Random TV Show Generator With Years, Country, Seasons and Premise: how it works
Press the button and five TV shows come up, each with its years, its country and one line on the premise; a show that has ended also prints its season count. The list holds 499 series from 22 countries, from a New York sitcom of 1951 to four that began in 2025. Two rows of chips, era and genre, narrow the draw.
Run a first-episode club
Once a week, set the count to 1 and draw. Everyone watches the first episode only, then votes: carry on, or draw again. An end year means that run has ended, though some shows come back; 414 of the 499 have one. For one weekend, look for the 9 lines that end in miniseries.
What the years, country and seasons mean
Years run from the first episode to the last, counting any gap before a revival, so Doctor Who reads 1963–2025 although it was off air from 1989 to 2005. A show still running prints no season count, because that figure changes. Comedy is the largest genre with 194 shows and Animation the smallest with 76; 22 quiz, contest, factual and preschool shows come up only under Any genre. No franchise has more than five entries, and the DC and Marvel superheroes get five series each. Last checked 18 September 2026.
Tips
Try a country swap: 63 shows come from outside the US and the UK, from Denmark to South Korea.
The list runs from preschool cartoons to crime dramas written for adults. Check the age rating before pressing play with children in the room.
Bookmark the page with your chips set: the address keeps the era and the genre, so each visit opens on the same filter.
Questions and answers
Does the random show generator say where to stream each series?
No. Streaming rights move between services and differ by country, so any answer printed here would soon be wrong. Each card gives the exact title, the years and the country, enough to find the right show when two share a name.
Why do some British shows have only two seasons?
A low count does not mean a show failed. Fawlty Towers made two series of six episodes each, in 1975 and 1979, and stopped at 12. A yearly run is a season in North America and a series in Britain; we print both as seasons.
Can I use a random show for charades or a quiz?
Yes. For charades, set the count to 1 and tap Before 2000 with Animation for the 32 cartoons the grown-ups remember. For a quiz, read the line aloud without the title: the years and the country are the clues. Anime has its own page, the random anime generator.
3rd Rock from the Sun1996–2001. Four aliens pose as a human family in Ohio to study life on Earth. US, 6 seasons.
The A-Team1983–1987. Four ex-commandos on the run from the army hire themselves out to people in need. US, 5 seasons.
Absolutely Fabulous1992–2012. A fad-chasing PR agent and her reckless friend exasperate her sensible daughter. UK, 5 seasons.
The Addams Family1964–1966. A wealthy, macabre family cannot see why the neighbours find them strange. US, 2 seasons.
Agatha Christie's Poirot1989–2013. A fastidious Belgian detective solves murders among the English upper classes. UK, 13 seasons.
ALF1986–1990. A furry alien from Melmac crashes into a suburban garage and hides with the family. US, 4 seasons.
All in the Family1971–1979. A blue-collar bigot in Queens argues with his liberal son-in-law. US, 9 seasons.
Ally McBeal1997–2002. A young Boston lawyer's daydreams play out on screen at an eccentric law firm. US, 5 seasons.
The Andy Griffith Show1960–1968. A widowed sheriff raises his young son in sleepy Mayberry, North Carolina. US, 8 seasons.
Angel1999–2004. A vampire with a soul turns private detective in Los Angeles to make amends. US, 5 seasons.
Animaniacs1993–1998. The Warner siblings break out of the studio water tower for sketches and songs. US, 5 seasons.
Arthur1996–2022. A third-grade aardvark copes with school, friends and family life. US and Canada, 25 seasons.
The Avengers1961–1969. A bowler-hatted gentleman spy and a series of sharp partners foil outlandish plots. UK, 6 seasons.
Babylon 51993–1998. Humans and aliens keep a fragile peace on a space station over a five-year story. US, 5 seasons.
Batman (1966)1966–1968. A camp, comic take on the caped crime-fighter and Robin in Gotham City. US, 3 seasons.
Batman: The Animated Series1992–1995. A moody, art deco take on the caped crimefighter of Gotham City. US, 2 seasons.
Beverly Hills, 902101990–2000. Twins from Minnesota adjust to life among wealthy teenagers in Beverly Hills. US, 10 seasons.
Bewitched1964–1972. A witch marries an ordinary advertising man and tries to live as a housewife. US, 8 seasons.
The Bill1984–2010. Uniformed officers and detectives work out of Sun Hill station in east London. UK, 26 seasons.
Blackadder1983–1989. A schemer reappears in four eras of British history with his dim servant Baldrick. UK, 4 seasons.
Blue Heelers1994–2006. Police keep the peace in Mount Thomas, a small town in rural Victoria. Australia, 13 seasons.
Blue's Clues1996–2006. A live host and an animated puppy, Blue, set paw-print puzzles for preschoolers. US, 6 seasons.
Bonanza1959–1973. A widowed rancher and his three sons run the Ponderosa ranch near Lake Tahoe. US, 14 seasons.
Boy Meets World1993–2000. Cory Matthews grows from boy to adult, with his neighbour Mr. Feeny as teacher. US, 7 seasons.
The Brady Bunch1969–1974. A father of three boys marries a mother of three girls, all under one roof. US, 5 seasons.
Brideshead Revisited1981. An Oxford student falls in with a titled Catholic family and their great house. UK, 11 episodes.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer1997–2003. A California teenager chosen to fight vampires balances slaying with high school. US, 7 seasons.
Casualty1986–present. Staff and patients pass through the emergency department of Holby City Hospital. UK.
Charlie's Angels1976–1981. Three women detectives take cases from a boss they hear only over a speakerphone. US, 5 seasons.
Charmed1998–2006. Three sisters in San Francisco learn they are witches and use the Power of Three. US, 8 seasons.
Cheers1982–1993. The staff and regulars of a Boston bar trade insults and share their troubles. US, 11 seasons.
Columbo1968–2003. A rumpled Los Angeles detective catches killers whose crimes the viewer has seen. US, 10 seasons.
Coronation Street1960–present. Daily life on a cobbled terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town near Manchester. UK.
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage1980. Carl Sagan tours the universe, from the origin of life to distant galaxies. US, 13 episodes.
Countdown1982–present. Letters and numbers rounds against a 30-second clock; the first show on Channel 4. UK.
Courage the Cowardly Dog1999–2002. A timid pink dog protects an elderly farm couple from monsters in Nowhere, Kansas. US, 4 seasons.
Dad's Army1968–1977. A pompous bank manager leads a seaside Home Guard platoon in the Second World War. UK, 9 seasons.
Dallas1978–1991. A wealthy Texas oil family feuds over money, land and power at Southfork Ranch. US, 14 seasons.
Danger Mouse1981–1992. A secret agent mouse and his hamster sidekick Penfold save the world from a toad. UK, 10 seasons.
Daria1997–2002. A deadpan, bookish teenager endures Lawndale High and her popular younger sister. US, 5 seasons.
Darkwing Duck1991–1992. Suburban father Drake Mallard fights crime as a caped duck with a big ego. US, 3 seasons.
Dawson's Creek1998–2003. Four teenage friends in Capeside, Massachusetts, talk their way into adulthood. US, 6 seasons.
Dexter's Laboratory1996–2003. A boy genius has a secret home laboratory, and his sister Dee Dee keeps getting in. US, 4 seasons.
The Dick Van Dyke Show1961–1966. The head writer of a TV comedy show juggles the office and home in New Rochelle. US, 5 seasons.
Doctor Who1963–2025. An alien Time Lord travels through time and space in a ship that looks like a police box. UK.
DuckTales (1987)1987–1990. Scrooge McDuck and his grandnephews Huey, Dewey and Louie go treasure hunting. US, 4 seasons.
Due South1994–1999. A polite Mountie and a streetwise Chicago detective solve crimes together. Canada, 4 seasons.
EastEnders1985–present. Soap opera about the residents of Albert Square in Walford, east London. UK.
Ed, Edd n Eddy1999–2009. Three cul-de-sac friends run scams on the neighbours to buy jawbreakers. Canada and US, 6 seasons.
El Chavo del Ocho1973–1980. A poor orphan boy and his neighbours squabble in a Mexican housing courtyard. Mexico, 7 seasons.
ER1994–2009. Doctors and nurses work the emergency room of a Chicago teaching hospital. US, 15 seasons.
Everybody Loves Raymond1996–2005. A Long Island sportswriter lives across the street from his meddling parents. US, 9 seasons.
Family Matters1989–1998. A Chicago police officer's family life is upended by nerdy neighbour Steve Urkel. US, 9 seasons.
Family Ties1982–1989. Two former hippies in Ohio raise a son who is a proud young Republican. US, 7 seasons.
Father Ted1995–1998. Three priests and their housekeeper live in exile on Craggy Island, off Ireland. UK, 3 seasons.
Fawlty Towers1975–1979. A rude, snobbish hotel owner in Torquay lurches from one disaster to the next. UK, 2 seasons.
The Flintstones1960–1966. A Stone Age family in the town of Bedrock lives a very modern suburban life. US, 6 seasons.
Frasier1993–2004. A pompous radio psychiatrist returns to Seattle and takes in his retired father. US, 11 seasons.
Freaks and Geeks1999–2000. A brother and sister join very different crowds at a Michigan high school in 1980. US, 1 season.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air1990–1996. A street-smart West Philadelphia teenager moves in with wealthy relatives. US, 6 seasons.
Friends1994–2004. Six friends in Manhattan share apartments, a coffee house and their problems. US, 10 seasons.
The Fugitive1963–1967. A doctor wrongly convicted of killing his wife escapes and hunts a one-armed man. US, 4 seasons.
Full House1987–1995. A widowed father raises three girls with his brother-in-law and his best friend. US, 8 seasons.
Futurama1999–present. A pizza delivery boy is frozen in 1999 and wakes a thousand years later in New New York. US.
Gargoyles1994–1997. Stone by day, warriors by night: a Scottish gargoyle clan wakes in modern New York. US, 3 seasons.
Get Smart1965–1970. Bumbling Agent 86, Maxwell Smart, and the capable Agent 99 take on KAOS. US, 5 seasons.
Gilligan's Island1964–1967. Seven castaways from a wrecked tour boat try, and fail, to get off a desert island. US, 3 seasons.
The Golden Girls1985–1992. Four older women share a house in Miami, and a good deal of late-night cheesecake. US, 7 seasons.
Happy Days1974–1984. A 1950s Milwaukee teenager grows up with a leather-jacketed friend called Fonzie. US, 11 seasons.
Hawaii Five-O1968–1980. A state police task force led by Steve McGarrett fights crime across the islands. US, 12 seasons.
Hey Arnold!1996–2004. A fourth-grader lives in his grandparents' boarding house in the city of Hillwood. US, 5 seasons.
Hill Street Blues1981–1987. Officers at an inner-city police station cope with the job and their own lives. US, 7 seasons.
Home and Away1988–present. Life, love and trouble in Summer Bay, a fictional coastal town in New South Wales. Australia.
Home Improvement1991–1999. The accident-prone host of a tool show raises three sons in suburban Detroit. US, 8 seasons.
The Honeymooners1955–1956. A Brooklyn bus driver and his sewer-worker friend chase get-rich-quick schemes. US, 1 season.
House of Cards (UK)1990. A ruthless Chief Whip, passed over for promotion, schemes to become prime minister. UK, 4 episodes.
I Love Lucy1951–1957. A New York housewife schemes to get into her bandleader husband's nightclub act. US, 6 seasons.
I, Claudius1976. An elderly emperor narrates the murderous history of Rome's first imperial family. UK, 12 episodes.
Inspector Montalbano1999–2021. A police chief solves crimes in the fictional Sicilian town of Vigàta. Italy, 15 seasons.
Inspector Morse1987–2000. An opera-loving Oxford detective solves murders with his sergeant, Lewis. UK, 7 seasons.
Jeopardy!1964–present. A quiz in reverse: contestants hear the answer and must reply with the question. US.
The Jetsons1962–1987. A family lives in a future of flying cars, robot maids and push-button jobs. US, 3 seasons.
Keeping Up Appearances1990–1995. Social climber Hyacinth Bucket insists her surname is pronounced Bouquet. UK, 5 seasons.
The King of Queens1998–2007. A delivery driver and his wife share their Queens house with her odd father. US, 9 seasons.
King of the Hill1997–present. A propane salesman in small-town Texas tries to make sense of modern life. US.
Knight Rider1982–1986. A crimefighter drives a talking, nearly indestructible car named KITT. US, 4 seasons.
L.A. Law1986–1994. Partners and associates at a Los Angeles law firm juggle cases and rivalries. US, 8 seasons.
Law & Order1990–present. Each case comes in two halves: detectives investigate a crime, then prosecutors try it. US.
Little House on the Prairie1974–1983. A farming family settles near Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the late 1800s. US, 9 seasons.
The Littlest Hobo1963–1985. An ownerless German Shepherd wanders from town to town, helps someone, and moves on. Canada.
M*A*S*H1972–1983. Army doctors at a mobile surgical hospital joke their way through the Korean War. US, 11 seasons.
MacGyver1985–1992. A secret agent who refuses to carry a gun solves problems with a Swiss Army knife. US, 7 seasons.
The Magic School Bus1994–1997. Ms. Frizzle's magic bus takes her class inside the human body and out into space. US, 4 seasons.
Magnum, P.I.1980–1988. A private investigator lives on a Hawaiian estate and drives the owner's Ferrari. US, 8 seasons.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show1970–1977. A single woman in her thirties produces the news at a Minneapolis TV station. US, 7 seasons.
Miami Vice1984–1990. Two undercover detectives work Miami's streets in pastel suits to a pop soundtrack. US, 5 seasons.
Midsomer Murders1997–present. Detectives investigate murder after murder in the villages of one pretty English county. UK.
Mission: Impossible1966–1973. Secret agents pull off covert missions with disguises and elaborate cons. US, 7 seasons.
Monty Python's Flying Circus1969–1974. Surreal sketches run into one another without punchlines, linked by animation. UK, 4 seasons.
Moonlighting1985–1989. A former model and a wisecracking detective run a Los Angeles private eye agency. US, 5 seasons.
Mork & Mindy1978–1982. An alien from Ork comes to Colorado to study humans and moves in with Mindy. US, 4 seasons.
Mr. Bean1990–1995. A childlike man turns everyday tasks into disasters through pure physical comedy. UK, 14 episodes.
Mr. Dressup1967–1996. A gentle host draws, sings and pulls costumes from his Tickle Trunk. Canada, 29 seasons.
The Munsters1964–1966. At home with a family of harmless monsters, led by Frankenstein father Herman. US, 2 seasons.
The Muppet Show1976–1981. Kermit the Frog struggles to run a variety theatre while his cast causes chaos. UK, 5 seasons.
Murder, She Wrote1984–1996. A mystery novelist from Cabot Cove, Maine, keeps solving real murders. US, 12 seasons.
My So-Called Life1994–1995. Fifteen-year-old Angela Chase narrates the confusions of a Pittsburgh high school. US, 1 season.
The Nanny1993–1999. A cosmetics saleswoman from Queens becomes nanny to a Broadway producer's children. US, 6 seasons.
Neighbours1985–2025. Daily life on Ramsay Street, a cul-de-sac in a fictional Melbourne suburb. Australia, 41 seasons.
Northern Exposure1990–1995. A New York doctor has to practise in tiny Cicely, Alaska, to repay his tuition. US, 6 seasons.
NYPD Blue1993–2005. Detectives of a fictional Manhattan precinct work cases as their own lives fray. US, 12 seasons.
Only Fools and Horses1981–2003. Two brothers in Peckham chase dodgy deals, sure they will soon be millionaires. UK, 7 seasons.
Oshin1983–1984. One woman's life, from a poor tenant farm in the Meiji era to the 1980s. Japan, 297 episodes.
Perry Mason1957–1966. A Los Angeles defence lawyer wins case after case for clients accused of murder. US, 9 seasons.
Pinky and the Brain1995–1998. Two lab mice, one a genius and one not, try each night to take over the world. US, 4 seasons.
Postman Pat1981–2017. A village postman and his black-and-white cat Jess do the rounds in Greendale. UK, 8 seasons.
The Powerpuff Girls1998–2005. Three superpowered kindergarten girls made in a lab defend the city of Townsville. US, 6 seasons.
Pride and Prejudice1995. Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennet spars with the proud Mr Darcy. UK, 6 episodes.
The Prisoner1967–1968. A secret agent who resigns wakes in a seaside Village where everyone is a number. UK, 1 season.
Quantum Leap1989–1993. A physicist leaps through time into other people's lives to fix what went wrong. US, 5 seasons.
ReBoot1994–2001. Guardian Bob defends Mainframe, a city inside a computer, from two viruses. Canada, 4 seasons.
Recess1997–2001. Six fourth-graders protect their freedoms in the strict society of the playground. US, 4 seasons.
Red Dwarf1988–2020. The last human alive roams deep space with a hologram, a humanoid cat and a robot. UK, 12 seasons.
Road to Avonlea1990–1996. A rich Montreal girl is sent to live with relatives on Prince Edward Island. Canada, 7 seasons.
The Rockford Files1974–1980. A Los Angeles private eye who lives in a trailer would rather talk than fight. US, 6 seasons.
Roots1977. Follows Kunta Kinte, a West African sold into slavery in America, and his descendants. US miniseries.
Round the Twist1990–2001. The Twist family move into a lighthouse where odd things keep happening. Australia, 4 seasons.
Rugrats1991–2004. The world as seen by a group of toddlers led by brave one-year-old Tommy Pickles. US, 9 seasons.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch1996–2003. On her 16th birthday a girl learns she has magical powers and a talking cat. US, 7 seasons.
Saturday Night Live1975–present. A live late-night sketch show from New York with a new host and musical guest each week. US.
Saved by the Bell1989–1993. A schemer called Zack and his friends get through Bayside High in California. US, 4 seasons.
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!1969–1978. Four teenagers and a dog unmask fake ghosts from their van, the Mystery Machine. US, 3 seasons.
SeaChange1998–2019. A city lawyer starts over as magistrate of a sleepy seaside town. Australia, 4 seasons.
Seinfeld1989–1998. A stand-up comedian and three friends fuss over the small stuff of New York life. US, 9 seasons.
Sesame Street1969–present. Muppets and people on a city street teach young children letters, numbers and kindness. US.
The Simpsons1989–present. A family of five muddles through life in the town of Springfield. US.
The Smurfs1981–1989. Small blue forest folk outwit the wizard Gargamel and his cat Azrael. US and Belgium, 9 seasons.
The Sopranos1999–2007. A New Jersey mob boss starts seeing a psychiatrist about his panic attacks. US, 6 seasons.
Spaced1999–2001. Two strangers pose as a couple to rent a flat in north London. UK, 2 seasons.
SpongeBob SquarePants1999–present. A cheerful sea sponge works as a fry cook in the underwater town of Bikini Bottom. US.
Star Trek1966–1969. Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the starship Enterprise explore the galaxy. US, 3 seasons.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993–1999. The crew of a remote space station guards a wormhole to the far side of the galaxy. US, 7 seasons.
Star Trek: The Next Generation1987–1994. Captain Jean-Luc Picard leads a new Enterprise crew a century after the original. US, 7 seasons.
Star Trek: Voyager1995–2001. A starship stranded on the far side of the galaxy begins a 75-year journey home. US, 7 seasons.
Stargate SG-11997–2007. A military team steps through an ancient portal to reach other planets. US and Canada, 10 seasons.
Tatort1970–present. A crime series in which each regional broadcaster fields its own city and detectives. Germany.
Taxi1978–1983. Night-shift drivers at a New York cab company dream of better jobs. US, 5 seasons.
That '70s Show1998–2006. Six teenagers hang out in a Wisconsin basement in the late 1970s. US, 8 seasons.
Thomas & Friends1984–2021. A cheeky blue tank engine and his friends work the railways of Sodor. UK, 24 seasons.
Thunderbirds1965–1966. Marionettes play a family running a secret rescue service with futuristic craft. UK, 2 seasons.
ThunderCats1985–1989. Cat-like aliens flee their dying planet and defend a new home from Mumm-Ra. US, 4 seasons.
Tiny Toon Adventures1990–1992. Young cartoon characters study at Acme Looniversity to become the next big stars. US, 3 seasons.
Top Cat1961–1962. A smooth-talking alley cat leads his gang in schemes under Officer Dibble's nose. US, 1 season.
The Twilight Zone1959–1964. An anthology of strange tales with twist endings, introduced by Rod Serling. US, 5 seasons.
Twin Peaks1990–2017. An FBI agent probes the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer in a small town. US, 3 seasons.
Walking with Dinosaurs1999. A nature documentary about dinosaurs, made with computer graphics and animatronics. UK, 6 episodes.
The Waltons1972–1981. A large family in rural Virginia lives through the Depression and World War II. US, 9 seasons.
The West Wing1999–2006. The senior staff of a fictional Democratic president work in the White House. US, 7 seasons.
Wheel of Fortune1975–present. Contestants spin a giant wheel and solve hangman-style word puzzles for cash. US.
Will & Grace1998–2020. A gay lawyer and a straight interior designer share an apartment in New York. US, 11 seasons.
The Wonder Years1988–1993. A man looks back on growing up in an American suburb in the late 1960s. US, 6 seasons.
The World at War1973–1974. The Second World War in archive film and interviews with those who lived it. UK, 26 episodes.
The X-Files1993–2018. Two FBI agents, a believer and a sceptic, investigate cases nobody can explain. US, 11 seasons.
X-Men: The Animated Series1992–1997. A team of mutant heroes protects a world that fears and distrusts them. US, 5 seasons.
Xena: Warrior Princess1995–2001. A former warlord roams ancient Greece seeking redemption with her friend Gabrielle. US, 6 seasons.
Yes Minister1980–1988. A minister, later prime minister, is outmanoeuvred at every turn by his Permanent Secretary. UK.
Yo soy Betty, la fea1999–2001. A brilliant, unglamorous economist starts as secretary at a fashion house. Colombia, 335 episodes.
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242001–2014. Each season covers one day in real time as agent Jack Bauer races to stop a plot. US, 9 seasons.
30 Rock2006–2013. The head writer of a live sketch show juggles her stars and an overbearing boss. US, 7 seasons.
Alias2001–2006. A graduate student learns that the spy agency she works for is not the CIA at all. US, 5 seasons.
The Amazing Race2001–present. Teams of two race around the world, working out clues and completing tasks on the way. US.
Arrested Development2003–2019. A sensible son holds his once-wealthy family together after his father's arrest. US, 5 seasons.
Avatar: The Last Airbender2005–2008. Twelve-year-old Aang, last of his people, must master four elements to end a war. US, 3 seasons.
Band of Brothers2001. Follows Easy Company, American paratroopers, from training to the end of the war. US miniseries.
Battlestar Galactica2003–2009. The last humans flee the robot Cylons aboard an ageing warship and seek Earth. US, 4 seasons.
Ben 102005–2008. A ten-year-old finds an alien watch that turns him into ten different creatures. US, 4 seasons.
The Big Bang Theory2007–2019. Two physicist roommates in Pasadena get an aspiring actress as a neighbour. US, 12 seasons.
Black Books2000–2004. A misanthropic Irish bookseller tries to keep customers out of his London shop. UK, 3 seasons.
Bones2005–2017. A forensic anthropologist and an FBI agent identify victims from their remains. US, 12 seasons.
Breaking Bad2008–2013. A chemistry teacher with cancer turns to crime to provide for his family. US, 5 seasons.
Burn Notice2007–2013. A blacklisted spy stuck in Miami helps locals while hunting whoever burned him. US, 7 seasons.
Castle2009–2016. A best-selling mystery novelist shadows a New York homicide detective for research. US, 8 seasons.
Chowder2007–2010. A young apprentice learns the trade at Chef Mung Daal's catering company. US, 3 seasons.
Chuck2007–2012. An electronics store clerk accidentally downloads spy secrets into his brain. US, 5 seasons.
Codename: Kids Next Door2002–2008. Five 10-year-olds fight adult tyranny from a high-tech treehouse. US, 6 seasons.
Community2009–2015. A disbarred lawyer forms a study group of misfits at a Colorado community college. US, 6 seasons.
Corner Gas2004–2009. Not much happens at the only gas station for miles in Dog River, Saskatchewan. Canada, 6 seasons.
Criminal Minds2005–present. FBI profilers study offenders' behaviour to catch them before they strike again. US.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000–2015. Las Vegas forensic investigators let the physical evidence name the culprit. US, 15 seasons.
Curb Your Enthusiasm2000–2024. A semi-retired television writer offends nearly everyone he meets in Los Angeles. US, 12 seasons.
Danny Phantom2004–2007. A fourteen-year-old gains ghost powers in a lab accident and defends Amity Park. US, 3 seasons.
Deadliest Catch2005–present. Camera crews follow crab fishing boats through the storms of the Bering Sea. US.
Deadwood2004–2006. A lawless mining camp in 1870s South Dakota grows into a town. US, 3 seasons.
Degrassi: The Next Generation2001–2015. Students at a Toronto school face the real problems of growing up. Canada, 14 seasons.
Desperate Housewives2004–2012. The women of Wisteria Lane keep secrets, narrated by a neighbour who has died. US, 8 seasons.
Doc Martin2004–2022. A surgeon who develops a fear of blood becomes GP of a Cornish fishing village. UK, 10 seasons.
Drake & Josh2004–2007. Two very different teenage stepbrothers learn to live together in San Diego. US, 4 seasons.
Everybody Hates Chris2005–2009. A teenager narrates growing up in 1980s Brooklyn as the eldest of three. US, 4 seasons.
The Fairly OddParents2001–2017. A ten-year-old boy's fairy godparents grant his wishes, often with messy results. US, 10 seasons.
Firefly2002. The crew of a small smuggling ship scrapes a living on the frontier in a space Western. US, 1 season.
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends2004–2009. A boy visits his friend Bloo daily at a home for outgrown imaginary friends. US, 6 seasons.
Foyle's War2002–2015. A quiet detective investigates crimes in Hastings during the Second World War. UK, 8 seasons.
Friday Night Lights2006–2011. A high school football coach and his family carry the hopes of a small Texas town. US, 5 seasons.
Fringe2008–2013. An FBI agent, a fragile scientist and his son investigate cases of fringe science. US, 5 seasons.
Gilmore Girls2000–2007. A fast-talking single mother and her studious daughter live in a Connecticut town. US, 7 seasons.
Glee2009–2015. A teacher revives the glee club at an Ohio high school, and misfits find a stage. US, 6 seasons.
The Good Wife2009–2016. After her husband's public scandal, a wife and mother returns to work as a lawyer. US, 7 seasons.
Gossip Girl2007–2012. An anonymous blogger reports on rich teenagers of Manhattan's Upper East Side. US, 6 seasons.
Grey's Anatomy2005–present. Surgical interns, residents and their mentors work and fall in love at a Seattle hospital. US.
H2O: Just Add Water2006–2010. Three Gold Coast teenagers turn into mermaids whenever water touches them. Australia, 3 seasons.
Hannah Montana2006–2011. A teenage girl lives a secret double life as a famous pop singer. US, 4 seasons.
Heartland2007–present. Two sisters and their grandfather keep the family horse ranch going in Alberta. Canada.
Heroes2006–2010. Ordinary people around the world discover that they have superhuman abilities. US, 4 seasons.
House2004–2012. A misanthropic genius leads a team of diagnosticians solving medical puzzles. US, 8 seasons.
How I Met Your Mother2005–2014. In 2030 a father tells his children the long story of how he met their mother. US, 9 seasons.
iCarly2007–2012. A Seattle teenager and her friends make their own hit web show. US, 6 seasons.
Invader Zim2001–2006. An inept alien invader poses as a schoolboy while a classmate tries to expose him. US, 2 seasons.
The IT Crowd2006–2013. Two awkward technicians and a clueless manager work in a London office basement. UK, 4 seasons.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia2005–present. Five selfish friends run an Irish pub in South Philadelphia, badly. US.
Jewel in the Palace2003–2004. An orphaned cook rises to be the Joseon king's first female physician. South Korea, 54 episodes.
John Adams2008. The life of the second American president, from a Boston trial to his old age. US miniseries.
Kath & Kim2002–2007. A suburban Melbourne mother puts up with her self-absorbed grown daughter. Australia, 4 seasons.
The Killing2007–2012. Copenhagen detective Sarah Lund follows a single murder case day by day. Denmark, 3 seasons.
Kim Possible2002–2007. A high school cheerleader saves the world from villains between classes. US, 4 seasons.
Life on Mars2006–2007. A Manchester detective is hit by a car in 2006 and wakes up in 1973. UK, 2 seasons.
Lost2004–2010. Survivors of a plane crash find that their tropical island holds many secrets. US, 6 seasons.
Mad Men2007–2015. An advertising executive with a hidden past rises on Madison Avenue in the 1960s. US, 7 seasons.
Malcolm in the Middle2000–2006. A gifted middle child talks to the camera about life in his loud, chaotic family. US, 7 seasons.
The Mentalist2008–2015. A former fake psychic uses his powers of observation to help the California police. US, 7 seasons.
Merlin2008–2012. A young wizard in Camelot, where magic is banned, must protect Prince Arthur. UK, 5 seasons.
Modern Family2009–2020. A mock documentary follows three related households in suburban Los Angeles. US, 11 seasons.
Monk2002–2009. A brilliant former San Francisco detective with many phobias consults for police. US, 8 seasons.
Murdoch Mysteries2008–present. A Toronto detective of the 1890s solves murders with methods ahead of his time. Canada.
My Name Is Earl2005–2009. A small-time crook wins the lottery and sets out to right every wrong on his list. US, 4 seasons.
MythBusters2003–2018. Special-effects experts put myths, rumours and film scenes to a practical test. US and Australia.
NCIS2003–present. Special agents investigate crimes involving the US Navy and Marine Corps. US.
The O.C.2003–2007. A troubled teenager from Chino is taken in by a wealthy family in Newport Beach. US, 4 seasons.
The Office (UK)2001–2003. A mock documentary about a paper merchant's office in Slough and its needy manager. UK, 2 seasons.
The Office (US)2005–2013. A mock documentary follows a paper company's branch in Scranton, Pennsylvania. US, 9 seasons.
Parks and Recreation2009–2015. An upbeat bureaucrat tries to improve the parks department of Pawnee, Indiana. US, 7 seasons.
Peep Show2003–2015. Two Croydon flatmates are seen from their own point of view, thoughts included. UK, 9 seasons.
Peppa Pig2004–present. A cheerful young pig lives with her family and loves jumping in muddy puddles. UK.
Phineas and Ferb2007–present. Two stepbrothers build something impossible each summer day, and their platypus is a spy. US.
Planet Earth2006. A nature documentary touring the planet's habitats, from the poles to the deep ocean. UK, 11 episodes.
Prison Break2005–2017. A structural engineer gets himself locked up to break his brother out of death row. US, 5 seasons.
Project Runway2004–present. Fashion designers race the clock to make a garment for each week's challenge. US.
Psych2006–2014. A sharp-eyed slacker poses as a psychic to consult for the Santa Barbara police. US, 8 seasons.
Pushing Daisies2007–2009. A pie-maker who can wake the dead with a touch helps a detective solve murders. US, 2 seasons.
QI2003–present. A comedy panel quiz where an interesting wrong answer can beat a dull right one. UK.
Samurai Jack2001–2017. A samurai flung into the far future hunts the shapeshifting demon who sent him. US, 5 seasons.
Scrubs2001–2010. A daydreaming young doctor learns the job at Sacred Heart Hospital. US, 9 seasons.
Shark Tank2009–present. Entrepreneurs pitch their businesses to a panel of five investors for a stake. US.
Shaun the Sheep2007–present. A clever sheep leads his flock into mischief on a farm, without a word of dialogue. UK.
Six Feet Under2001–2005. A Los Angeles family runs a funeral home, and every episode opens with a death. US, 5 seasons.
Slings & Arrows2003–2006. A troubled director takes over a Shakespeare festival haunted by his mentor. Canada, 3 seasons.
Smallville2001–2011. A Kansas farm boy comes to terms with his powers years before he becomes Superman. US, 10 seasons.
Spiral2005–2020. Police, lawyers and judges work the same cases around the Paris law courts. France, 8 seasons.
Spooks2002–2011. MI5 officers in London work from a base known as the Grid. UK, 10 seasons.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars2008–2020. Jedi generals lead clone soldiers through a war that spans the galaxy. US, 7 seasons.
Stargate Atlantis2004–2009. An Earth expedition settles the lost city of Atlantis in another galaxy. US and Canada, 5 seasons.
Strictly Come Dancing2004–present. Celebrities pair with professional dancers and face the judges in ballroom and Latin. UK.
Supernatural2005–2020. Two brothers cross America in a 1967 Chevrolet Impala, hunting monsters. US, 15 seasons.
Survivor2000–present. Castaways in a remote place vote one another out until one player wins the prize. US.
Torchwood2006–2011. A secret Cardiff team deals with aliens and whatever slips through a rift in time. UK, 4 seasons.
Ugly Betty2006–2010. A kind, unfashionable woman from Queens joins a Manhattan fashion magazine. US, 4 seasons.
The Vampire Diaries2009–2017. An orphaned teenager in Mystic Falls, Virginia, falls for a 162-year-old vampire. US, 8 seasons.
Veronica Mars2004–2019. A California high school student moonlights as a private investigator. US, 4 seasons.
The Wire2002–2008. Each season views Baltimore through another institution, from port to schools. US, 5 seasons.
Wizards of Waverly Place2007–2012. Three Manhattan siblings train as wizards, knowing only one will keep the powers. US, 4 seasons.
2010s and 2020s 230
The 1002014–2020. Ninety-seven years after a nuclear war, 100 young detainees are sent back to Earth. US, 7 seasons.
19232022–2025. An earlier generation of Duttons holds the ranch through Prohibition and drought. US, 2 seasons.
3 Body Problem2024–present. A decision made in 1960s China reaches a group of scientists in the present day. US.
9-1-12018–present. Los Angeles police, paramedics, firefighters and dispatchers answer emergency calls. US.
Abbott Elementary2021–present. A mock documentary follows teachers at an underfunded Philadelphia public school. US.
Adventure Time2010–2018. Finn the human and Jake, a shape-shifting dog, go adventuring in the Land of Ooo. US, 10 seasons.
After Life2019–2022. A widowed local newspaper writer decides to say exactly what he thinks. UK, 3 seasons.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.2013–2020. Agent Phil Coulson leads a small team handling strange cases for a secret agency. US, 7 seasons.
The Amazing World of Gumball2011–2019. A blue cat and his adopted goldfish brother get into scrapes around Elmore. UK and US, 6 seasons.
The Americans2013–2018. Two Soviet spies pose as a married American couple near Washington in the 1980s. US, 6 seasons.
Amphibia2019–2022. A Thai-American girl is carried by a music box to a marshland of talking frogs. US, 3 seasons.
Andor2022–2025. A thief becomes a committed rebel spy in the five years before a famous mission. US, 2 seasons.
Anne with an E2017–2019. An imaginative orphan is sent by mistake to siblings on Prince Edward Island. Canada, 3 seasons.
Arcane2021–2024. Two sisters land on opposite sides as a rich city fights its undercity. US and France, 2 seasons.
Atlanta2016–2022. A college dropout manages his cousin's rising rap career in Atlanta. US, 4 seasons.
Atypical2017–2021. An eighteen-year-old on the autism spectrum decides it is time to start dating. US, 4 seasons.
The Baby-Sitters Club2020–2021. Five middle-school friends start a babysitting business in a Connecticut town. US, 2 seasons.
Babylon Berlin2017–present. A Cologne police inspector is posted to Berlin in 1929 and finds a city on edge. Germany.
Bad Sisters2022–2024. The five Garvey sisters come under suspicion when a hated brother-in-law dies. Ireland, 2 seasons.
Barry2018–2023. A hitman follows a target into a Los Angeles acting class and wants to stay. US, 4 seasons.
The Bear2022–2026. A fine-dining chef comes home to Chicago to run his family's sandwich shop. US, 5 seasons.
Beef2023–present. A road rage incident between two strangers in Los Angeles grows into a long feud. US.
Better Call Saul2015–2022. A struggling Albuquerque lawyer slides, case by case, into becoming a crooked one. US, 6 seasons.
Big City Greens2018–present. A mischievous country boy named Cricket moves to the big city with his family. US.
Big Little Lies2017–present. A death at a school fundraiser exposes the secrets of five mothers in Monterey. US.
Black Mirror2011–present. An anthology of stand-alone stories about technology and what it might do to us. UK.
Black-ish2014–2022. An ad executive worries that his children are losing their Black identity. US, 8 seasons.
The Blacklist2013–2023. A most-wanted fugitive gives himself up but will talk only to one rookie profiler. US, 10 seasons.
Blue Bloods2010–2024. Three generations of a New York police family talk shop over Sunday dinner. US, 14 seasons.
Bluey2018–2024. A six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy plays inventive games with sister Bingo. Australia, 3 seasons.
Boardwalk Empire2010–2014. A politician runs Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition years. US, 5 seasons.
Bob's Burgers2011–present. A family runs a struggling hamburger restaurant, and the three children stir up trouble. US.
Bodyguard2018. A war veteran in the London police is assigned to protect the home secretary. UK, 6 episodes.
Borgen2010–2022. A centrist party leader becomes Denmark's first woman prime minister. Denmark, 4 seasons.
The Bridge2011–2018. A body on a border bridge makes two countries' police share a case. Sweden and Denmark, 4 seasons.
Broadchurch2013–2017. The death of a boy turns a Dorset seaside town and its two detectives inside out. UK, 3 seasons.
The Brokenwood Mysteries2014–present. A detective with a classic car and country music tapes solves small-town murders. New Zealand.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine2013–2021. A gifted but childish New York detective gets a strict new captain. US, 8 seasons.
The Bureau2015–2020. A French spy returns from six years undercover and cannot let his cover go. France, 5 seasons.
Call My Agent!2015–2020. Agents at a Paris talent agency juggle their star clients, who play themselves. France, 4 seasons.
Call the Midwife2012–present. Midwives and nuns care for families in the East End of London from the late 1950s on. UK.
Carmen Sandiego2019–2021. A master thief steals only from the criminal school that raised her. US and Canada, 4 seasons.
Chernobyl2019. A dramatisation of the 1986 nuclear disaster and the clean-up that followed. US and UK miniseries.
Chicago Fire2012–present. Firefighters, rescue crews and paramedics work out of Firehouse 51. US.
Cobra Kai2018–2025. Decades after a 1984 karate tournament, the loser reopens his old dojo. US, 6 seasons.
Colin from Accounts2022–2026. Two single people in Sydney are thrown together by an injured dog. Australia, 3 seasons.
Crash Landing on You2019–2020. A paragliding South Korean heiress is blown into North Korea. South Korea, 16 episodes.
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend2015–2019. A New York lawyer follows an old flame to West Covina, California, in song. US, 4 seasons.
The Crown2016–2023. The reign of Queen Elizabeth II, with the cast replaced every two seasons. UK and US, 6 seasons.
The Cuphead Show!2022. Two brothers with cups for heads get into trouble on the Inkwell Isles. US and Canada, 3 seasons.
Daredevil2015–2018. A blind lawyer with heightened senses fights crime at night in Hell's Kitchen. US, 3 seasons.
Dark2017–2020. A child vanishes, and four families in a German town uncover time travel. Germany, 3 seasons.
Death in Paradise2011–present. A British detective posted to a Caribbean island solves a weekly murder puzzle. UK and France.
Derry Girls2018–2022. Four girls and an English boy go to a convent school in 1990s Northern Ireland. UK, 3 seasons.
Designated Survivor2016–2019. A junior cabinet member becomes president when an attack wipes out the government. US, 3 seasons.
Deutschland 832015. A young East German border guard is sent west in 1983 as an undercover spy. Germany, 8 episodes.
Dickinson2019–2021. The young poet Emily Dickinson pushes against her family and her century. US, 3 seasons.
The Diplomat2023–present. A career diplomat is made ambassador to the United Kingdom in the middle of a crisis. US.
Downton Abbey2010–2015. An earl's family and their servants share a Yorkshire country house from 1912 on. UK, 6 seasons.
The Dragon Prince2018–2024. Two princes and an elf carry a dragon egg home to stop a war. US and Canada, 7 seasons.
DuckTales (2017)2017–2021. Scrooge McDuck takes his three grandnephews and Webby on treasure hunts. US, 3 seasons.
Elementary2012–2019. A modern Sherlock Holmes consults for the New York police with Dr Joan Watson. US, 7 seasons.
Emily in Paris2020–present. A marketing executive from Chicago takes a job in Paris without speaking French. US.
Empire2015–2020. A hip hop mogul's family fights for control of his record company. US, 6 seasons.
Endeavour2012–2023. The young Morse starts out as a detective constable in 1960s Oxford. UK, 9 seasons.
Evil2019–2024. A sceptical psychologist, a trainee priest and a contractor look into miracles. US, 4 seasons.
The Expanse2015–2022. Earth, Mars and the asteroid belt edge towards war in a colonised solar system. US, 6 seasons.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo2022. A whale-loving rookie lawyer on the autism spectrum joins a Seoul law firm. South Korea, 16 episodes.
Fallout2024–present. A vault dweller climbs out into the Los Angeles wasteland, 200 years after nuclear war. US.
Fargo2014–2024. A crime anthology of Midwestern misdeeds, each season in a different year. US, 5 seasons.
The Flash2014–2023. A crime-scene investigator struck by lightning wakes up with superhuman speed. US, 9 seasons.
Fleabag2016–2019. A sharp-tongued woman running a failing London café confides in the camera. UK, 2 seasons.
The Flight Attendant2020–2022. A flight attendant wakes in a Bangkok hotel beside a dead man, her memory blank. US, 2 seasons.
For All Mankind2019–present. In this alternate history the Soviets reach the Moon first and the space race never ends. US.
Foundation2021–present. Exiles try to save civilisation as a galactic empire begins to fall. US.
Fresh Off the Boat2015–2020. A Taiwanese-American family moves from Washington DC to Orlando in the 1990s. US, 6 seasons.
Game of Thrones2011–2019. Noble houses fight over the Iron Throne of Westeros as an old threat stirs. US, 8 seasons.
Gentleman Jack2019–2022. In 1832 the diarist Anne Lister comes home to run Shibden Hall in Halifax. UK and US, 2 seasons.
The Ghost and Molly McGee2021–2024. A relentlessly cheerful girl is bound by a curse to a grumpy ghost named Scratch. US, 2 seasons.
Ghosts (US)2021–present. A couple turn an inherited country house into a bed and breakfast, ghosts and all. US.
The Goldbergs2013–2023. A boy films his loud family with a video camera in 1980s Pennsylvania. US, 10 seasons.
The Good Doctor2017–2024. A young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome joins a hospital in San Jose. US, 7 seasons.
The Good Fight2017–2022. A scam wipes out a veteran lawyer's savings, so she joins a Chicago firm. US, 6 seasons.
The Good Place2016–2020. A woman arrives in a heaven-like afterlife and realises she is there by mistake. US, 4 seasons.
Gran Hotel2011–2013. A young man joins the staff of a grand hotel in 1906 to find his missing sister. Spain, 3 seasons.
Gravity Falls2012–2016. Twins Dipper and Mabel spend summer with their great-uncle in an odd Oregon town. US, 2 seasons.
The Great British Bake Off2010–present. Amateur bakers face three challenges a week in a tent until one is crowned. UK.
Grimm2011–2017. A Portland detective learns he descends from hunters who can see hidden creatures. US, 6 seasons.
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God2016–2017. An immortal goblin seeks the human bride who can end his long life. South Korea, 16 episodes.
Hacks2021–2026. A veteran Las Vegas stand-up comedian is paired with a young out-of-work writer. US, 5 seasons.
Halt and Catch Fire2014–2017. Engineers and dreamers chase the 1980s personal computer boom, then the early web. US, 4 seasons.
The Handmaid's Tale2017–2025. After a coup turns America into Gilead, a woman renamed Offred resists. US, 6 seasons.
Happy Valley2014–2023. A tough West Yorkshire police sergeant raises her grandson between hard cases. UK, 3 seasons.
The Haunting of Hill House2018. Five grown siblings are still haunted by the summer they spent in a mansion. US, 10 episodes.
Hawaii Five-02010–2020. An elite state police task force fights crime across the islands of Hawaii. US, 10 seasons.
Heartstopper2022–2026. Two boys at an English grammar school go from classmates to friends to more. UK, 3 seasons.
Hilda2018–2023. A blue-haired girl moves from the wilderness to the city of Trolberg. UK and Canada, 3 seasons.
His Dark Materials2019–2022. Lyra, from a world where souls walk beside people as animals, heads north. UK and US, 3 seasons.
Homeland2011–2020. A CIA officer suspects that a rescued American prisoner of war has been turned. US, 8 seasons.
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha2021. A Seoul dentist opens a clinic in a seaside village and meets its handyman. South Korea, 16 episodes.
Hospital Playlist2020–2021. Five doctors, friends since 1999, share a hospital and a band. South Korea, 2 seasons.
House of Cards (US)2013–2018. A congressman passed over for secretary of state plots his way up in Washington. US, 6 seasons.
House of the Dragon2022–present. House Targaryen tears itself apart over the succession, about 200 years earlier. US.
How to Get Away with Murder2014–2020. A law professor and five of her students become entangled in a murder plot. US, 6 seasons.
Humans2015–2018. A family buys a lifelike robot servant, but some of these machines can feel. UK, 3 seasons.
Infinity Train2019–2021. Passengers on an endless train must face their problems to lower a glowing number. US, 4 seasons.
Jane the Virgin2014–2019. A Miami woman's careful life plan is upended by a clinic mix-up, telenovela style. US, 5 seasons.
Justified2010–2015. A quick-drawing US marshal is sent back to the Kentucky hill country he grew up in. US, 6 seasons.
Killing Eve2018–2022. A desk-bound intelligence officer and an assassin grow obsessed with each other. UK, 4 seasons.
Kim's Convenience2016–2021. A Korean Canadian family runs a corner shop in Toronto. Canada, 5 seasons.
The Kominsky Method2018–2021. An ageing acting coach and his agent keep each other going in Los Angeles. US, 3 seasons.
The Last Kingdom2015–2022. A Saxon noble raised by Danes is caught between the two as England takes shape. UK, 5 seasons.
The Last of Us2023–present. A smuggler escorts a teenage girl across an America wrecked by a fungal pandemic. US.
The Leftovers2014–2017. Three years after two per cent of humanity vanished, those left try to carry on. US, 3 seasons.
The Legend of Korra2012–2014. A headstrong young Avatar from the Southern Water Tribe faces a modernising world. US, 4 seasons.
Letterkenny2016–2023. Farmers, hockey players and out-of-towners trade insults in rural Ontario. Canada, 12 seasons.
Lilyhammer2012–2014. A New York gangster in witness protection starts again in Lillehammer. Norway and US, 3 seasons.
Line of Duty2012–present. An anti-corruption unit called AC-12 investigates fellow police officers. UK.
Loki2021–2023. The god of mischief is arrested by an agency that polices the timeline. US, 2 seasons.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power2022–present. Elves, dwarves and men face the return of evil in the Second Age of Middle-earth. US.
Lost in Space2018–2021. The Robinson family of space colonists crash on an unknown planet. US, 3 seasons.
The Loud House2016–present. Lincoln Loud is the only boy in a family of eleven children. US.
Lupin2021–present. A Paris thief models his heists on the gentleman burglar of a classic book series. France.
Luther2010–2019. A brilliant, troubled London detective is drawn to a murderer he cannot convict. UK, 5 seasons.
The Man in the High Castle2015–2019. In 1962, the Axis powers having won the war, film reels show a different history. US, 4 seasons.
The Mandalorian2019–2023. A lone bounty hunter on the galaxy's edge protects a child he was hired to find. US, 3 seasons.
Manifest2018–2023. A plane lands after a routine flight to find five and a half years have passed. US, 4 seasons.
Mare of Easttown2021. A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a murder as her own life frays. US miniseries.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel2017–2023. A 1950s New York housewife finds that she has a gift for stand-up comedy. US, 5 seasons.
Maya and the Three2021. A warrior princess gathers three fighters to face the gods of the underworld. US and Mexico miniseries.
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir2015–present. Two Paris teenagers turn into superheroes, each unaware of who the other really is. France.
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries2012–2015. A glamorous private detective solves crimes in 1920s Melbourne. Australia, 3 seasons.
Mom2013–2021. A single mother in Napa rebuilds her life with her own mother back in it. US, 8 seasons.
Money Heist2017–2021. A man known as the Professor leads robbers in red overalls into the Royal Mint of Spain. Spain.
Moone Boy2012–2015. A boy in a small Irish town gets by with help from his imaginary friend. Ireland, 3 seasons.
The Morning Show2019–present. The people behind a breakfast news programme deal with a crisis in front of the cameras. US.
Mr. Robot2015–2019. An anxious cybersecurity engineer joins a hacker group out to erase consumer debt. US, 4 seasons.
Mr. Sunshine2018. A boy born a slave in Joseon returns as an American marine officer. South Korea, 24 episodes.
My Brilliant Friend2018–2024. Two girls from a poor part of 1950s Naples begin a lifelong friendship. Italy and US, 4 seasons.
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic2010–2019. A studious unicorn is sent to Ponyville to learn about friendship. US and Canada, 9 seasons.
Mythic Quest2020–2025. The staff of a video game studio keep a hit online role-playing game running. US, 4 seasons.
Never Have I Ever2020–2023. An Indian-American teenager in Los Angeles sets out to raise her status at school. US, 4 seasons.
New Girl2011–2018. A quirky teacher moves into a Los Angeles loft with three men after a bad break-up. US, 7 seasons.
Nobody Wants This2024–present. An outspoken podcast host and a rabbi fall for each other in Los Angeles. US.
Once Upon a Time2011–2018. Fairy-tale characters live cursed in a Maine town with no memory of who they are. US, 7 seasons.
Only Murders in the Building2021–present. Three neighbours in a New York apartment block start a podcast about a death upstairs. US.
Orphan Black2013–2017. A woman sees her double at a station and learns she is one of many clones. Canada, 5 seasons.
The Orville2017–2022. An exploratory starship in the 25th century is led by a captain and his ex-wife. US, 3 seasons.
Our Planet2019–2023. A nature series that shows habitats under pressure from a changing climate. UK, 2 seasons.
Outer Banks2020–2026. Working-class teenagers on the North Carolina coast hunt for a legendary treasure. US, 5 seasons.
Over the Garden Wall2014. Two half-brothers lost in a strange forest called the Unknown try to find the way home. US miniseries.
The Owl House2020–2023. A teenage girl stumbles into the Demon Realm and trains to be a witch. US, 3 seasons.
Pachinko2022–2024. Four generations of a Korean family make a life in Japan, told in three languages. US, 2 seasons.
Panchayat2020–present. An engineering graduate takes a job as secretary of a village council in Uttar Pradesh. India.
Paradise2025–present. A Secret Service agent is the last person to see the president alive. US.
Parenthood2010–2015. Four grown siblings and their parents raise families side by side in Berkeley. US, 6 seasons.
PAW Patrol2013–present. A boy named Ryder leads a team of rescue dogs who protect Adventure Bay. Canada.
Peaky Blinders2013–2022. The Shelby family gang rises in Birmingham in the years after the First World War. UK, 6 seasons.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians2023–present. A twelve-year-old demigod is accused of stealing the lightning bolt of Zeus. US.
Person of Interest2011–2016. A billionaire's machine predicts crimes, and a former CIA agent acts on its tips. US, 5 seasons.
The Pitt2025–present. Each episode covers one hour of a single shift in a Pittsburgh emergency department. US.
Planet Earth II2016. A second tour of the planet's habitats, this time with a chapter on cities. UK, 6 episodes.
Pluribus2025–present. A novelist in Albuquerque is one of very few people unaffected when humanity changes. US.
Poker Face2023–2025. A casino worker who can always spot a lie solves a case at every stop on the road. US, 2 seasons.
Poldark2015–2019. An officer returns to Cornwall from the American war to find his estate in ruins. UK, 5 seasons.
Prehistoric Planet2022–2025. A nature series about dinosaurs and ice age beasts, filmed as if from life. UK and US, 3 seasons.
Pretty Little Liars2010–2017. Four friends get threatening messages signed A after their clique leader vanishes. US, 7 seasons.
The Queen's Gambit2020. An orphan in 1950s Kentucky turns out to be a chess prodigy. US miniseries.
Raised by Wolves2020–2022. Two androids raise human children on the planet Kepler-22b. US, 2 seasons.
Reacher2022–present. A huge former military police major drifts from town to town and into trouble. US.
Regular Show2010–2017. A blue jay and a raccoon, both park groundskeepers, turn every chore into chaos. US, 8 seasons.
Reply 19882015–2016. Five friends and their families share one Seoul neighbourhood in 1988. South Korea, 20 episodes.
Resident Alien2021–2025. An alien crash-lands in Colorado and passes himself off as a small-town doctor. US, 4 seasons.
The Returned2012–2015. In a French mountain town, people long dead walk home as if nothing happened. France, 2 seasons.
Rita2012–2020. A blunt, rule-breaking teacher handles pupils better than her own family. Denmark, 5 seasons.
Riverdale2017–2023. Archie and his friends look into the dark side of their small town. US, 7 seasons.
The Rookie2018–present. A man in his forties becomes the oldest rookie in the Los Angeles Police Department. US.
Russian Doll2019–2022. A New York woman keeps dying on the night of her 36th birthday and starting over. US, 2 seasons.
Scandal2012–2018. A Washington crisis manager protects the public image of the powerful. US, 7 seasons.
Schitt's Creek2015–2020. A rich family loses everything but a small town once bought as a joke. Canada, 6 seasons.
Severance2022–present. Office workers have their memories split so that work and home never meet. US.
Shadow and Bone2021–2023. An orphan mapmaker discovers a power that could free her war-torn country. US, 2 seasons.
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power2018–2020. A soldier named Adora finds a sword, becomes She-Ra and changes sides. US, 5 seasons.
Sherlock2010–2017. Holmes and Watson solve crimes in present-day London, armed with texts and blogs. UK, 4 seasons.
Shōgun2024–present. An English pilot is shipwrecked in Japan in 1600 and drawn into a lord's fight to survive. US.
Shrinking2023–present. A grieving therapist starts telling his patients exactly what he thinks. US.
Shtisel2013–2021. An ultra-Orthodox family in a Jerusalem neighbourhood deals with love and loss. Israel, 3 seasons.
Silicon Valley2014–2019. A shy programmer builds a start-up around his data compression algorithm. US, 6 seasons.
Silo2023–present. Ten thousand people live in a vast underground silo and are forbidden to ask why. US.
Slow Horses2022–present. Disgraced MI5 agents serve out their careers at a dumping ground called Slough House. UK.
Space Force2020–2022. A general is put in charge of the newest branch of the American armed forces. US, 2 seasons.
Squid Game2021–2025. Players deep in debt risk their lives at children's games for prize money. South Korea, 3 seasons.
Star Trek: Discovery2017–2024. Michael Burnham serves aboard a starship a decade before Kirk's voyages. US, 5 seasons.
Star vs. the Forces of Evil2015–2019. A magical princess from another dimension is sent to Earth to live with a family. US, 4 seasons.
Star Wars Rebels2014–2018. The crew of the starship Ghost takes on the Empire, years before the first film. US, 4 seasons.
Steven Universe2013–2019. A boy lives in Beach City with three magical alien guardians, the Crystal Gems. US, 5 seasons.
Stranger Things2016–2025. A boy vanishes in 1980s Indiana, and his friends meet a girl with strange powers. US, 5 seasons.
The Studio2025–present. The new head of a Hollywood film studio wants to make art and needs to make hits. US.
Succession2018–2023. The children of an ageing media tycoon fight over who takes the company. US, 4 seasons.
Suits2011–2019. A dropout with a photographic memory talks his way into a New York law firm. US, 9 seasons.
Sweet Tooth2021–2024. A boy who is half deer crosses a ruined America looking for his mother. US, 3 seasons.
Taskmaster2015–present. Five comedians attempt absurd tasks while the Taskmaster hands out points as he pleases. UK.
Ted Lasso2020–present. An American college football coach is hired to manage an English soccer club. US.
Teen Wolf2011–2017. A California high school student is bitten by a werewolf the night before tryouts. US, 6 seasons.
This Is Us2016–2022. The Pearson family's story is told across several decades at once. US, 6 seasons.
The Traitors (UK)2022–present. Contestants in a Scottish castle try to work out who among them is secretly a traitor. UK.
Trapped2015–present. A police chief in a remote Icelandic town works a murder while a storm cuts it off. Iceland.
True Detective2014–present. A crime anthology in which each season brings a new cast, place and case. US.
The Umbrella Academy2019–2024. Estranged adopted siblings with powers reunite to head off an apocalypse. US, 4 seasons.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015–2019. A woman rescued after fifteen years in a bunker starts again in New York. US, 4 seasons.
Upload2020–2025. In 2033, people near death can be uploaded to a digital afterlife of their choice. US, 4 seasons.
Veep2012–2019. A US vice president and her staff stumble from one embarrassment to the next. US, 7 seasons.
Vera2011–2025. A dishevelled, sharp detective chief inspector solves murders in Northumberland. UK, 14 seasons.
Victoria2016–2019. The early reign of Queen Victoria, from her accession at the age of eighteen. UK, 3 seasons.
Vikings2013–2021. Farmer Ragnar Lothbrok raids England and rises to be a Norse king. Canada and Ireland, 6 seasons.
Virgin River2019–present. A nurse practitioner leaves Los Angeles for a fresh start in a remote California town. US.
Voltron: Legendary Defender2016–2018. Five pilots fly robot lions that combine into a giant warrior. US, 8 seasons.
The Walking Dead2010–2022. A sheriff's deputy wakes from a coma into a world overrun by the dead. US, 11 seasons.
WandaVision2021. Two superheroes live in a suburb where every episode copies another decade of sitcoms. US miniseries.
Watchmen2019. Masked police and vigilantes clash in Tulsa, 34 years after the comic's events. US, 9 episodes.
We Bare Bears2015–2019. Bear brothers Grizzly, Panda and Ice Bear try to fit in around San Francisco. US, 4 seasons.
Wednesday2022–present. Wednesday Addams investigates a string of murders at Nevermore Academy. US.
Wellington Paranormal2018–2022. Two incurious police officers join the capital's new Paranormal Unit. New Zealand, 4 seasons.
Westworld2016–2022. Guests live out fantasies in a Wild West theme park staffed by android hosts. US, 4 seasons.
What We Do in the Shadows2019–2024. A documentary crew follows vampire housemates on Staten Island. US, 6 seasons.
The Wheel of Time2021–2025. Moiraine leads five young villagers away, believing one is the Dragon Reborn. US, 3 seasons.
The White Lotus2021–present. Each season follows the guests and staff of a luxury resort through one week. US.
The Witcher2019–present. A monster hunter, a sorceress and a princess are bound together by destiny. US and Poland.
Yellowstone2018–2024. The Dutton family defends Montana's largest ranch from all who want its land. US, 5 seasons.
Young Sheldon2017–2024. A nine-year-old physics prodigy starts high school in East Texas in 1989. US, 7 seasons.
How this list was compiled: List chosen and every line written for this site; nothing is copied from Wikipedia, a listings guide or a broadcaster. Each series was checked on 2026-09-18 against its own English Wikipedia article, infobox first (index: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_television_programs; read through the Wikipedia API): air dates, season count, country of origin, and each name, number and place in the line. Years run from the first regular episode to the last, counting any gap before a revival that the article treats as the same series, so an end year means that run is over, not that the show can never return; a pilot or special aired before the first season does not set the start year (The Bill, Curb Your Enthusiasm). A series still running prints 'present' and no season count, because that figure changes; nor does one whose article gives two figures. A finished series prints the infobox season count (a British 'series' is a season), a single-run serial its episode count, and a one-off run is marked as a miniseries. There is no streaming or channel field, because that changes by country and by month. Left out on purpose: anime (it has its own page), talk and sketch shows named after a living host, series made as adult entertainment, and dramatisations of real crimes against private people. Crime and war dramas written for adults are in, so check the age rating. Quiz, contest, factual and preschool series name no contestant and have a decade chip but no genre chip. A remake with its own article is a separate entry with the year in its title. At most 5 series per franchise; superhero series based on DC Comics titles count as one franchise and those based on Marvel Comics titles as another. On 2026-09-18 the list was cut from 585 to 499 series to keep the page light: 12 comic-book series to meet that cap, and 74 series from the United States or the United Kingdom whose English Wikipedia article exists in 14 or fewer other languages (Wikipedia API, that day), a rough sign that a show did not travel; series from other countries were not cut. Text only: no posters, logos, title cards or stills. 499 series from 22 countries, 414 finished and 85 still running on the check date. Reviewed every 12 months, and sooner for running series. Licence: own work