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Best Sci-Fi TV Series of the 1990s

206 Sci-Fi series that started in the 1990s, ranked by popularity

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206 series

Bibleman

★ 2.9
940 33 1995–present
Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi

M.A.N.T.I.S.

★ 6.2
901 22 1994–1995
Action · Sci-Fi

Cold Lazarus

★ 7.6
838 4 1996–1996
Drama · Sci-Fi · Thriller

TekWar

★ 6.4
790 18 1994–1996
Crime · Sci-Fi

VR.5

★ 7.2
782 13 1995–1997
Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi

Dans une galaxie près de chez vous

★ 8.3
741 65 1999–2001
Comedy · Sci-Fi

Invasion Earth

★ 6.2
705 6 1998–1998
Sci-Fi

Bernard's Watch

★ 7.1
700 53 1997–2005
Comedy · Family · Sci-Fi

Space Rangers

★ 6.5
691 6 1993–1994
Action · Adventure · Sci-Fi

Prey

★ 7.4
674 14 1998–1998
Mystery · Sci-Fi · Thriller

New Dominion Tank Police

★ 6.8
665 6 1993–1994
Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

Bugs

★ 7.0
648 40 1995–1999
Action · Crime · Sci-Fi

Bubblegum Crash

★ 6.4
641 3 1991–1991
Action · Animation · Sci-Fi

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

★ 4.8
613 2 1993–1993
Comedy · Sci-Fi · Short

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

★ 6.1
599 21 1990–1991
Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi

The Invaders

★ 5.0
564 2 1995–1995
Sci-Fi · Thriller

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs

★ 7.1
559 13 1993–1994
Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi

Mann & Machine

★ 7.5
509 9 1992–1992
Action · Crime · Sci-Fi

The Visitor

★ 7.0
502 13 1997–1998
Drama · Sci-Fi

House of Frankenstein

★ 5.3
501 2 1997–1997
Action · Horror · Sci-Fi

Captain Vyom

★ 8.3
489 8 1998–1999
Sci-Fi

The Tomorrow People

★ 7.2
472 26 1992–1995
Family · Sci-Fi

Arabela Returns

★ 6.7
463 26 1993–1994
Comedy · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

The Journey of Allen Strange

★ 7.1
432 57 1997–2000
Drama · Family · Sci-Fi
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