What is the best TV show of 2026?

From returning heavyweights to breakout new hits, this ranking lines up the year's most talked-about television — prestige dramas, razor-sharp comedies and gripping thrillers all jostling for the crown. There's no neutral pick, so cast your vote for the show that owned 2026 for you.

1

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

HBO's Game of Thrones prequel following Dunk and Egg.

1000pts

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2

The Boys

Prime Video's brutal, satirical superhero series.

793pts

3

Shrinking

Apple TV+ comedy with Jason Segel and Harrison Ford.

793pts

4

The Night Agent

Netflix action-thriller about an FBI agent in the field.

713pts

5

Industry

HBO's high-stakes drama set inside a London investment bank.

713pts

6

Paradise

Hulu's political conspiracy thriller starring Sterling K. Brown.

611pts

7

Abbott Elementary

ABC's mockumentary sitcom set in a Philadelphia school.

611pts

8

The Four Seasons

Netflix comedy with Tina Fey about three vacationing couples.

611pts

9

The Pitt

Max's real-time emergency-room drama led by Noah Wyle.

611pts

10

Hacks

Max comedy about a legendary comedian and her young writer.

611pts

11

For All Mankind

Apple TV+ alternate-history space-race drama.

611pts