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Best U-shaped TV shows

U-shaped: strong opener and finale, sag in the middle. These are the 100 most-voted shows whose highest-rated season carries that shape, each with an episode-by-episode rating page.

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  1. 1 The Walking Dead (2010) 7.9 avg episode · 1,206,231 votes
  2. 2 Sherlock (2010) 8.7 avg episode · 1,094,796 votes
  3. 3 Peaky Blinders (2013) 8.6 avg episode · 785,866 votes
  4. 4 The Night Of (2016) 8.6 avg episode · 197,560 votes
  5. 5 Ms. Marvel (2022) 6.8 avg episode · 132,634 votes
  6. 6 The O.C. (2003) 7.8 avg episode · 104,692 votes
  7. 7 Hawaii Five-0 (2010) 7.8 avg episode · 83,761 votes
  8. 8 Only Fools and Horses (1981) 8.3 avg episode · 66,471 votes
  9. 9 Aashram (2020) 6.3 avg episode · 59,054 votes
  10. 10 Dexter's Laboratory (1996) 7.0 avg episode · 58,444 votes
  11. 11 The Continental (2023) 7.4 avg episode · 46,987 votes
  12. 12 The Ranch (2016) 7.5 avg episode · 45,753 votes
  13. 13 Criminal Justice (2019) 7.5 avg episode · 36,657 votes
  14. 14 Death in Paradise (2011) 7.5 avg episode · 33,433 votes
  15. 15 Kyle XY (2006) 7.8 avg episode · 31,968 votes
  16. 16 Delhi Crime (2019) 7.6 avg episode · 30,985 votes
  17. 17 Being Human (2008) 7.8 avg episode · 27,915 votes
  18. 18 The Owl House (2020) 8.6 avg episode · 26,249 votes
  19. 19 Sliders (1995) 6.6 avg episode · 22,099 votes
  20. 20 Innocent (2017) 8.2 avg episode · 21,797 votes
  21. 21 Inuyasha (2000) 7.6 avg episode · 20,058 votes
  22. 22 The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour (1985) 6.8 avg episode · 18,745 votes
  23. 23 The Young Ones (1982) 8.3 avg episode · 17,903 votes
  24. 24 Father Brown (2013) 7.6 avg episode · 17,898 votes
  25. 25 Chef's Table (2015) 8.0 avg episode · 17,735 votes
  26. 26 How to Make It in America (2010) 7.6 avg episode · 17,019 votes
  27. 27 Teach You a Lesson (2026) 8.6 avg episode · 16,620 votes
  28. 28 MH370: The Plane That Disappeared (2023) 6.6 avg episode · 15,962 votes
  29. 29 The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986) 7.9 avg episode · 15,310 votes
  30. 30 Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007) 7.0 avg episode · 15,229 votes
  31. 31 The Black Donnellys (2007) 8.0 avg episode · 14,762 votes
  32. 32 Drunk History (2013) 7.8 avg episode · 13,981 votes
  33. 33 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023) 8.0 avg episode · 13,586 votes
  34. 34 Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020) 8.2 avg episode · 13,374 votes
  35. 35 Worst Roommate Ever (2022) 7.2 avg episode · 13,198 votes
  36. 36 Murphy Brown (1988) 7.3 avg episode · 11,640 votes
  37. 37 American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden (2025) 7.9 avg episode · 11,602 votes
  38. 38 Storage Wars (2010) 6.7 avg episode · 11,139 votes
  39. 39 Wire in the Blood (2002) 7.7 avg episode · 10,836 votes
  40. 40 McDonald & Dodds (2020) 7.6 avg episode · 10,461 votes
  41. 41 Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld (2025) 7.5 avg episode · 10,446 votes
  42. 42 Lexx (1996) 7.1 avg episode · 9,496 votes
  43. 43 Soap (1977) 7.9 avg episode · 9,410 votes
  44. 44 John Doe (2002) 7.9 avg episode · 8,565 votes
  45. 45 Xiaolin Showdown (2003) 8.1 avg episode · 8,414 votes
  46. 46 Forensic Files (1996) 7.3 avg episode · 8,258 votes
  47. 47 Beyond Paradise (2023) 7.6 avg episode · 8,217 votes
  48. 48 Ben 10 (2016) 5.2 avg episode · 7,839 votes
  49. 49 Walking with Dinosaurs (1999) 8.5 avg episode · 7,759 votes
  50. 50 Living Single (1993) 7.9 avg episode · 7,670 votes
  51. 51 Unsolved Mysteries (1987) 7.4 avg episode · 7,436 votes
  52. 52 Beck (1997) 6.1 avg episode · 7,324 votes
  53. 53 Dirt (2007) 8.2 avg episode · 7,269 votes
  54. 54 Agatha Raisin (2014) 7.3 avg episode · 7,208 votes
  55. 55 She (2020) 6.0 avg episode · 7,103 votes
  56. 56 Tunna blå linjen (2021) 7.6 avg episode · 6,473 votes
  57. 57 Criminal: Germany (2019) 7.9 avg episode · 6,455 votes
  58. 58 Van der Valk (2020) 7.5 avg episode · 6,449 votes
  59. 59 Saga of Tanya the Evil (2017) 7.9 avg episode · 6,411 votes
  60. 60 Rangbaaz (2018) 7.3 avg episode · 6,401 votes
  61. 61 Middleditch & Schwartz (2020) 8.7 avg episode · 6,330 votes
  62. 62 Judge Judy (1996) 7.3 avg episode · 6,130 votes
  63. 63 The Sylvester & Tweety Show (1976) 6.4 avg episode · 5,978 votes
  64. 64 Reading Rainbow (1983) 8.5 avg episode · 5,800 votes
  65. 65 Inside the Actors Studio (1994) 7.9 avg episode · 5,610 votes
  66. 66 Robin of Sherwood (1984) 7.7 avg episode · 5,551 votes
  67. 67 Honeymoon Se Hatya (2026) 6.8 avg episode · 5,401 votes
  68. 68 Medical Center (2011) 7.5 avg episode · 5,163 votes
  69. 69 Criminal: France (2019) 7.3 avg episode · 5,128 votes
  70. 70 60 Minutes (1968) 7.1 avg episode · 4,911 votes
  71. 71 Inside the World's Toughest Prisons (2016) 7.2 avg episode · 4,425 votes
  72. 72 Sugar Rush (2005) 7.8 avg episode · 4,420 votes
  73. 73 Bravest Warriors (2009) 7.1 avg episode · 3,901 votes
  74. 74 Envious (2024) 6.5 avg episode · 3,774 votes
  75. 75 Real Detective (2016) 7.7 avg episode · 3,747 votes
  76. 76 Salt City (2022) 8.7 avg episode · 3,744 votes
  77. 77 Bartu Ben (2018) 6.9 avg episode · 3,739 votes
  78. 78 Hey Prabhu! (2019) 7.2 avg episode · 3,718 votes
  79. 79 Queer as Folk (2022) 7.0 avg episode · 3,268 votes
  80. 80 PhoneShop (2009) 7.7 avg episode · 3,233 votes
  81. 81 The Black Widower: The Six Wives of Thomas Randolph (2024) 6.9 avg episode · 3,209 votes
  82. 82 Filinta (2014) 9.0 avg episode · 3,062 votes
  83. 83 Pyarey Afzal (2013) 8.2 avg episode · 3,038 votes
  84. 84 La usurpadora (1998) 7.4 avg episode · 2,994 votes
  85. 85 Ruhsar (1998) 5.4 avg episode · 2,953 votes
  86. 86 Hasmukh (2020) 5.7 avg episode · 2,907 votes
  87. 87 Mind Field (2017) 8.1 avg episode · 2,895 votes
  88. 88 Jared from Subway: Catching a Monster (2023) 6.3 avg episode · 2,863 votes
  89. 89 The Job Lot (2013) 7.3 avg episode · 2,842 votes
  90. 90 48 Hours (1988) 7.1 avg episode · 2,810 votes
  91. 91 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) 6.4 avg episode · 2,749 votes
  92. 92 Bluestone 42 (2013) 7.7 avg episode · 2,703 votes
  93. 93 Pride and Prejudice (1980) 7.4 avg episode · 2,687 votes
  94. 94 The Balkan Line (2020) 6.9 avg episode · 2,673 votes
  95. 95 Guldur Guldur Show (2013) 4.9 avg episode · 2,660 votes
  96. 96 Dragnet (1951) 7.8 avg episode · 2,650 votes
  97. 97 Legal High (2012) 8.3 avg episode · 2,604 votes
  98. 98 The Office (2022) 6.7 avg episode · 2,595 votes
  99. 99 Lalbazaar (2020) 5.0 avg episode · 2,572 votes
  100. 100 Live with Kelly and Mark (1988) 8.9 avg episode · 2,520 votes

Ranked by IMDb vote count. Refreshed 2026-08-02. Source: IMDb datasets.