# The best Australian TV shows of all time

From Neighbours to Bluey: the Australian series that top readers' surveys and critics' rankings (Now To Love, Mamamia, The New Daily).

- 122 votes · 15 items
- Aug 20, 2026 · mspageturner
- https://even.best/en/l/2608/the-best-australian-tv-shows-of-all-time

## Top 14

1. **Bluey (2018-)** (14 · ▲14 ▼0) — A Brisbane family of blue heelers, loved by kids and parents worldwide.
2. **Kath & Kim (2002-2007)** (13 · ▲13 ▼0) — A mother and daughter in suburban Melbourne; number one on Now To Love's list.
3. **Mother and Son (1984-1994)** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — A man in his forties still living with his ageing mother.
4. **Neighbours (1985-)** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Ramsay Street, the soap that launched Kylie Minogue.
5. **Underbelly (2008-2013)** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Melbourne's gangland wars as true crime drama.
6. **Rake (2010-2018)** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Richard Roxburgh as a self-destructive barrister.
7. **Summer Heights High (2007)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Chris Lilley plays three characters at a public high school.
8. **Offspring (2010-2017)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — An obstetrician's chaotic love life in Melbourne.
9. **Home and Away (1988-)** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Summer Bay's long-running soap.
10. **Wentworth (2013-2021)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — The modern reimagining of Prisoner.
11. **Mystery Road (2018-)** (2 · ▲5 ▼3) — Detective Jay Swan in outback towns.
12. **Prisoner (1979-1986)** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Life in Wentworth women's prison.
13. **Fisk (2021-)** (1 · ▲4 ▼3) — Kitty Flanagan as a probate lawyer.
14. **The Slap (2011)** (1 · ▲4 ▼3) — One slap at a barbecue and its fallout.
15. **Utopia (2014-2019)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Satire of a government nation-building authority.

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.