TV Series That Stuck the Landing
A great final episode is rarer than it sounds. These shows signed off on one of their best-rated episodes ever, ranked by the finale's own score. It is the happy opposite of the shows that fumbled the finale.
Ranked by the finale's rating · 79 series
Avatar: The Last Airbender
450K 62 2005–2008
Redemption · Deep worldbuilding
Finale 9.9
Six Feet Under
170K 63 2001–2005
Character study · Melancholic
Finale 9.9
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
147K 133 2008–2020
Deep worldbuilding
Finale 9.9
Regular Show
76K 244 2010–2017
Absurdist · Friendship
Finale 9.9
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
7K 110 1988–1997
Sprawling saga · War & military
Finale 9.9
Breaking Bad
2.7M 62 2008–2013
Antihero lead
Finale 9.8
Better Call Saul
852K 63 2015–2022
Character study · Tight writing
Finale 9.8
The Office
842K 191 2005–2013
Workplace · Comfort rewatch
Finale 9.8
Mr. Robot
472K 45 2015–2019
Unreliable narrator
Finale 9.8
Person of Interest
213K 103 2011–2016
Near-future tech · Serialized
Finale 9.8
Adventure Time
135K 289 2010–2018
Whimsical · Wonder & awe
Finale 9.8
Hannibal
312K 39 2013–2015
Stylized direction
Finale 9.7
Spartacus
297K 33 2010–2013
Graphic violence
Finale 9.7
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
232K 63 2019–2024
Visually striking · Anime
Finale 9.7
The Americans
125K 75 2013–2018
Espionage · Secrets & lies
Finale 9.7
The Shield
98K 89 2002–2008
Antihero lead · Gritty
Finale 9.7
A Million Little Things
19K 87 2018–2023
Tearjerker · Friendship
Finale 9.7
Newhart
9K 184 1982–1990
Dry humor · Sitcom · Episodic
Finale 9.7
Friends
1.2M 234 1994–2004
Comfort rewatch · Friendship
Finale 9.6
Dark
555K 26 2017–2020
Time travel · Puzzle plot
Finale 9.6
Daredevil
537K 39 2015–2018
Criminal underworld · Gritty
Finale 9.6
The Wire
435K 60 2002–2008
Social commentary
Finale 9.6
Sons of Anarchy
358K 92 2008–2014
Criminal underworld
Finale 9.6
BoJack Horseman
237K 76 2014–2020
Mental health · Adult animation
Finale 9.6