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The best shows to stream right now
Right now the best shows in the United States are Breaking Bad (2008), House (2004) and The Office (2005). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.
Series only: the best-rated and most-watched streaming today.
Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States
1. Breaking Bad2008
Series · 5 seasonsDrama, Crime★ 9.0
Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live.
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Netflix2. House2004
Series · 8 seasonsDrama★ 8.6
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
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Prime Video
Hulu
Philo3. The Office2005
Series · 9 seasonsComedy★ 8.6
The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
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Peacock
YouTube TV
TBS4. Rick and Morty2013
Series · 9 seasonsAnimation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.7
Follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe.
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Hulu
HBO MaxYouTube TV
Adult Swim5. Better Call Saul2015
Series · 6 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.7
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet.
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6. Arcane2021
Series · 2 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.7
Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.
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Netflix7. Chernobyl2019
Series · 1 seasonDrama★ 8.7
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.
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HBO Max8. The Mentalist2008
Series · 7 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.4
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
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Hulu9. The Vampire Diaries2009
Series · 8 seasonsDrama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.3
The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.
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HBO MaxPeacock10. Avatar: The Last Airbender2005
Series · 3 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.8
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
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Netflix
Paramount+11. The Sopranos1999
Series · 6 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.7
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads.
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HBO Max12. Teach You a Lesson2026
Series · 1 seasonAction & Adventure, Drama, Comedy★ 9.4
An inspector from the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB) who is authorized by the government to use physical intervention and unconventional methods to discipline delinquent students and reform the educational system.
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Netflix13. How I Met Your Mother2005
Series · 9 seasonsComedy★ 8.1
A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
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HuluYouTube TV
USA Network14. The Simpsons1989
Series · 38 seasonsAnimation, Comedy★ 8.0
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands.
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Disney+Hulu
fuboTVYouTube TV+215. Seinfeld1989
Series · 9 seasonsComedy★ 8.2
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
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Netflix16. Off Campus2026
Series · 2 seasonsDrama★ 8.8
Hannah Wells tutors hockey captain Garrett Graham to win over her crush. Their deal becomes real connection as they face their pasts. Friends Logan, Dean, Tucker, and Allie navigate college life and love.
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Prime Video
Amazon MX Player (free)17. The Pitt2025
Series · 3 seasonsDrama★ 8.7
The staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department.
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HBO Max18. The Chosen2019
Series · 6 seasonsAction & Adventure, Family, Drama★ 8.9
The life of Christ through the eyes of those who encountered him.
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Prime VideofuboTV
Pure Flix
BYUtv (free)19. The Last Kingdom2015
Series · 5 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics★ 8.3
A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity.
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Netflix20. Dutton Ranch2026
Series · 1 seasonWestern, Drama★ 9.1
Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton gamble everything on a new life in South Texas, but the promise of building a future far from the ghosts of Yellowstone quickly collides with brutal new realities and a rival ranch that will stop at nothing to…
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Paramount+21. The Owl House2020
Series · 3 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Comedy★ 8.7
Luz, a self-assured teenage human girl, accidentally stumbles upon a portal to a magical new world where she befriends a rebellious witch, Eda, and an adorably tiny warrior, King.
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Disney+22. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
Series · 28 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.0
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit.
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HulufuboTVPeacockYouTube TV+223. Star vs. the Forces of Evil2015
Series · 4 seasonsAction & Adventure, Animation, Comedy★ 8.4
Intergalactic warrior Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diaz family. She continues to battle villains throughout the universe and high school, mainly to protect her extremely powerful wand, an object that still confuses her.
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Disney+24. Modern Family2009
Series · 11 seasonsComedy★ 7.9
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
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HuluPeacockYouTube TV25. The 1002014
Series · 7 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama★ 7.9
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.
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Pluto TV (free)26. X-Men '972024
Series · 2 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.7
The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.
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Disney+27. The Flash2014
Series · 9 seasonsDrama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 7.7
After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super speed. Teaming up with S.T.A.R.
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Netflix28. Heated Rivalry2025
Series · 1 seasonDrama★ 8.7
Two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey are bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands.
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HBO Max29. Doctor Who2005
Series · 13 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 7.6
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
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Philo
AMC+
Kanopy
Spectrum On Demand+230. Phineas and Ferb2007
Series · 6 seasonsAnimation, Comedy, Family★ 7.9
Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace, who tries to bust them. Meanwhile, their pet platypus plots against evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz.
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Disney+fuboTVYouTube TV
DisneyNOW
Questions
- What are the best shows right now?
- In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Breaking Bad (2008), rated 9.0 out of 10 on TMDB, then House and The Office.
- How is this list made?
- Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
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