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What's the best TV series of all time?

As of November 3, 2026, leads with 75% of head-to-head picks across 7 votes.

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Early results after 7 picks. They settle as more people vote.

  1. 12 picks75%
  2. 23 picks60%
  3. 32 picks50%
  4. 42 picks50%
  5. 52 picks50%
  6. 61 pick33%
  7. 71 pick33%
  8. 81 pick33%

The case for each

Stranger Things

Netflix's defining hit: 80s nostalgia, Dungeons & Dragons and a small town fighting the Upside Down, over five seasons.

Game of Thrones

HBO's fantasy epic became the biggest show on Earth over eight seasons and set the record for Emmy wins by a drama.

Squid Game

The Korean survival drama is Netflix's most-watched series ever and made deadly children's games a global meme.

Breaking Bad

A chemistry teacher becomes a drug kingpin; often called the best-written drama ever, with a near-perfect final season.

Wednesday

Tim Burton's take on the Addams Family daughter gave Netflix a record-breaking hit and a viral dance.

Bridgerton

Shonda Rhimes's Regency romance became one of Netflix's most-watched English-language series.

The Last of Us

HBO's adaptation of the video game, praised as proof that game stories can make great television.

Money Heist

La Casa de Papel: a Spanish heist thriller that became one of Netflix's biggest non-English shows, red jumpsuits and Dalí masks included.

Emily in Paris

Darren Star's glossy comedy of a marketer in Paris: loved or hate-watched, it keeps being renewed.

The Sopranos

Tony Soprano in therapy: the HBO mob drama that started television's golden age.

Gilmore Girls

Fast talk, coffee and Stars Hollow: the mother–daughter series that became a comfort rewatch for millions.

The Wire

Baltimore told through police, dealers, schools and newspapers; critics' favourite for the most ambitious show ever made.

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