Best Family Shows (Ranked)

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Bluey 2018

★9.2Ongoing

#1Score 9.1249.8k IMDb votes

The slice-of-life adventures of an Australian Blue Heeler Cattle Dog puppy as she has fun with her family and friends in everyday situations.

Batman The Animated Series

★9.0Ended

#2Score 8.98140.8k IMDb votes

The Dark Knight battles crime in Gotham City with occasional help from Robin and Batgirl.

Gravity Falls

★8.9Ended

#3Score 8.88186.6k IMDb votes

Twin siblings Dipper and Mabel Pines spend the summer at their great-uncle's tourist trap in the enigmatic Gravity Falls, Oregon.

Adventure Time

🔥 HOT★8.7Ended

#4Score 8.68137.2k IMDb votes

A twelve-year-old boy and his best friend, a wise twenty-eight-year-old dog with magical powers, go on a series of surreal adventures in a remote future.

Over the Garden Wall

★8.7Ended

#5Score 8.6793.5k IMDb votes

Two brothers find themselves lost in a mysterious land and try to find their way home.

Friday Night Lights

★8.7Ended(2006–2011)

#6Score 8.6680.9k IMDb votes

A drama that follows the lives of the Dillon Panthers, one of the nation's best high school football teams, and their head coach Eric Taylor.

Mr Bean

★8.6Ended

#7Score 8.58154.7k IMDb votes

Bumbling, childlike Mr. Bean has trouble completing the simplest of tasks in day-to-day life, but his perseverance and resourcefulness frequently allow him to find ingenious ways around problems.

Anne with an E

★8.6Ended

#8Score 8.5784k IMDb votes

The adventures of a young orphan girl living in the early 19th century. Follow Anne as she learns to navigate her new life on Prince Edward Island, in this new take on L.M. Montgomery's classic novels.

Regular Show

★8.6Ended

#9Score 8.5777.3k IMDb votes

The daily surreal adventures of a blue jay and raccoon duo that attempt to deal with their mundane jobs as groundskeepers at the local park.

The Owl House

★8.6Ended

#10Score 8.5026.9k IMDb votes

Accidentally sent to the world of the Boiling Isles before a trip to summer camp, a teenage human named Luz longs to become a witch and is aided by rebellious Eda and pint-sized demon King.

Anne of Green Gables 1985

★8.6Ended

#11Score 8.5024.9k IMDb votes

An orphan girl, sent to an elderly brother and sister by mistake, charms her new home and community with her fiery spirit and imagination.

Heartstopper

★8.5Ended

#12Score 8.4796k IMDb votes

Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.

Justice League

★8.5Ended

#13Score 8.4658.3k IMDb votes

Seven of the most formidable heroes form arguably the most powerful team ever.

Hilda

★8.6Ended

#14Score 8.4516.7k IMDb votes

A fearless blue-haired girl named Hilda leaves the forest to go to town and find new friends, great adventures, magic and mysterious creatures who might be dangerous.

Star Wars Maul Shadow Lord

★8.5TV-PGOngoing2026-

#15Score 8.4231.5k IMDb votes

After the Clone Wars, Maul plots to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire.

Kingdom

★8.5Ended

#16Score 8.3921.6k IMDb votes

A retired MMA fighter turned trainer juggles keeping his mixed martial arts gym running and keeping his family united.

The Amazing World of Gumball

★8.4Ongoing

#17Score 8.3656.4k IMDb votes

The life of a twelve-year-old boy who happens to be a blue cat as he lives with his family and other strange creatures.

X-Men The Animated Series

★8.4Ended

#18Score 8.3655.4k IMDb votes

A team of mutant superheroes fight for justice and human acceptance in the Marvel Comics universe.

The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance

★8.4Ended

#19Score 8.3329.6k IMDb votes

Return to the world of Thra, where three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis' power, and set out to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world.

Heartland

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Heartland

★8.4Ongoing(II) (2007– )

#20Score 8.3122.9k IMDb votes

A multi-generational saga set in Alberta, Canada and centered on a family getting through life together in both happy and trying times.

Trollhunters - Tales of Arcadia

★8.4Ended

#21Score 8.3022.8k IMDb votes

An ordinary boy finds a magic amulet that chooses him to be a Trollhunter, a guardian that defends the world of humans and the secret world of trolls.

The Legend of Korra

★8.3Ended

#22Score 8.29155.6k IMDb votes

Avatar Korra fights to keep Republic City safe from the evil forces of both the physical and spiritual worlds.

Courage the Cowardly Dog

★8.3Ended

#23Score 8.2658.7k IMDb votes

The offbeat adventures of Courage, a cowardly dog who must overcome his own fears to heroically defend his unknowing farmer owners from all kinds of dangers, paranormal events and menaces that appear around their land.

Dragon Ball Super

★8.3Ended

#24Score 8.2647.9k IMDb votes

Six months after the defeat of Majin Buu, The mighty Saiyan Son Goku continues his quest on becoming stronger.

Julie and the Phantoms

★8.4Ended

#25Score 8.2614.5k IMDb votes

Julie is a teenage girl who finds her passion for music and life with the help of a high -concept band of teen boys (The Phantoms) who have been dead for 25 years. Julie, in turn, helps them become the band they were never able to...

The Wonder Years

★8.3Ended

#26Score 8.2544.3k IMDb votes

Kevin Arnold recalls growing up during the late 60s and early 70s; the turbulent social times make the transition from child to adult unusually interesting.

The Avengers - Earths Mightiest Heroes

★8.3Ended

#27Score 8.2018.6k IMDb votes

After 74 villains break out of prison, Marvel's most powerful superheroes team up to capture all of them, and also to defend the Earth from widespread threats.

SpongeBob SquarePants

★8.2(1999– )

#28Score 8.19128.7k IMDb votes

The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.

Malcolm in the Middle

★8.2Ended(2000–2006)

#29Score 8.19163.5k IMDb votes

A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.

Road to Avonlea

★8.5Ended

#30Score 8.155.4k IMDb votes

A young rich girl is sent to live with relatives on Prince Edward Island in the early 1900s.

Amphibia

★8.3Ended

#31Score 8.1512.3k IMDb votes

Ordinary Anne Boonchuy, 13, finds a music box that sends her to Amphibia, a world full of frogs, toads, and giant insects. With help from Sprig, she must adjust to life in Amphibia and discover the first true friendship in her life.

The Dragon Prince

★8.2Ended

#32Score 8.1432.2k IMDb votes

Two human princes forge an unlikely bond with the elfin assassin sent to kill them, embarking on an epic quest to bring peace to their warring lands.

Scooby Doo - Mystery Incorporated

★8.2Ended

#33Score 8.1223.7k IMDb votes

Scooby-Doo and the gang attempt to solve creepy mysteries in the town of Crystal Cove, a place with a history of eerie supernatural events.

Boy Meets World

★8.1Ended

#34Score 8.0750.6k IMDb votes

An adolescent with two siblings tests his various theories about life as he endures the trials of growing up alongside a good friend.

Steven Universe

★8.1Ended(2013– )

#35Score 8.0646.3k IMDb votes

A team of intergalactic warriors fights to protect the Earth, but the combination of three highly trained beings and one quirky young boy leaves the team struggling to overcome the dangerous scenarios that are put in front of them.

One Day at a Time 2017

★8.1Ended

#36Score 8.0220.2k IMDb votes

Follows three generations of the same Cuban-American family living in the same house: a newly divorced former military mother, her teenage daughter and tween son, and her old-school mother.

Wednesday

★8.0Ongoing

#37Score 8.00512.5k IMDb votes

Follows Wednesday Addams' years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents.

Lost Boys and Fairies

★8.5Ended

#38Score 7.972.8k IMDb votes

Gabriel and his partner Andy adopt a child. But Gabriel has a history and he will need to embark upon a journey of self-discovery and attempt to repair his relationship with his dad before he can truly begin to parent 7-year old J...

Teen Titans

🔥 HOT★8.0Ended

#39Score 7.9744.5k IMDb votes

A team of five teenaged superheroes save the world from many villains around their city while experiencing things normal teens face today.

Tron Uprising

★8.1Ended

#40Score 7.9610.4k IMDb votes

In the computer world of the Grid, a young program joins Tron's fight against their world's tyranny.

Zorro 1957

★8.2Ended

#41Score 7.925.1k IMDb votes

Don Diego de la Vega opposes the corrupt tyrants of Spanish California as the masked swordsman, Zorro.

Voltron - Legendary Defender

★8.0Ended

#42Score 7.8811.1k IMDb votes

Five teenagers become the last line of defense for the galaxy in an intergalactic battle against the evil alien force led by King Zarkon.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987

★7.9Ended

#43Score 7.8741.3k IMDb votes

Mutant heroes live in New York sewers and train in martial arts to protect the city from crime.

The Fosters

★7.9Ended(2013–2018)

#44Score 7.8633k IMDb votes

Teenager Callie Jacob is placed in a foster home with a lesbian couple and their blend of biological, adoptive, and foster children.

Star vs the Forces of Evil

★7.9Ended

#45Score 7.8422.4k IMDb votes

Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diazes, a Mexican-American family. She continues to battle villains throughout the universe and high school, mainly to protect her extremely powerful wand, an object that still conf...

ThunderCats

★7.9Ended(1985–1989)

#46Score 7.8420.9k IMDb votes

A team of humanoid cats fight evil in their adopted home world.

When Calls the Heart

★7.9Ongoing

#47Score 7.8316.9k IMDb votes

Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012

★7.9Ended

#48Score 7.8318.9k IMDb votes

Four ninja turtles, mutated by a mysterious alien substance, must rise up out of the sewers and defend their city against evil forces from both the past and present.

LEGO Ninjago - Masters of Spinjitzu

★7.9Ended

#49Score 7.8214.5k IMDb votes

When the fate of their world, Ninjago, is challenged by great threats, it's up to the ninja: Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane, Lloyd and Nya to save the world.

Sym-Bionic Titan

★8.1Ended

#50Score 7.803.8k IMDb votes

Three young alien beings with the ability to form a giant robotic warrior attempt to blend into suburbia, all while battling the tyrannical forces that ravaged their home world.

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