# The best TV shows according to IMDb's Top 250 TV

Breaking Bad, Planet Earth II, Band of Brothers, Chernobyl, The Wire and Avatar: The Last Airbender: the top 25 of IMDb's Top 250 TV shows, ranked by user rating (February 2024).

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## Top 25

1. **Planet Earth II (2016)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Rated 9.5 on IMDb from 156,141 votes (February 2024).
2. **Breaking Bad (2008-2013)** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — Rated 9.5 on IMDb from 2,101,940 votes (February 2024).
3. **Band of Brothers (2001)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Rated 9.4 on IMDb from 516,752 votes (February 2024).
4. **The Wire (2002-2008)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Rated 9.3 on IMDb from 371,781 votes (February 2024).
5. **The Sopranos (1999-2007)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Rated 9.2 on IMDb from 460,275 votes (February 2024).
6. **Planet Earth (2006)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Rated 9.4 on IMDb from 218,565 votes (February 2024).
7. **Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Rated 9.3 on IMDb from 355,534 votes (February 2024).
8. **Blue Planet II (2017)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Rated 9.3 on IMDb from 45,654 votes (February 2024).
9. **Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Rated 9.3 on IMDb from 127,372 votes (February 2024).
10. **The World at War (1973-1974)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Rated 9.2 on IMDb from 28,196 votes (February 2024).
11. **Rick and Morty (2013-)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Rated 9.1 on IMDb from 592,334 votes (February 2024).
12. **Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009-2010)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Rated 9.1 on IMDb from 193,844 votes (February 2024).
13. **The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Rated 9.1 on IMDb from 92,033 votes (February 2024).
14. **Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Rated 9 on IMDb from 115,088 votes (February 2024).
15. **Game of Thrones (2011-2019)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Rated 9.2 on IMDb from 2,255,593 votes (February 2024).
16. **Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Rated 9.3 on IMDb from 155,286 votes (February 2024).
17. **Life (2009)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rated 9.1 on IMDb from 42,543 votes (February 2024).
18. **The Vietnam War (2017)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rated 9.1 on IMDb from 27,558 votes (February 2024).
19. **Attack on Titan (2013-2023)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rated 9.1 on IMDb from 495,693 votes (February 2024).
20. **Chernobyl (2019)** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Rated 9.3 on IMDb from 849,160 votes (February 2024).
21. **Our Planet (2019-2023)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Rated 9.3 on IMDb from 50,060 votes (February 2024).
22. **Bluey (2018-)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Rated 9.4 on IMDb from 23,967 votes (February 2024).
23. **The Last Dance (2020)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Rated 9.1 on IMDb from 148,719 votes (February 2024).
24. **Sherlock (2010-2017)** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — Rated 9.1 on IMDb from 986,879 votes (February 2024).
25. **Cosmos (1980)** (-3 · ▲0 ▼3) — Rated 9.3 on IMDb from 43,503 votes (February 2024).

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.