Highest Rated TV Shows of the 1990s
Every tv show below is scored by averaging its rating on every platform that carries it — IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, Letterboxd, Google and more — into one number out of 100. Only titles rated by at least three platforms are ranked.
1
The Sopranos
A+
91
2
Freaks and Geeks
A
89
3
The League of Gentlemen
A
88
4
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
A
88
5
I'm Alan Partridge
A
88
6
Homicide: Life on the Street
A
88
7
My So-Called Life
A
87
8
Bottom
A
86
9
Spaced
A
86
10
Cracker
A
86
11
Keeping Up Appearances
A
86
12
Sports Night
A
86
13
Mr. Bean
A
85
14
Twin Peaks
A
85
15
Father Ted
A
84
16
Oz
A
84
17
American Gothic
A
84
18
The Pretender
A
84
19
Eerie, Indiana
A
84
20
Absolutely Fabulous
A
83
21
The West Wing
A
83
22
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
A
83
23
Friends
A
83
24
Frasier
A
83
25
Space: Above and Beyond
A
82
26
Strangers with Candy
A
82
27
NYPD Blue
A
82
28
The Larry Sanders Show
A
81
29
Northern Exposure
A
81
30
Dinosaurs
A
81
31
Farscape
A
81
32
Jeeves and Wooster
A
80
33
Cold Feet
A
80
34
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
A
80
35
NewsRadio
A
80
36
Highlander
A
80
37
The Kingdom
A
80
38
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
A
80
39
The X-Files
A
80
40
Due South
A
80
41
Martin
B
79
42
Babylon 5
B
78
43
Party of Five
B
78
44
Roswell
B
78
45
Angel
B
78
46
The Practice
B
78
47
Third Watch
B
77
48
The Thin Blue Line
B
77
49
Stargate SG-1
B
77
50
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
B
77
51
Queer as Folk
B
77
52
Picket Fences
B
77
53
Earth 2
B
76
54
That '70s Show
B
76
55
The Lost World
B
76
56
ER
B
76
57
Millennium
B
75
58
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
B
75
59
Kenan & Kel
B
75
60
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
B
75
61
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
B
75
62
Midsomer Murders
B
75
63
Law & Order
B
75
64
Felicity
B
75
65
Popular
B
74
66
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
B
74
67
Star Trek: Voyager
B
74
68
Boy Meets World
B
74
69
Will & Grace
B
73
70
La Femme Nikita
B
73
71
Judging Amy
B
73
72
Goosebumps
B
73
73
Dharma & Greg
B
72
74
Everybody Loves Raymond
B
72
75
Spin City
B
72
76
Becker
B
72
77
3rd Rock from the Sun
B
71
78
Chicago Hope
B
71
79
The Flash
B
71
80
Sliders
B
71
81
The Nanny
B
71
82
Sex and the City
B
70
83
Xena: Warrior Princess
B
70
84
Crusade
B
70
85
Charmed
B
70
86
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
B
70
87
The King of Queens
C
69
88
Mad About You
C
69
89
Home Improvement
C
69
90
Ally McBeal
C
68
91
Just Shoot Me!
C
67
92
JAG
C
67
93
The Drew Carey Show
C
67
94
Cybill
C
67
95
Wings
C
67
96
Beverly Hills, 90210
C
65
97
Dawson's Creek
C
65
98
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
C
65
99
Cleopatra
C
63
100
Relic Hunter
C
63
The Sopranos
A+
91
2
Freaks and Geeks
A
89
3
The League of Gentlemen
A
88
4
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
A
88
5
I'm Alan Partridge
A
88
6
Homicide: Life on the Street
A
88
7
My So-Called Life
A
87
8
Bottom
A
86
9
Spaced
A
86
10
Cracker
A
86
11
Keeping Up Appearances
A
86
12
Sports Night
A
86
13
Mr. Bean
A
85
14
Twin Peaks
A
85
15
Father Ted
A
84
16
Oz
A
84
17
American Gothic
A
84
18
The Pretender
A
84
19
Eerie, Indiana
A
84
20
Absolutely Fabulous
A
83
21
The West Wing
A
83
22
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
A
83
23
Friends
A
83
24
Frasier
A
83
25
Space: Above and Beyond
A
82
26
Strangers with Candy
A
82
27
NYPD Blue
A
82
28
The Larry Sanders Show
A
81
29
Northern Exposure
A
81
30
Dinosaurs
A
81
31
Farscape
A
81
32
Jeeves and Wooster
A
80
33
Cold Feet
A
80
34
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
A
80
35
NewsRadio
A
80
36
Highlander
A
80
37
The Kingdom
A
80
38
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
A
80
39
The X-Files
A
80
40
Due South
A
80
41
Martin
B
79
42
Babylon 5
B
78
43
Party of Five
B
78
44
Roswell
B
78
45
Angel
B
78
46
The Practice
B
78
47
Third Watch
B
77
48
The Thin Blue Line
B
77
49
Stargate SG-1
B
77
50
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
B
77
51
Queer as Folk
B
77
52
Picket Fences
B
77
53
Earth 2
B
76
54
That '70s Show
B
76
55
The Lost World
B
76
56
ER
B
76
57
Millennium
B
75
58
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
B
75
59
Kenan & Kel
B
75
60
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
B
75
61
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
B
75
62
Midsomer Murders
B
75
63
Law & Order
B
75
64
Felicity
B
75
65
Popular
B
74
66
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
B
74
67
Star Trek: Voyager
B
74
68
Boy Meets World
B
74
69
Will & Grace
B
73
70
La Femme Nikita
B
73
71
Judging Amy
B
73
72
Goosebumps
B
73
73
Dharma & Greg
B
72
74
Everybody Loves Raymond
B
72
75
Spin City
B
72
76
Becker
B
72
77
3rd Rock from the Sun
B
71
78
Chicago Hope
B
71
79
The Flash
B
71
80
Sliders
B
71
81
The Nanny
B
71
82
Sex and the City
B
70
83
Xena: Warrior Princess
B
70
84
Crusade
B
70
85
Charmed
B
70
86
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
B
70
87
The King of Queens
C
69
88
Mad About You
C
69
89
Home Improvement
C
69
90
Ally McBeal
C
68
91
Just Shoot Me!
C
67
92
JAG
C
67
93
The Drew Carey Show
C
67
94
Cybill
C
67
95
Wings
C
67
96
Beverly Hills, 90210
C
65
97
Dawson's Creek
C
65
98
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
C
65
99
Cleopatra
C
63
100
Relic Hunter
C
63