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-the best tv shows ranked with their seasons and best episode ratings
-the ratings of the seasons doesn't necessarily reflect the rating of the show
-some shows were analyzed only in their prime
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++: very good
+++: great
++++: excellent
#: the best
(*)-watching
(**)-not finished
-the ratings of the seasons doesn't necessarily reflect the rating of the show
-some shows were analyzed only in their prime
+: good
++: very good
+++: great
++++: excellent
#: the best
(*)-watching
(**)-not finished
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- CreatorDavid ChaseStarsJames GandolfiniLorraine BraccoEdie FalcoNew Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.9.6
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1- Season 6B-(9.5)
2- Season 5-(9.4)
3- Season 2-(9.4)
4- Season 3-(9.4)
5- Season 4-(9.3)
6- Season 1-(9.2)
7- Season 6A-(9.1)
Best episodes:
1- The Blue Comet-(9.9) [S6E20]
2- Funhouse-(9.8) [S2E13]
3- The second coming-(9.8) [S6E19]
best characters:
1- Tony Soprano
2- Christopher Moltisanti
3- Paulie Gualtieri - StarsYûsaku YaraRyô HorikawaKatsuji MoriVarious people, especially two rising commanders, cope with a massive continual space conflict between two interstellar nations.9.6
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soundtrack ++++
1- Season 4-(9.6)
2- Season 3-(9.5)
3- Season 2-(9.3)
4- Season 1-(8.9)
Best episodes:
1- Dream: To See It to the End-(10) [S4E24]
2- The Magician Doesn't Come Back-(9.9) [S3E28]
3- Bloodthirsty Maiden (Brünnhilde)-(9.9) [S4E22]
best characters:
1- Oskar von Reuenthal
2- Reinhard von Lohengramm
3- Wolfgang Mittermeyer - CreatorMark FrostDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanMichael OntkeanMädchen AmickAn idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.9.5
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soundtrack ++++#
1- Season 2A-(9.6)
2- Season 3-(9.5)
3- Season 1-(9.4)
4- Season 2B-(9.0)
Best episodes:
1- Lonely Souls-(10) [S2E7]
2- Arbitrary Law-(9.9) [S2E9]
3- Beyond Life and Death-(9.9) [S2E22]
best characters:
1- Dale Cooper
2- Leland Palmer
3- Deputy Hawk - CreatorDavid SimonStarsDominic WestLance ReddickSonja SohnThe Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.9.5
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cinematography ++++
soundtrack +++
1- Season 4-(9.6)
2- Season 3-(9.5)
3- Season 2-(9.4)
4- Season 1-(9.3)
5- Season 5-(9.2)
Best episodes:
1- "-30-"-(9.8) [S5E10]
2- Final Grades-(9.7) [S4E13]
3- Middle Ground -(9.7) [S3E11]
best characters:
1- Jimmy McNulty
2- Omar Little
3- Lester Freamon - CreatorMatthew WeinerStarsJon HammElisabeth MossVincent KartheiserA drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.9.3
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cinematography +++
soundtrack +++
1- Season 5-(9.3)
2- Season 4-(9.3)
3- Season 7B-(9.2)
4- Season 3-(9.2)
5- Season 6-(9.1)
6- Season 7A-(9.1)
7- Season 2-(9.0)
8- Season 1-(9.0)
Best episodes:
1- The Suitcase -(9.7) [S4E7]
2- Shut the Door. Have a Seat-(9.7) [S3E13]
3- Person to Person -(9.6) [S7E14]
best characters:
1- Don Draper
2- Roger Sterling
3- Pete Campbell - CreatorRob McElhenneyGlenn HowertonStarsCharlie DayGlenn HowertonRob McElhenneyFive friends with big egos and small brains are the proprietors of an Irish pub in Philadelphia.9.3
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cast/acting +++
cinematography +
soundtrack ++
1- Season 4-(9.2)
2- Season 7-(9.2)
3- Season 12-(9.2)
4- Season 5-(9.1)
5- Season 8-(9.0)
6- Season 3-(9.0)
7- Season 9-(8.9)
8- Season 10-(8.9)
9- Season 11-(8.9)
10- Season 6-(8.9)
11- Season 2-(8.9)
12- Season 16-(8.8)
13- Season 14-(8.7)
14- Season 13-(8.6)
15- Season 1-(8.5)
16- Season 15-(8.4)
Best episodes:
1- The Nightman Cometh-(9.7) [S4E13]
2- Charlie Work-(9.7) [S10E4]
3- The Gang Goes to a Water Park-(9.6) [S12E2]
best characters:
1- Frank
2- Dennis
3- Charlie - CreatorDavid BenioffD.B. WeissStarsEmilia ClarkePeter DinklageKit HaringtonNine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.9.3
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writing +++
cast/acting +++
cinematography +++
soundtrack +++
1- Season 6-(9.4)
2- Season 4-(9.3)
3- Season 2-(9.3)
4- Season 3-(9.3)
5- Season 1-(9.2)
6- Season 5-(9.1)
7- Season 7-(9.0)
8- Season 8-(6.1)
Best episodes:
1- Battle of the Bastards-(9.9) [S6E9]
2- Blackwater-(9.8) [S2E9]
3- Hardhome-(9.7) [S5E8]
best characters:
1- Tyrion Lannister
2- Jon Snow
3- Jaime Lannister - CreatorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna GunnA chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.9.3
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writing +++
cast/acting +++
cinematography +++
soundtrack ++
1- Season 5B-(9.4)
2- Season 5A-(9.3)
3- Season 4-(9.2)
4- Season 2-(9.1)
5- Season 3-(9.0)
6- Season 1-(9.0)
Best episodes:
1- Ozymandias-(9.8) [S5E14]
2- Face Off -(9.7) [S4E13]
3- Felina-(9.7) [S5E16]
best characters:
1- Walter White
2- Jesse Pinkman
3- Saul Goodman
*watched 5 times - CreatorHideaki AnnoStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraKotono MitsuishiA teenage boy finds himself recruited as a member of an elite team of pilots by his father.9.3
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writing ++
cast/acting +++
cinematography +++
soundtrack +++
Best episodes:
1- Otoko no Tatakai-(9.6) [S1E19]
2- Inochi no Sentaku o-(9.6) [S1E18]
3- Saigo no Shisha-(9.3) [S1E24]
best characters:
1- Rei Ayanami
2- Asuka Langley
3- Shinji Ikari - CreatorVince GilliganPeter GouldStarsBob OdenkirkRhea SeehornJonathan BanksThe trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill in the years leading up to his fateful run-in with Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.9.3
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writing +++
cast/acting +++
cinematography +++
soundtrack ++
1- Season 6-(9.3)
2- Season 5-(9.2)
3- Season 3-(9.1)
4- Season 4-(9.1)
5- Season 1-(9.0)
6- Season 2-(8.9)
Best episodes:
1- Plan and Execution-(9.9) [S6E7]
2- Chicanery-(9.6) [S3E5]
3- Point and Shoot-(9.6) [S6E8]
best characters:
1- Jimmy McGill
2- Lalo Salamanca
3- Mike Ehrmantraut - CreatorKurt SutterStarsCharlie HunnamKatey SagalMark Boone JuniorA biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club.9.2
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writing ++
cast/acting +++
cinematography +++
soundtrack +++
1- Season 2-(9.3)
2- Season 5-(9.2)
3- Season 4-(9.2)
4- Season 7-(9.1)
5- Season 6-(9.1)
6- Season 3-(9.0)
7- Season 1-(9.0)
Best episodes:
1- Papa's Goods-(9.8) [S7E13]
2- NS-(9.8) [S3E13]
3- A Mother's Work-(9.8) [S6E13]
best characters:
1- Jackson Teller
2- Clay Morrow
3- Chibs Telford - CreatorPaul AttanasioStarsRichard BelzerClark JohnsonYaphet KottoAn American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.9.2
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writing +++
cast/acting +++
cinematography ++
soundtrack +
1- Season 3-(9.3)
2- Season 6-(9.2)
3- Season 1-(9.2)
4- Season 4-(9.0)
5- Season 2-(8.9)
6- Season 5-(8.9)
7- Season 7-(8.4)
Best episodes:
1- Three Men and Adena-(9.8) [S1E5]
2- The Subway-(9.7) [S6E7]
3- Fallen Heroes: Part 1-(9.6) [S6E22]
best characters:
1- Frank Pembleton
2- Al Giardello
3- John Munch - CreatorSteven LevitanChristopher LloydStarsEd O'NeillSofía VergaraJulie BowenThree different, but related, families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways.9.2
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cast/acting +++
cinematography ++
soundtrack ++
1- Season 5-(9.0)
2- Season 1-(8.9)
3- Season 7-(8.9)
4- Season 6-(8.9)
5- Season 4-(8.9)
6- Season 2-(8.9)
7- Season 3-(8.9)
8- Season 8-(8.6)
9- Season 11-(8.5)
10- Season 9-(8.4)
11- Season 10-(8.4)
Best episodes:
1- Las Vegas-(9.5) [S5E18]
2- Connection Lost-(9.4) [S6E16]
3- Fulgencio-(9.1) [S4E13]
best characters:
1- Phil Dunphy
2- Jay Pritchett
3- Claire Dunphy
*watched 4 times - CreatorTom FontanaStarsErnie HudsonJ.K. SimmonsLee TergesenA series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.9.2
story ++
writing ++
cast/acting ++++
cinematography ++
soundtrack ++
1- Season 2-(9.3)
2- Season 4A-(9.2)
3- Season 1-(9.2)
4- Season 4B-(9.1)
5- Season 3-(9.0)
6- Season 5-(8.9)
7- Season 6-(8.8)
Best episodes:
1- Escape from Oz-(9.8) [S2E8]
2- A Game of Checkers -(9.6) [S1E8]
3- A Town Without Pity -(9.6) [S4E7]
best characters:
1- Tobias Beecher
2- Vern Schillinger
3- Ryan O'Reily - CreatorJ. Michael StraczynskiStarsMira FurlanRichard BiggsStephen FurstIn the mid 23rd century, the Earth Alliance space station Babylon 5, located in neutral territory, is a major focal point for political intrigue, racial tensions and various wars over the course of five years.9.2
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1- Season 3-(9.3)
2- Season 2-(9.1)
3- Season 4-(9.1)
4- Season 5-(8.7)
5- Season 1-(8.5)
Best episodes:
1- War Without End: Part Two-(9.9) [S3E17]
2- Sleeping in Light -(9.7) [S5E22]
3- Severed Dreams-(9.7) [S3E10]
best characters:
1- Londo Mollari
2- G'Kar
3- John Sheridan - CreatorKentaro MiuraStarsMarc DiraisonNobutoshi CannaCarrie KeranenGuts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.9.2
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writing +++
cast/acting +++
cinematography +++
soundtrack ++++
Best episodes:
1- Eien no koku-(9.8) [S1E25]
2- Shoku-(9.3) [S1E24]
3- Sennyuu-(9.0) [S1E22]
best characters:
1- Guts
2- Griffith
3- Caska - CreatorShin'ichirô WatanabeStarsKôichi YamaderaUnshô IshizukaMegumi HayashibaraThe futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.9.2
story +++
writing +++
cast/acting +++
cinematography +++
soundtrack +++
Best episodes:
1- the real folk blues: part 2-(9.6) [S1E26]
2- Hard Luck Woman-(9.4) [S1E24]
3- Ballad of Fallen Angels-(9.3) [S1E5]
best characters:
1- Spike Spiegel
2- Jet Black
3- Faye Valentine - CreatorGreg DanielsRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsSteve CarellJenna FischerJohn KrasinskiA mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, tedium and romance.9.1
writing ++
cast/acting +++
cinematography +
soundtrack +
1- Season 5-(9.1)
2- Season 3-(9.0)
3- Season 4-(9.0)
4- Season 7-(8.9)
5- Season 2-(8.9)
6- Season 6-(8.9)
7- Season 9-(8.5)
8- Season 1-(8.4)
9- Season 8-(8.3)
Best episodes:
1- Finale-(9.7) [S9E23]
2- Goodbye, Michael-(9.6) [S7E21]
3- Stress Relief-(9.5) [S5E13]
best characters:
1- Dwight Schrute
2- Michael Scott
3- Jim Halpert - CreatorBaran bo OdarJantje FrieseStarsLouis HofmannKaroline EichhornLisa VicariA family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a German town where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families.9.1
story +++
writing +++
cast/acting ++
cinematography +++
soundtrack ++
1- Season 2-(9.2)
2- Season 3-(9.1)
3- Season 1-(9.0)
Best episodes:
1- -() [SE]
2- -() [SE]
3- -() [SE]
best characters:
1- Jonas Kahnwald
2- Martha Nielsen
3- Egon Tiedemann
*watched 3 times - CreatorJ.J. AbramsJeffrey LieberDamon LindelofStarsJorge GarciaJosh HollowayYunjin KimThe survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.9.1
story +++
writing ++
cast/acting +++
cinematography +++
soundtrack ++
1- Season 4-(9.2)
2- Season 1-(9.2)
3- Season 3-(9.2)
4- Season 5-(9.1)
5- Season 2-(9.1)
6- Season 6-(8.9)
Best episodes:
1- The Constant-(9.9) [S4E5]
2- Through the Looking Glass: Part 1-(9.6) [S3E22]
3- The End: Part 2 -(9.5) [S6E18]
best characters:
1- James 'Sawyer' Ford
2- Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes
3- Dr. Jack Shephard - CreatorGraham ChapmanEric IdleTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry GilliamThe original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.9.1
writing +++
cast/acting +++
cinematography ++
soundtrack +
1- Season 2-(9.1)
2- Season 3-(9.0)
3- Season 1-(8.9)
4- Season 4-(8.0)
Best episodes:
1- The Spanish Inquisition-(9.5) [S2E2]
2- Spam-(9.0) [S2E12]
3- How Not to Be Seen-(8.8) [S2E11]
best characters:
1- John Cleese
2- Michael Palin
3- Eric Idle - CreatorGraham YostStarsTimothy OlyphantNick SearcyJoelle CarterEnforcing his own brand of justice, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a strong-willed, quiet law-man haunted by his past, returns to his native town to see that justice is served to those in need.9.0
story ++
writing +++
cast/acting +++
cinematography ++
soundtrack ++
1- Season 6-(9.2)
2- Season 2-(9.2)
3- Season 3-(9.0)
4- Season 4-(8.9)
5- Season 5-(8.9)
6- Season 1-(8.8)
Best episodes:
1- The Promise-(9.5) [S6E13]
2- Bloody Harlan-(9.5) [S2E13]
3- Slaughterhouse-(9.3) [S3E13]
best characters:
1- Raylan Givens
2- Boyd Crowder
3- Ava Crowder - CreatorLinwood BoomerMichael GloubermanGary MurphyStarsFrankie MunizBryan CranstonJustin BerfieldA gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.9.0
writing ++
cast/acting +++
cinematography +
soundtrack ++
1- Season 2-(9.0)
2- Season 1-(8.9)
3- Season 4-(8.9)
4- Season 3-(8.9)
5- Season 5-(8.8)
6- Season 6-(8.7)
7- Season 7-(8.6)
Best episodes:
1- Bowling-(9.4) [S2E20]
2- Family Reunion-(9.1) [S4E3]
3- Evacuation-(8.9) [S2E24]
best characters:
1- Hal
2- Francis
3- Malcolm - CreatorJesse ArmstrongStarsNicholas BraunBrian CoxKieran CulkinThe Roy family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. However, their world changes when their father steps down from the company.9.0
story ++
writing +++
cast/acting +++
cinematography ++
soundtrack ++
1- Season 4-(9.2)
2- Season 2-(9.1)
3- Season 3-(9.0)
4- Season 1-(8.6)
Best episodes:
1- Connor's Wedding-(9.6) [S4E3]
2- Open Eyes-(9.6) [S4E10]
3- America Decides-(9.5) [S4E8]
best characters:
1- Logan Roy
2- Roman Roy
3- Tom Wambsgans - CreatorCraig MazinStarsJessie BuckleyJared HarrisStellan SkarsgårdIn April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.9.0
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cinematography +++
soundtrack +
Best episodes:
1- Vichnaya Pamyat-(9.7) [S1E5]
2- Please Remain Calm-(9.5) [S1E2]
3- Open Wide, O Earth-(9.4) [S1E3]