Most Watched TV Shows of the Year, a list by Maxtron TV

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/70695/

81

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79

/477/

78

79

/115/

age 16+

Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.

75

8.0

/386672/

79

/20722/

84

/15251/

87

/114/

73

49

/28/

age 14+

Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the greater the threat that the worst of humanity could escape.

81

8.5

/202806/

84

/16797/

81

/1936/

92

/83/

80

66

/28/

age 14+

John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars.

76

8.3

/293013/

81

/14745/

81

/3095/

83

/391/

57

80

/119/

age 16+

Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.

77

IMDb 34

8.8

/738439/

84

/23575/

82

/3896/

79

/388/

59

75

/165/

age 16+

An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.

53

3.6

/48146/

53

/2336/

68

/1559/

83

/71/

22

59

/19/

age 14+

Kate Kane, armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city's criminal resurgence. But don't call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham's symbol of hope

75

7.7

/53526/

78

/3033/

77

/966/

70

/25/

age 14+

A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.

79

7.9

/297594/

79

/20062/

76

/3461/

91

/109/

79

74

/32/

age 14+

Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.

72

6.9

/13047/

72

/1039/

76

/423/

age 14+

The Fugitive Task Force relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau's Most Wanted list. Seasoned agents oversee the highly skilled team that functions as a mobile undercover unit that is always out in the field, pursuing those who are most desperate to elude justice.

54

5.7

/32925/

62

/1624/

68

/700/

Letterboxd

2.8

/6943/

57

/58/

25

56

/25/

age 15+

In a world mostly wiped out by the plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.

90

IMDb 90

9.3

/1005488/

90

/34377/

86

/7422/

Letterboxd

4.6

/632783/

95

/102/

97

82

/27/

RogerEbert

3.5

age 16+

The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.

84

8.4

/409486/

83

/29690/

82

/3791/

95

/180/

88

73

/53/

age 14+

A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.

69

IMDb 66

7.9

/615779/

77

/25700/

79

/6489/

75

/230/

46

63

/77/

age 17+

Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

69

7.6

/109396/

76

/6062/

81

/2754/

63

/58/

84

40

/26/

age 16+

A virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Centuries later when twins are born with the mythic ability to see, their father must protect his tribe against a threatened queen.

73

7.8

/311475/

76

/18880/

85

/9838/

78

/279/

61

64

/55/

age 15+

A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.

74

8.1

/51076/

81

/3842/

84

/2521/

50

/22/

age 14+

A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.

81

8.0

/334163/

79

/25518/

76

/2721/

90

/358/

82

80

/152/

age 16+

A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.

78

8.3

/116925/

82

/6215/

77

/992/

87

/139/

68

71

/64/

age 17+

A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.

68

6.4

/164093/

66

/8625/

84

/13647/

81

/163/

49

68

/41/

age 14+

Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.

64

6.3

/19067/

72

/1122/

75

/320/

48

/18/

age 14+

Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL, returns home from Afghanistan and applies his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii taking jobs no one else will—with the help of fellow vets T.C. Calvin and Rick Wright, and former MI:6 agent, Juliet Higgins.

72

7.7

/25752/

76

/1561/

81

/445/

56

/32/

86

61

/14/

age 14+

The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.

67

6.8

/21909/

73

/1411/

72

/454/

55

/19/

age 14+

A drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.

80

8.4

/385662/

82

/17633/

82

/2610/

82

/232/

86

69

/83/

age 16+

A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.

87

8.6

/388505/

84

/16084/

81

/2800/

97

/173/

95

80

/37/

age 18+

An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.

82

8.4

/531236/

83

/28150/

82

/5488/

91

/118/

87

65

/29/

age 14+

While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by hiring Mike on the spot after he recognizes his raw talent and photographic memory.

75

8.2

/101083/

80

/8863/

78

/1044/

60

/27/

age 14+

Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short on service and sophistication. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and a dearth of customers, Bob and his family are determined to make Bob's Burgers "grand re-re-re-opening" a success.

81

7.5

/233927/

77

/21193/

74

/3697/

95

/205/

91

74

/38/

age 14+

Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.

73

8.0

/70726/

81

/4401/

84

/2330/

49

/23/

age 14+

An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.

72

7.4

/43313/

75

/2732/

73

/619/

69

/34/

age 14+

Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom Christy struggles to raise two children in a world full of temptations and pitfalls. Testing her sobriety is her formerly estranged mother, now back in Christy's life and eager to share passive-aggressive insights into her daughter's many mistakes.

86

8.5

/459538/

84

/30567/

83

/5131/

94

/145/

93

80

/66/

age 16+

A young programmer, Elliot, suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot finds himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.

59

6.6

/11844/

68

/789/

68

/258/

42

/48/

58

56

/33/

age 14+

In 1993, six months after the events of The Silence of the Lambs, FBI Agent Clarice Starling returns to the field to pursue serial murderers and sexual predators while navigating the high stakes political world of Washington, D.C.

84

8.4

/52231/

82

/2758/

80

/633/

93

/41/

96

72

/15/

age 16+

A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a hatchet man for one of Chinatown’s most powerful tongs.

73

7.7

/142413/

75

/8542/

80

/2865/

63

/28/

age 10+

The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

85

8.5

/96111/

82

/4002/

79

/679/

97

/84/

94

73

/35/

age 16+

Harry Bosch, an LAPD homicide detective, stands trial for the fatal shooting of a serial murder suspect. A cold case involving the remains of a missing boy forces Bosch to confront his past. As daring recruit Julia Brasher catches his eye and departmental politics heat up, Bosch will pursue justice at all costs.

88

8.7

/79414/

84

/2828/

82

/452/

96

/87/

94

86

/14/

A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.

72

7.4

/118550/

72

/6672/

79

/2785/

89

/95/

67

55

/12/

age 15+

A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.

75

7.5

/299869/

77

/22939/

78

/8463/

93

/106/

68

64

/34/

age 14+

100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity, the last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the repressive regime picks 100 expendable juvenile delinquents to send down to Earth to see if the planet is still habitable.

73

7.6

/97579/

74

/7432/

70

/1731/

76

/142/

70

72

/49/

age 18+

An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities. Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.

75

7.4

/92187/

72

/5307/

75

/1711/

80

/73/

82

68

/25/

age 16+

After Earth is ravaged by a great religious war, an atheistic android architect sends two of his creations, Mother and Father, to start a peaceful, godless colony on the planet Kepler-22b. Their treacherous task is jeopardized by the arrival of the Mithraic, a deeply devout religious order of surviving humans.

69

6.7

/113983/

70

/8159/

72

/2406/

89

/80/

56

58

/28/

age 14+

When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?

81

8.2

/463552/

80

/20106/

81

/12165/

Letterboxd

3.8

/647859/

87

/225/

87

70

/55/

age 14+

After stealing the Tesseract during the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time Variance Authority, a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline. They give Loki a choice: face being erased from existence due to being a “time variant” or help fix the timeline and stop a greater threat.

72

7.9

/200465/

77

/14106/

76

/2162/

75

/133/

64

64

/33/

age 17+

After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.

78

8.1

/25555/

80

/1596/

80

/706/

72

/11/

Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.

73

7.8

/42933/

78

/2525/

83

/1282/

54

/12/

age 14+

A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.

81

IMDb 46

8.7

/725141/

84

/37505/

82

/5909/

83

/443/

80

74

/115/

age 15+

Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.

64

7.1

/24219/

74

/1785/

71

/395/

40

/19/

age 14+

Dr. Jason Bull is the brilliant, brash, and charming founder of a hugely successful trial consulting firm.

50

4.6

/20084/

55

/1521/

73

/1185/

46

/24/

32