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IMDb Top 250: TV Series

by CaptainHindsight • Created 11 years ago • Modified 11 years ago
A Top 250 for TV Shows based on IMDb Ratings and Vote Count.
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  • Game of Thrones (2011)

    1. Game of Thrones

    2011–201974 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.2 (2.4M)
    Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.
    CreatorsDavid BenioffD.B. WeissStarsEmilia ClarkePeter DinklageKit Harington
  • Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)

    2. Breaking Bad

    2008–201362 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.5 (2.3M)
    A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student to secure his family's future.
    CreatorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna Gunn
  • The Wire (2002)

    3. The Wire

    2002–200860 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.3 (404K)
    The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
    CreatorDavid SimonStarsDominic WestLance ReddickSonja Sohn
  • Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock (2010)

    4. Sherlock

    2010–201715 epsTV-14TV Series
    9.0 (1M)
    The quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.
    CreatorsMark GatissSteven MoffatStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna Stubbs
  • Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, and Alia Shawkat in Arrested Development (2003)

    5. Arrested Development

    2003–201984 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (335K)
    Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.
    CreatorMitchell HurwitzStarsJason BatemanMichael CeraPortia de Rossi
  • Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Sean Maher, Jewel Staite, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, and Summer Glau in Firefly (2002)

    6. Firefly

    2002–200314 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.9 (291K)
    Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.
    CreatorJoss WhedonStarsNathan FillionGina TorresAlan Tudyk
  • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)

    7. The Sopranos

    1999–200786 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.2 (525K)
    New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.
    CreatorDavid ChaseStarsJames GandolfiniLorraine BraccoEdie Falco
  • Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)

    8. Dexter

    2006–201396 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (845K)
    He's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and his nights committing them.
    CreatorJames Manos Jr.StarsMichael C. HallJennifer CarpenterDavid Zayas
  • Matt Stone and Trey Parker in South Park (1997)

    9. South Park

    1997– 328 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (423K)
    Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
    CreatorsTrey ParkerMatt StoneBrian GradenStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneIsaac Hayes
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)

    10. Seinfeld

    1989–1998172 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.9 (369K)
    The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.
    CreatorsLarry DavidJerry SeinfeldStarsJerry SeinfeldJulia Louis-DreyfusMichael Richards
  • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)

    11. Friends

    1994–2004235 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.9 (1.1M)
    Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
    CreatorsDavid CraneMarta KauffmanStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa Kudrow
  • Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, and Jack De Sena in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)

    12. Avatar: The Last Airbender

    2005–200862 epsTV-Y7-FVTV Series
    9.3 (407K)
    In a war-torn world of elemental powers, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
    CreatorsMichael Dante DiMartinoBryan KonietzkoStarsDee Bradley BakerZach Tyler EisenMae Whitman
  • Rome (2005)

    13. Rome

    2005–200722 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (195K)
    The lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans in the last days of the Roman Republic.
    CreatorsBruno HellerWilliam J. MacDonaldJohn MiliusStarsKevin McKiddRay StevensonPolly Walker
  • Twin Peaks (1990)

    14. Twin Peaks

    1990–199130 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (232K)
    An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.
    CreatorsMark FrostDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanMichael OntkeanMädchen Amick
  • Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Martin Starr, and Jason Segel in Freaks and Geeks (1999)

    15. Freaks and Geeks

    1999–200018 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.8 (160K)
    A high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.
    CreatorPaul FeigStarsLinda CardelliniJohn Francis DaleyJames Franco
  • Katherine Heigl, Dulé Hill, Rick Hoffman, Gabriel Macht, Amanda Schull, and Sarah Rafferty in Suits (2011)

    16. Suits

    2011–2019134 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (516K)
    On the run from a drug deal gone bad, brilliant college dropout Mike Ross finds himself working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's best lawyers.
    CreatorAaron KorshStarsGabriel MachtPatrick J. AdamsMeghan Markle
  • Danny DeVito, Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, and Glenn Howerton in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)

    17. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    2005– 179 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.8 (266K)
    Five friends with big egos and small brains are the proprietors of an Irish pub in Philadelphia.
    CreatorsRob McElhenneyGlenn HowertonStarsCharlie DayGlenn HowertonRob McElhenney
  • Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)

    18. House of Cards

    2013–201873 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (547K)
    A Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him.
    CreatorBeau WillimonStarsKevin SpaceyMichel GillRobin Wright
  • Oz (1997)

    19. Oz

    1997–200356 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (112K)
    The daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.
    CreatorTom FontanaStarsErnie HudsonTerry KinneyJ.K. Simmons
  • Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, and Molly Parker in Deadwood (2004)

    20. Deadwood

    2004–200636 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (124K)
    A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.
    CreatorDavid MilchStarsTimothy OlyphantIan McShaneMolly Parker
  • Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)

    21. The Walking Dead

    2010–2022177 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.1 (1.1M)
    Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.
    CreatorFrank DarabontStarsAndrew LincolnNorman ReedusMelissa McBride
  • Kappei Yamaguchi, Shidô Nakamura, and Mamoru Miyano in Death Note (2006)

    22. Death Note

    2006–200737 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.9 (426K)
    An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.
    StarsMamoru MiyanoBrad SwaileVincent Tong
  • Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodríguez, Frances Conroy, Rachel Griffiths, Michael C. Hall, Peter Krause, and Mathew St. Patrick in Six Feet Under (2001)

    23. Six Feet Under

    2001–200563 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (159K)
    When death is your business, what is your life? Laced with irony and dark situational humor, the show approaches the subject of death through the eyes of the Fisher family, who owns and operates a funeral home in Los Angeles.
    CreatorAlan BallStarsPeter KrauseMichael C. HallFrances Conroy
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)

    24. Downton Abbey

    2010–201552 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.7 (235K)
    A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.
    CreatorJulian FellowesStarsHugh BonnevillePhyllis LoganElizabeth McGovern
  • Fawlty Towers (1975)

    25. Fawlty Towers

    1975–197912 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.8 (105K)
    Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
    CreatorsConnie BoothJohn CleeseStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew Sachs

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