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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 · 2,683,231 votes
  2. 2 Stranger Things (2016) 8.4 avg episode · 1,753,986 votes
  3. 3 The Boys (2019) 8.2 avg episode · 1,035,617 votes
  4. 4 Dexter (2006) 8.4 avg episode · 963,768 votes
  5. 5 How I Met Your Mother (2005) 8.0 avg episode · 793,103 votes
  6. 6 True Detective (2014) 8.0 avg episode · 778,749 votes
  7. 7 Vikings (2013) 8.0 avg episode · 653,287 votes
  8. 8 House of Cards (2013) 8.0 avg episode · 565,319 votes
  9. 9 Sex Education (2019) 7.9 avg episode · 406,593 votes
  10. 10 The Flash (2014) 7.6 avg episode · 390,018 votes
  11. 11 The 100 (2014) 8.0 avg episode · 309,651 votes
  12. 12 The Handmaid's Tale (2017) 8.0 avg episode · 307,162 votes
  13. 13 Two and a Half Men (2003) 7.3 avg episode · 302,129 votes
  14. 14 Scrubs (2001) 8.0 avg episode · 288,613 votes
  15. 15 True Blood (2008) 7.9 avg episode · 274,253 votes
  16. 16 Once Upon a Time (2011) 8.0 avg episode · 250,128 votes
  17. 17 Love, Death & Robots (2019) 7.0 avg episode · 233,974 votes
  18. 18 That '70s Show (1998) 7.5 avg episode · 200,675 votes
  19. 19 Lupin (2021) 7.2 avg episode · 165,698 votes
  20. 20 Fear the Walking Dead (2015) 7.0 avg episode · 155,869 votes
  21. 21 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018) 7.7 avg episode · 121,288 votes
  22. 22 Only Fools and Horses (1981) 8.3 avg episode · 67,308 votes
  23. 23 Nip/Tuck (2003) 7.8 avg episode · 62,493 votes
  24. 24 MythBusters (2003) 7.2 avg episode · 57,086 votes
  25. 25 The League (2009) 7.8 avg episode · 55,066 votes
  26. 26 The Powerpuff Girls (1998) 6.9 avg episode · 53,589 votes
  27. 27 The Fairly OddParents (2001) 6.4 avg episode · 53,383 votes
  28. 28 Coupling (2000) 8.4 avg episode · 50,672 votes
  29. 29 Torchwood (2006) 7.7 avg episode · 46,084 votes
  30. 30 The Goldbergs (2013) 7.5 avg episode · 44,865 votes
  31. 31 The Boondocks (2005) 8.0 avg episode · 43,663 votes
  32. 32 Poldark (2015) 8.2 avg episode · 41,900 votes
  33. 33 Last Man Standing (2011) 7.5 avg episode · 40,919 votes
  34. 34 The Cosby Show (1984) 7.1 avg episode · 39,534 votes
  35. 35 Younger (2015) 7.5 avg episode · 36,113 votes
  36. 36 Flames (2018) 8.5 avg episode · 34,448 votes
  37. 37 Gullak (2019) 8.8 avg episode · 32,138 votes
  38. 38 Tales from the Crypt (1989) 6.7 avg episode · 31,286 votes
  39. 39 Locked Up (2015) 7.8 avg episode · 31,219 votes
  40. 40 Bewitched (1964) 7.6 avg episode · 27,727 votes
  41. 41 Van Helsing (2016) 7.0 avg episode · 26,829 votes
  42. 42 Northern Exposure (1990) 7.8 avg episode · 25,180 votes
  43. 43 The European Side (2004) 7.3 avg episode · 24,239 votes
  44. 44 In Treatment (2008) 7.7 avg episode · 19,611 votes
  45. 45 Brassic (2019) 7.7 avg episode · 19,235 votes
  46. 46 NewsRadio (1995) 7.6 avg episode · 18,849 votes
  47. 47 Dallas (1978) 7.5 avg episode · 18,612 votes
  48. 48 The Incredible Hulk (1977) 7.1 avg episode · 18,564 votes
  49. 49 Total Drama (2007) 7.5 avg episode · 17,973 votes
  50. 50 Walker (2021) 8.3 avg episode · 17,135 votes
  51. 51 Tosh.0 (2009) 7.2 avg episode · 17,041 votes
  52. 52 Search Party (2016) 7.7 avg episode · 16,033 votes
  53. 53 Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015) 8.1 avg episode · 15,601 votes
  54. 54 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) 7.6 avg episode · 15,425 votes
  55. 55 Totally Spies! (2001) 7.8 avg episode · 14,646 votes
  56. 56 Inside Amy Schumer (2013) 7.0 avg episode · 14,585 votes
  57. 57 Mistresses (2013) 7.8 avg episode · 14,464 votes
  58. 58 Unsolved Mysteries (2020) 6.7 avg episode · 14,332 votes
  59. 59 Tash Ma Tash (1993) 8.3 avg episode · 13,464 votes
  60. 60 The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) 7.8 avg episode · 12,640 votes
  61. 61 The Hills (2006) 6.0 avg episode · 11,790 votes
  62. 62 Murphy Brown (1988) 7.3 avg episode · 11,786 votes
  63. 63 Cuckoo (2012) 7.3 avg episode · 11,536 votes
  64. 64 My Family (2000) 7.6 avg episode · 11,367 votes
  65. 65 Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016) 7.9 avg episode · 11,134 votes
  66. 66 So You Think You Can Dance (2005) 7.4 avg episode · 10,972 votes
  67. 67 The Waltons (1972) 7.7 avg episode · 10,595 votes
  68. 68 Jonathan Creek (1997) 7.5 avg episode · 10,280 votes
  69. 69 Red vs. Blue (2003) 7.6 avg episode · 10,070 votes
  70. 70 Winx Club (2004) 7.6 avg episode · 10,017 votes
  71. 71 Laverne & Shirley (1976) 8.0 avg episode · 9,979 votes
  72. 72 Catfish: The TV Show (2012) 6.5 avg episode · 9,816 votes
  73. 73 Avengers Assemble (2013) 7.1 avg episode · 9,686 votes
  74. 74 Newhart (1982) 7.4 avg episode · 9,572 votes
  75. 75 Rake (2010) 8.1 avg episode · 9,570 votes
  76. 76 Hawaii Five-O (1968) 7.4 avg episode · 9,509 votes
  77. 77 Punk'd (2003) 6.2 avg episode · 9,105 votes
  78. 78 Not Going Out (2006) 7.6 avg episode · 8,961 votes
  79. 79 Solsidan (2010) 7.2 avg episode · 8,954 votes
  80. 80 Almost Famous (2012) 6.7 avg episode · 8,393 votes
  81. 81 Quincy, M.E. (1976) 7.5 avg episode · 8,385 votes
  82. 82 Designing Women (1986) 7.5 avg episode · 8,189 votes
  83. 83 Squidbillies (2005) 7.6 avg episode · 7,991 votes
  84. 84 Brockmire (2017) 7.5 avg episode · 7,879 votes
  85. 85 Velvet (2013) 8.2 avg episode · 7,739 votes
  86. 86 The Curse of Oak Island (2014) 7.1 avg episode · 7,610 votes
  87. 87 Emergency! (1972) 8.3 avg episode · 7,494 votes
  88. 88 In the Heat of the Night (1988) 8.2 avg episode · 7,378 votes
  89. 89 Underbelly (2008) 7.6 avg episode · 5,781 votes
  90. 90 Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001) 7.3 avg episode · 5,376 votes
  91. 91 Earth: Final Conflict (1997) 6.9 avg episode · 5,283 votes
  92. 92 Vanderpump Rules (2013) 7.5 avg episode · 5,279 votes
  93. 93 Teen Mom OG (2009) 6.0 avg episode · 4,922 votes
  94. 94 Benson (1979) 7.4 avg episode · 4,844 votes
  95. 95 Falcon Crest (1981) 7.2 avg episode · 4,827 votes
  96. 96 Britain's Got Talent (2007) 5.8 avg episode · 4,792 votes
  97. 97 Being Mary Jane (2013) 8.0 avg episode · 4,662 votes
  98. 98 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983) 8.3 avg episode · 4,591 votes
  99. 99 Los Serrano (2003) 8.0 avg episode · 4,551 votes
  100. 100 Dream On (1990) 6.6 avg episode · 4,419 votes

Ranked by IMDb vote count. Refreshed 2026-11-11. Source: IMDb datasets.