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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.

Somebody Feed Phil

★ 8.3
8K 50 2018–present
Food & cooking · Feel-good
8/10

Adam Ruins Everything

★ 8.0
8K 65 2015–2019
Satirical · Social commentary
8/10

Kickin' It

★ 6.6
8K 84 2011–2015
Kids & family · Sitcom
8/10

Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators

★ 7.6
8K 60 2018–present
Cozy · Procedural
8/10

Dog with a Blog

★ 5.1
8K 69 2012–2015
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

Ben 10

★ 2.8
8K 169 2016–2021
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

The Streets of San Francisco

★ 7.3
8K 120 1972–1977
Procedural · Detective mystery
8/10

The Good Guys

★ 8.1
8K 22 2010–2010
Banter chemistry · Witty banter
8/10

My Gym Partner's a Monkey

★ 5.8
8K 55 2005–2008
Kids & family · Slapstick
8/10

Fear Factor

★ 5.7
8K 155 2001–2012
Reality competition · Adrenaline
8/10

How the Universe Works

★ 8.9
8K 102 2010–present
Nature & science · Wonder & awe
8/10

The Movies That Made Us

★ 7.6
8K 16 2019–2021
Nostalgic · Docuseries · Episodic
8/10

Living Single

★ 7.7
8K 118 1993–1998
Friendship · Sitcom · Witty banter
8/10

The Bob Newhart Show

★ 8.1
8K 142 1972–1978
Dry humor · Sitcom · Deadpan cool
8/10

Cory in the House

★ 5.0
8K 34 2007–2008
Sitcom · Kids & family
8/10

The Way of the Househusband

★ 7.3
8K 15 2021–2023
Absurdist · Anime · Parody
8/10

Porridge

★ 8.3
8K 20 1974–1977
Dry humor · Sitcom · British TV
8/10

The Greatest American Hero

★ 7.3
7K 44 1981–1983
Campy · Episodic · Whimsical
8/10

Ghost Hunters

★ 6.3
7K 295 2004–2023
Episodic · Long-runner
8/10

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

★ 7.5
7K 27 2020–2023
Sitcom · Episodic · Easy watching
8/10

The Emperor's New School

★ 6.6
7K 52 2006–2008
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

The Wild Wild West

★ 8.1
7K 104 1965–1969
Campy · Episodic · Espionage
8/10

Unsolved Mysteries

★ 8.3
7K 609 1987–2010
True crime · Docuseries · Episodic
8/10

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

★ 8.2
7K 185 2012–present
Game & quiz show · British TV
8/10