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Front-loaded: strong early seasons, weaker later. 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 The Walking Dead (2010) 7.9 avg episode · 1,213,435 votes
  2. 2 Black Mirror (2011) 7.6 avg episode · 748,559 votes
  3. 3 Rick and Morty (2013) 8.1 avg episode · 712,043 votes
  4. 4 The Witcher (2019) 6.6 avg episode · 625,153 votes
  5. 5 Money Heist (2017) 8.0 avg episode · 619,008 votes
  6. 6 Fargo (2014) 8.3 avg episode · 475,081 votes
  7. 7 The Simpsons (1989) 7.1 avg episode · 472,876 votes
  8. 8 Family Guy (1999) 7.0 avg episode · 392,107 votes
  9. 9 Arrested Development (2003) 8.0 avg episode · 346,623 votes
  10. 10 The Umbrella Academy (2019) 7.7 avg episode · 318,098 votes
  11. 11 Futurama (1999) 7.6 avg episode · 280,463 votes
  12. 12 Doctor Who (2005) 7.6 avg episode · 264,065 votes
  13. 13 Riverdale (2017) 7.0 avg episode · 167,328 votes
  14. 14 The Sinner (2017) 7.4 avg episode · 154,192 votes
  15. 15 Star Trek: Discovery (2017) 6.8 avg episode · 147,089 votes
  16. 16 Top Gear (2002) 7.4 avg episode · 138,183 votes
  17. 17 SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) 7.0 avg episode · 128,068 votes
  18. 18 Billions (2016) 7.8 avg episode · 119,147 votes
  19. 19 Misfits (2009) 7.6 avg episode · 113,561 votes
  20. 20 Elite (2018) 7.0 avg episode · 103,349 votes
  21. 21 Skins (2007) 7.9 avg episode · 101,613 votes
  22. 22 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022) 7.4 avg episode · 78,963 votes
  23. 23 Snowpiercer (2020) 7.1 avg episode · 76,124 votes
  24. 24 Dexter's Laboratory (1996) 7.0 avg episode · 58,765 votes
  25. 25 Roseanne (1988) 7.3 avg episode · 49,828 votes
  26. 26 Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) 7.1 avg episode · 47,502 votes
  27. 27 Harley Quinn (2019) 7.9 avg episode · 43,904 votes
  28. 28 Empire (2015) 7.5 avg episode · 42,883 votes
  29. 29 Rugrats (1991) 7.1 avg episode · 41,566 votes
  30. 30 Red Dwarf (1988) 7.8 avg episode · 39,608 votes
  31. 31 Solar Opposites (2020) 7.3 avg episode · 37,811 votes
  32. 32 Dear White People (2017) 6.6 avg episode · 27,520 votes
  33. 33 Moonlighting (1985) 7.2 avg episode · 27,418 votes
  34. 34 The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991) 7.7 avg episode · 26,418 votes
  35. 35 Top Gear (1978) 7.2 avg episode · 25,366 votes
  36. 36 Happy Days (1974) 7.0 avg episode · 23,466 votes
  37. 37 Shameless (2004) 7.4 avg episode · 21,001 votes
  38. 38 Happy Tree Friends (2000) 7.1 avg episode · 19,402 votes
  39. 39 The Andy Griffith Show (1960) 7.6 avg episode · 19,227 votes
  40. 40 Cable Girls (2017) 7.8 avg episode · 18,011 votes
  41. 41 Arthur (1996) 7.0 avg episode · 17,926 votes
  42. 42 Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990) 7.3 avg episode · 17,839 votes
  43. 43 When Calls the Heart (2014) 7.9 avg episode · 16,837 votes
  44. 44 The Angry Video Game Nerd (2004) 7.5 avg episode · 16,218 votes
  45. 45 Bad Education (2012) 6.6 avg episode · 15,295 votes
  46. 46 Mad TV (1995) 7.6 avg episode · 13,111 votes
  47. 47 The Real Ghostbusters (1986) 7.3 avg episode · 12,247 votes
  48. 48 Johnny Test (2005) 6.2 avg episode · 11,336 votes
  49. 49 Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011) 7.7 avg episode · 10,595 votes
  50. 50 Untold (2021) 6.7 avg episode · 10,249 votes
  51. 51 The Nostalgia Critic (2007) 6.9 avg episode · 9,726 votes
  52. 52 Sealab 2021 (2000) 6.9 avg episode · 8,766 votes
  53. 53 Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1993) 7.3 avg episode · 8,420 votes
  54. 54 Thomas & Friends (1983) 6.3 avg episode · 8,388 votes
  55. 55 Ridiculousness (2011) 7.4 avg episode · 8,263 votes
  56. 56 PAW Patrol (2013) 5.7 avg episode · 8,111 votes
  57. 57 Man v. Food (2008) 7.8 avg episode · 7,837 votes
  58. 58 Claws (2017) 7.8 avg episode · 7,655 votes
  59. 59 The Joy of Painting (1983) 5.9 avg episode · 7,191 votes
  60. 60 Survivorman (2004) 7.8 avg episode · 6,952 votes
  61. 61 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016) 6.1 avg episode · 6,826 votes
  62. 62 Clown (2005) 7.5 avg episode · 6,789 votes
  63. 63 Queen Sugar (2016) 7.7 avg episode · 6,174 votes
  64. 64 No One Could Live Here (2003) 7.7 avg episode · 6,029 votes
  65. 65 El marginal (2016) 7.9 avg episode · 5,700 votes
  66. 66 Crazy, Confused, Normal (2007) 7.1 avg episode · 5,057 votes
  67. 67 Koffee with Karan (2004) 6.5 avg episode · 5,015 votes
  68. 68 The First 48 (2004) 7.7 avg episode · 4,848 votes
  69. 69 Honest Trailers (2012) 7.0 avg episode · 4,826 votes
  70. 70 Schoolhouse Rock! (1973) 7.4 avg episode · 4,775 votes
  71. 71 Leaf Cast (2006) 4.9 avg episode · 4,764 votes
  72. 72 Wolfblood (2012) 8.4 avg episode · 4,525 votes
  73. 73 LOL: Last One Laughing Germany (2021) 7.0 avg episode · 4,359 votes
  74. 74 Last of the Summer Wine (1973) 7.6 avg episode · 4,189 votes
  75. 75 Casualty (1986) 6.7 avg episode · 4,113 votes
  76. 76 Heartbreak High (1994) 7.1 avg episode · 3,932 votes
  77. 77 Head of the Class (1986) 7.0 avg episode · 3,894 votes
  78. 78 Pacific Blue (1996) 6.2 avg episode · 3,837 votes
  79. 79 The Lucy Show (1962) 7.5 avg episode · 3,574 votes
  80. 80 Dual Survival (2010) 6.9 avg episode · 3,563 votes
  81. 81 Choufli Hal (2005) 6.9 avg episode · 3,423 votes
  82. 82 Holby City (1999) 8.0 avg episode · 3,085 votes
  83. 83 Aida (2005) 6.6 avg episode · 2,991 votes
  84. 84 Nowhere Boys (2013) 7.2 avg episode · 2,837 votes
  85. 85 Little Mosque on the Prairie (2007) 6.4 avg episode · 2,790 votes
  86. 86 My Siblings (2021) 6.9 avg episode · 2,728 votes
  87. 87 Fireman Sam (1987) 5.7 avg episode · 2,691 votes
  88. 88 The Magical World of Disney (1954) 7.7 avg episode · 2,602 votes
  89. 89 Ackley Bridge (2017) 7.1 avg episode · 2,595 votes
  90. 90 Homicide Hills (2008) 7.0 avg episode · 2,398 votes
  91. 91 A mi kis falunk (2017) 7.6 avg episode · 2,298 votes
  92. 92 Cold Justice (2013) 8.2 avg episode · 2,229 votes
  93. 93 Physics or Chemistry (2008) 7.3 avg episode · 2,160 votes
  94. 94 Alvinnn!!! And the Chipmunks (2015) 7.4 avg episode · 2,158 votes
  95. 95 Ralphthemoviemaker (2013) 8.4 avg episode · 2,148 votes
  96. 96 Escape to the Chateau (2016) 8.4 avg episode · 2,049 votes
  97. 97 What's My Line? (1950) 7.8 avg episode · 1,925 votes
  98. 98 Shahs of Sunset (2012) 6.7 avg episode · 1,824 votes
  99. 99 Arli$$ (1996) 7.4 avg episode · 1,810 votes
  100. 100 Cooku with Comali (2019) 6.3 avg episode · 1,803 votes

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