Thursday, June 12, 2014

Highest Rated English-Language TV Series With At Least 10,000 Votes

1.Breaking Bad (2008 TV Series)Add to WatchlistBreaking Bad (2008 TV Series)
  9.6/10 
To provide for his family's future after he is diagnosed with lung cancer, a chemistry genius turned high school teacher teams up with an ex-student to cook and sell the world's purest crystal meth.With: Bryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna GunnCrime | Drama | Thriller45 mins.
2.Game of Thrones (2011 TV Series)Add to WatchlistGame of Thrones (2011 TV Series)
  9.5/10 
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros.With: Peter DinklageLena HeadeyEmilia ClarkeAdventure | Drama | Fantasy60 mins.
3.Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey (2014 TV Series)Add to WatchlistCosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey (2014 TV Series)
  9.5/10 
A documentary series that explores how we discovered the laws of nature and found our coordinates in space and time.With: Neil deGrasse TysonStoney EmshwillerPiotr MichaelDocumentary60 mins.
4.Planet Earth (2006 TV Series)Add to WatchlistPlanet Earth (2006 TV Series)
  9.5/10 
Emmy Award winning, 11-episodes, 5-years in the making, the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by the BBC, and the first to be filmed in high definition.With: David AttenboroughSigourney WeaverHuw CordeyDocumentary44 mins.
5.The Wire (2002 TV Series)Add to WatchlistThe Wire (2002 TV Series)
  9.4/10 
Baltimore drug scene, seen through the eyes of drug dealers, and law enforcement.With: Dominic WestJohn DomanDeirdre LovejoyCrime | Drama | Thriller60 mins.
6.True Detective (2014 TV Series)Add to WatchlistTrue Detective (2014 TV Series)
  9.4/10 
The lives of two detectives, Rust Cohle and Martin Hart, become entangled during a 17-year hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana.With: Matthew McConaugheyWoody HarrelsonMichelle MonaghanCrime | Drama | Mystery60 mins.
7.Sherlock (2010 TV Series)Add to WatchlistSherlock (2010 TV Series)
  9.3/10 
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.With: Benedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsCrime | Drama | Mystery90 mins.
8.Cosmos (1980 TV Series)Add to WatchlistCosmos (1980 TV Series)
  9.3/10 
Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.With: Carl SaganJaromír HanzlíkJonathan FahnDocumentary60 mins.
9.The Sopranos (1999 TV Series)Add to WatchlistThe Sopranos (1999 TV Series)
  9.3/10 
Modern day morality tale about New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano, as he deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life.With: James GandolfiniLorraine BraccoEdie FalcoCrime | Drama58 mins.
10.Firefly (2002 TV Series)Add to WatchlistFirefly (2002 TV Series)
  9.2/10 
Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.With: Nathan FillionGina TorresAlan TudykAdventure | Drama | Sci-Fi42 mins.
11.Fargo (2014 TV Series)Add to WatchlistFargo (2014 TV Series)
  9.2/10 
A drifter named Lorne Malvo arrives in small-town Minnesota and influences the population with his malice and violence, including put-upon insurance salesman Lester Nygaard.With: Billy Bob ThorntonAllison TolmanColin HanksCrime | Drama53 mins.
12.Arrested Development (2003 TV Series)Add to WatchlistArrested Development (2003 TV Series)
  9.2/10 
Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.With: Jason BatemanMichael CeraPortia de RossiComedy30 mins.
13.Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005 TV Series)Add to WatchlistAvatar: The Last Airbender (2005 TV Series)
  9.1/10 
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar.With: Zach TylerDee Bradley BakerMae WhitmanAnimation | Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery30 mins.
14.Life (2009 TV Series)Add to WatchlistLife (2009 TV Series)
  9.1/10 
David Attenborough's legendary BBC crew explains and shows wildlife all over planet earth in 10 episodes...With: David AttenboroughOprah WinfreyDoug AllenDocumentary
15.House of Cards (2013 TV Series)Add to WatchlistHouse of Cards (2013 TV Series)
  9.1/10 
A Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him.With: Kevin SpaceyMichael GillRobin WrightDrama60 mins.
16.Dexter (2006 TV Series)Add to WatchlistDexter (2006 TV Series)
  9.0/10 
A Miami police forensics expert moonlights as a serial killer of criminals whom he believes have escaped justice.With: Michael C. HallJennifer CarpenterDavid ZayasCrime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller60 mins.
17.Batman: The Animated Series (1992 TV Series)Add to WatchlistBatman: The Animated Series (1992 TV Series)
  9.0/10 
The Dark Knight battles crime in Gotham City with occasional help from Robin and Batgirl.With: Kevin ConroyLoren LesterEfrem Zimbalist Jr.Animation | Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance |Sci-Fi | Thriller22 mins.
18.Friends (1994 TV Series)Add to WatchlistFriends (1994 TV Series)
  9.0/10 
When Monica's high school friend (Rachel) re-enters her life, she sets off on a series of humorous and entertaining events involving Monica's brother (Ross), her ex-roommate (Phoebe), and her next door neighbors (Chandler & Joey)With: Jennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowComedy | Romance22 mins.
19.Freaks and Geeks (1999 TV Series)Add to WatchlistFreaks and Geeks (1999 TV Series)
  9.0/10 
A television show about two unique groups of teenagers dealing with life in high school during the 80's.With: Linda CardelliniJohn Francis DaleyJames FrancoComedy | Drama60 mins.
20.Rome (2005 TV Series)Add to WatchlistRome (2005 TV Series)
  9.0/10 
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.With: Kevin McKiddRay StevensonPolly WalkerAction | Drama | History | Romance | War90 mins.
21.The Simpsons (1989 TV Series)Add to WatchlistThe Simpsons (1989 TV Series)
  9.0/10 
The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.With: Dan CastellanetaNancy CartwrightJulie KavnerAnimation | Comedy | Family22 mins.
22.Seinfeld (1989 TV Series)Add to WatchlistSeinfeld (1989 TV Series)
  9.0/10 
The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York friends.With: Jerry SeinfeldJulia Louis-DreyfusMichael RichardsComedy23 mins.
23.Twin Peaks (1990 TV Series)Add to WatchlistTwin Peaks (1990 TV Series)
  9/10 
An idiosyncratic FBI Agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.With: Kyle MacLachlanMichael OntkeanMädchen AmickCrime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller47 mins.
24.Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969 TV Series)Add to WatchlistMonty Python's Flying Circus (1969 TV Series)
  9.0/10 
The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.With: Graham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry GilliamComedy | Music30 mins.
25.Top Gear (2002 TV Series)Add to WatchlistTop Gear (2002 TV Series)
  9.0/10 
Jeremy, Richard and James talk about everything car-related. From new cars to how they're fueled, this show has it all.With: Richard HammondJeremy ClarksonJames MayComedy | Talk-Show60 mins.
26.Oz (1997 TV Series)Add to WatchlistOz (1997 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.Dir: Gregory Dark With: Ernie HudsonJ.K. SimmonsLee TergesenCrime | Drama | Thriller100 mins.
27.House M.D. (2004 TV Series)Add to WatchlistHouse M.D. (2004 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
An antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits.With: Hugh LaurieOmar EppsRobert Sean LeonardDrama | Mystery45 mins.
28.Twilight Zone (1959 TV Series)Add to WatchlistTwilight Zone (1959 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
Rod Serling's seminal anthology series focused on ordinary folks who suddenly found themselves in extraordinary, usually supernatural, situations. The stories would typically end with an ironic twist that would see the guilty punished.With: Rod SerlingRobert McCordJay OverholtsFantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller51 mins.
29.Blackadder Goes Forth (1989 TV Series)Add to WatchlistBlackadder Goes Forth (1989 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
Stuck in the middle of World War I, Captain Edmund Blackadder does his best to escape the banality of the war.With: Rowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonStephen FryComedy | History | War30 mins.
30.Only Fools and Horses.... (1981 TV Series)Add to WatchlistOnly Fools and Horses.... (1981 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
Classic comedy following the misadventures of two Wheeler Dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter who scrape their living by selling dodgy goods believing that next year they will be millionaires.With: David JasonNicholas LyndhurstRoger Lloyd PackComedy | Crime95 mins.
31.The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1996 TV Series)Add to WatchlistThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1996 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
America's top fake news show.With: Jon StewartStephen ColbertJohn OliverComedy | News | Talk-Show30 mins.
32.Deadwood (2004 TV Series)Add to WatchlistDeadwood (2004 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.With: Timothy OlyphantIan McShaneMolly ParkerCrime | Drama | History | Western60 mins.
33.Dragon Ball Z (1989 TV Series)Add to WatchlistDragon Ball Z (1989 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
Earth's defender Goku learns that he is from another planet. Now Goku and his allies must defend the planet from an onslaught of new extraterrestrial enemies.With: Jôji YanamiMasako NozawaChristopher SabatAnimation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller26 mins.
34.South Park (1997 TV Series)Add to WatchlistSouth Park (1997 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.With: Trey ParkerMatt StoneIsaac HayesAnimation | Comedy22 mins.
35.Doctor Who (2005 TV Series)Add to WatchlistDoctor Who (2005 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
The further adventures of the time traveling alien adventurer and his companions.With: Matt SmithDavid TennantJenna ColemanAdventure | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi71 mins.
36.Fawlty Towers (1975 TV Series)Add to WatchlistFawlty Towers (1975 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.With: John CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsComedy30 mins.
37.Archer (2009 TV Series)Add to WatchlistArcher (2009 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
At ISIS, an international spy agency, global crises are merely opportunities for its highly trained employees to confuse, undermine, betray and royally screw each other.With: H. Jon BenjaminJudy GreerAmber NashAnimation | Action | Comedy30 mins.
38.QI (2003 TV Series)Add to WatchlistQI (2003 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
A comedy panel game in which being Quite Interesting is more important than being right. Stephen Fry is joined each week by four comedians to share anecdotes and trivia, and maybe answer some questions as well.With: Stephen FryAlan DaviesBill BaileyComedy | Game-Show30 mins.
39.It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005 TV Series)Add to WatchlistIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
Four young friends with big egos and slightly arrogant attitudes are the proprietors of an Irish bar in Philadelphia.With: Charlie DayGlenn HowertonRob McElhenneyComedy30 mins.
40.Six Feet Under (2001 TV Series)Add to WatchlistSix Feet Under (2001 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
A drama series that takes a darkly comical look at members of a dysfunctional California family that runs an independent funeral home.With: Peter KrauseMichael C. HallFrances ConroyDrama55 mins.
41.Suits (2011 TV Series)Add to WatchlistSuits (2011 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
On the run from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant college-dropout, finds himself a job working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's best lawyers.With: Gabriel MachtPatrick J. AdamsMeghan MarkleComedy | Drama45 mins.
42.The Office (2005 TV Series)Add to WatchlistThe Office (2005 TV Series)
  8.9/10 
A mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, and tedium. Based on the hit BBC series.With: Rainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiJenna FischerComedy22 mins.
43.The Shield (2002 TV Series)Add to WatchlistThe Shield (2002 TV Series)
  8.8/10 
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking...With: Michael ChiklisWalton GogginsJay KarnesCrime | Drama | Thriller60 mins.
44.Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV Series)Add to WatchlistBattlestar Galactica (2004 TV Series)
  8.8/10 
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protects a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony of Earth.With: Edward James OlmosMary McDonnellJamie BamberAction | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi50 mins.
45.Black-Adder II (1986 TV Series)Add to WatchlistBlack-Adder II (1986 TV Series)
  8.8/10 
In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her.With: Rowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonTim McInnernyComedy | History30 mins.
46.Downton Abbey (2010 TV Series)Add to WatchlistDownton Abbey (2010 TV Series)
  8.8/10 
Beginning in the years leading up to World War I, the drama centers on the Crawley family and their servants.With: Hugh BonnevillePhyllis LoganElizabeth McGovernDrama65 mins.
47.Black Adder the Third (1987 TV Series)Add to WatchlistBlack Adder the Third (1987 TV Series)
  8.8/10 
In the 19th century Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time.With: Rowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonHugh LaurieComedy | History30 mins.
48.Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999 TV Series)Add to WatchlistCurb Your Enthusiasm (1999 TV Series)
  8.8/10 
He's got it all: a loving wife, good friends, a successful career, a great home...what could possibly go wrong for Larry David...With: Larry DavidCheryl HinesJeff GarlinComedy30 mins.
49.Chappelle's Show (2003 TV Series)Add to WatchlistChappelle's Show (2003 TV Series)
  8.8/10 
Comedian Dave Chappelle hosts this sketch-comedy show that parodies many of the nuances of race and culture.Dir: Todd Broder With: Dave ChappelleDonnell RawlingsKarl LakeComedy | Music30 mins.
50.Spaced (1999 TV Series)Add to WatchlistSpaced (1999 TV Series)
  8.8/10 
Friends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can afford.With: Jessica HynesSimon PeggJulia DeakinComedy24 mins.

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