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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 · 1,222,034 votes
  2. 2 Black Mirror (2011) 7.6 avg episode · 754,204 votes
  3. 3 Rick and Morty (2013) 8.1 avg episode · 718,407 votes
  4. 4 The Witcher (2019) 6.6 avg episode · 627,683 votes
  5. 5 Money Heist (2017) 8.0 avg episode · 623,642 votes
  6. 6 Fargo (2014) 8.3 avg episode · 478,281 votes
  7. 7 The Simpsons (1989) 7.1 avg episode · 475,131 votes
  8. 8 Family Guy (1999) 7.0 avg episode · 393,784 votes
  9. 9 American Horror Story (2011) 7.3 avg episode · 368,988 votes
  10. 10 Arrested Development (2003) 8.0 avg episode · 348,106 votes
  11. 11 The Umbrella Academy (2019) 7.7 avg episode · 319,685 votes
  12. 12 Futurama (1999) 7.6 avg episode · 281,504 votes
  13. 13 Doctor Who (2005) 7.6 avg episode · 264,851 votes
  14. 14 Riverdale (2017) 7.0 avg episode · 168,261 votes
  15. 15 The Sinner (2017) 7.4 avg episode · 155,239 votes
  16. 16 Star Trek: Discovery (2017) 6.8 avg episode · 147,646 votes
  17. 17 Top Gear (2002) 7.4 avg episode · 138,760 votes
  18. 18 Billions (2016) 7.8 avg episode · 119,839 votes
  19. 19 Misfits (2009) 7.6 avg episode · 113,936 votes
  20. 20 Elite (2018) 7.0 avg episode · 104,092 votes
  21. 21 Skins (2007) 7.9 avg episode · 102,168 votes
  22. 22 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022) 7.3 avg episode · 81,793 votes
  23. 23 Snowpiercer (2020) 7.1 avg episode · 76,715 votes
  24. 24 Dexter's Laboratory (1996) 7.0 avg episode · 59,039 votes
  25. 25 Roseanne (1988) 7.3 avg episode · 50,092 votes
  26. 26 Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) 7.1 avg episode · 47,886 votes
  27. 27 Harley Quinn (2019) 7.9 avg episode · 44,208 votes
  28. 28 Empire (2015) 7.5 avg episode · 43,018 votes
  29. 29 Rugrats (1991) 7.1 avg episode · 41,777 votes
  30. 30 Red Dwarf (1988) 7.8 avg episode · 39,800 votes
  31. 31 Solar Opposites (2020) 7.3 avg episode · 38,298 votes
  32. 32 Undercover (2011) 8.5 avg episode · 28,557 votes
  33. 33 Moonlighting (1985) 7.2 avg episode · 27,590 votes
  34. 34 Dear White People (2017) 6.6 avg episode · 27,575 votes
  35. 35 The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991) 7.7 avg episode · 26,563 votes
  36. 36 Top Gear (1978) 7.2 avg episode · 25,380 votes
  37. 37 Happy Days (1974) 7.0 avg episode · 23,623 votes
  38. 38 Shameless (2004) 7.4 avg episode · 21,150 votes
  39. 39 The Andy Griffith Show (1960) 7.6 avg episode · 19,351 votes
  40. 40 Cable Girls (2017) 7.8 avg episode · 18,124 votes
  41. 41 Arthur (1996) 7.0 avg episode · 18,020 votes
  42. 42 Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990) 7.3 avg episode · 18,004 votes
  43. 43 When Calls the Heart (2014) 7.9 avg episode · 16,957 votes
  44. 44 The Angry Video Game Nerd (2004) 7.5 avg episode · 16,226 votes
  45. 45 Bad Education (2012) 6.5 avg episode · 15,378 votes
  46. 46 Mad TV (1995) 7.6 avg episode · 13,224 votes
  47. 47 The Real Ghostbusters (1986) 7.3 avg episode · 12,332 votes
  48. 48 Johnny Test (2005) 6.4 avg episode · 11,462 votes
  49. 49 Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011) 7.7 avg episode · 10,643 votes
  50. 50 Untold (2021) 6.7 avg episode · 10,386 votes
  51. 51 The Nostalgia Critic (2007) 6.9 avg episode · 9,738 votes
  52. 52 Sealab 2021 (2000) 6.9 avg episode · 8,790 votes
  53. 53 Thomas & Friends (1983) 6.3 avg episode · 8,501 votes
  54. 54 Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1993) 7.3 avg episode · 8,461 votes
  55. 55 PAW Patrol (2013) 5.7 avg episode · 8,194 votes
  56. 56 Man v. Food (2008) 7.8 avg episode · 7,848 votes
  57. 57 Claws (2017) 7.7 avg episode · 7,699 votes
  58. 58 The Joy of Painting (1983) 5.9 avg episode · 7,247 votes
  59. 59 Horrible Histories (2009) 7.5 avg episode · 7,047 votes
  60. 60 Survivorman (2004) 7.8 avg episode · 6,968 votes
  61. 61 Clown (2005) 7.5 avg episode · 6,836 votes
  62. 62 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016) 6.1 avg episode · 6,836 votes
  63. 63 Queen Sugar (2016) 7.7 avg episode · 6,196 votes
  64. 64 Below Deck (2013) 6.7 avg episode · 6,192 votes
  65. 65 No One Could Live Here (2003) 7.7 avg episode · 6,109 votes
  66. 66 El marginal (2016) 7.9 avg episode · 5,762 votes
  67. 67 Crazy, Confused, Normal (2007) 7.1 avg episode · 5,092 votes
  68. 68 Koffee with Karan (2004) 6.5 avg episode · 5,058 votes
  69. 69 The First 48 (2004) 7.7 avg episode · 4,888 votes
  70. 70 Leaf Cast (2006) 4.9 avg episode · 4,840 votes
  71. 71 Honest Trailers (2012) 7.0 avg episode · 4,830 votes
  72. 72 Schoolhouse Rock! (1973) 7.5 avg episode · 4,800 votes
  73. 73 Wolfblood (2012) 8.4 avg episode · 4,557 votes
  74. 74 LOL: Last One Laughing Germany (2021) 7.0 avg episode · 4,400 votes
  75. 75 Last of the Summer Wine (1973) 7.6 avg episode · 4,215 votes
  76. 76 Casualty (1986) 6.7 avg episode · 4,135 votes
  77. 77 Heartbreak High (1994) 7.1 avg episode · 3,952 votes
  78. 78 Head of the Class (1986) 7.0 avg episode · 3,923 votes
  79. 79 Pacific Blue (1996) 6.2 avg episode · 3,856 votes
  80. 80 The Lucy Show (1962) 7.4 avg episode · 3,602 votes
  81. 81 Dual Survival (2010) 6.9 avg episode · 3,573 votes
  82. 82 Choufli Hal (2005) 6.9 avg episode · 3,437 votes
  83. 83 Holby City (1999) 7.9 avg episode · 3,091 votes
  84. 84 Nowhere Boys (2013) 7.2 avg episode · 2,849 votes
  85. 85 Little Mosque on the Prairie (2007) 6.4 avg episode · 2,797 votes
  86. 86 Elite Short Stories (2021) 6.8 avg episode · 2,756 votes
  87. 87 Fireman Sam (1987) 5.8 avg episode · 2,726 votes
  88. 88 Ackley Bridge (2017) 7.2 avg episode · 2,577 votes
  89. 89 Homicide Hills (2008) 7.1 avg episode · 2,434 votes
  90. 90 A mi kis falunk (2017) 7.7 avg episode · 2,305 votes
  91. 91 Cold Justice (2013) 8.2 avg episode · 2,239 votes
  92. 92 Physics or Chemistry (2008) 7.3 avg episode · 2,183 votes
  93. 93 Ralphthemoviemaker (2013) 8.4 avg episode · 2,151 votes
  94. 94 Escape to the Chateau (2016) 8.4 avg episode · 2,065 votes
  95. 95 Total Divas (2013) 6.7 avg episode · 1,936 votes
  96. 96 What's My Line? (1950) 7.8 avg episode · 1,936 votes
  97. 97 Arli$$ (1996) 7.5 avg episode · 1,826 votes
  98. 98 Shahs of Sunset (2012) 6.7 avg episode · 1,826 votes
  99. 99 Cooku with Comali (2019) 6.3 avg episode · 1,808 votes
  100. 100 The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) 7.2 avg episode · 1,777 votes

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