While there is no general agreement upon the greatest television series, many publications
and organizations have tried to determine the series considered the best. The
series mentioned in this article have all been mentioned in notable critics' or
public surveys.
There are different categories within television such as drama, comedy and documentary and so it may not be appropriate to
compare series from different categories.
10. The Simpsons (1989- )
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Genre- Animation
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Main stars- Voices
of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kenner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank
Azaria Harry Shearer
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First aired- December
17, 1989
·
Total no of seasons- 30
·
Total episodes- 619
·
Awards- Nominated
for 1 Golden Globe. Another 161 wins & 285 nominations.
·
Imdb- 8.8
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Rotten tomatoes- 77%
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Tv.com- 9.1
9. The lost (2004-10)
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Genre- Adventure
,Mystery, Serial drama, Science fiction, Supernatural
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Main stars- Jorge
Garcia, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim.
·
First aired- September
22, 2004
·
Total no of seasons- 06
·
Total episodes-118
·
Awards- Won
1 Golden Globe. Another 105 wins & 372 nominations
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Imdb- 8.4
·
Rotten tomatoes- 89%
·
Tv.com- 9.1
8. Dexter (2006-13)
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Genre- Mystery,
Crime drama, Psychological
thriller
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Main stars- Michael
C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas.
·
First aired- October
1, 2006
·
Total no of seasons- 08
·
Total episodes- 96
·
Awards- Won
2 Golden Globes. Another 47 wins & 187 nominations
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Imdb- 8.8
·
Rotten tomatoes- 80%
·
Tv.com- 9.1
7. The wire (2002-8)
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Genre- Crime
drama, Serial drama
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Main stars- Dominic
West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn.
·
First aired-
June 2, 2002
·
Total no of seasons- 05
·
Total episodes- 60
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Awards- Nominated
for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 14 wins & 51 nominations.
·
Imdb- 9.4
·
Rotten tomatoes- 96%
·
Tv.com- 9.0
6. The Sopranos (1999-2007)
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Genre- Crime
drama
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Main stars- James
Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco
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First aired- January
10, 1999
·
Total no of seasons- 06
·
Total episodes- 86
·
Awards- Won
5 Golden Globes. Another 113 wins & 301 nominations
·
Imdb- 9.2
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Rotten tomatoes- 97%
·
Tv.com- 8.9
5. Sherlock (2010 - )
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Genre- Crime
drama
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Main stars- Mark Gatiss,
Steven Moffat
·
First aired- July
25, 2010
·
Total no of seasons- 04
·
Total episodes- 15
·
Awards- Nominated
for 1 Golden Globe. Another 76 wins & 124 nominations
·
Imdb- 9.2
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Rotten tomatoes- 91%
·
Tv.com- 8.9
4. Friends (1994- 2004)
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Genre- Comedy,
Romance
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Main stars- Jennifer
Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David
Schwimmer.
·
First aired- September
22, 1994
·
Total no of seasons- 10
·
Total episodes- 236
·
Awards- Won
1 Golden Globe. Another 68 wins & 211 nominations
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Imdb- 9.0
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Rotten tomatoes-
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Tv.com- 9.2
3. The Walking dead (2010- )
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Genre- Serial
drama, Horror , Zombie apocalypse
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Main stars- Andrew
Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride
·
First aired- October 31,
2010
·
Total no of seasons- 08
·
Total episodes- 115
·
Awards- Nominated
for 1 Golden Globe. Another 49 wins & 146 nominations
·
Imdb- 8.6
·
Rotten tomatoes- 83%
·
Tv.com- 8.6
2. Breaking Bad (2008- 13)
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Genre- Crime
drama ,Thriller ,Black Comedy
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Main stars- Bryan
Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn
·
First aired- January
20, 2008
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Total no of seasons- 05
·
Total episodes- 62
·
Awards- Won
2 Golden Globes. Another 137 wins & 219 nominations.
·
Imdb- 9.5
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Rotten tomatoes- 95%
·
Tv.com- 9.0
1. Game of Thrones (2011 - )
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Genre- Fantasy
, Serial drama
·
Main stars- Lena
Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Maisie Williams , Peter Dinklage, kit Harington, Sophie Turner
·
First aired- April
17, 2011
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Total no of seasons- 08
·
Total episodes- 73
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Awards- Won
1 Golden Globe. Another 216 wins & 357 nominations
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Imdb- 9.5
·
Rotten tomatoes- 95%
·
Tv.com- 9.0
My personal favourites are
Breaking Bad, Game of thrones and Friends ;)
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