Best TV Shows of 2017
The 40 most popular TV shows that premiered in 2017, most watched first, with a vote floor so obscure titles do not crowd out the ones people remember.
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40 titles · updated 3rd October 2026
1.S.W.A.T.(2017)
8.0CrimeAction & AdventureDrama
A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles the two worlds.
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2.The Good Doctor(2017)
8.5Drama
Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.
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3.Young Sheldon(2017)
8.0ComedyFamilyDrama
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
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4.SEAL Team(2017)
8.0Action & AdventureDramaWar & Politics
Military drama following the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high stakes missions our country can ask of them.
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5.Star Trek: Discovery(2017)
6.9Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.
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6.Marvel's The Punisher(2017)
8.2Action & AdventureCrimeDrama
A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.
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7.The Handmaid's Tale(2017)
8.2DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure
Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.
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8.The Orville(2017)
7.6DramaComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.
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9.Riverdale(2017)
8.4CrimeDramaMystery
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.
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10.The Good Fight(2017)
7.5Drama
Picking up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of "The Good Wife", an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, Maia Rindell, while simultaneously wiping out her mentor and godmother Diane Lockhart's savings. Forced out of her law firm, now called "Lockhart, Deckler,…
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11.Get Shorty(2017)
7.1CrimeComedy
Miles Daly works as muscle for a murderous crime ring in Nevada and attempts to change professions and become a movie producer, laundering money through a Hollywood film with the help of washed-up filmmaker Rick Moreweather. Based on Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times bestselling novel.
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12.Snowfall(2017)
8.4DramaCrime
Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.
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13.Big Mouth(2017)
7.6ComedyAnimation
Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg.
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14.DuckTales(2017)
7.8FamilyComedyAnimation
The adventures of billionaire Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, their famous uncle Donald Duck, pilot extraordinaire Launchpad, Mrs. Beakly, Webby and Roboduck. Adventures and hidden treasures are everywhere, in their hometown Duckburg and all around the world.
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15.The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel(2017)
8.1ComedyDrama
It’s 1958 Manhattan and Miriam “Midge” Maisel has everything she’s ever wanted - the perfect husband, kids, and Upper West Side apartment. But when her life suddenly takes a turn and Midge must start over, she discovers a previously unknown talent - one that will take her all the way from the comedy clubs of…
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16.Ozark(2017)
8.2CrimeDrama
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.
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17.Taken(2017)
6.5Action & AdventureCrimeDrama
The origin story of younger, hungrier, former Green Beret Bryan Mills as he deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world. As he fights to overcome the incident and exact revenge, Mills is pulled into a career as a deadly CIA operative, a job that awakens his very particular, and very dangerous, set of skills.
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18.13 Reasons Why(2017)
7.5DramaMystery
High school student Clay Jensen lands in the center of a series of heartbreaking mysteries set in motion by a friend's tragic suicide.
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19.Raven's Home(2017)
7.7FamilyComedyDrama
Best friends Raven and Chelsea, now both divorced mothers, are raising their children in a house together. Their house is turned upside down when they realize one of Raven's children inherited the same psychic abilities as their mother.
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20.Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams(2017)
7.0Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories.
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21.Big Hero 6 The Series(2017)
7.6Action & AdventureAnimationComedy
Picking up immediately following the events in the feature film, these are the continuing adventures and friendship of 14-year-old tech genius Hiro and his compassionate, cutting-edge robot Baymax. As the new prodigy at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, Hiro now faces daunting academic challenges and the social…
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22.Marvel's Spider-Man(2017)
7.5AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyComedy
An insecure but courageous and intelligent teen named Peter Parker, a new student of Midtown High, is bitten by a radioactive spider and given powers. He becomes a hero named Spider-Man after the death of his uncle and he must adapt to this new way of life.
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23.Genius(2017)
7.5Drama
The life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.
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24.MINDHUNTER(2017)
8.1DramaCrime
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
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25.Anne with an E(2017)
8.7DramaFamily
A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890s, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, is mistakenly sent to…
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26.American Gods(2017)
7.1DramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
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.
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27.The Gifted(2017)
7.6Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
A suburban couple's ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.
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28.The Sinner(2017)
7.5CrimeDrama
In a small New York town, a haunted detective hunts for answers about perplexing crimes while wrestling with his own demons.
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29.A Series of Unfortunate Events(2017)
7.4Action & AdventureFamilyComedy
The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
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30.Carpool Karaoke: The Series(2017)
6.1Comedy
Celebrity pairings ride along in a car together as they sing tunes from their personal playlists and surprise fans who don't expect to see big stars belting out tunes one lane over.
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31.Will & Grace(2017)
7.5Comedy
That's right, honey! A decade after their unforgettable eight-season run, comedy's most fabulous foursome is back.
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32.GLOW(2017)
7.3ComedyDrama
In 1980s LA, a crew of misfits reinvent themselves as the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.
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33.Manhunt(2017)
7.6CrimeMystery
Inspired by actual events, this true crime anthology series takes a deep dive into the dark, twisted minds of terrorists and follows the brave souls who hunt them down.
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34.The Deuce(2017)
7.6DramaCrime
The story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early ’70s through the mid ’80s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and the renewed real estate market ended the bawdy turbulence…
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35.Future Man(2017)
7.2ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Josh Futturman, a janitor by day/world-ranked gamer by night, is tasked with preventing the extinction of humanity after mysterious visitors from the future proclaim him the key to defeating the imminent super-race invasion.
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36.Marvel's Runaways(2017)
7.3Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other must unite against a common foe – their parents.
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37.Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure(2017)
7.4KidsAnimationComedy
Set between “Tangled” and “Tangled Ever After,” this animated adventure/comedy series unfolds as Rapunzel acquaints herself with her parents, her kingdom and the people of Corona.
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38.Absentia(2017)
7.3CrimeDramaMystery
A missing FBI agent reappears six years after being declared dead.
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39.The Bold Type(2017)
7.7DramaComedy
A glimpse into the outrageous lives of Jane, Kat and Sutton, who are working at the nation's top women's magazine, Scarlet, while navigating their careers, identities and individual voices.
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40.Vampirina(2017)
6.7AnimationKidsComedy
A young vampire girl faces the joys and trials of being the new kid in town when her family moves from Transylvania to Pennsylvania.
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