Top tv shows in United States today

Ranked by our points score — chart position, momentum, staying power and ratings. Last updated 2026-08-09. 1,015 titles tracked.

Detectorists leads the chart, a 2014 TV show rated 8.6 on IMDb. 10 of the top 10 do not appear in the global chart, making this a notably local line-up — including Detectorists. The best-reviewed entry is Planet Earth at 9.4, against a chart average of 8.0. 6 of the top 20 were released in the last two years. Prens has the most staying power here, with 825 days in a top 10.

1. 251Detectorists2014 · IMDb 8.6 · RT 100%
2. 252Generation Kill2008 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 86%
3. 253M*A*S*H1972 · IMDb 8.5
4. 254President Curtis2026 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 100%
5. 255Spartacus2010 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 64%
6. 256Dexter2006 · IMDb 8.6 · RT 71%
7. 257Pluribus2025 · IMDb 7.9 · RT 99%
8. 258Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America2026 · IMDb 6.6 · RT 61%
9. 259Prens2023 · IMDb 8.5
10. 260Malcolm in the Middle2000 · IMDb 8.2
11. 261Scrubs2026 · IMDb 8.2
12. 262Adventure Time2010 · IMDb 8.7 · RT 100%
13. 263The Knick2014 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 92%
14. 264The Testaments2026 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 88%
15. 265Castle2009 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 82%
16. 266Strike2017 · IMDb 7.9 · RT 83%
17. 267The 'Burbs2026 · IMDb 6.4 · RT 76%
18. 268Cyberpunk: Edgerunners2022 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 100%
19. 269Hunter x Hunter2011 · IMDb 9.0 · RT 100%
20. 270Bates Motel2013 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 93%
21. 271Elite Force2026 · IMDb 6.4
22. 272Toast of London2013 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 84%
23. 273Poirot1989 · IMDb 8.6
24. 274Long Bright River2025 · IMDb 6.8 · RT 72%
25. 275Heartland2007 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 45%
26. 276Elsbeth2024 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 92%
27. 277Full House1987 · IMDb 6.8 · RT 40%
28. 278Everybody Loves Raymond1996 · IMDb 7.3
29. 279Call the Midwife2012 · IMDb 8.6
30. 280Buffy the Vampire Slayer1997 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 85%
31. 281Midnight, Texas2017 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 61%
32. 282Spider-Man1994 · IMDb 8.4
33. 283SEAL Team2017 · IMDb 7.9
34. 284The Devil's Hour2022 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 100%
35. 285Planet Earth2006 · IMDb 9.4 · RT 100%
36. 286Schitt's Creek2015 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 93%
37. 287Midsomer Murders1997 · IMDb 7.9
38. 288The Artful Dodger2023 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 96%
39. 289Smallville2001 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 78%
40. 290Eastbound & Down2009 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 91%
41. 291The Ark2023 · IMDb 5.8 · RT 50%
42. 292Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood2009 · IMDb 9.1 · RT 100%
43. 2939-1-12018 · IMDb 7.9 · RT 86%
44. 294Chicago P.D.2014 · IMDb 8.1
45. 295Blue Bloods2010 · IMDb 7.7
46. 296Jackass2000 · IMDb 7.4
47. 297Das Boot2018 · IMDb 7.6
48. 298Love Island2015
49. 299Made in Abyss2017 · IMDb 8.3
50. 300Red Dwarf1988 · IMDb 8.4