The best TV series finales of all time
The top 3 according to 46 votes from people: Six Feet Under — «Everyone's Waiting» (2005) · Mad Men — «Person to Person» (2015) · M*A*S*H — «Goodbye, Farewell and Amen» (1983). (Updated Jun 21, 2024.)
The last episodes that stuck the landing, from «Felina» to «Everyone's Waiting» (SlashFilm, TVLine, Collider/IMDb).
Top 12
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Six Feet Under — «Everyone's Waiting» (2005)
The six-minute montage of how every character dies.
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2
Mad Men — «Person to Person» (2015)
Don Draper meditating on a cliff, then the Coke ad.
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3
M*A*S*H — «Goodbye, Farewell and Amen» (1983)
The most-watched scripted TV episode in US history.
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4
Breaking Bad — «Felina» (2013)
Walter White's ending, the gold standard of finales.
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5
The Wire — «-30-» (2008)
Baltimore keeps turning.
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6
Fleabag — season 2, episode 6 (2019)
«It'll pass.» The bus stop goodbye.
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The Office — «Finale» (2013)
The documentary airs and everyone gets their goodbye.
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8
Better Call Saul — «Saul Gone» (2022)
Rated 9.8 on IMDb.
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Chernobyl — «Vichnaya Pamyat» (2019)
The trial that explains the disaster.
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10
The Leftovers — «The Book of Nora» (2017)
An ambiguous, beautiful ending.
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11
Cheers — «One for the Road» (1993)
Sam alone in the bar, one of the most influential finales.
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12
Friends — «The Last One» (2004)
About 52.5 million viewers saw Ross and Rachel end up together.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Six Feet Under's final montage still wrecks me.