list a truly trustworthy way to find the best TV show. You can even add your own list to these TV show rankings.
Including shows like Friends and The X-Files, the best TV shows ever in the past 20 years features the latest television series as well as classics such as Seinfeld and Frasier. 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!
What are the best TV shows of recent memory? Whether you're looking for the best TV shows to add to your Netflix queue or you just want to share your picks for the best TV series of the last few decades, this is the place to tune in to the tastes of TV fans around the world. Figure out what much see TV you have to catch up on below and cast your votes for the best television in recent history.
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29,07615,504Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage, Lena HeadeyPremiered: 2011
Genres (Tv): Medieval fantasy, Drama, Adventure film, Epic, Action
Game of Thrones (HBO, 2011) is an American fantasy drama television series created by David... more on Wikipedia
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25,95116,987Breaking Bad
Bryan Cranston, Aaron PaulPremiered: 2008
Genres (Tv): Crime drama, Thriller, Neo-western, Tragedy
Breaking Bad (AMC, 2008) is an American neo-Western crime drama television series created by... more on Wikipedia3
11,5255,121Stranger Things
Winona Ryder, David HarbourPremiered: 2016
Genres (Tv): Sci-fi, Horror, Supernatural, Period drama
Stranger Things (Netflix, 2016) is an American science fiction-horror web television series... more on Wikipedia4
14,96012,166House
Hugh Laurie, Omar EppsPremiered: 2004
Genres (Tv): Medical drama
House, M.D. (Fox, 2004) is an American television medical drama created by David Shore. An... more on Wikipedia5
17,41514,544The Office
Steve Carell, Rainn WilsonPremiered: 2005
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Mockumentary
The Office (NBC, 2005) is an American mockumentary sitcom television series developed by Greg... more on Wikipedia6
11,4859,485Sherlock
Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin FreemanPremiered: 2010
Genres (Tv): Crime drama, Mystery
Sherlock (BBC One, 2010) is a British crime television series created by Steven Moffat and... more on Wikipedia7
12,67111,218The Sopranos
James Gandolfini, Lorraine BraccoPremiered: 1999
Genres (Tv): Crime drama
The Sopranos (HBO, 1999) is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase.... more on Wikipedia8
14,84912,671Walking Dead
Andrew Lincoln, Jon BernthalPremiered: 2010
Genres (Tv): Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Suspense, Drama
The Walking Dead (A&E, 2010) is an American post-apocalyptic horror television series... more on Wikipedia9
10,5548,982Futurama
Billy West, John DiMaggioPremiered: 1999
Genres (Tv): Animation, Sitcom, Comedy, Science Fiction
Futurama is an American adult animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening and... more on Wikipedia10
15,97514,312The Big Bang Theory
Johnny Galecki, Jim ParsonsPremiered: 2007
Genres (Tv): Sitcom
The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 2007) is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and... more on Wikipedia11
8,8616,964Band of Brothers
Scott Grimes, Damian LewisPremiered: 2001
Genres (Tv): Miniseries, Action/Adventure, Drama, Military, Adventure film
Band of Brothers is a 2001 American WWII drama miniseries based on historian Stephen E.... more on Wikipedia12
14,11212,715South Park
Trey Parker, Matt StonePremiered: 1997
Genres (Tv): Animation, Television comedy, Sitcom, Satire, Animated cartoon
South Park (Comedy Central, 1997) is an American adult animated sitcom created by Trey Parker... more on Wikipedia13
11,86110,450That '70s Show
Topher Grace, Laura PreponPremiered: 1998
Genres (Tv): Romance Film, Sitcom, Comedy
That '70s Show is an American television period sitcom that originally aired on Fox from... more on Wikipedia14
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Home Improvement
Tim Allen, Patricia RichardsonPremiered: 1991
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy
Home Improvement is an American television sitcom starring Tim Allen, that aired from... more on Wikipedia15
13,18712,411Dexter
Michael C. Hall, Jennifer CarpenterPremiered: 2006
Genres (Tv): Crime drama, Psychological thriller, Mystery, Dark comedy, Police procedural
Dexter (Showtime, 2006) is an American crime drama mystery series developed by James Manos... more on Wikipedia16
17,43416,752Friends
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney CoxPremiered: 1994
Genres (Tv): Sitcom
Friends (NBC, 1994) is an American sitcom television series created by David Crane and Marta... more on Wikipedia17
12,69911,272Family Guy
Seth MacFarlane, Alex BorsteinPremiered: 1999
Genres (Tv): Black comedy, Animation, Sitcom, Animated cartoon, Comedy
Family Guy is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox... more on Wikipedia18
8,3447,659Parks & Recreation
Amy Poehler, Jim O'HeirPremiered: 2009
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Mockumentary, Satire, Romance TV, Comedy-drama
Parks and Recreation (NBC, 2009) is an American television sitcom created by Greg Daniels and... more on Wikipedia19
14,89514,614The Simpsons
Dan Castellaneta, Nancy CartwrightPremiered: 1989
Genres (Tv): Animation, Television comedy, Comedy, Family Film
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting... more on Wikipedia20
10,5278,137Supernatural
Jared Padalecki, Jensen AcklesPremiered: 2005
Genres (Tv): Supernatural drama, Black comedy, Drama, Horror Film, Mystery
Supernatural (The CW, 2005) is an American fantasy horror television series created by Eric... more on Wikipedia21
11,06610,986The X-Files
David Duchovny, Gillian AndersonPremiered: 1993
Genres (Tv): Cryptozoology, Supernatural, Crime Fiction, Drama, Live action
The X-Files is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by Chris... more on Wikipedia22
11,80811,526How I Met Your Mother
Josh Radnor, Jason SegelPremiered: 2005
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Romantic comedy
How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 2005) is an American sitcom created by Craig Thomas and Carter... more on Wikipedia23
9,3069,281Firefly
Nathan Fillion, Gina TorresPremiered: 2002
Genres (Tv): Space Western, Space opera, Drama, Comedy-drama, Science Fiction
Firefly is an American space western science fiction drama television series created by writer... more on Wikipedia24
9,5129,215Scrubs
Zach Braff, Donald FaisonPremiered: 2001
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Medical drama
Scrubs (NBC, 2001) is an American medical comedy-drama television series created by Bill... more on Wikipedia25
6,6185,411Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Ryan Stiles, Colin MochriePremiered: 1998
Genres (Tv): Improvisational theatre, Television comedy
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (ABC, 1998-2007, The CW, 2013) is an American improvisational comedy... more on Wikipedia
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