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Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 75 Adult 0 Adventure 10 Animation 7 Biography 15 Comedy 50 Crime 572 Documentary 84 Drama 268 Family 5 Fantasy 10 Game-Show 0 History 7 Horror 9 Music 5 Musical 0 Mystery 110 News 0 Reality-TV 7 Romance 23 Sci-Fi 4 Short 1 Sport 0 Talk-Show 1 Thriller 58 War 1 Western 0

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 3878 2010s 3389 2000s 1316 1990s 639 1980s 375 1970s 303 1960s 201 1950s 98 1940s 7 1930s 1 1920s 0 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 267 2025 556 2024 572 2023 641 2022 682 2021 630 2020 530 2019 572 2018 489 2017 427 2016 361 2015 341 2014 305 2013 247 2012 236 2011 229 2010 182 2009 161 2008 165 2007 175 2006 141 2005 127 2004 113 2003 127 2002 106 2001 103 2000 98 1999 68 1998 77 1997 79 1996 71 1995 62 1994 69 1993 56 1992 66 1991 49 1990 42 1989 40 1988 47 1987 44 1986 39 1985 48 1984 35 1983 36 1982 19 1981 28 1980 39 1979 31 1978 31 1977 29 1976 34 1975 28 1974 40 1973 31 1972 35 1971 25 1970 19 1969 22 1968 21 1967 26 1966 24 1965 17 1964 21 1963 21 1962 9 1961 19 1960 21 1959 31 1958 12 1957 11 1956 8 1955 9 1954 8 1953 2 1952 7 1951 4 1950 6 1949 4 1947 1 1945 1 1940 1 1938 1

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 3 Stuck the Landing 0 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 4 Gritty 13 Dark tone 43 Feel-good 0 Cozy 1 Wholesome 0 Melancholic 1 Tense 39 Unsettling 8 Whimsical 1 Campy 1 Cynical 9 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 0 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 2 Chaotic energy 0 Deadpan cool 3

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 2 Fast-paced 2 Episodic 5 Serialized 27 Procedural 10 Mystery box 10 Anthology 5 Cliffhanger-driven 6 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 20 Puzzle plot 3 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 1 Absurdist 0 Satirical 1 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 0 Witty banter 1 Dark comedy 8 Warm humor 0 Raunchy 2 Parody 1 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 18 Detective mystery 35 True crime 15 Heists & cons 1 Legal 7 Medical 0 Political intrigue 4 Espionage 3 War & military 0 Family saga 2 Coming of age 4 Workplace 0 School & campus 1 Love story 2 Friendship 2 Found family 1 Survival 0 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 3 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 1 Time travel 1 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 2 Monster horror 1 Psychological horror 1 Addiction & vice 2 Mental health 3 Faith & religion 1 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 5 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 4 Big city life 1 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 3 Class divide 4 Immigrant experience 3 Queer stories 1 Female perspective 10 Social commentary 13 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 1 Revenge 2 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 44

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 11 Morally gray 23 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 5 Central duo 5 Strong female lead 19 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 3 Genius lead 1 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 2 Unreliable narrator 1 Character study 10 Banter chemistry 2

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 1 Adrenaline 6 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 0 Romantic yearning 1 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 1 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 7

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 4 Visually striking 8 Stylized direction 9 Naturalistic 8 Big-budget spectacle 1 Lo-fi charm 0 Atmospheric 18 Distinctive score 3 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 3 Tight writing 4

Format & audience

Sitcom 0 Adult animation 0 Anime 1 Kids & family 0 Young adult 3 Soap & telenovela 3 Event miniseries 5 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 8 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 10 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 0 Built to binge 1

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 13 Nordic noir 4 K-drama 1 Turkish drama 2 Indian TV 6

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 9 Disturbing 11 Sexually explicit 1 Family-safe 0 Emotionally heavy 13 Easy watching 4

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Baptiste

11K 12 2019–2021

Detective mystery · Tense

Hell Is Other People

11K 10 2019–2019

Unsettling · Tense · Dark tone

Vienna Blood

11K 13 2019–present

Detective mystery · Period piece

Wisting

10K 26 2019–2025

Nordic noir · Detective mystery

Toy Boy

9K 21 2019–2021

Soap & telenovela · Secrets & lies

High Seas

9K 22 2019–2020

Period piece · Secrets & lies

I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter

9K 2 2019–2019

True crime · Docuseries

I Am the Night

9K 6 2019–2019

Atmospheric · Period piece

L.A.'s Finest

9K 26 2019–2020

Strong female lead

Emergence

9K 13 2019–2020

Mystery box · Serialized

The Victim

8K 4 2019–2019

Revenge · Morally gray

The Other Me

8K 24 2019–2023

Tense · Secrets & lies · Dark tone

Darkness: Those Who Kill

8K 32 2019–present

Nordic noir · Detective mystery

The Enemy Within

8K 13 2019–2019

Espionage · Tense

Traces

8K 12 2019–2022

Detective mystery · British TV

My Life Is Murder

7K 46 2019–present

Detective mystery · Procedural

Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists

7K 10 2019–2019

Secrets & lies · Young adult

Dare Me

7K 10 2019–2020

Female perspective

Jett

7K 9 2019–2019

Criminal underworld

Capitani

7K 24 2019–2022

Detective mystery · Small town

Coroner

7K 38 2019–2022

Criminal: Germany

6K 3 2019–2019

Dialogue-driven · Tight writing

South Wind

6K 18 2019–present

Criminal underworld

Hostages

6K 22 2019–2020

Indian TV · Serialized · Tense

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