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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.

Space: 1999

★ 7.3
11K 48 1975–1977
Space & sci-fi · Episodic
8/10

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

★ 8.4
11K 212 2013–2024
Sketch & variety · Witty banter
8/10

The Brokenwood Mysteries

★ 7.9
10K 60 2014–present
Detective mystery · Small town
8/10

The Mysteries of Laura

★ 6.8
10K 38 2014–2016
Procedural · Detective mystery
8/10

Explained

★ 8.0
10K 44 2018–2021
Docuseries · Episodic · Anthology
8/10

A Bit of Fry and Laurie

★ 8.3
10K 26 1987–1995
Sketch & variety · Dry humor
8/10

Clarissa Explains It All

★ 7.1
10K 65 1991–1994
Nostalgic · Coming of age · Sitcom
8/10

Are You Being Served?

★ 8.0
10K 69 1972–1985
British TV · Workplace · Sitcom
8/10

Kenny vs. Spenny

★ 8.1
10K 88 2002–2010
Cringe comedy · Central duo
8/10

Dora the Explorer

★ 4.5
10K 177 2000–2019
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

Blossom

★ 6.1
10K 114 1990–1995
Sitcom · Coming of age · Episodic
8/10

The Kapil Sharma Show

★ 7.3
10K 475 2016–present
Indian TV · Easy watching
8/10

That Mitchell and Webb Look

★ 8.0
10K 25 2006–2010
Sketch & variety · Dry humor
8/10

Jonathan Creek

★ 8.1
10K 32 1997–2016
Puzzle plot · Detective mystery
8/10

Kojak

★ 7.1
10K 117 1973–1978
Detective mystery · Procedural
8/10

Hart to Hart

★ 6.7
10K 111 1979–1984
Central duo · Episodic
8/10

LazyTown

★ 6.0
10K 86 2002–2014
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

Lost in Space

★ 7.3
10K 84 1965–1968
Campy · Family-safe · Episodic
8/10

The Avengers

★ 8.3
10K 161 1961–1969
British TV · Deadpan cool
8/10

Golden Boy

★ 8.0
10K 6 1995–1996
Anime · Raunchy · Episodic
8/10

Catfish: The TV Show

★ 7.1
10K 274 2012–present
Lifestyle reality · Secrets & lies
8/10

The Thundermans

★ 6.1
10K 99 2013–2018
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

Girl from Nowhere

★ 7.6
10K 21 2018–2021
School & campus · Dark tone
8/10

Baymax!

★ 7.2
10K 6 2022–2022
Warm glow · Wholesome
8/10