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U-shaped: strong first and last seasons, a sag between. 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 House of the Dragon (2022) 8.3 avg episode · 577,659 votes
  2. 2 Aspirants (2021) 8.8 avg episode · 320,337 votes
  3. 3 Jessica Jones (2015) 7.9 avg episode · 243,242 votes
  4. 4 The Morning Show (2019) 7.8 avg episode · 153,517 votes
  5. 5 The Newsroom (2012) 8.5 avg episode · 137,304 votes
  6. 6 Star Trek: Picard (2020) 7.7 avg episode · 103,199 votes
  7. 7 Resident Alien (2021) 7.8 avg episode · 92,890 votes
  8. 8 Goliath (2016) 7.7 avg episode · 65,253 votes
  9. 9 Four More Shots Please (2019) 4.9 avg episode · 55,521 votes
  10. 10 Superman & Lois (2021) 8.1 avg episode · 51,803 votes
  11. 11 Sweet Home (2020) 7.0 avg episode · 43,966 votes
  12. 12 Mr. Mercedes (2017) 7.6 avg episode · 41,653 votes
  13. 13 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) 7.1 avg episode · 41,382 votes
  14. 14 The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023) 7.4 avg episode · 37,913 votes
  15. 15 Time (2021) 8.2 avg episode · 33,887 votes
  16. 16 College Romance (2018) 7.6 avg episode · 30,046 votes
  17. 17 Permanent Roommates (2014) 8.3 avg episode · 27,642 votes
  18. 18 CatDog (1998) 6.4 avg episode · 27,638 votes
  19. 19 Illegal - Justice, Out of Order (2020) 6.6 avg episode · 27,392 votes
  20. 20 Hostel Daze (2019) 7.8 avg episode · 23,857 votes
  21. 21 Undercover (2019) 7.7 avg episode · 22,928 votes
  22. 22 Fire Force (2019) 8.3 avg episode · 22,511 votes
  23. 23 A Million Little Things (2018) 8.1 avg episode · 18,736 votes
  24. 24 Video Game High School (2012) 8.3 avg episode · 14,367 votes
  25. 25 Shahrzad (2015) 7.3 avg episode · 13,436 votes
  26. 26 Spawn (1997) 7.9 avg episode · 11,946 votes
  27. 27 ImMATURE (2019) 7.8 avg episode · 11,172 votes
  28. 28 Dora the Explorer (2000) 5.4 avg episode · 10,475 votes
  29. 29 Lost in Space (1965) 6.8 avg episode · 10,053 votes
  30. 30 Mortal Wound (2021) 6.3 avg episode · 9,637 votes
  31. 31 Starstruck (2021) 7.5 avg episode · 9,545 votes
  32. 32 The House of Flowers (2018) 7.4 avg episode · 9,352 votes
  33. 33 SeaQuest 2032 (1993) 6.8 avg episode · 8,904 votes
  34. 34 The Amanda Show (1999) 6.8 avg episode · 8,803 votes
  35. 35 Adam Ruins Everything (2015) 7.5 avg episode · 7,893 votes
  36. 36 Satyamev Jayate (2012) 7.9 avg episode · 7,858 votes
  37. 37 Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (2012) 3.8 avg episode · 7,632 votes
  38. 38 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) 7.1 avg episode · 7,154 votes
  39. 39 Jamestown (2017) 7.5 avg episode · 6,545 votes
  40. 40 Muppet Babies (1984) 6.5 avg episode · 6,311 votes
  41. 41 Franklin (1997) 7.3 avg episode · 6,195 votes
  42. 42 Surviving R. Kelly (2019) 7.2 avg episode · 6,149 votes
  43. 43 Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi (2016) 8.9 avg episode · 6,100 votes
  44. 44 My Father's Murderers (2016) 7.7 avg episode · 5,730 votes
  45. 45 Our Girl (2013) 7.6 avg episode · 5,716 votes
  46. 46 7 Numara (2000) 8.6 avg episode · 5,670 votes
  47. 47 Bekaaboo (2019) 4.9 avg episode · 5,530 votes
  48. 48 Gutar Gu (2023) 8.5 avg episode · 5,510 votes
  49. 49 Hardcore Pawn (2009) 5.1 avg episode · 5,487 votes
  50. 50 Ink Master (2012) 7.1 avg episode · 5,453 votes
  51. 51 The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You (2023) 7.5 avg episode · 5,187 votes
  52. 52 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979) 6.6 avg episode · 5,169 votes
  53. 53 Fish Hooks (2010) 7.1 avg episode · 4,837 votes
  54. 54 I Am Georgina (2022) 5.5 avg episode · 4,711 votes
  55. 55 Crushed (2022) 8.3 avg episode · 4,503 votes
  56. 56 Never Kiss Your Best Friend (2020) 8.7 avg episode · 4,446 votes
  57. 57 Zeke and Luther (2009) 7.4 avg episode · 4,380 votes
  58. 58 Stuck in the Middle (2016) 7.2 avg episode · 4,336 votes
  59. 59 A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) 7.6 avg episode · 4,321 votes
  60. 60 Khuda Aur Mohabbat (2011) 8.1 avg episode · 4,165 votes
  61. 61 Minecraft Epic (2019) 9.2 avg episode · 4,110 votes
  62. 62 T.U.F.F. Puppy (2010) 8.2 avg episode · 4,078 votes
  63. 63 Clueless (1996) 7.4 avg episode · 4,049 votes
  64. 64 The Hammer and the Rose: A Behzat Ç. Story (2022) 7.5 avg episode · 3,957 votes
  65. 65 Unfabulous (2004) 7.5 avg episode · 3,952 votes
  66. 66 Bling Empire (2021) 6.5 avg episode · 3,935 votes
  67. 67 The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team" (2020) 8.4 avg episode · 3,929 votes
  68. 68 Teachers (2016) 6.8 avg episode · 3,887 votes
  69. 69 Less Than Perfect (2002) 6.8 avg episode · 3,810 votes
  70. 70 Montevideo, Bog te video! (2012) 8.8 avg episode · 3,712 votes
  71. 71 Çocuklar Duymasin (2002) 4.9 avg episode · 3,571 votes
  72. 72 Bride of Istanbul (2017) 6.9 avg episode · 3,551 votes
  73. 73 Civil Servant (2019) 7.5 avg episode · 3,419 votes
  74. 74 Akasya Duragi (2008) 5.9 avg episode · 3,204 votes
  75. 75 Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates (2011) 5.0 avg episode · 3,079 votes
  76. 76 The Sentinel (1996) 7.2 avg episode · 2,989 votes
  77. 77 Game-On (1995) 7.3 avg episode · 2,917 votes
  78. 78 Rabbids Invasion (2013) 7.9 avg episode · 2,813 votes
  79. 79 Face to Face (2019) 6.7 avg episode · 2,802 votes
  80. 80 Daughter from Another Mother (2021) 8.0 avg episode · 2,778 votes
  81. 81 The Chaser's War on Everything (2006) 7.2 avg episode · 2,746 votes
  82. 82 Guldur Guldur Show (2013) 4.4 avg episode · 2,736 votes
  83. 83 Miami Ink (2005) 6.5 avg episode · 2,683 votes
  84. 84 Touching Evil (1997) 7.2 avg episode · 2,577 votes
  85. 85 10K Steps (2020) 7.9 avg episode · 2,565 votes
  86. 86 Flavor of Love (2006) 6.2 avg episode · 2,547 votes
  87. 87 The Woody Woodpecker Show (1999) 6.3 avg episode · 2,506 votes
  88. 88 The Jim Jefferies Show (2017) 7.2 avg episode · 2,428 votes
  89. 89 Family (1976) 7.8 avg episode · 2,400 votes
  90. 90 Board James (2009) 7.4 avg episode · 2,385 votes
  91. 91 Delicious (2016) 7.4 avg episode · 2,345 votes
  92. 92 First Wives Club (2019) 8.6 avg episode · 2,296 votes
  93. 93 Single Ladies (2011) 7.5 avg episode · 2,268 votes
  94. 94 The Famous Jett Jackson (1998) 5.6 avg episode · 2,264 votes
  95. 95 The Traitors Australia (2022) 7.4 avg episode · 2,234 votes
  96. 96 The Casagrandes (2019) 6.4 avg episode · 2,218 votes
  97. 97 Fatal Seduction (2023) 7.3 avg episode · 2,174 votes
  98. 98 Legendary (2020) 7.8 avg episode · 2,162 votes
  99. 99 Strike the Blood (2013) 7.2 avg episode · 2,098 votes
  100. 100 Flight 29 Down (2005) 7.7 avg episode · 2,048 votes

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