The Greatest TV Villains, Ranked
All 24 villains here, ranked by 53 players. Homelander leads: it wins 74.5% of its matchups (n = 153) and was champion in 10 of 53 brackets. Disagree? Your first pick is right here. No sign-up.
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Dexter MorganDexter
Cersei LannisterGame of Thrones
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TV Villains: the community’s best
Win rate across 1,099 head-to-head picks from 53 finished brackets. n is the number of matchups behind each win rate; only entrants with 30 or more are listed.
| # | TV villain | W–L | Win rate | vs .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 114–39 | 74.5% | 10 | 153 | ||
| 2 | Walter WhiteBreaking Bad | 99–43 | 69.7% | 7 | 142 | |
| 3 | Gustavo FringBreaking Bad / Better Call Saul | 95–46 | 67.4% | 4 | 141 | |
| 4 | Tony SopranoThe Sopranos | 72–43 | 62.6% | 5 | 115 | |
| 5 | 66–41 | 61.7% | 5 | 107 | ||
| 6 | Dexter MorganDexter | 73–47 | 60.8% | 5 | 120 | |
| 7 | 62–44 | 58.5% | 1 | 106 | ||
| 8 | Omni-ManInvincible | 57–44 | 56.4% | 4 | 101 |
TV Villains: the community tier list
From 1,099 head-to-head picks in 53 finished brackets. Placed by win rate, steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups: S is 75% or more, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%.
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Nobody yet
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- Homelander
- Walter White
- Gustavo Fring
- Tony Soprano
- Negan
- Dexter Morgan
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- Hannibal Lecter
- Omni-Man
- Ramsay Bolton
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- Vecna
- Tywin Lannister
- The Governor
- Joffrey Baratheon
- The Night King
- Moriarty
- Logan Roy
- Tuco Salamanca
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- Cersei Lannister
- Benjamin Linus
- Kilgrave
- Frank Underwood
- Lorne Malvo
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Villanelle
- Nellie Oleson
How the TV Villains bracket works
This TV villain ranking is played, not dragged into rows. You get one matchup at a time — Walter White or Cersei Lannister? Gustavo Fring or Negan? — and after 15 picks the bracket has a champion, with everything else placed by how far it got. By the end you have ranked the 16 in today's draw without ever looking at more than two at a time; play All 24 for the whole field.
This bracket runs 4 rounds at the default 16-slot size (Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final), drawn from a pool of 24 shows. The draw is seeded: the same for everyone today, different tomorrow, and different again whenever you press New draw. You can also play it at 8 or 24 slots for a shorter or longer run.
15 picks, 4 rounds
- Round of 168 matchups
- Quarterfinals4 matchups
- Semifinals2 matchups
- Final1 matchup
Roughly 1-2 minutes start to finish at the default size.
All 24 entrants
All 24 entrants are listed below, including Walter White, Cersei Lannister, Gustavo Fring and Negan. Updated
- Walter WhiteBreaking Bad
- Cersei LannisterGame of Thrones
- Gustavo FringBreaking Bad / Better Call Saul
- NeganThe Walking Dead
- Joffrey BaratheonGame of Thrones
- KilgraveJessica Jones
- HomelanderThe Boys
- Ramsay BoltonGame of Thrones
- Tony SopranoThe SopranosPhoto: Hinnk HBO / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
- Benjamin LinusLost
- MoriartySherlock
- Logan RoySuccession
- VillanelleKilling Eve
- Tuco SalamancaBreaking Bad
- VecnaStranger Things
- Nellie OlesonLittle House on the PrairiePhoto: Guioteca / Wikimedia Commons · CC0
- The GovernorThe Walking Dead
- Tywin LannisterGame of Thrones
- Frank UnderwoodHouse of Cards
- Lorne MalvoFargo
- The Night KingGame of Thrones
- Hannibal LecterHannibal
- Dexter MorganDexter
- Omni-ManInvincible
Tier list instead?
Load all 24 into the tier list maker and sort them into S through F yourself: same entrants, no matchups.
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Open the bracket makerGetting a ranking you actually agree with
- Judge the whole run, not just the best season, or every prestige show wins by default.
- Start at 16 slots. If the result feels too obvious, replay at 24 so more of the 24 shows make the field.
- Use undo the moment you regret a pick. One reflex answer in an early round can knock out a favourite before it gets going.
Questions people ask
What is the best TV villain?
According to 53 BracketRanker players, Homelander (The Boys). It wins 74.5% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 153) and was champion in 10 of 53 brackets (18.9%).
How many shows are in the TV Villains bracket?
The pool holds 24 shows. A default run uses 16 of them and takes 15 picks across 4 rounds: Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final. Other field sizes are available too — 8, 16, 24 slots.
Which shows are included?
Walter White, Cersei Lannister, Gustavo Fring, Negan, Joffrey Baratheon, Kilgrave, Homelander, Ramsay Bolton, Tony Soprano, Benjamin Linus, Moriarty and Logan Roy, plus 12 more. Every entrant is listed further down this page with its artwork.
How long does the TV Villains bracket take?
About 1-2 minutes — 15 choices at the default size, or 7 if you drop to an 8-slot bracket. No account is needed, and a run saves after every pick, so you can stop and jump back in later.
Can I turn the result into S/A/B tiers?
Both are here, and the bracket is closer to a tier list than it looks. It ends with a champion, a runner-up and then every other show grouped by the round it went out in — which is exactly a set of tiers, decided by 15 direct comparisons rather than by your first guess at a layout. What it deliberately does not do is claim a precise gap between two shows that never met. If you would rather place the shows into S through F rows yourself, the tier list maker loads all 24 of them at bracketranker.com/tier-list-maker.
Can I compare my order with other people's?
Every completed bracket feeds the TV Villains community results page, which aggregates win rates across all plays and tracks how often each of the 24 entrants takes the title. It updates continuously, so it moves as more people play.
What if a show I wanted is missing?
Use the bracket maker: add your own shows, name it, and share the link so other people play the same field. That is the route to take when this pool of 24 is missing something you would have picked, or when you want a version scoped to one era, label or franchise.