The Highest-Rated TV Shows of All Time

The best-reviewed TV shows by IMDb rating — the cream of the crop.

1
Lecture Room
CCTV-10 · 2001
★ 10.0Likely Renewed92%
2
Kang's Family
Guangdong Television · 2000
★ 10.0Likely Renewed75%
3
凤凰大视野
Phoenix Television · 2004
★ 10.0On the Bubble45%
4
If You Are the One
Jiangsu Television · 2010
★ 10.0Likely Renewed82%
5
Ek Mahanayak - Dr B R Ambedkar
SonyLIV · 2019
★ 10.0Likely Cancelled25%
6
Game Grumps
YouTube · 2012
★ 10.0Likely Cancelled5%
7
Karambolage
ARTE
★ 10.0Likely Renewed65%
8
Krejlerkongen
TV 2 Fri · 2015
★ 10.0Likely Renewed75%
9
Potol Kumar Gaanwala
Disney+ Hotstar · 2015
★ 10.0Ended0%
10
Redenção
TV Excelsior · 1966
★ 10.0Ended0%
11
Das aktuelle Sportstudio
ZDF · 1963
★ 10.0Likely Renewed85%
12
Arashi ni Shiyagare
Nippon TV · 2010
★ 10.0Likely Cancelled5%
13
İmtahan
Xəzər TV · 2017
★ 10.0Ended0%
14
Power of Love
YouTube · 2022
★ 10.0
15
小鸡不好惹
CCTV-14 · 2010
★ 10.0Likely Cancelled5%
16
Mr & Mrs Gao
YouTube · 2018
★ 10.0Likely Renewed72%
17
The White Village
À Punt · 2007
★ 10.0
18
Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon
MBC Bollywood · 2012
★ 10.0Ended0%
19
Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan
VOOT · 2014
★ 10.0Ended0%
20
都市男女
2003
★ 10.0Ended0%
21
Bura Tamori
NHK G · 2009
★ 10.0
22
The World in Front
TF1 · 1987
★ 9.7
23
Vighnaharta Ganesh
Sony Entertainment Television · 2017
★ 9.5Ended0%
24
BANGTAN BOMB
YouTube · 2013
★ 9.5Likely Renewed85%
25
Passato e Presente
Rai Storia · 2017
★ 9.5
26
Spécial cinéma
RTS Un · 1974
★ 9.5Ended0%
27
Ten Thousand Worlds
Tencent Video · 2021
★ 9.5On the Bubble55%
28
Government Job
YouTube · 2012
★ 9.4Likely Renewed70%
29
Hammerslag
DR1 · 2007
★ 9.3Likely Renewed72%
30
Zembla
VARA · 1995
★ 9.3Likely Renewed85%
31
Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev
Life OK · 2011
★ 9.3Ended0%
32
Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue
NHK BS Premium · 2012
★ 9.3Likely Renewed72%
33
The Joy of Painting
PBS · 1983
★ 9.3Ended0%
34
Blue Building Detectives
Gloob · 2012
★ 9.2
35
Reborn at 18: The Great-Grandma Takes Charge
iQiyi · 2025
★ 9.2On the Bubble50%
36
Running Man
SBS · 2010
★ 9.1Likely Renewed85%
37
Critical Role
YouTube · 2015
★ 9.1Likely Renewed82%
38
Chiisana Tabi
NHK G · 1983
★ 9.0Likely Renewed78%
39
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!
Nippon TV · 1989
★ 9.0Likely Renewed82%
40
One Piece
Fuji TV · 1999
★ 9.0Likely Renewed97%
41
maybrit illner
ZDF · 1999
★ 9.0Likely Renewed92%
42
Bericht aus Berlin
Das Erste · 2003
★ 9.0
43
Efterlyst
TV3 · 1991
★ 9.0
44
Soonpoong Clinic
SBS · 1998
★ 9.0Ended0%
45
Monday Late Show
Nippon TV · 2012
★ 9.0Likely Renewed75%
46
Journeys in Japan
NHK WORLD-JAPAN · 2010
★ 9.0Likely Renewed75%
47
Little Fox
2000
★ 9.0Likely Cancelled5%
48
Against The Sky Supreme
Tencent Video · 2021
★ 9.0On the Bubble50%
49
金光布袋戲
2009
★ 9.0Unknown35%
50
Sidemen
YouTube · 2016
★ 9.0
51
GameCenter CX
Fuji TV · 2003
★ 9.0Likely Renewed95%
52
Game Two
Rocket Beans TV · 2016
★ 9.0Ended0%
53
CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch
CCTV-1 · 1983
★ 9.0Likely Renewed85%
54
Nino, o Italianinho
TV Tupi · 1969
★ 9.0Ended0%
55
La Casa de los Famosos
Telemundo · 2021
★ 8.9Likely Renewed85%
56
Nature
PBS · 1982
★ 8.9Likely Renewed90%
57
Tash ma Tash
Al Saudiya · 1993
★ 8.9Ended0%
58
Shrimad Ramayan
Sony Entertainment Television · 2024
★ 8.9Ended0%
59
Pen Tor
ONE 31 · 2004
★ 8.8Likely Renewed72%
60
De Ideale Wereld
VRT CANVAS · 2013
★ 8.8Likely Renewed85%
61
乘龙怪婿
2005
★ 8.8Ended0%
62
Kaamelott
M6 · 2005
★ 8.8Ended0%
63
Forensic Files
TLC · 1996
★ 8.8Ended0%
64
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
HBO · 2014
★ 8.8Likely Renewed85%
65
Eisenbahn-Romantik
SWR Fernsehen · 1991
★ 8.8Likely Renewed75%
66
House of 72 Tenants
Guangdong Television · 2008
★ 8.7Likely Renewed75%
67
NOVA
PBS · 1974
★ 8.7Likely Renewed92%
68
Neeya Naana
STAR Vijay · 2006
★ 8.7Likely Renewed75%
69
Las Fierbinţi
Pro TV · 2012
★ 8.7Likely Renewed82%
70
Svengoolie
MeTV · 1995
★ 8.7Likely Renewed82%
71
Yo! Welcome to Korea!
MBC every1 · 2017
★ 8.7On the Bubble55%
72
Naruto Shippūden
TV Tokyo · 2007
★ 8.7Ended0%
73
Document 72 Hours
NHK G · 2006
★ 8.7Likely Renewed82%
74
Gintama
TV Tokyo · 2006
★ 8.7Ended0%
75
The Repair Shop
BBC One · 2017
★ 8.7Likely Renewed92%
76
Mapping the World
ARTE · 1990
★ 8.7
77
Frontline
PBS · 1983
★ 8.6Likely Renewed92%
78
The Simpsons
FOX · 1989
★ 8.6Likely Renewed95%
79
Natural World
BBC Two · 1983
★ 8.6Ended0%
80
American Experience
PBS · 1988
★ 8.6Likely Renewed85%
81
QI
BBC One · 2003
★ 8.6Likely Renewed85%
82
Politijagt
Kanal 5 · 2009
★ 8.6
83
Die Sendung mit der Maus
Das Erste · 1971
★ 8.6Likely Renewed85%
84
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
NBC · 1962
★ 8.5Ended0%
85
Match of the Day
BBC One · 1964
★ 8.5Likely Renewed92%
86
Detective Conan
YTV · 1996
★ 8.5Likely Renewed92%
87
Horizon
BBC Two · 1964
★ 8.5Likely Renewed88%
88
America's Test Kitchen
PBS · 2001
★ 8.5Likely Renewed92%
89
Show! Champion
MBC M · 2012
★ 8.5Likely Renewed75%
90
SMAP×SMAP
Fuji TV · 1996
★ 8.5Ended2%
91
Let's Meet at Hinatazaka
TV Tokyo · 2019
★ 8.5Likely Renewed62%
92
Shin Chan
tv asahi · 1992
★ 8.4Likely Renewed85%
93
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
CBS · 2005
★ 8.4Ended0%
94
Doraemon
tv asahi · 2005
★ 8.4Likely Renewed95%
95
The Colbert Report
Comedy Central · 2005
★ 8.4Ended0%
96
Atashin'chi
ANIMAX · 2002
★ 8.4Ended0%
97
Doctor Who
BBC One · 1963
★ 8.4Ended0%
98
Baa Bahoo Aur Baby
StarPlus · 2005
★ 8.4Ended0%
99
The Graham Norton Show
BBC One · 2007
★ 8.4Likely Renewed90%
100
Tales of Demons and Gods
iQiyi · 2017
★ 8.4Likely Renewed72%