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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.

The Addams Family

★ 8.0
24K 64 1964–1966
Campy · Sitcom · Family-safe
8/10

The Suite Life on Deck

★ 6.4
24K 71 2008–2011
Sitcom · Kids & family
8/10

Man vs. Wild

★ 8.1
24K 78 2006–2020
Survival · Nature & science
8/10

Inside No. 9

★ 8.5
24K 55 2014–2024
Anthology · Tight writing
8/10

Just Shoot Me!

★ 6.9
24K 149 1997–2003
Sitcom · Workplace · Episodic
8/10

Cow and Chicken

★ 6.5
23K 52 1997–1999
Absurdist · Slapstick
8/10

That's So Raven

★ 6.7
23K 100 2003–2007
Sitcom · Kids & family
8/10

Happy Days

★ 7.4
23K 255 1974–1984
Nostalgic · Wholesome · Sitcom
8/10

We Bare Bears

★ 7.8
23K 140 2014–2019
Wholesome · Kids & family
8/10

Leverage: Redemption

★ 8.1
23K 39 2021–2025
Heists & cons · Found family
8/10

Rocko's Modern Life

★ 7.9
23K 53 1993–1996
Absurdist · Episodic · Slapstick
8/10

Sliders

★ 7.4
22K 87 1995–2000
Episodic
8/10

Lizzie McGuire

★ 6.6
22K 65 2001–2004
Coming of age · School & campus
8/10

The Drew Carey Show

★ 6.9
21K 233 1995–2004
Sitcom · Working class
8/10

Doug

★ 7.4
21K 52 1991–1996
Kids & family · Wholesome
8/10

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

★ 8.5
21K 268 1955–1962
Anthology · Episodic
8/10

The Adventures of Tintin

★ 8.3
21K 39 1991–1992
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

Thundercats

★ 7.9
21K 130 1985–1989
Kids & family · Nostalgic
8/10

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

★ 7.0
20K 2327 2014–present
Talk & panel · Easy watching
8/10

Keeping Up Appearances

★ 7.9
20K 44 1990–1995
British TV · Class divide · Sitcom
8/10

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

★ 6.4
20K 4076 2003–present
Talk & panel · Long-runner
8/10

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

★ 8.2
20K 2755 1993–2009
Talk & panel · Long-runner
8/10

Reba

★ 6.8
20K 125 2001–2007
Sitcom · Warm humor · Episodic
8/10

Human Target

★ 7.7
19K 25 2010–2011
Fast-paced · Adrenaline · Episodic
8/10