The Best TV Shows to Rewatch

Updated February 5, 2021 123.0k votes 9.8k voters 127.1k views397 items

List RulesTelevision series worth repeat viewings

List of the best TV shows to rewatch, as ranked by television fans and critics. When the weekend comes around and you can’t bring yourself to get out of your PJs and go out into the sun, it can be nice to have a lazy few days doing nothing but having a marathon of your past favorite shows. Hundreds of shows throughout the decades are considered perfect rewatching material by the biggest television fans. No matter what sort of genre you feel like, there’s a series out there for you. All of the series on this list are completely available on DVD, while most of them can be found instantly on online services like Hulu Plus, Netflix, and Amazon Prime.

If you’re interested in having a laugh, sitcoms like 30 Rock, The Office, and Parks and Recreation are often good choices. Experiencing sci-fi favorites like Lost and Battlestar Galactica as if they were new again can be extremely entertaining. Fans of classic series may love spending the weekend with Star Trek, The Munsters, and The Wonder Years.

What are the best television series to rewatch? Depending on your genre preference, there are plenty of shows to remember your favorite storylines, discover things you missed the first time, and catch up before anew season begins.

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Friends
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox
Premiered: 1994
Genres (Tv): Sitcom
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The Office
Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson
Premiered: 2005
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Mockumentary
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Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey
Premiered: 2011-04-17
Genres (Tv): Medieval fantasy, Drama, Adventure film, Epic, Action
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Parks and Recreation
Amy Poehler, Jim O'Heir
Premiered: 2009
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Mockumentary, Satire, Romance TV, Comedy-drama
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The Twilight Zone
Rod Serling, Robert McCord
Premiered: 1959
Genres (Tv): Anthology, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
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The Simpsons
Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright
Premiered: 1989
Genres (Tv): Animation, Television comedy, Comedy, Family Film
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Scooby-Doo
Casey Kasem, Don Messick
Premiered: 1969
Genres (Tv): Comedy, Fantasy, Animation, Mystery, Situation comedy
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Tom and Jerry
Tom Kenny, Rick Zieff
Premiered: 1940
Genres (Tv): Animation, Comedy, Family Film
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Supernatural
Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles
Premiered: 2005
Genres (Tv): Supernatural drama, Black comedy, Drama, Horror Film, Mystery
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Breaking Bad
Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul
Premiered: 2008
Genres (Tv): Crime drama, Thriller, Neo-western, Tragedy
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House
Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps
Premiered: 2004
Genres (Tv): Medical drama
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Sherlock
Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman
Premiered: 2010
Genres (Tv): Crime drama, Mystery
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Futurama
Billy West, John DiMaggio
Premiered: 1999
Genres (Tv): Animation, Sitcom, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Criminal Minds
Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler
Premiered: 2005
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Police procedural, Crime, Suspense, Drama
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Will Smith, James Avery
Premiered: 1990
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy
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The Golden Girls
Bea Arthur, Betty White
Premiered: 1985
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy
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I Love Lucy
Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz
Premiered: 1951
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy
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Family Guy
Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein
Premiered: 1999
Genres (Tv): Black comedy, Animation, Sitcom, Animated cartoon, Comedy
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan
Premiered: 1997
Genres (Tv): Supernatural, Horror, Comedy-drama, Teen drama, Action
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The Big Bang Theory
Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons
Premiered: 2007
Genres (Tv): Sitcom
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Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Premiered: 1989
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy
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Looney Tunes
Mel Blanc, June Foray
Premiered: 1930
Genres (Tv): Animation, Comedy
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How I Met Your Mother
Josh Radnor, Jason Segel
Premiered: 2005
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Romantic comedy
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The Addams Family
John Astin, Carolyn Jones
Premiered: 1964
Genres (Tv): Black comedy, Sitcom, Comedy, Fantasy
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Married... with Children
Ed O'Neill, Christina Applegate
Premiered: 1987
Genres (Tv): Sitcom, Comedy
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