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Top 500 most popular series that started in 2011

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Genres

Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 257 Adult 49 Adventure 195 Animation 351 Biography 65 Comedy 1208 Crime 229 Documentary 536 Drama 929 Family 205 Fantasy 110 Game-Show 139 History 125 Horror 82 Music 101 Musical 18 Mystery 104 News 103 Reality-TV 591 Romance 237 Sci-Fi 71 Short 69 Sport 78 Talk-Show 233 Thriller 76 War 36 Western 4

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 40410 2010s 48704 2000s 24492 1990s 11139 1980s 6467 1970s 4272 1960s 2491 1950s 1251 1940s 163 1930s 34 1920s 9 1900s 1

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2026 2911 2025 6438 2024 6061 2023 6198 2022 6411 2021 6430 2020 5961 2019 5621 2018 5440 2017 5665 2016 5306 2015 5111 2014 4727 2013 4716 2012 4479 2011 4160 2010 3479 2009 3298 2008 3064 2007 2994 2006 2987 2005 2586 2004 2285 2003 2059 2002 1872 2001 1799 2000 1548 1999 1489 1998 1411 1997 1314 1996 1169 1995 1120 1994 1037 1993 987 1992 879 1991 871 1990 862 1989 838 1988 735 1987 718 1986 648 1985 677 1984 641 1983 626 1982 554 1981 495 1980 535 1979 535 1978 496 1977 471 1976 486 1975 421 1974 424 1973 386 1972 423 1971 332 1970 298 1969 339 1968 315 1967 300 1966 290 1965 252 1964 240 1963 213 1962 159 1961 188 1960 195 1959 188 1958 135 1957 154 1956 147 1955 143 1954 110 1953 92 1952 107 1951 74 1950 101 1949 74 1948 42 1947 18 1946 14 1945 1 1944 5 1943 2 1941 4 1940 3 1939 2 1938 5 1937 3 1936 7 1934 1 1931 11 1930 5 1929 4 1928 3 1927 2 1908 1

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 2 Stuck the Landing 1 Grew the Beard 2 Rock Solid 2 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 1

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 8 Gritty 15 Dark tone 28 Feel-good 6 Cozy 2 Wholesome 5 Melancholic 10 Tense 19 Unsettling 5 Whimsical 5 Campy 8 Cynical 7 Hopeful 2 Sentimental 8 Nostalgic 2 Bittersweet 7 Chaotic energy 12 Deadpan cool 1

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 6 Fast-paced 4 Episodic 33 Serialized 27 Procedural 13 Mystery box 7 Anthology 2 Cliffhanger-driven 10 Sprawling saga 5 Tight limited run 14 Puzzle plot 2 Vignette style 4

Humor style

Dry humor 10 Absurdist 11 Satirical 8 Cringe comedy 6 Slapstick 7 Witty banter 17 Dark comedy 9 Warm humor 14 Raunchy 6 Parody 4 Ironic & meta 5

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 6 Detective mystery 17 True crime 2 Heists & cons 1 Legal 5 Medical 4 Political intrigue 10 Espionage 1 War & military 2 Family saga 11 Coming of age 15 Workplace 13 School & campus 6 Love story 17 Friendship 15 Found family 6 Survival 5 Post-apocalyptic 2 Dystopia 1 Supernatural 13 Space & sci-fi 1 Near-future tech 2 Time travel 1 High fantasy 4 Urban fantasy 8 Monster horror 5 Psychological horror 3 Addiction & vice 2 Mental health 4 Faith & religion 4 Sports 2 Music scene 5 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 4 Real history 6 Royalty & aristocracy 6 Small town 1 Big city life 2 Rural & frontier 1 Suburban underbelly 1 Class divide 8 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 12 Social commentary 5 Philosophical 6 Existential dread 3 Revenge 4 Redemption 2 Secrets & lies 26

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 10 Morally gray 18 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 24 Central duo 4 Strong female lead 19 Child's perspective 1 Outsider lead 3 Genius lead 3 Working class 7 Elites & privilege 7 Unreliable narrator 1 Character study 14 Banter chemistry 7

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 5 Adrenaline 9 Intellectual challenge 4 Comfort rewatch 9 Romantic yearning 9 Cathartic 1 Wonder & awe 4 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 1 Gut punch 10

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 13 Visually striking 11 Stylized direction 6 Naturalistic 5 Big-budget spectacle 4 Lo-fi charm 4 Atmospheric 19 Distinctive score 2 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 5 Tight writing 2

Format & audience

Sitcom 22 Adult animation 3 Anime 11 Kids & family 15 Young adult 10 Soap & telenovela 12 Event miniseries 5 Reality competition 4 Lifestyle reality 4 Docuseries 7 Sketch & variety 1 Game & quiz show 1 Talk & panel 2 Period piece 16 Contemporary life 1 Long-runner 11 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 20 Nordic noir 3 K-drama 2 Turkish drama 4 Indian TV 2

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 7 Disturbing 4 Sexually explicit 3 Family-safe 22 Emotionally heavy 12 Easy watching 42

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Cloudstreet

597 3 2011–2011

Infowars Nightly News with Alex Jones

597 729 2011–2017

News · Talk-Show

Hayat Devam Ediyor

589 46 2011–2013

Zakrytaya shkola

586 134 2011–2012

Guy Code

586 67 2011–2015

Still, Life Goes On

586 11 2011–2011

Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo

586 2 2011–2011

Biography · Drama · History

The Legend of Herobrine

585 6 2011–2013

Chris Stuckmann Quick Movie Reviews

584 52 2011–present

Van God los

580 31 2011–2017

Justice w/Judge Jeanine

579 916 2011–2022

Tia & Tamera

577 41 2011–2013

Drama · Reality-TV · Romance

Iffet

575 40 2011–2012

Drama · Romance

Retired at 35

574 20 2011–2012

Extreme Couponing

563 47 2011–2012

Ben-To

560 12 2011–2011

Action · Animation · Comedy

Wild Boys

546 13 2011–2011

Adventure · Drama · Western

Derren Brown: The Experiments

545 4 2011–2011

Graveyard Carz

545 267 2011–present

Michael: Every Day

545 18 2011–2011

Listen Dear

540 249 2011–2012

5'er Beser

535 14 2011–2011

Funny as Hell

530 38 2011–2016

Zaytsev+1

527 64 2011–2014

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