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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.

Vicious

★ 8.1
11K 14 2013–2016
Queer stories · Witty banter
7/10

The Adventures of Pete & Pete

★ 8.4
11K 39 1992–1996
Child's perspective · Whimsical
7/10

Mrs. Brown's Boys

★ 7.1
11K 57 2011–present
Sitcom · Slapstick · Easy watching
7/10

Angie Tribeca

★ 7.0
10K 40 2016–2018
Parody · Procedural · Absurdist
7/10

New Tricks

★ 8.0
10K 107 2003–2015
British TV · Procedural
7/10

The Royle Family

★ 8.2
10K 28 1998–2013
Working class · British TV
7/10

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

★ 8.3
10K 27 1993–1994
Period piece · Rural & frontier
7/10

James May: Our Man in...

★ 8.2
10K 15 2020–2024
Docuseries · Easy watching
7/10

This Country

★ 8.5
10K 19 2017–2020
Small town · Dry humor
7/10

The Critic

★ 7.8
10K 33 1994–2001
Parody · Adult animation
7/10

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

★ 7.3
9K 28 1992–1993
Real history · Period piece
7/10

Professor T

★ 7.4
9K 30 2021–present
Genius lead · Detective mystery
7/10

Good Times

★ 7.4
9K 133 1974–1979
Working class · Sitcom
7/10

Are You Sure?!

★ 8.7
9K 16 2024–2025
Feel-good · Family-safe · Episodic
7/10

Undateable

★ 7.3
9K 36 2014–2016
Sitcom · Friendship · Witty banter
7/10

Men Behaving Badly

★ 7.7
9K 45 1992–2014
Sitcom · British TV · Friendship
7/10

The Listener

★ 6.8
9K 65 2009–2014
Procedural · Detective mystery
7/10

Fraggle Rock

★ 7.9
9K 96 1983–1987
Whimsical · Wholesome
7/10

The Proud Family

★ 6.6
9K 52 2001–2005
Kids & family · Sitcom
7/10

Benidorm

★ 7.6
9K 74 2007–2018
British TV · Ensemble cast
7/10

Not Going Out

★ 7.6
9K 108 2006–present
Sitcom · Witty banter · British TV
7/10

SeaQuest 2032

★ 6.7
9K 57 1993–1996
Near-future tech · Kids & family
7/10

The Flash

★ 7.1
9K 22 1990–1991
Episodic
7/10

The Rookie: Feds

★ 5.4
8K 22 2022–2023
Procedural · Episodic
7/10