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The Best Current Showtime Shows

Updated February 17, 2021 605 votes 480 voters 34.3k views19 items

Wondering what to watch on Showtime? Here are the best Showtime shows on now. Originally primarily a movie network, Showtime has put out some innovate series over the years that range from serious dramas to quick-witted comedies. If you're in need of a new show to binge watch, this list of Showtime programs should help!

Some Showtime shows currently airing tackle contemporary topics. The comedy series SMILF catalogs the struggles of single motherhood in the modern United States. If you're a fan of political humor, Our Cartoon President is an animated satire created by Stephen Colbert that lampoons Donald Trump and modern politics. Other Showtime programming on now includes The Affair, Shameless, and The Chi.

Which of these popular Showtime series is the best? Vote your favorites to the top of the list below. Then see what upcoming new series are on Showtime in 2021.

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Billions
Damian Lewis, Paul Giamatti
Premiered: 2016
Genres (Tv): Drama
Billions (Showtime, 2016) is an American television drama series created by Brian Koppelman,... more
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Shameless
Emmy Rossum, William H. Macy
Premiered: 2011
Genres (Tv): Comedy, Drama
Shameless (Showtime, 2011) is an American comedy-drama television series developed by John... more
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Black Monday
Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): History
Black Monday (Showtime, 2019) is an American comedy television series. An aspiring Wall Street... more
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The Chi
Jason Mitchell, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Drama
The Chi (Showtime, 2018) is an American television drama series created by Lena Waithe. A... more
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Your Honor
Bryan Cranston, Michael Stuhlbarg
Premiered: 2020
Genres (Tv): Legal drama
Your Honor (Showtime, 2020) is an American 10-episode limited series adapted from the Israeli... more
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Our Cartoon President
Jeff Bergman, Cody Lindquist
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Adult animation, Comedy, Political
Our Cartoon President (Showtime, 2018) is an American adult animated satirical television... more
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City on a Hill
Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Crime drama
City on a Hill (Showtime, 2019) is an American television series created by Chuck MacLean.... more
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Work in Progress
Karin Anglin, Theo Germaine
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Comedy
Work in Progress (Showtime, 2019) is an American comedy television series co-created by Abby... more
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Inside the NFL
Phil Simms, Cris Collinsworth
Premiered: 1977
Genres (Tv): Sports, Talk show, Sports film
Inside the NFL (HBO, 1977) is an American television sports show that focuses on the National... more
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Showtime Championship Boxing
Brian Custer, Mauro Ranallo
Premiered: 1986
Genres (Tv): Sports
Showtime Championship Boxing is a television boxing program airing on Showtime. Debuting in... more
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Vice
Shane Smith
Premiered: 2013
Genres (Tv): Documentary
Vice is a documentary TV-series created and hosted by Shane Smith of Vice magazine. Produced... more
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The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon
Premiered: 2016
Genres (Tv): Documentary, Politics
The Circus (Showtime, 2016) is a television documentary series following the 2016 presidential... more
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The L Word: Generation Q
Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Drama
The L Word: Generation Q (Showtime, 2019) is an American television drama and a revival-sequel... more

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Back to Life
Daisy Haggard, Geraldine James
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Comedy, Drama, Comedy-Drama
Back to Life (Showtime, 2019) is an American comedy-drama television series. After 18 years in... more
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Couple's Therapy
Orna Guralnik, Virginia Goldner
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Documentary
Couple's Therapy (Showtime, 2019) is an American documentary television series. The docuseries... more
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The Comedy Store
Judd Apatow, David Spade
Premiered: 2020
Genres (Tv): Documentary Series
The Comedy Store (Showtime, 2020) is a documentary series directed by Mike Binder and based on... more
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Moonbase 8
John C. Reilly, Tim Heidecker
Premiered: 2020
Genres (Tv): Comedy, Sci-fi
Moonbase 8 (Showtime, 2020) is an American sci-fi comedy series created by Jonathan Krisel and... more
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The Reagans
Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan
Premiered: 2020
Genres (Tv): History, Documentary
The Reagans (Showtime, 2020) is an American historical documentary. The four-part documentary... more
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Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine
6ix9ine
Premiered: 2021
Genres (Tv): Documentary
Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine (Showtime, 2021) is an American documentary... more
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