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16th Oct 2015

These are the top 25 TV shows of the last 25 years – do you agree?

Woody will be pleased...

Lia Nicholls

We’ve had the Top 25 films, now it’s time for the box.

The Sopranos, The Wire, Game of Thrones, Sherlock, Breaking Bad, they’re all up there as the best telly series of the last 25 years.

But what does the full list of user ratings from movie and TV bible IMDB from 1990 to 2014 tell us?

All of the classics are on there but there’s a few surprises when it comes to the hierarchy – Flight of the Conchords higher than The Sopranos? Rick and Morty ranked at number two, really?

Despite just one season compared to Game of Thrones’ four by the end of 2014, True Detective comes out triumphant.

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IMDB Top 25 TV shows by user rating from the last 25 years

  1. True Detective
  2. Rick and Morty
  3. Gravity Falls
  4. Game of Thrones
  5. Sherlock
  6. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
  7. Breaking Bad
  8. Flight of the Conchords
  9. Death Note
  10. Avatar: The Last Airbender
  11. House M.D.
  12. Arrested Development
  13. The Wire
  14. Six Feet Under
  15. Coupling
  16. The Sopranos
  17. Cowboy Bebop
  18. Oz
  19. Dragon Ball Z
  20. Father Ted
  21. Friends
  22. The X-Files
  23. Batman: The Animated Series
  24. The Adventures of Tintin
  25. Twin Peaks