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TV shows that build to a great finale

Big finale: the final season is the peak. 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 Breaking Bad (2008) 8.9 avg episode · 2,675,096 votes
  2. 2 Mr. Robot (2015) 8.9 avg episode · 474,641 votes
  3. 3 Fringe (2008) 8.2 avg episode · 272,587 votes
  4. 4 Bridgerton (2020) 8.0 avg episode · 233,076 votes
  5. 5 Person of Interest (2011) 8.7 avg episode · 215,514 votes
  6. 6 Battlestar Galactica (2004) 8.0 avg episode · 188,470 votes
  7. 7 Schitt's Creek (2015) 8.0 avg episode · 176,982 votes
  8. 8 Six Feet Under (2001) 8.4 avg episode · 170,613 votes
  9. 9 Smallville (2001) 8.0 avg episode · 156,766 votes
  10. 10 White Collar (2009) 8.0 avg episode · 154,925 votes
  11. 11 Young Sheldon (2017) 7.6 avg episode · 152,683 votes
  12. 12 Justified (2010) 8.4 avg episode · 132,568 votes
  13. 13 The Americans (2013) 8.2 avg episode · 126,392 votes
  14. 14 Monk (2002) 8.0 avg episode · 102,899 votes
  15. 15 Castlevania (2017) 8.2 avg episode · 96,482 votes
  16. 16 Superstore (2015) 7.7 avg episode · 86,603 votes
  17. 17 Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) 7.8 avg episode · 83,970 votes
  18. 18 Burn Notice (2007) 8.1 avg episode · 83,654 votes
  19. 19 Angel (1999) 8.1 avg episode · 81,342 votes
  20. 20 Mayor of Kingstown (2021) 8.1 avg episode · 74,592 votes
  21. 21 Eastbound & Down (2009) 8.0 avg episode · 71,180 votes
  22. 22 Cheers (1982) 7.7 avg episode · 68,951 votes
  23. 23 Samurai Jack (2001) 8.4 avg episode · 67,636 votes
  24. 24 Sword Art Online (2012) 7.7 avg episode · 64,772 votes
  25. 25 Eureka (2006) 7.8 avg episode · 62,228 votes
  26. 26 Hart of Dixie (2011) 7.7 avg episode · 60,343 votes
  27. 27 Nikita (2010) 8.3 avg episode · 56,552 votes
  28. 28 The Golden Girls (1985) 7.7 avg episode · 53,739 votes
  29. 29 Black Clover (2017) 7.9 avg episode · 51,778 votes
  30. 30 Snowfall (2017) 8.2 avg episode · 51,367 votes
  31. 31 Drake & Josh (2004) 8.1 avg episode · 47,356 votes
  32. 32 Steven Universe (2013) 8.1 avg episode · 45,931 votes
  33. 33 Wilfred (2011) 7.8 avg episode · 45,822 votes
  34. 34 Fauda (2015) 8.0 avg episode · 44,762 votes
  35. 35 Parenthood (2010) 8.0 avg episode · 44,662 votes
  36. 36 Rizzoli & Isles (2010) 7.8 avg episode · 42,724 votes
  37. 37 S.W.A.T. (2017) 7.6 avg episode · 42,326 votes
  38. 38 Ben 10 (2005) 7.8 avg episode · 37,659 votes
  39. 39 The Great Indian Kapil Show (2024) 7.0 avg episode · 36,246 votes
  40. 40 Pinky and the Brain (1995) 8.1 avg episode · 35,491 votes
  41. 41 Babylon Berlin (2017) 8.1 avg episode · 33,918 votes
  42. 42 Fairy Tail (2009) 7.8 avg episode · 32,908 votes
  43. 43 Fuller House (2016) 7.3 avg episode · 31,580 votes
  44. 44 Mike & Molly (2010) 7.0 avg episode · 30,430 votes
  45. 45 Madam Secretary (2014) 7.6 avg episode · 29,800 votes
  46. 46 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018) 8.3 avg episode · 22,735 votes
  47. 47 Doug (1991) 8.1 avg episode · 21,435 votes
  48. 48 Grantchester (2014) 7.8 avg episode · 20,989 votes
  49. 49 The Big C (2010) 7.9 avg episode · 20,885 votes
  50. 50 Reba (2001) 7.8 avg episode · 19,900 votes
  51. 51 NYPD Blue (1993) 8.1 avg episode · 18,540 votes
  52. 52 Step by Step (1991) 6.7 avg episode · 18,049 votes
  53. 53 Young & Hungry (2014) 7.9 avg episode · 17,762 votes
  54. 54 Inspector Morse (1987) 7.8 avg episode · 16,167 votes
  55. 55 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (2007) 7.1 avg episode · 16,023 votes
  56. 56 The Love Boat (1977) 7.0 avg episode · 15,763 votes
  57. 57 Sister, Sister (1994) 8.2 avg episode · 14,821 votes
  58. 58 Early Edition (1996) 7.6 avg episode · 13,933 votes
  59. 59 Cardinal (2017) 7.8 avg episode · 13,585 votes
  60. 60 WKRP in Cincinnati (1978) 7.9 avg episode · 12,807 votes
  61. 61 Trigger Point (2022) 7.5 avg episode · 11,553 votes
  62. 62 Ben 10: Omniverse (2012) 8.1 avg episode · 11,058 votes
  63. 63 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968) 7.8 avg episode · 10,782 votes
  64. 64 Vienna Blood (2019) 7.8 avg episode · 10,707 votes
  65. 65 Chesapeake Shores (2016) 8.1 avg episode · 10,673 votes
  66. 66 Valley of the Wolves: Ambush (2007) 8.0 avg episode · 10,667 votes
  67. 67 Same Thing (2019) 7.9 avg episode · 10,627 votes
  68. 68 The Outpost (2018) 7.9 avg episode · 10,309 votes
  69. 69 The Larry Sanders Show (1992) 7.9 avg episode · 10,294 votes
  70. 70 LazyTown (2002) 7.3 avg episode · 10,187 votes
  71. 71 Casual (2015) 7.7 avg episode · 10,099 votes
  72. 72 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019) 7.8 avg episode · 9,872 votes
  73. 73 Valeria (2020) 7.1 avg episode · 9,720 votes
  74. 74 Sailor Moon (1992) 7.6 avg episode · 9,181 votes
  75. 75 Fraggle Rock (1983) 7.5 avg episode · 9,128 votes
  76. 76 Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021) 8.2 avg episode · 8,951 votes
  77. 77 Little Things (2016) 7.8 avg episode · 8,770 votes
  78. 78 Carmen Sandiego (2019) 8.0 avg episode · 8,709 votes
  79. 79 The Traitors UK (2022) 8.1 avg episode · 8,671 votes
  80. 80 Superjail! (2007) 7.8 avg episode · 8,575 votes
  81. 81 Beyond Paradise (2023) 7.6 avg episode · 8,432 votes
  82. 82 BMF (2021) 8.0 avg episode · 8,378 votes
  83. 83 Alexa & Katie (2018) 8.1 avg episode · 8,366 votes
  84. 84 Forensic Files (1996) 7.3 avg episode · 8,304 votes
  85. 85 Ben 10 (2016) 5.2 avg episode · 7,920 votes
  86. 86 Fear Factor (2001) 6.5 avg episode · 7,783 votes
  87. 87 Ghost Hunters (2004) 7.2 avg episode · 7,509 votes
  88. 88 Waking the Dead (2000) 7.8 avg episode · 7,111 votes
  89. 89 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares (2004) 7.0 avg episode · 7,088 votes
  90. 90 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001) 7.5 avg episode · 7,046 votes
  91. 91 Van der Valk (2020) 7.5 avg episode · 6,648 votes
  92. 92 The Whitest Kids U'Know (2007) 8.1 avg episode · 6,573 votes
  93. 93 Scissor Seven (2018) 8.6 avg episode · 6,485 votes
  94. 94 Mind of Mencia (2005) 4.5 avg episode · 6,482 votes
  95. 95 Mike Tyson Mysteries (2014) 8.0 avg episode · 6,339 votes
  96. 96 Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996) 7.7 avg episode · 6,323 votes
  97. 97 Top Gear USA (2008) 7.1 avg episode · 6,265 votes
  98. 98 The Ministry of Time (2015) 7.9 avg episode · 6,194 votes
  99. 99 Harry Wild (2022) 7.3 avg episode · 6,017 votes
  100. 100 Burden of Truth (2018) 8.0 avg episode · 5,947 votes

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