TV Shows - Best to Worst

Plot: Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros.
Genre: Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
Network: HBO
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Daenerys Targaryen
Annoying character: -

Plot: Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster.
Genre: Crime | Drama
Network: HBO
Status: On Air
Favorite character: James 'Jimmy' Darmody
Annoying character: Margaret Schroeder

Plot: A likeable Miami police forensics expert moonlights as a serial killer of criminals who he believes have escaped justice.
Genre: Crime | Drama | Mystery
Network: Showtime
Status: Ended
Favorite character: Dexter Morgan
Annoying character: Debra Morgan

Plot: Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Network: HBO
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Ari Gold
Annoying character: -

Plot: A writer tries to juggle his career, his relationship with his daughter and his ex-girlfriend, as well as his appetite for beautiful women.
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Network: Showtime
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Hank Moody
Annoying character: -

Plot: A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.
Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Network: HBO
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Tobias Beecher
Annoying character: -

Plot: Modern day morality tale about New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano, as he deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life.
Genre: Crime | Drama
Network: HBO
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Tony Soprano
Annoying character: Livia Soprano, Father Phil

Plot: Informed he has terminal cancer, an underachieving chemistry genius turned high school chemistry teacher turns to using his expertise in chemistry to provide a legacy for his family... by producing the world's highest quality crystal meth.
Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Network: AMC
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Walter White
Annoying character: Walter White Jr.

Plot: The survivors of a plane crash are forced to live with each other on a remote island, a dangerous new world that poses unique threats of its own.
Genre: Adventure | Drama | Mystery
Network: ABC
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: James 'Sawyer' Ford
Annoying character: Sun Kwon

Plot: A dramatic series about the reign and marriages of King Henry VIII.
Genre: Drama | History | Romance
Network: Showtime
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Charles Brandon
Annoying character: -

Plot: When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protects a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony of Earth.
Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama
Network: Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi)
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Dr. Gaius Baltar
Annoying character: Ellen Tigh

Plot: Two brothers search for their missing father, the man who trained them to be warriors against supernatural evil.
Genre: Drama | History | Romance
Network: The CW
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Dean Winchester
Annoying character: -

Plot: In a world where vampires have "come out of the coffin", Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress, discovers a new world of different creatures when she meets Bill Compton, a vampire.
Genre: Drama | Fantasy | Mystery
Network: HBO
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Eric Northman
Annoying character: Sookie Stackhouse, Tara Thornton

Plot: A show set in the late 1800's, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.
Genre: Crime | Drama | History
Network: HBO
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Seth Bullock
Annoying character: Calamity Jane, Reverend H.W. Smith

Plot: A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.
Genre: Drama
Network: AMC
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Donald Draper
Annoying character: Midge Daniels, Rachel Menken

Plot: As the reappearance of 4,400 missing persons on a single day confounds the global community, federal agents on the case slowly discover the ways in which the victims have been changed.
Genre: Sci-Fi | Drama | Mystery
Network: USA
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Shawn Farrell
Annoying character: -

Plot: Police officer Rick Grimes leads a group of survivors in a world overrun by zombies.
Genre: Drama | Horror | Thriller
Network: AMC
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Rick Grimes
Annoying character: Dale Horvath, Lori Grimes, Carol Peletier, Carl Grimes

Plot: A troubled youth becomes embroiled in the lives of a close-knit group of people in the wealthy, upper-class neighborhood of Newport Beach, Orange County, California.
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Network: CTV
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Ryan Atwood
Annoying character: -

Plot: A man in his early 30s struggles to find a balance in his life between being a new dad and his involvement in a motorcycle club.
Genre: Crime | Drama
Network: FX
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Jackson 'Jax' Teller
Annoying character: Gemma Teller Morrow

Plot: Comedy about a suburban mother turned marijuana dealer.
Genre: Comedy | Crime | Drama
Network: Showtime
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Andy Botwin
Annoying character: Heylia James

Plot: Watch the story of history's greatest gladiator unfold with graphic violence and explicit sex. This is Spartacus.
Genre: Action | Adventure | Biography
Network: Starz
Status: Ended
Favorite character: Spartacus
Annoying character: -

Plot: The story of Piper Chapman, a woman in her thirties who is sentenced to 15 months in prison after she is convicted of a decade old crime of transporting money for her drug dealing girlfriend.
Genre: Comedy | Crime | Drama
Network: Netflix
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Piper Chapman
Annoying character: Alex Vause

Plot: Due to a political conspiracy an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out from the inside out.
Genre: Action | Crime | Drama
Network: FOX
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell
Annoying character: -

Plot: Having reached the zenith of his success, a straight-laced plastic surgeon begins to witness the crumbling of his dreams and the decay of his perfect life, as he juggles a sex-addicted business partner, adulterous wife, sexually confused adolescent son, and the myriad bizarre and increasingly sinister clients to whom he caters.
Genre: Drama
Network: FX
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Dr. Christian Troy
Annoying character: Julia McNamara, Matt McNamara

Plot: Explores the early relationship between the renowned psychiatrist and his patient, a young FBI criminal profiler, who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers.
Genre: Crime | Drama | Horror
Network: NBC
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Annoying character: -

Plot: A group of kids doing community service get struck by lightning during a storm, and begin to develop superpowers.
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
Network: E4
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Nathan Young
Annoying character: Kelly Bailey

Plot: Beginning in the years leading up to World War I, the drama centers on the Crawley family and their servants.
Genre: Drama
Network: ITV
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Matthew Crawley
Annoying character: -

Plot: Before Spartacus struck down his first opponent in the arena, there were many gladiators who passed though the gates onto the sand.'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' tells the story of the original Champion of the House of Batiatus: Gannicus in a more ruthless time before Spartacus' arrival where honor was just finding its way into the arena.
Genre: Action | Adventure | Biography
Network: Starz
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Gannicus
Annoying character: -

Plot: Ted searches for the woman of his dreams in New York City with the help of his four best friends.
Genre: Comedy | Romance
Network: CBS
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Barney Stinson
Annoying character: Lily Aldrin

Plot: Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods, legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.
Genre: Action | Drama | History
Network: History
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Ragnar Lothbrok
Annoying character: -

Plot: Privileged teenagers attend an elite private school in New York City. Based on Alloy Entertainment's book series.
Genre: Drama | Romance
Network: The CW
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Dan Humphrey
Annoying character: Vanessa Abrams

Plot: The saga of a crime family in 1492 Italy.
Genre: Crime | Drama | History
Network: Showtime
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Cesare Borgia
Annoying character: -

Plot: An antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits.
Genre: Drama
Network: FOX
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Dr. Gregory House
Annoying character: -

Plot: During the Great Depression, an Oklahoma farm boy and a charismatic minister learn that they are key players in a proxy war being fought between Heaven and Hell.
Genre: Drama | Fantasy | Mystery
Network: HBO
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Ben Hawkins
Annoying character: -

Plot: U.S. version of the BBC series "The Worst Week of My Life", in which a young couple get quickly acquainted with their soon-to-be in-laws.
Genre: Comedy
Network: CBS
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Sam Briggs
Annoying character: -

Plot: A high school girl is torn between two vampire brothers.
Genre: Drama | Fantasy | Horror
Network: The CW
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Damon Salvatore
Annoying character: Jeremy Gilbert

Plot: On the run from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant college-dropout, finds himself a job working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's best lawyers.
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Network: USA
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Mike Ross
Annoying character: Jessica Pearson

Plot: They thought they were like everyone else... until they woke with incredible abilities.
Genre: Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Network: NBC
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Sylar
Annoying character: Hiro Nakamura

Plot: A television drama centered around a female FBI agent who is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena.
Genre: Drama | Horror | Mystery
Network: FOX
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Dr. Walter Bishop
Annoying character: -

Plot: In the aftermath of a hurricane, a Florida Park Ranger and his family deal with strange occurrences, including luminescent creatures in the water and people that somehow seem to have changed after surviving the night of the disaster out in the open.
Genre: Drama | Horror | Mystery
Network: ABC
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Dave Groves
Annoying character: -

Plot: A former high school sports legend turned middle-aged high school basketball coach finds a way to benefit from his biggest asset.
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Network: HBO
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Ray Drecker
Annoying character: Tanya Skagle

Plot: When a twenty-something computer geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain, CIA and NSA assign two agents to protect him and exploit such knowledge, turning his life upside down.
Genre: Action | Comedy | Drama
Network: NBC
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Chuck Bartowski
Annoying character: Lester Patel, Jeff Barnes

Plot: A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
Genre: Comedy
Network: CBS
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Charlie Harper
Annoying character: Rose

Plot: The Hard Times of RJ Berger orbits the hilariously-hellish lives of a deeply unpopular 15 year-old and his scheming, sex-obsessed best friend.
Genre: Comedy
Network: MTV
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: R.J. Berger
Annoying character: Lily Miran

Plot: A white collar criminal agrees to help the FBI catch other white collar criminals using his expertise as an art and securities thief, counterfeiter and racketeer.
Genre: Comedy | Crime | Drama
Network: USA
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Neal Caffrey
Annoying character: -

Plot: A well-known psychic becomes a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation to help solve crimes and to find "Red John," the madman who killed his wife and daughter.
Genre: Crime | Drama | Mystery
Network: CBS
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Patrick Jane
Annoying character: -

Plot: A manager is sent to India to oversee a staff of customer service representatives.
Genre: Comedy
Network: NBC
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Todd Dempsy
Annoying character: -

Plot: A family of crooks assume the identity of an upper-middle-class suburban clan in the Deep South.
Genre: Comedy | Crime | Drama
Network: FX
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Wayne Malloy
Annoying character: -

Plot: On his 21st birthday, Sam discovers his parents sold his soul to the devil before birth and he must now be a bounty hunter for the devil until he dies.
Genre: Adventure | Comedy | Drama
Network: The CW
Status: Ended/Canceled
Favorite character: Bert 'Sock' Wysocki
Annoying character: -

Plot: A suburban mom, diagnosed with cancer, tries to find the humor in the disease.
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Network: Showtime
Status: On Air
Favorite character: Cathy Jamison
Annoying character: -