The 100 Best TV Series of All Time

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TV series have never been as popular as they are right now. Since The Sopranos aired in 1999, the history of cinema changed forever. To meet audience's expectations and to keep high ratings, production companies have spent enormous amounts of money on their shows. CBS, for example, spends about $10 million per episode to produce shows like The Big Bang Theory.

Here at Bright Side, we've made a list of the 100 greatest TV shows that are definitely worth spending your time on.

Game of Thrones (2011 - ...) Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Friends (1994 - 2004) Genre: Comedy, Romance
Breaking Bad (2008 - 2013) Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Sherlock (2010 - ...) Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Big Bang Theory (2007 - ...) Genre: Comedy, Romance
Band of Brothers (2001) Genre: Action, Drama, History
The Wire (2002 - 2008) Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Sopranos (1999 - 2007) Genre: Crime, Drama
Fargo (2014 - ...) Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Prison Break (2005 - 2017) Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

11. Stranger Things (2016 - ...) Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror

12. Pride and Prejudice (1995) Genre: Drama, Romance

13. Suits (2011 - ...) Genre: Comedy, Drama

14. How I Met Your Mother (2005 - 2014) Genre: Comedy, Romance

15. Scrubs (2001 - 2010) Genre: Comedy, Drama

16. House of Cards (2013 - ...) Genre: Drama

17. Downton Abbey (2010 - 2015) Genre: Drama, Romance

18. House, M.D. (2004 - 2012) Genre: Drama, Mystery

19. Twin Peaks (1990 - 1991, 2017) Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

20. Misfits (2009 - 2013) Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

21. Rome (2005 - 2007) Genre: Action, Drama, History

22. Black Mirror (2011 - ...) Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

23. Shameless (2011 - ...) Genre: Comedy, Drama

24. Dexter (2006 - 2013) Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

25. Supernatural (2005 - ...) Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror

26. Peaky Blinders (2013 - ...) Genre: Crime, Drama

27. The Simpsons (1989 - ...) Genre: Animation, Comedy

28. The Punisher (2017) Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime

29. Narcos (2015 - ...) Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama

30. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017 - ...) Genre: Comedy, Drama

31. The X Files (1993 - ...) Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

32. Battlestar Galactica (2004 - 2009) Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

33. The Handmaid's Tale (2015 - ...) Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi

34. The Shield (2002 - 2008) Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

35. Vikings (2013 - ...) Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

36. Sons of Anarchy (2008 - 2014) Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

37. Mad Men (2007 - 2015) Genre: Drama

38. The Knick (2014 - 2015) Genre: Drama

39. Boardwalk Empire (2010 - 2014) Genre: Crime, Drama, History

40. Lie to Me (2009 - 2011) Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

41. Modern Family (2009 - ...) Genre: Comedy, Romance

42. Criminal Minds (2005 - ...) Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

43. Horace and Pete (2016 - ...) Genre: Comedy, Drama

44. Hannibal (2013 - ...) Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror

45. Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010 - 2013) Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography

46. Entourage (2004 - 2011) Genre: Comedy, Drama

47. White Collar (2009 - 2014) Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

48. Billions (2016 - ...) Genre: Drama

49. The Walking Dead (2010 - ...) Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

50. Homeland (2011 - ...) Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

51. Lost (2004 - 2010) Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

52. Person of Interest (2011 - 2016) Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

53. 24 (2001 - 2010) Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

54. Banshee (2013 - 2016) Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

55. The Mentalist (2008 - 2015) Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

56. The Tudors (2007 - 2010) Genre: Drama, History, Romance

57. Deadwood (2004 - 2006) Genre: Crime, Drama, History

58. Americans (2013 - ...) Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

59. This Is Us (2016 - ...) Genre: Drama

60. Californication (2007 - 2014) Genre: Comedy, Drama

61. Star Trek (1966 - 1969) Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

62. Desperate Housewives (2004 - 2012) Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery

63. The Borgias (2011 - 2013) Genre: Crime, Drama, History

64. American Horror Story (2011 - ...) Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

65. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1996 - 2003) Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy

66. Big Little Lies (2017) Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

67. Daredevil (2015 - ...) Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

68. Married with Children (1986 - 1997) Genre: Comedy

69. Damages (2007 - 2012) Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

70. The Office (2005 - 2013) Genre: Comedy

71. Doctor Who (2005 - ...) Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family

72. Glow (2017 - ...) Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport

73. Sex and the City (1998 - 2004) Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

74. Six Feet Under (2001 - 2005) Genre: Comedy, Drama

75. Gilmore Girls (2000 - 2007) Genre: Comedy, Drama

76. True Blood (2008 - 2014) Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

77. Revenge (2011 - 2015) Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

78. I Love Lucy (1951 - 1957) Genre: Comedy, Family

79. Angel (1999 - 2004) Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy

80. Tyrant (2014 - 2016) Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

81. How to Get Away with Murder (2014 - ...) Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

82. Arrested Development (2003 - ...) Genre: Comedy

83. ALF (1986 - 1990) Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

84. Once Upon a Time (2011 - 2018) Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

85. Orange Is the New Black (2013 - ...) Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

86. Smallville (2001 - 2011) Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance

87. Luke Cage (2016 - ...) Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

88. Defenders (2017 - ...) Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime

89. Nip/Tuck (2003 - 2010) Genre: Drama

90. UnREAL (2015 - ...) Genre: Drama

91. Westworld (2016 - ...) Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

92. The Strain (2014 - 2017) Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

93. Girls (2012 - 2017) Genre: Comedy, Drama

94. The Crown (2016 - ...) Genre: Drama, History

95. True Detective (2014 - ...) Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

96. American Crime Story (2016 - ...) Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama

97. Fear the Walking Dead (2015 - ...) Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

98. Jane the Virgin (2014 - ...) Genre: Comedy

99. The Bold Type (2017 - ...) Genre: Drama

100. Ghost Whisperer (2005 - 2010) Genre: Drama, Fantasy

Have you seen any of the TV shows on this list? Did you like them? What is your favorite TV series?