Best TV Shows of the 2010s

The 2010s were a golden age of television. These are the defining series of the decade, ranked by the strength and longevity of their fan communities.

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Best TV Shows of the 2010s ranks 50 television series using TVCeleb's Fan Heat data and critical assessment. From Better Call Saul, Game of Thrones, The Mandalorian, The Boys, and more, this guide highlights the shows that have generated the most passionate fan communities and lasting cultural impact in this category.

Each show on this list is profiled in depth on TVCeleb with an expanded synopsis, full cast and character pages, key videos, quotes, and Fan Heat scoring. The rankings reflect a combination of critical acclaim, cultural impact, and fan engagement metrics. Click through to any series to explore its characters, fan ecosystem, and community presence.

Curated guides like Best TV Shows of the 2010s help fans decide what to watch next and discover series they may have missed. Whether you're hunting for your next binge or comparing how different shows tackle similar territory, TVCeleb's lists are a starting point for deeper exploration. Every entry links to a comprehensive show profile with cast, quotes, and fan community mapping that goes far beyond a simple ranking.

Best TV Shows of the 2010s spans 50 series, including Better Call Saul, Game of Thrones, The Mandalorian, The Boys, Stranger Things, Peaky Blinders, Fleabag, Euphoria, and more. Comparing them side by side reveals how different creators, networks, and eras approach the same territory — and which series have built the most enduring fan communities. TVCeleb profiles every show with its full cast, episode highlights, and the fandoms that keep it alive.

Television fandom is built on the passionate connections viewers form with the shows they love, and the series on this list represent some of the strongest of those connections. From dedicated subreddit communities and fan art archives to viral TikTok edits and in-depth YouTube breakdowns, each show has inspired a unique ecosystem of fan engagement. TVCeleb maps these ecosystems across every show and character page, connecting you with the communities that share your passion.

Ranked: Best TV Shows of the 2010s

1
Better Call SaulAMC · 2015–2022
93
2
Game of ThronesHBO · 2011–2019
92
3
The MandalorianDisney+ · 2019–present
91
4
The BoysAmazon Prime Video · 2019–present
91
5
Stranger ThingsNetflix · 2016–2025
90
6
Peaky BlindersBBC · 2013–2022
90
7
FleabagAmazon Prime Video · 2016–2019
89
8
EuphoriaHBO · 2019–present
88
9
Schitt's CreekCBC/Pop TV · 2015–2020
88
10
SuitsUSA Network · 2011–2019
88
11
SuccessionHBO · 2018–2023
87
12
YellowstoneParamount Network · 2018–2024
87
13
True DetectiveHBO · 2014–2024
86
14
The WitcherNetflix · 2019–present
86
15
Money HeistNetflix · 2017–2021
86
16
SherlockBBC · 2010–2017
86
17
DarkNetflix · 2017–2020
86
18
ChernobylHBO · 2019
86
19
Orange Is the New BlackNetflix · 2013–2019
86
20
OzarkNetflix · 2017–2022
85
21
The Walking DeadAMC · 2010–2022
85
22
The Handmaid's TaleHulu · 2017–2025
85
23
Brooklyn Nine-NineNBC · 2013–2021
85
24
VikingsHistory · 2013–2020
85
25
FargoFX · 2014–present
85
26
NarcosNetflix · 2015–2017
85
27
HannibalNBC · 2013–2015
85
28
The Last KingdomBBC Two / Netflix · 2015–2022
85
29
WestworldHBO · 2016–2022
84
30
Mr. RobotUSA Network · 2015–2019
84
31
OutlanderStarz · 2014–present
84
32
MindhunterNetflix · 2017–2019
84
33
The AmericansFX · 2013–2018
84
34
VeepHBO · 2012–2019
84
35
BarryHBO · 2018–2023
84
36
The LeftoversHBO · 2014–2017
84
37
PoseFX · 2018–2021
84
38
The CrownNetflix · 2016–2023
83
39
Black MirrorChannel 4 / Netflix · 2011–present
83
40
The Umbrella AcademyNetflix · 2019–2024
83
41
The Good PlaceNBC · 2016–2020
83
42
This Is UsNBC · 2016–2022
83
43
Boardwalk EmpireHBO · 2010–2014
83
44
JustifiedFX · 2010–2015
83
45
Big Little LiesHBO · 2017–2019
83
46
ShamelessShowtime · 2011–2021
83
47
Sharp ObjectsHBO · 2018
83
48
HomelandShowtime · 2011–2020
81
49
Halt and Catch FireAMC · 2014–2017
80
50
The KnickCinemax · 2014–2015
80
AMC Ended

Better Call Saul

2015–2022 · 6 Seasons

The origin story of Breaking Bad's Saul Goodman, tracing a small-time lawyer's transformation into a criminal attorney.

DramaCrime
93
HBO Ended

Game of Thrones

2011–2019 · 8 Seasons

Noble families wage war for control of the Iron Throne while an ancient enemy threatens the realm.

FantasyDramaAdventure
92
Disney+ Ongoing

The Mandalorian

2019–present · 3 Seasons

A lone bounty hunter protects a mysterious alien child across the Star Wars galaxy.

Sci-FiActionAdventure
91
Amazon Prime Video Ongoing

The Boys

2019–present · 4 Seasons

A group of vigilantes takes on corrupt superheroes controlled by a powerful corporation in this ultraviolent satirical series.

ActionSci-FiSatire
91
Netflix Ended

Stranger Things

2016–2025 · 5 Seasons

A group of kids in 1980s Indiana confront supernatural forces from a parallel dimension called the Upside Down.

Sci-FiHorrorDrama
90
BBC Ended

Peaky Blinders

2013–2022 · 6 Seasons

A gangster family rises to power in post-WWI Birmingham, England, led by the cunning Thomas Shelby.

DramaCrimePeriod Drama
90
Amazon Prime Video Ended

Fleabag

2016–2019 · 2 Seasons

A sharp-witted woman in London navigates grief, family dysfunction, and love while breaking the fourth wall with the audience.

ComedyDrama
89
HBO Ongoing

Euphoria

2019–present · 2 Seasons

A group of high schoolers navigate identity, trauma, love, and addiction in this visually stunning drama.

DramaTeen
88
CBC/Pop TV Ended

Schitt's Creek

2015–2020 · 6 Seasons

A wealthy family loses everything and must rebuild their lives in a small rural town they once bought as a joke.

Comedy
88
USA Network Ended

Suits

2011–2019 · 9 Seasons

A college dropout with a photographic memory secretly works as a lawyer at a top New York City firm alongside a legendary closer.

DramaLegal
88
HBO Ended

Succession

2018–2023 · 4 Seasons

The dysfunctional Roy family battles for control of their global media empire as the patriarch steps back.

DramaSatire
87
Paramount Network Ended

Yellowstone

2018–2024 · 5 Seasons

The Dutton family fights to protect the largest contiguous cattle ranch in America from those who seek to take their land.

DramaWestern
87
HBO Ended

True Detective

2014–2024 · 4 Seasons

An anthology series where detectives unravel dark crimes across different American landscapes and time periods.

DramaCrimeMystery
86
Netflix Ongoing

The Witcher

2019–present · 3 Seasons

A solitary monster hunter's destiny binds him to a powerful sorceress and a princess of immense power.

FantasyAdventureAction
86
Netflix Ended

Money Heist

2017–2021 · 5 Seasons

A criminal mastermind and his city-codenamed crew attempt the most ambitious heists in history.

CrimeThrillerDrama
86
BBC Ended

Sherlock

2010–2017 · 4 Seasons

A brilliant detective and his loyal friend solve crimes in a modern-day reimagining of Sherlock Holmes.

MysteryCrimeDrama
86
Netflix Ended

Dark

2017–2020 · 3 Seasons

A missing-child mystery in a German town unravels into a labyrinth of time travel and fate.

Sci-FiMysteryThriller
86
HBO Ended

Chernobyl

2019 · 1 Season

The 1986 nuclear disaster and the scientists who fought to contain it — and expose the truth.

DramaThrillerPeriod Drama
86
Netflix Ended

Orange Is the New Black

2013–2019 · 7 Seasons

A privileged woman's prison sentence opens a window onto a whole community of inmates.

ComedyDramaCrime
86
Netflix Ended

Ozark

2017–2022 · 4 Seasons

A financial advisor moves his family to the Ozarks to launder money for a Mexican drug cartel.

DramaCrimeThriller
85
AMC Ended

The Walking Dead

2010–2022 · 11 Seasons

Survivors navigate a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, facing threats from both the dead and the living.

DramaHorrorThriller
85
Hulu Ended

The Handmaid's Tale

2017–2025 · 6 Seasons

A dystopian drama following a woman's fight for survival in a totalitarian society that has subjugated women.

DramaSci-FiThriller
85
NBC Ended

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013–2021 · 8 Seasons

A talented but immature detective and his quirky squad solve crimes under a deadpan NYPD captain.

ComedyCrime
85
History Ended

Vikings

2013–2020 · 6 Seasons

The legendary Norse hero Ragnar Lothbrok rises from farmer to king across the brutal Viking Age.

ActionDramaAdventure
85
FX Ongoing

Fargo

2014–present · 5 Seasons

An anthology of darkly comic Midwestern crime stories, echoing the Coen Brothers' snowbound world.

CrimeThrillerDrama
85
Netflix Ended

Narcos

2015–2017 · 3 Seasons

The true story of Pablo Escobar's cocaine empire and the DEA agents who hunted him.

CrimeDramaBiography
85
NBC Ended

Hannibal

2013–2015 · 3 Seasons

An FBI profiler is drawn into a deadly bond with the cultured cannibal Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

CrimeHorrorThriller
85
BBC Two / Netflix Ended

The Last Kingdom

2015–2022 · 5 Seasons

A Saxon-born, Dane-raised warrior fights through the wars that forge a united England.

ActionDramaHistory
85
HBO Ended

Westworld

2016–2022 · 4 Seasons

Lifelike androids in a Western theme park awaken to consciousness and rebel against their human creators.

Sci-FiDramaThriller
84
USA Network Ended

Mr. Robot

2015–2019 · 4 Seasons

A hacker with severe mental illness is recruited to bring down a corporate empire.

DramaThrillerCrime
84
Starz Ongoing

Outlander

2014–present · 7 Seasons

A WWII nurse is swept from 1945 to 18th-century Scotland and an epic, time-crossing romance.

DramaRomanceFantasy
84
Netflix Ended

Mindhunter

2017–2019 · 2 Seasons

1970s FBI agents pioneer criminal profiling by interviewing imprisoned serial killers.

CrimeDramaThriller
84
FX Ended

The Americans

2013–2018 · 6 Seasons

Two KGB spies pose as an ordinary American couple in 1980s D.C. — next door to an FBI agent.

DramaThrillerEspionage
84
HBO Ended

Veep

2012–2019 · 7 Seasons

A self-absorbed Vice President and her backstabbing staff chase power and survive Washington.

ComedySatire
84
HBO Ended

Barry

2018–2023 · 4 Seasons

A depressed hitman discovers acting and desperately tries to escape his violent life.

ComedyDramaCrime
84
HBO Ended

The Leftovers

2014–2017 · 3 Seasons

Three years after 2% of humanity vanishes, the survivors grapple with grief, faith, and meaning.

DramaMysterySci-Fi
84
FX Ended

Pose

2018–2021 · 3 Seasons

Found families compete and survive in 1980s New York's LGBTQ ballroom scene.

Drama
84
Netflix Ended

The Crown

2016–2023 · 6 Seasons

A dramatization of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, exploring the personal and political challenges of the British monarchy.

DramaPeriod DramaBiography
83
Channel 4 / Netflix Ongoing

Black Mirror

2011–present · 7 Seasons

A dark anthology series exploring the unintended consequences of technology on humanity.

Sci-FiDramaThriller
83
Netflix Ended

The Umbrella Academy

2019–2024 · 4 Seasons

Estranged adopted siblings with superpowers reunite to stop a series of apocalypses.

Sci-FiActionDrama
83
NBC Ended

The Good Place

2016–2020 · 4 Seasons

A selfish woman wakes up in the afterlife by mistake and schemes to become good enough to stay.

ComedyFantasy
83
NBC Ended

This Is Us

2016–2022 · 6 Seasons

A family's joys and heartbreaks unfold across decades through an intricate, time-jumping structure.

DramaRomance
83
HBO Ended

Boardwalk Empire

2010–2014 · 5 Seasons

A political boss rules the bootlegging underworld of Prohibition-era Atlantic City.

CrimeDramaPeriod Drama
83
FX Ended

Justified

2010–2015 · 6 Seasons

A modern-cowboy U.S. Marshal returns to Kentucky coal country and his outlaw frenemy Boyd Crowder.

CrimeDramaWestern
83
HBO Ended

Big Little Lies

2017–2019 · 2 Seasons

Affluent Monterey mothers' secrets unravel around a mysterious death at a school fundraiser.

DramaMystery
83
Showtime Ended

Shameless

2011–2021 · 11 Seasons

Six kids on Chicago's South Side raise themselves around their irresponsible alcoholic father.

ComedyDrama
83
HBO Ended

Sharp Objects

2018 · 1 Season

A haunted journalist investigates murders in the hometown that scarred her.

DramaMysteryThriller
83
Showtime Ended

Homeland

2011–2020 · 8 Seasons

A brilliant but volatile CIA officer pursues terrorists while battling her own mental health challenges.

DramaThrillerEspionage
81
AMC Ended

Halt and Catch Fire

2014–2017 · 4 Seasons

Visionaries and engineers chase the future across the PC and early-internet revolutions.

Drama
80
Cinemax Ended

The Knick

2014–2015 · 2 Seasons

A brilliant, addicted surgeon drags medicine into the modern age in 1900s New York.

DramaMedicalPeriod Drama
80

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The 2010s produced an extraordinary run of television, including Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Stranger Things, and Better Call Saul. The decade cemented prestige TV and the streaming era, and TVCeleb ranks its best shows by Fan Heat data — the measure of which 2010s series still command passionate fan communities today.

The 2010s combined prestige-cable ambition with the explosive rise of streaming, dramatically increasing both the volume and quality of television. Serialized, cinematic storytelling became the norm, and shows like Game of Thrones turned TV into a global, week-to-week cultural event — driving the kind of massive fandoms that define the decade.

Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, and Stranger Things maintain some of the most enduring fandoms from the 2010s, still generating active discussion, memes, and fan art years later. TVCeleb's Fandom Longevity metric specifically tracks this kind of sustained engagement.