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Episodic

Episodic TV Series

Self-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 1162 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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1,162 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Pat & Mat

★ 8.4
4K 130 1976–2020
Slapstick · Family-safe · Episodic
9/10

Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!

★ 6.7
3K 52 2015–2018
Kids & family · Episodic
9/10

Art Attack

★ 7.4
3K 348 1990–2007
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

Bananas in Pyjamas

★ 5.6
3K 304 1992–2001
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

My Favorite Martian

★ 7.2
3K 107 1963–1966
Episodic · Sitcom · Family-safe
9/10

Family Guy

★ 8.1
390K 506 1999–present
Adult animation · Absurdist
8/10

NCIS

★ 7.8
177K 508 2003–present
Long-runner · Procedural
8/10

The IT Crowd

★ 8.5
177K 25 2006–2013
Workplace · Sitcom · British TV
8/10

What If...?

★ 7.3
161K 26 2021–2024
Anthology · Episodic
8/10

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

★ 7.9
153K 148 1990–1996
Sitcom · Warm humor · Class divide
8/10

Star Trek: The Next Generation

★ 8.7
150K 176 1987–1994
Space & sci-fi · Hopeful
8/10

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

★ 8.1
146K 601 1999–present
Long-runner · Procedural
8/10

American Dad!

★ 7.4
145K 448 2005–present
Adult animation · Satirical
8/10

Top Gear

★ 8.7
137K 328 2002–2022
British TV · Banter chemistry
8/10

Psych

★ 8.4
121K 121 2006–2014
Witty banter · Banter chemistry
8/10

My Name Is Earl

★ 7.8
117K 96 2005–2009
Redemption · Working class
8/10

2 Broke Girls

★ 6.7
115K 138 2011–2017
Sitcom · Witty banter
8/10

Frasier

★ 8.2
103K 263 1993–2004
Witty banter · Banter chemistry
8/10

Bob's Burgers

★ 8.2
103K 357 2011–present
Warm humor · Adult animation
8/10

Monk

★ 8.1
102K 124 2002–2009
Detective mystery · Genius lead
8/10

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

★ 7.7
94K 335 2000–2015
Procedural · Detective mystery
8/10

Hawaii Five-0

★ 7.4
84K 240 2010–2020
Procedural · Adrenaline · Episodic
8/10

Burn Notice

★ 8.0
83K 111 2007–2013
Espionage · Adrenaline · Episodic
8/10

Full House

★ 6.8
67K 193 1987–1995
Wholesome · Family-safe
8/10