# The best teen TV shows of all time

High school, first loves and terrible decisions: the teen series critics and viewers rank highest (SlashFilm, The Hollywood Reporter, IMDb).

- 50 votes · 16 items
- Aug 21, 2026 · Marcus Lane
- https://even.best/en/l/2090/the-best-teen-tv-shows-of-all-time

## Top 15

1. **Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — One season in a Michigan high school, and a cult classic.
2. **Friday Night Lights (2006-2011)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — High school football in Dillon, Texas.
3. **My So-Called Life (1994-1995)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Claire Danes as Angela Chase.
4. **Sex Education (2019-2023)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — A therapist's son runs a clinic at school.
5. **Gossip Girl (2007-2012)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Manhattan's Upper East Side, xoxo.
6. **Euphoria (2019-)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Zendaya and a generation in crisis.
7. **Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — High school is literally hell.
8. **The O.C. (2003-2007)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A kid from Chino lands in Newport Beach.
9. **Veronica Mars (2004-2007)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A teenage private eye in Neptune, California.
10. **Stranger Things (2016-)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Kids on bikes in 1980s Hawkins.
11. **Daria (1997-2002)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The deadpan cartoon about high school in Lawndale.
12. **Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The Walsh twins move to Beverly Hills.
13. **Heartstopper (2022-)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Charlie and Nick, a gentle love story.
14. **Skins (2007-2013)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Bristol teenagers, a new cast every two seasons.
15. **Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001-2015)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Canadian school drama that tackled everything.
16. **Dawson's Creek (1998-2003)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Very articulate teenagers in Capeside.

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.