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The Very Best TV Franchises

March 23, 2020 930 votes 76 voters 1.0k views39 items

List RulesVote up the television franchises of three or more shows that have done the best with their expanded universes.

The best TV franchises of all time have brought us some of the best dramas, sitcoms, and animated series ever as well as a few spin-off films. Spawning new series from back-door pilots and favorite characters, or just expanding to include more and more cities under the watchful eye of a procedural drama, television franchises are often more complicated than movie franchises, but also far more bingeable. This is your chance to vote from what you think is the greatest TV franchise ever and see how your favorite television franchises rank against other TV enthusiasts' choices.

Some people will judge a franchise based on its best parts, like The Walking Dead, while others will take all the interconnected parts of a franchise into account when ranking the top TV universes, so don't get offended if you see the Law & Order franchise further down this list than you think it should be. Also, try to keep in mind that TV franchises that will have three or more shows but don't yet do not yet qualify for this list.

Vote on these top TV franchises based on the collection as a whole, or just because one or two of the series mean something special to you. Make sure your favorite TV franchise of all-time lands at the top of this list.

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Star Trek Franchise
1966-present

Star Trek
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Picard

Vote on the best shows in the Star Trek Franchise.
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The Twilight Zone Franchise
1959-2019

Twilight Zone (1959)
Twilight Zone (1985)
Twilight Zone (2002)
Twilight Zone (2019)

Vote on the best shows in the Twilight Zone Franchise.
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Arrowverse Franchise
2012-present

Arrow
The Flash
Supergirl
Legends of Tomorrow
Black Lightning
Batwoman

Vote on the best shows in the Arrowverse Franchise.
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Breaking Bad Franchise
2008-present

Breaking Bad
Talking Bad
Better Call Saul
Talking Saul
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
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Star Wars TV Franchise
1985-Present

Star Wars: Droids
Ewoks
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Resistance
The Mandalorian

Vote on the best shows in the Star Wars television franchise.
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Law & Order Franchise
1990-Present
- Law & Order
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury
- Law & Order: LA
- Law & Order True Crime
- Law & Order: Hate Crimes
Vote on the best shows in the Law & Order Franchise.
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Space Ghost Coast to Coast‎ Franchise
1994-2014

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Cartoon Planet
The Brak Show
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DC Animated Universe Franchise
1992-2006

Batman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
The New Batman Adventures
Batman Beyond
Static Shock
The Zeta Project
Justice League
Justice League Unlimited

Vote on the best shows in the DC Aminated Universe Franchise.
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Chicago Franchise
2012-present

Chicago Fire
Chicago P.D.
Chicago Med
Chicago Justice
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CSI Franchise
2000-2016

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Miami
CSI: NY
CSI: Cyber

Vote on the best shows in the CSI Franchise.
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The Walking Dead Franchise
2010-present

The Walking Dead
Fear the Walking Dead
The Walking Dead: World Beyond
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Cheers Franchise
1982-2004

Cheers
The Tortellis
Frasier
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Scooby-Doo Franchise
1969-present

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The Scooby-Doo Show
Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo! Mystery, Inc.
The Scooby-Doo Show
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!

Vote on the best shows in the Scooby-Doo Franchise.

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Beverly Hills, 90210 Franchise
1990-2019

Beverly Hills, 90210
Melrose Place
Models Inc.
90210
Melrose Place
BH90210
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Pretty Little Liars Franchise
2010-2019

Pretty Little Liars
Ravenswood
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists
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Grey's Anatomy Franchise
2005-present

Grey's Anatomy
Private Practice
Station 19
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Battlestar Galactica Franchise
1978-2010

Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Galactica 1980
The Miniseries
Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Caprica
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The Golden Girls Franchise
1985-1995

The Golden Girls
The Golden Palace
Empty Nest
Nurses
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Inspector Gadget Franchise
1983-2018
- Inspector Gadget (1983)
- Gadget Boy & Heather
- Gadget Boy's Adventures in History
- Inspector Gadget's Field Trip
- Gadget and the Gadgetinis
- Inspector Gadget (2015)
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Happy Days Franchise
1974-1983

Happy Days
Laverne & Shirley
Blansky's Beauties
Mork & Mindy
Out of the Blue
Joanie Loves Chachi
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
Laverne & Shirley

Vote on the best shows in the Happy Days Franchise.
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All My Children Franchise
1970-present

All My Children
One Life to Live
General Hospital
Loving
Port Charles
The City
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Doctor Who Franchise
1963-present

Doctor Who
K-9 & Company
Torchwood
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Class

Vote on the best shows in the Doctor Who Franchise.
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As the World Turns Franchise
1956-2010

As the World Turns
Another World
Our Private World
Somerset
Texas

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NCIS Franchise
1997-present

JAG
NCIS
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: New Orleans

Vote on the best shows in the NCIS Franchise.
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Walker, Texas Ranger Franchise
1993-2001

Walker, Texas Ranger
Sons of Thunder
Martial Law
Early Edition