All 32 TV Dramas, ranked by 99 players
Players rank Breaking Bad #1: it wins 77.7% of its matchups (n = 305) and took the title in 21 of 99 brackets. Game of Thrones and Better Call Saul follow. Disagree? Best TV Dramas Ranked Head-to-Head is one tap away.
Updated hourly · last refreshed November 15, 2026
Brackets finished99
Head-to-head picks2,741
Entrants ranked32of 32
Breaking Bad title share21.2%n = 99
Title odds
Share of 99 finished brackets won
- Breaking Bad21.2% (21 of 99)
- Game of Thrones20.2% (20 of 99)
- The Sopranos8.1% (8 of 99)
- Better Call Saul7.1% (7 of 99)
- The Walking Dead7.1% (7 of 99)
- The Wire6.1% (6 of 99)
TV Dramas: the community tier list
Built from win rates across 2,741 picks. Tiers use the win rate steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups (S from 75%, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%). Steadying pulls a small sample toward the middle, so a high raw rate can sit a tier lower and a low one a tier higher than the rate shown, which is the raw one. What does S tier mean?
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Breaking Bad77.7%
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- Game of Thrones75.3%
- Better Call Saul67.7%
- The Sopranos67.3%
- The Walking Dead64.5%
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- The Wire59.1%
- Dexter58.7%
- Stranger Things56.9%
- House of the Dragon55.1%
- The Boys53.9%
- Succession53.4%
- Lost53.2%
- Mr. Robot52.1%
- Peaky Blinders51.9%
- Severance50.0%
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- Mad Men49.4%
- The Last of Us45.9%
- Grey's Anatomy40.4%
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- Six Feet Under38.7%
- The Shield38.4%
- Shogun37.0%
- The Handmaid's Tale35.8%
- The White Lotus31.6%
- Boardwalk Empire30.8%
- Yellowstone30.7%
- The Leftovers29.8%
- The Americans29.7%
- Downton Abbey29.5%
- Slow Horses25.6%
- Friday Night Lights25.0%
- The West Wing24.8%
- This Is Us23.1%
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Nobody yet
Standings
Every entrant with its record. Ordered by win rate, steadied for small samples; a rate shows once an entrant has 30 matchups. n is the number of head-to-head matchups behind each rate.
| # | Show | W–L | Win rate | Against .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breaking Bad2008-2013 | 237–68 | 77.7% | 21 | 305 | |
| 2 | Game of Thrones2011-2019 | 210–69 | 75.3% | 20 | 279 | |
| 3 | Better Call Saul2015-2022 | 170–81 | 67.7% | 7 | 251 | |
| 4 | The Sopranos1999-2007 | 171–83 | 67.3% | 8 | 254 | |
| 5 | The Walking Dead2010-2022 | 151–83 | 64.5% | 7 | 234 | |
| 6 | The Wire2002-2008 | 114–79 | 59.1% | 6 | 193 | |
| 7 | Dexter2006-2013 | 118–83 | 58.7% | 3 | 201 | |
| 8 | Stranger Things2016-2025 | 115–87 | 56.9% | 3 | 202 | |
| 9 | House of the Dragon2022-present | 103–84 | 55.1% | 3 | 187 | |
| 10 | The Boys2019-2026 | 104–89 | 53.9% | 0 | 193 | |
| 11 | Succession2018-2023 | 101–88 | 53.4% | 1 | 189 | |
| 12 | Lost2004-2010 | 92–81 | 53.2% | 3 | 173 | |
| 13 | Mr. Robot2015-2019 | 99–91 | 52.1% | 3 | 190 | |
| 14 | 94–87 | 51.9% | 0 | 181 | ||
| 15 | Severance2022-present | 85–85 | 50.0% | 2 | 170 | |
| 16 | Mad Men2007-2015 | 83–85 | 49.4% | 3 | 168 | |
| 17 | The Last of Us2023-present | 72–85 | 45.9% | 2 | 157 | |
| 18 | Grey's Anatomy2005-present | 61–90 | 40.4% | 0 | 151 | |
| 19 | Six Feet Under2001-2005 | 55–87 | 38.7% | 1 | 142 | |
| 20 | 58–93 | 38.4% | 1 | 151 | ||
| 21 | Shogun2024-present | 50–85 | 37.0% | 1 | 135 | |
| 22 | 49–88 | 35.8% | 1 | 137 | ||
| 23 | The White Lotus2021-present | 42–91 | 31.6% | 0 | 133 | |
| 24 | Boardwalk Empire2010-2014 | 40–90 | 30.8% | 1 | 130 | |
| 25 | Yellowstone2018-2024 | 39–88 | 30.7% | 0 | 127 | |
| 26 | The Leftovers2014-2017 | 37–87 | 29.8% | 1 | 124 | |
| 27 | The Americans2013-2018 | 38–90 | 29.7% | 1 | 128 | |
| 28 | Downton Abbey2010-2015 | 36–86 | 29.5% | 0 | 122 | |
| 29 | Slow Horses2022-present | 31–90 | 25.6% | 0 | 121 | |
| 30 | Friday Night Lights2006-2011 | 30–90 | 25.0% | 0 | 120 | |
| 31 | The West Wing1999-2006 | 29–88 | 24.8% | 0 | 117 | |
| 32 | This Is Us2016-2022 | 27–90 | 23.1% | 0 | 117 |
Closest rivalries
Pairs the crowd can barely split. Estimated from each entrant's overall record until the pair has met 20 times.
- SuccessionvsLost50–50 · estimate from overall records
- The WirevsDexter50–50 · estimate from overall records
- The BoysvsSuccession50–50 · estimate from overall records
Most lopsided
- Breaking BadvsThis Is Us91–9 · estimate from overall records
- Game of ThronesvsThis Is Us90–10 · estimate from overall records
- Better Call SaulvsThis Is Us86–14 · estimate from overall records
Upsets and oddities
Patterns in 99 finished brackets.
- UntouchableBreaking Bad wins 77.7%The best record in the field (n = 305 matchups).
- ClutchThe Americans: 1 titlesOnly #27 on win rate, but #22 for championships.
- Still waitingThe Boys: no titles yetWins 53.9% of its matchups (n = 193) and has never been crowned.
Upsets need real meetings: a pair shows here once it has met 10 times and the weaker record leads.
Questions people ask
What is #1 in the TV Dramas community ranking?
Breaking Bad. It wins 77.7% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 305) and took the title in 21 of 99 finished brackets.
How is the ranking worked out?
Every pick in a finished bracket is a win for one entrant and a loss for the other. Entrants are ordered by win rate, steadied toward 50% by ten imaginary matchups so that a newcomer with a 3–0 record can't top the table. The rate shown is the real one, with n, the number of matchups behind it.
Why win rate and not titles?
Draws are shuffled, so a title can come from an easy path. Win rate counts every matchup an entrant played, which is a fairer read of how people feel about it. Title odds are shown too, as the share of finished brackets each entrant won.
How many people have ranked TV Dramas?
99 finished brackets so far, with 2,741 head-to-head picks between them. Only finished brackets count.
Can I rank all 32 myself?
Yes. Play the bracket at 8, 16, 32 entrants, free and with no sign-up. You get your own ranking and a link to share, and your picks join this page.
How often does this page update?
About every hour, as new brackets are finished.
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