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Bad finale: the final season is the worst. These are the 100 most-voted shows whose run as a whole is best described by that shape, each with an episode-by-episode rating page.

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  1. 1 Game of Thrones (2011) 8.7 avg episode · 2,661,030 votes
  2. 2 Stranger Things (2016) 8.4 avg episode · 1,738,222 votes
  3. 3 The Boys (2019) 8.2 avg episode · 1,025,477 votes
  4. 4 Dexter (2006) 8.4 avg episode · 954,739 votes
  5. 5 How I Met Your Mother (2005) 8.0 avg episode · 789,424 votes
  6. 6 True Detective (2014) 8.0 avg episode · 769,770 votes
  7. 7 Vikings (2013) 8.0 avg episode · 649,906 votes
  8. 8 House of Cards (2013) 8.0 avg episode · 563,327 votes
  9. 9 South Park (1997) 8.0 avg episode · 448,209 votes
  10. 10 Sex Education (2019) 7.9 avg episode · 403,933 votes
  11. 11 The Flash (2014) 7.5 avg episode · 388,651 votes
  12. 12 American Horror Story (2011) 7.4 avg episode · 364,690 votes
  13. 13 The 100 (2014) 8.0 avg episode · 307,892 votes
  14. 14 Two and a Half Men (2003) 7.3 avg episode · 300,873 votes
  15. 15 Scrubs (2001) 8.0 avg episode · 287,720 votes
  16. 16 True Blood (2008) 7.9 avg episode · 272,909 votes
  17. 17 Once Upon a Time (2011) 8.0 avg episode · 249,435 votes
  18. 18 Love, Death & Robots (2019) 7.0 avg episode · 232,565 votes
  19. 19 That '70s Show (1998) 7.5 avg episode · 200,045 votes
  20. 20 Fear the Walking Dead (2015) 7.0 avg episode · 155,250 votes
  21. 21 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018) 7.7 avg episode · 120,399 votes
  22. 22 Only Fools and Horses (1981) 8.3 avg episode · 66,798 votes
  23. 23 Nip/Tuck (2003) 7.8 avg episode · 62,297 votes
  24. 24 MythBusters (2003) 7.2 avg episode · 56,958 votes
  25. 25 The League (2009) 7.8 avg episode · 54,840 votes
  26. 26 The Powerpuff Girls (1998) 7.0 avg episode · 53,227 votes
  27. 27 The Fairly OddParents (2001) 6.4 avg episode · 52,998 votes
  28. 28 Coupling (2000) 8.4 avg episode · 50,539 votes
  29. 29 Torchwood (2006) 7.7 avg episode · 45,944 votes
  30. 30 The Goldbergs (2013) 7.5 avg episode · 44,640 votes
  31. 31 The Boondocks (2005) 8.0 avg episode · 43,140 votes
  32. 32 Poldark (2015) 8.2 avg episode · 41,489 votes
  33. 33 Last Man Standing (2011) 7.5 avg episode · 40,727 votes
  34. 34 The Cosby Show (1984) 7.1 avg episode · 39,306 votes
  35. 35 Younger (2015) 7.5 avg episode · 35,715 votes
  36. 36 Flames (2018) 8.5 avg episode · 34,356 votes
  37. 37 Gullak (2019) 8.8 avg episode · 31,852 votes
  38. 38 Locked Up (2015) 7.8 avg episode · 30,952 votes
  39. 39 Tales from the Crypt (1989) 6.7 avg episode · 30,824 votes
  40. 40 Bewitched (1964) 7.6 avg episode · 27,478 votes
  41. 41 Van Helsing (2016) 7.0 avg episode · 26,702 votes
  42. 42 Northern Exposure (1990) 7.8 avg episode · 25,049 votes
  43. 43 The European Side (2004) 7.3 avg episode · 24,112 votes
  44. 44 In Treatment (2008) 7.7 avg episode · 19,518 votes
  45. 45 Brassic (2019) 7.7 avg episode · 18,973 votes
  46. 46 NewsRadio (1995) 7.6 avg episode · 18,736 votes
  47. 47 Dallas (1978) 7.5 avg episode · 18,493 votes
  48. 48 The Incredible Hulk (1977) 7.1 avg episode · 18,400 votes
  49. 49 Total Drama (2007) 7.5 avg episode · 17,801 votes
  50. 50 Walker (2021) 8.3 avg episode · 17,033 votes
  51. 51 Tosh.0 (2009) 7.2 avg episode · 17,013 votes
  52. 52 Search Party (2016) 7.7 avg episode · 15,883 votes
  53. 53 Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015) 8.1 avg episode · 15,431 votes
  54. 54 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) 7.6 avg episode · 15,287 votes
  55. 55 Inside Amy Schumer (2013) 7.0 avg episode · 14,551 votes
  56. 56 Totally Spies! (2001) 7.9 avg episode · 14,518 votes
  57. 57 Mistresses (2013) 7.8 avg episode · 14,420 votes
  58. 58 Unsolved Mysteries (2020) 6.7 avg episode · 14,265 votes
  59. 59 Tash Ma Tash (1993) 8.3 avg episode · 13,315 votes
  60. 60 The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) 7.7 avg episode · 12,538 votes
  61. 61 The Hills (2006) 6.0 avg episode · 11,775 votes
  62. 62 Murphy Brown (1988) 7.3 avg episode · 11,711 votes
  63. 63 Cuckoo (2012) 7.3 avg episode · 11,476 votes
  64. 64 My Family (2000) 7.5 avg episode · 11,325 votes
  65. 65 Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016) 7.9 avg episode · 11,053 votes
  66. 66 So You Think You Can Dance (2005) 7.4 avg episode · 10,951 votes
  67. 67 The Waltons (1972) 7.7 avg episode · 10,494 votes
  68. 68 Jonathan Creek (1997) 7.5 avg episode · 10,215 votes
  69. 69 Red vs. Blue (2003) 7.6 avg episode · 10,051 votes
  70. 70 Winx Club (2004) 7.4 avg episode · 9,931 votes
  71. 71 Laverne & Shirley (1976) 8.0 avg episode · 9,908 votes
  72. 72 Catfish: The TV Show (2012) 6.6 avg episode · 9,769 votes
  73. 73 Avengers Assemble (2012) 7.1 avg episode · 9,601 votes
  74. 74 Rake (2010) 8.1 avg episode · 9,518 votes
  75. 75 Newhart (1982) 7.4 avg episode · 9,487 votes
  76. 76 Hawaii Five-O (1968) 7.4 avg episode · 9,439 votes
  77. 77 Punk'd (2003) 6.2 avg episode · 9,083 votes
  78. 78 Solsidan (2010) 7.2 avg episode · 8,925 votes
  79. 79 Not Going Out (2006) 7.7 avg episode · 8,841 votes
  80. 80 Quincy, M.E. (1976) 7.5 avg episode · 8,340 votes
  81. 81 Almost Famous (2012) 7.3 avg episode · 8,317 votes
  82. 82 Designing Women (1986) 7.5 avg episode · 8,112 votes
  83. 83 Squidbillies (2005) 7.6 avg episode · 7,964 votes
  84. 84 My Gym Partner's a Monkey (2005) 5.7 avg episode · 7,851 votes
  85. 85 Brockmire (2017) 7.5 avg episode · 7,835 votes
  86. 86 Velvet (2013) 8.2 avg episode · 7,705 votes
  87. 87 The Curse of Oak Island (2014) 7.1 avg episode · 7,557 votes
  88. 88 Emergency! (1972) 8.3 avg episode · 7,396 votes
  89. 89 In the Heat of the Night (1988) 8.2 avg episode · 7,308 votes
  90. 90 Horrible Histories (2009) 7.7 avg episode · 6,957 votes
  91. 91 Hudson & Rex (2019) 7.3 avg episode · 6,124 votes
  92. 92 Below Deck (2013) 6.7 avg episode · 6,119 votes
  93. 93 Underbelly (2008) 7.6 avg episode · 5,743 votes
  94. 94 Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001) 7.2 avg episode · 5,348 votes
  95. 95 Earth: Final Conflict (1997) 6.9 avg episode · 5,234 votes
  96. 96 Vanderpump Rules (2013) 7.6 avg episode · 5,205 votes
  97. 97 Teen Mom OG (2009) 6.0 avg episode · 4,912 votes
  98. 98 Blood & Water (2020) 7.9 avg episode · 4,867 votes
  99. 99 Benson (1979) 7.4 avg episode · 4,785 votes
  100. 100 Falcon Crest (1981) 7.2 avg episode · 4,785 votes

Ranked by IMDb vote count. Refreshed 2026-09-14. Source: IMDb datasets.