# Best TV Series in The World

Landmark television series, widely regarded as the best ever made. · community starter list

A community-ranked list of the 8 best tv series, currently topped by Breaking Bad. Rankings move as members vote — last updated Aug 13, 2026.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / The World
**Updated:** 2026-08-13 20:29:44

1. **[Breaking Bad](/e/184.md)** (tv-show) — AMC series following a chemistry teacher's descent into the meth trade. — score 0
2. **[The Wire](/e/185.md)** (tv-show) — HBO series examining Baltimore through police, drugs, ports, schools, and politics. — score 0
3. **[The Sopranos](/e/186.md)** (tv-show) — HBO series following a New Jersey mob boss balancing family and crime. — score 0
4. **[Game of Thrones](/e/187.md)** (tv-show) — HBO fantasy series adapting George R. R. Martin's saga of warring houses. — score 0
5. **[The Simpsons](/e/188.md)** (tv-show) — Long-running animated sitcom following a satirical American family. — score 0
6. **[Chernobyl](/e/189.md)** (tv-show) — HBO miniseries dramatizing the 1986 nuclear disaster and its aftermath. — score 0
7. **[Friends](/e/190.md)** (tv-show) — NBC sitcom following six friends navigating life and love in New York City. — score 0
8. **[Seinfeld](/e/191.md)** (tv-show) — NBC sitcom billed as "a show about nothing," following four New Yorkers. — score 0

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