# The best sci-fi TV shows of the 1990s

Mulder and Scully, Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5: the decade's best science-fiction series, from SlashFilm, Collider and Screen Rant.

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- Sep 29, 2026 · Gareth Haworth
- https://even.best/en/l/3794/the-best-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-the-1990s

## Top 14

1. **The X-Files (1993-2018)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mulder, Scully and the truth that is out there.
2. **Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A space station instead of a starship, and a war arc.
3. **Babylon 5 (1993-1998)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — J. Michael Straczynski's five-year saga planned in advance.
4. **Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Captain Picard's Enterprise.
5. **Futurama (1999-)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Matt Groening's year 3000.
6. **Farscape (1999-2003)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — An astronaut lost aboard a living ship; a cult classic.
7. **Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Teams step through an alien gate.
8. **Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2001)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A ship stranded on the far side of the galaxy.
9. **Quantum Leap (1989-1993)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sam Beckett leaps into other people's lives.
10. **Red Dwarf (1988-)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The last human alive, three million years from Earth.
11. **Sliders (1995-2000)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Travellers jumping between parallel worlds.
12. **The Outer Limits (1995-2002)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The revived sci-fi anthology.
13. **3rd Rock from the Sun (1996-2001)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Aliens embedded in suburban Ohio.
14. **Space: Above and Beyond (1995-1996)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Marines at war with aliens; cancelled after one season.

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