Entertainment
The Best Adventure TV Shows
List Rules
Shows near the top must be only the best Adventure TV series.
The very best adventure shows on television, ranked from best to worst. This list of the greatest adventure shows also includes pictures from the shows when available. Popular adventure TV shows have been a staple of television for years, so there's often debate about what the most entertaining adventure show of all time is. Don't let your favorite adventure television programs in history get to the bottom of the list- be sure to vote them up so they have the chance to reach the top spot. The list of adventure television shows below includes information like the program's cast, creator and premiere date when available.
This list includes Battlestar Galactica, LOST, and more shows.
This list answers the questions, "What is the best adventure show of all time?" and "What are the greatest adventure shows?"Ranked by
- 1
Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk- Premiered: September 20, 2002
The crew of a small transport ship experience a cosmic civil war. - 2Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Vinette Robinson
- Premiered: July 25, 2010
A contemporary spin on the novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring the peerless Sherlock Holmes. - 3Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop
- Premiered: March 26, 2005
An eccentric Time Lord travels through time and space to battle injustice across the universe. - 4Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards
- Premiered: October 10, 2012
Changed by a shipwreck, billionaire Oliver Queen becomes Arrow to right the wrongs of his family. - 5Carl Lumbly, George Newbern, Phil LaMarr
- Premiered: November 17, 2001
Justice League is an American animated television series which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. It is part of the DC animated universe. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is ...more - 6William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley
- Premiered: September 8, 1966
The crew of the starship USS Enterprise boldly explores outer space in the 23rd century. - 7Hynden Walch, Scott Menville, Greg Cipes
- Premiered: July 19, 2003
Five young heroes live together and battle their nemeses. - 8Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Cree Summer
- Premiered: January 10, 1999
A new Dark Knight protects the Gotham of the future. - 9Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Rick Gomez
- Premiered: September 9, 2001
The story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. - 10Daniel Wu, Aramis Knight, Ally Ioannides
- Premiered: November 15, 2015
A warrior and a boy search for enlightenment as they travel across dangerous feudal lands. - 11Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker
- Premiered: October 7, 2014
When a freak accident grants CSI Barry Allen superspeed, he uses the power to solve crimes. - 12Kevin Conroy, Efrem Zimbalist, Bob Hastings
- Premiered: September 5, 1992
A shadowy portrayal of the Caped Crusader and his alter-ego. - 13Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan
- Premiered: October 31, 2010
In the years following a zombie apocalypse, survivors seek refuge in a world overrun by the dead. - 14Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers
- Premiered: November 12, 2019
After the fall of the Galactic Empire, a lone gunfighter makes his way through the lawless galaxy. - 15Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff
- Premiered: January 14, 2005
Humanity's last survivors search for a mythical planet called Earth. - 16Rino Romano, Evan Sabara, Alastair Duncan
- Premiered: September 11, 2004
Bruce Wayne, as a young adult, finds his way in Gotham as defender, protector and Caped Crusader. - 17Corey Burton, Tress MacNeille, Jim Cummings
- Premiered: March 4, 1989
The two chipmunks fight crime around the world. - 18Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Clancy Brown
- Premiered: September 6, 1996
Superman battles evil while trying to conceal his alter ego, Clark Kent. - 19Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor
- Premiered: September 4, 1995
Xena helps people free themselves against tyranny and injustice. - 20Jesse McCartney, Jason Spisak, Khary Payton
- Premiered: November 26, 2010
The lives of teenage heroes as members of a covert operation team: Young Justice. - 21Adam West, Burt Ward, Lennie Weinrib
- Premiered: February 10, 1977
Batman and Robin fight crime in Gotham City with help from allies Batgirl and Bat-Mite. - 22Zachery Tyler, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena
- Premiered: February 21, 2005
A 12-year-old must master his powers in order to save the world. - 23Alan Young, Russi Taylor, Chuck McCann
- Premiered: September 18, 1987
Scrooge McDuck's globetrotting quests to gain more wealth. - 24Casey Kasem, Ted Knight, Ted Cassidy
- Premiered: 1977
The All-New Super Friends Hour is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 10, 1977, to September 2, 1978, on ABC. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera ...more - 25Casey Kasem, Michael Bell, Olan Soule
- Premiered: September 22, 1979
The World's Greatest Superfriends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 22, 1979 to September 27, 1980 on ABC. It was produced by ...more
