Best TV Shows of 2018
The 40 most popular TV shows that premiered in 2018, 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.The Rookie(2018)
8.5CrimeDramaComedy
Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.
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2.FBI(2018)
7.9CrimeAction & AdventureDrama
The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.
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3.9-1-1(2018)
8.2DramaCrimeAction & Adventure
Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
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4.Yellowstone(2018)
8.3WesternDrama
Follow the violent world of the Dutton family, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Led by their patriarch John Dutton, the family defends their property against constant attack by land developers, an Indian reservation, and America’s first National Park.
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5.Magnum P.I.(2018)
7.5Action & AdventureDramaCrime
Thomas Magnum, a decorated former Navy SEAL, returns home from Afghanistan and applies his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii taking jobs no one else will—with the help of fellow vets T.C. Calvin and Rick Wright, and former MI:6 agent, Juliet Higgins.
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6.Bluey(2018)
8.6AnimationComedyFamily
Bluey is an inexhaustible six year-old Blue Heeler dog, who loves to play and turns everyday family life into extraordinary adventures, developing her imagination as well as her mental, physical and emotional resilience.
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7.The Resident(2018)
8.4Drama
A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.
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8.All American(2018)
8.1Drama
When a rising high school football player from South Central L.A. is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High, the wins, losses and struggles of two families from vastly different worlds - Compton and Beverly Hills - begin to collide. Inspired by the life of pro football player Spencer Paysinger.
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9.You(2018)
8.0MysteryCrimeDrama
A dangerously charming, obsessive man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of women who fascinate him.
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10.Craig of the Creek(2018)
8.1AnimationAction & AdventureComedy
Craig and his two friends, Kelsey and JP, embark on adventures in the untamed wilderness of the Creek, a place where children can run wild and free. The group of friends solve mysteries, fulfil quests and compete in battles against the other kids.
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11.Station 19(2018)
8.2DramaAction & Adventure
A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. These brave men and women are like family, literally and figuratively, and together they put their own lives in jeopardy as first responders to save the…
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12.Cobra Kai(2018)
8.2Action & AdventureDramaComedy
This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been working to maintain the…
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13.New Amsterdam(2018)
8.3Drama
The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care, but the doctors and staff are not so sure he can succeed. They've heard this before. Not taking "no" for an answer, Dr. Goodwin's instinctive…
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14.Succession(2018)
8.3DramaComedy
Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
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15.Titans(2018)
7.8DramaAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.
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16.Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan(2018)
7.7Action & AdventureDrama
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US…
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17.The Chi(2018)
7.9Drama
A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his…
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18.Summer Camp Island(2018)
7.7AnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging from magical camp counselors to sticky notes that are portals to other dimensions.
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19.A Million Little Things(2018)
7.2Drama
A group of friends from Boston who feel stuck in life experience an unexpected wake-up call after one of their friends dies unexpectedly.
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20.Manifest(2018)
7.6Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDrama
After landing from a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 discover five years have passed in what seemed like a few hours. As their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater…
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21.grown-ish(2018)
7.8Comedy
Zoey Johnson heads to college and begins her hilarious journey to adulthood but quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest.
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22.The Neighborhood(2018)
7.6Comedy
The nicest guy in the Midwest moves his family into a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone appreciates his extreme neighborliness. That includes their new next-door neighbor Calvin.
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23.Big City Greens(2018)
7.6FamilyAnimationComedy
The offbeat adventures of 10-year-old Cricket Green, a mischievous and optimistic country boy who moves to the big city with his wildly out of place family – older sister Tilly, father Bill and Gramma Alice.
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24.Good Girls(2018)
7.8DramaCrime
Three "good girl" suburban wives and mothers suddenly find themselves in desperate circumstances and decide to stop playing it safe and risk everything to take their power back.
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25.Black Lightning(2018)
6.9Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Jefferson Pierce is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community.
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26.The Conners(2018)
7.0Comedy
This iconic family—Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J.—grapples with parenthood, dating, an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures, aging and in-laws in working-class America.
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27.Legacies(2018)
8.4Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
In a place where young witches, vampires, and werewolves are nurtured to be their best selves in spite of their worst impulses, Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman, among others, come of age into heroes and villains at The Salvatore School for the…
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28.Chilling Adventures of Sabrina(2018)
8.2MysterySci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Magic and mischief collide as half-human, half-witch Sabrina navigates between two worlds: mortal teen life and her family's legacy, the Church of Night.
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29.Apple & Onion(2018)
6.6AnimationComedy
In a world of talking food, best mates Apple and Onion fumble through city life, tackling ordinary problems by extraordinary means.
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30.Barry(2018)
7.9ComedyCrimeDrama
A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.
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31.Mayans M.C.(2018)
8.0CrimeDrama
Set in the aftermath of Jax Teller’s death, Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Now, EZ must carve out his new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy with the American Dream in his grasp.
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32.Killing Eve(2018)
7.9CrimeDrama
A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.
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33.Altered Carbon(2018)
7.6Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.
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34.Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators(2018)
7.2ComedyDramaMystery
Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire's residents.
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35.Disenchantment(2018)
7.4AnimationComedyAction & Adventure
Set in a ruined medieval city called Dreamland, Disenchantment follows the grubby adventures of a hard-drinking princess, her feisty elf companion and her personal demon.
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36.Charmed(2018)
7.2DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Set in the fictional college town of Hilltowne, Charmed follows the lives of three sisters, Macy, Mel and Maggie Vera who, after the tragic death of their mother, discover they are three of the most powerful witches of all time.
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37.Star Wars Resistance(2018)
6.2Sci-Fi & FantasyAnimationAction & Adventure
Kazuda Xiono, a young pilot for the Resistance, is tasked with a top secret mission to investigate the First Order, a growing threat in the galaxy.
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38.Lost in Space(2018)
7.5Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
After crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fights against all odds to survive and escape. But they're surrounded by hidden dangers.
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39.Narcos: Mexico(2018)
7.9DramaCrime
See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.
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40.A Discovery of Witches(2018)
7.8Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Closet witch Diana Bishop and centuries-old vampire Matthew Clairmont are drawn into a deadly mystery and forbidden romance when a magical book shows up in an Oxford library.
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