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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.

Happy Tree Friends

★ 7.0
19K 41 2000–2026
Graphic violence · Dark comedy
8/10

Life in Pieces

★ 8.0
19K 79 2015–2019
Sitcom · Vignette style
8/10

Pawn Stars

★ 7.2
19K 644 2009–present
Easy watching · Lifestyle reality
8/10

Elsbeth

★ 7.5
19K 55 2024–present
Detective mystery · Procedural
8/10

Darkwing Duck

★ 7.6
19K 91 1991–1992
Parody · Campy · Kids & family
8/10

Miranda

★ 8.2
19K 22 2009–2015
Sitcom · British TV
8/10

The Finder

★ 7.7
19K 13 2012–2012
Procedural · Episodic
8/10

The Munsters

★ 7.8
19K 72 1964–1966
Sitcom · Whimsical · Campy
8/10

NewsRadio

★ 8.0
19K 97 1995–1999
Workplace · Witty banter · Sitcom
8/10

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

★ 6.4
18K 3370 2003–2023
Talk & panel · Long-runner
8/10

Step by Step

★ 6.6
18K 160 1991–1998
Sitcom · Family-safe
8/10

Taxi

★ 7.7
18K 114 1978–1983
Workplace · Sitcom · Ensemble cast
8/10

Growing Pains

★ 6.6
18K 167 1985–1992
Sitcom · Wholesome · Family-safe
8/10

The Ricky Gervais Show

★ 8.4
18K 39 2010–2012
Dialogue-driven · Dry humor
8/10

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

★ 8.2
18K 91 1990–2000
Anthology · Supernatural
8/10

Hot in Cleveland

★ 7.4
17K 129 2010–2015
Sitcom · Easy watching · Feel-good
8/10

The Wild Thornberrys

★ 6.6
17K 102 1998–2004
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

TaleSpin

★ 7.5
17K 66 1990–1991
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

Sesame Street

★ 8.1
17K 3428 1969–present
Long-runner · Wholesome
8/10

The Brady Bunch

★ 6.8
17K 117 1969–1974
Wholesome · Sitcom · Family-safe
8/10

The Angry Beavers

★ 7.1
17K 64 1997–2001
Chaotic energy · Absurdist
8/10

Tosh.0

★ 7.3
17K 304 2009–2020
Raunchy · Episodic · Easy watching
8/10

Chowder

★ 7.3
17K 65 2007–2010
Whimsical · Slapstick
8/10

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

★ 7.2
17K 1818 2015–2026
Talk & panel · Satirical
8/10