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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.

King of the Hill

★ 7.6
66K 298 1997–present
Adult animation
8/10

The Middle

★ 7.7
62K 215 2009–2018
Working class · Sitcom
8/10

3rd Rock from the Sun

★ 7.8
59K 139 1996–2001
Sitcom · Outsider lead · Absurdist
8/10

Poirot

★ 8.6
59K 70 1989–2013
Detective mystery · Period piece
8/10

Workaholics

★ 8.1
59K 86 2011–2017
Raunchy · Friendship · Workplace
8/10

Saturday Night Live

★ 8.0
58K 1010 1975–present
Sketch & variety · Long-runner
8/10

Courage the Cowardly Dog

★ 8.3
58K 52 1999–2002
Unsettling · Episodic
8/10

Pokémon

★ 7.6
57K 1235 1997–2023
Long-runner · Anime
8/10

The Nanny

★ 7.2
55K 145 1993–1999
Sitcom · Witty banter · Episodic
8/10

The Amazing World of Gumball

★ 8.4
55K 241 2011–2019
Absurdist · Chaotic energy
8/10

Blue Bloods

★ 7.7
54K 293 2010–2024
Family saga · Long-runner
8/10

Home Improvement

★ 7.3
54K 203 1991–1999
Sitcom · Family-safe · Feel-good
8/10

The Powerpuff Girls

★ 7.3
53K 79 1998–2004
Kids & family · Episodic
8/10

CSI: NY

★ 7.0
52K 197 2004–2013
Procedural · Detective mystery
8/10

Ghosts

★ 7.9
50K 116 2021–present
British TV · Ensemble cast · Cozy
8/10

Boy Meets World

★ 8.1
50K 158 1993–2000
Coming of age · Wholesome · Sitcom
8/10

The Daily Show

★ 8.3
50K 4570 1996–present
Satirical · Social commentary
8/10

Father Ted

★ 8.6
48K 25 1995–1998
Absurdist · Faith & religion
8/10

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

★ 6.7
47K 163 1996–2003
Whimsical · Wholesome · Sitcom
8/10

Drake & Josh

★ 7.7
47K 57 2004–2007
Sitcom · Kids & family
8/10

I Am Groot

★ 6.7
47K 10 2022–2023
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

The Goldbergs

★ 8.0
44K 229 2013–2023
Nostalgic · Sitcom · Feel-good
8/10

Raising Hope

★ 8.0
44K 88 2010–2014
Working class · Sitcom
8/10

Ed, Edd n Eddy

★ 7.4
43K 77 1999–2008
Slapstick · Kids & family
8/10