What is the best Ryan Murphy TV show?

Camp musicals, true-crime obsessions and lavish period pieces jostle for position across two decades of unmistakably maximalist television. Which will win?

1

American Crime Story

The acclaimed true-crime anthology dramatizing cases like O.J. Simpson and Gianni Versace.

1000pts

2

Nip/Tuck

The provocative plastic-surgery drama that launched Murphy's television career in 2003.

898pts

3

Pose

The groundbreaking drama immersing viewers in 1980s New York ballroom culture.

734pts

4

Monsters: The Menendez Story

The 2024 second Monster installment dramatizing the Menendez brothers case.

734pts

5

American Horror Story

The genre-redefining horror anthology that reinvents its setting and cast every season.

675pts

6

Ratched

The stylish origin story of the infamous nurse from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

571pts

7

Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

The chilling 2022 Netflix limited series that became a global streaming sensation.

571pts

8

The Assassination of Gianni Versace

The Emmy-winning second season of American Crime Story about the designer's murder.

571pts

9

The Politician

The satirical Netflix comedy about a ruthlessly ambitious high school politician.

467pts

10

The Watcher

The unnerving 2022 Netflix thriller about a family tormented by anonymous letters.

467pts

11

Scream Queens

The horror-comedy whodunit set among a college sorority stalked by a killer.

343pts

12

9-1-1

The high-octane procedural following first responders in Los Angeles.

343pts

13

Glee

The musical-comedy phenomenon about a high school show choir that became a cultural juggernaut.

190pts

14

Feud

The anthology chronicling famous rivalries, beginning with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

190pts

15

Hollywood

The lavish 2020 Netflix limited series reimagining the Golden Age of the film industry.

190pts