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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.

Mask

★ 7.3
5K 75 1985–1986
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

2 Stupid Dogs

★ 7.1
5K 26 1993–1995
Absurdist · Slapstick · Episodic
8/10

Is It Cake?

★ 6.1
5K 25 2022–present
Reality competition
8/10

Chelsea Lately

★ 6.1
5K 1165 2007–2014
Talk & panel · Episodic
8/10

Bref.

★ 8.4
5K 88 2011–2025
Vignette style · Contemporary life
8/10

Just Kidding

★ 6.9
5K 11 2013–present
Sketch & variety · Episodic
8/10

Mannix

★ 7.4
5K 194 1967–1975
Procedural · Detective mystery
8/10

Zabaan Sambhal Ke

★ 5.0
5K 73 1993–1997
Indian TV · Sitcom · Family-safe
8/10

Comedy Bang! Bang!

★ 7.6
5K 110 2012–2016
Absurdist · Talk & panel
8/10

Dog the Bounty Hunter

★ 5.1
5K 222 2003–2012
Lifestyle reality · Episodic
8/10

Men in Black: The Series

★ 6.8
5K 53 1997–2001
Kids & family · Episodic
8/10

Ironside

★ 6.9
5K 195 1967–1975
Procedural · Detective mystery
8/10

Heartbeat

★ 6.9
5K 372 1992–2010
Cozy · Nostalgic · British TV
8/10

Beavis and Butt-Head

★ 8.4
5K 36 2022–present
Adult animation · Raunchy
8/10

My Two Dads

★ 6.2
5K 60 1987–1990
Sitcom · Found family
8/10

Friday the 13th: The Series

★ 7.6
5K 72 1987–1990
Supernatural · Monster horror
8/10

Benson

★ 7.2
5K 158 1979–1986
Sitcom · Family-safe · Episodic
8/10

Quack Pack

★ 6.7
5K 39 1996–1997
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

The Price Is Right

★ 7.5
5K 10089 1972–present
Game & quiz show · Long-runner
8/10

What's Happening!!

★ 7.1
5K 65 1976–1979
Sitcom · Episodic · Easy watching
8/10

UFO

★ 7.9
5K 26 1970–1971
Space & sci-fi · Episodic
8/10

The Catherine Tate Show

★ 7.3
5K 23 2004–2009
Sketch & variety · British TV
8/10

Big City Greens

★ 7.6
5K 112 2018–present
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

Expedition Unknown

★ 8.2
5K 244 2015–present
Docuseries · Real history
8/10