Best TV Shows of 2016
The 50 highest rated TV shows released in 2016, ranked by viewer ratings on TMDB. Only titles with enough votes to count are included, so one-off five-star ratings can't skew the list.
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1
Planet Earth II (2016)
David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on earth.
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2
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
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3
My Hero Academia (2016)
Izuku has dreamt of being a hero all his life—a lofty goal for anyone, but especially challenging for a kid with no superpowers. That’s right, in a world where eighty percent of the population has some kind of super-powered "quirk," Izuku…
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4
Stranger Things (2016)
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
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5
KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world! (2016)
After a traffic accident, Kazuma Sato’s disappointingly brief life was supposed to be over, but he wakes up to see a beautiful girl before him. She claims to be a goddess, Aqua, and asks if he would like to go to another world and bring…
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6
Scarlet Heart: Ryeo (2016)
A story of a 25-year-old Go Hajin who is transported back in time to the Goryeo Dynasty. She then wakes up in the body of Lady Hae Soo and finds herself amongst the ruling princes of the Wang Family.
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7
Yuri!!! on Ice (2016)
While on the verge of retirement, skater Yuri Katsuki meets Yuri Plisetsky and Victor Nikiforov, two skaters who rekindle his competitive fire.
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8
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016)
A competitive swimmer crosses paths with his childhood friend, a rising weight lifting star, and realizes that she has a secret crush on his cousin.
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9
Mob Psycho 100 (2016)
Shigeo Kageyama, a.k.a. "Mob," is a boy who has trouble expressing himself, but who happens to be a powerful esper. Mob is determined to live a normal life and keeps his ESP suppressed, but when his emotions surge to a level of 100%,…
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10
ERASED (2016)
Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just before the disappearance…
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11
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)
After uncovering a mysterious amulet, an average teen assumes an unlikely destiny and sets out to save two worlds.
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12
W (2016)
After being pulled into the webtoon world created by her father, a surgical resident gets entangled in a murder mystery involving the story's hero.
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13
Lucifer (2016)
Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the…
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14
Twin Star Exorcists (2016)
Rokuro is from a family of exorcists, but he'd rather be a singer, a soccer player or anything but an exorcist! He's forced to own up to his own incredible potential when new arrival Benio stirs his competitive spirit. But their rivalry…
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15
Descendants of the Sun (2016)
After a chance meeting in a hospital, an ardent soldier falls for a gifted surgeon. Opposing philosophies tear them apart, but fate has other plans.
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16
Kiss Him, Not Me (2016)
Kae Serinuma is a second year high school student and an avid fujoshi who secretly ships her classmates, Igarashi and Nanashima. The death of her favorite anime character causes her to become stressed and lose weight rapidly. Now that…
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Fleabag (2016)
A portrait into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, porn-watching, grief-riddled woman, trying to make sense of the world. As she hurls herself headlong at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary…
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18
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (2016)
High school sophomore Kusuo Saiki swore as a child that he would keep his psychic talents hidden, but his abilities still make his life difficult.
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19
Beyblade Burst (2016)
Middle schooler Valt Aoi, with his Beyblade Valkyrie (Valtryek), faces off against friends, classmates, and rivals to become the world's number one Blader.
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20
Another Miss Oh (2016)
Two women working in the same industry with the exact same name keep getting their lives entangled both professionally and personally.
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21
Nosotros los Guapos (2016)
Vítor and Albertano are in pursuit of the same objective: to find a place to live, and as much as they don't want to, get a job that allows them to live and pay the rent for the room that the two decide to share at Doña Cuca's house.
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22
Bungo Stray Dogs (2016)
Stalked by a beastly white tiger, Atsushi Nakajima has no idea that the menace lives inside him—a power that catches the attention of the Armed Detective Agency. Using inhuman abilities to combat crime, this team takes Atsushi under the…
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23
This Is Us (2016)
Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the…
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24
El marginal (2016)
An ex-cop entered a prison as convicted under a false identity in order to infiltrate within a group of prisoners that has just kidnapped the teenage daughter of an important national judge.
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25
The Crown (2016)
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham…
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26
Signal (2016)
Detectives from the present and a detective from the past communicate via walkie-talkie to solve a long-time unsolved case.
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27
Dr. Romantic (2016)
An eccentric, triple board-certified virtuoso surgeon leaves a top job in Seoul and ends up at a provincial hospital, where he mentors young doctors.
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28
Servamp (2016)
When a stray black cat named Kuro crosses Mahiru Shirota's path, the high school freshman's life will never be the same again. Kuro is, in fact, no ordinary feline, but a servamp: a servant vampire. While Mahiru's personal philosophy is one…
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29
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (2016)
Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the…
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30
Doctors (2016)
A recalcitrant, delinquent teen girl meets a compassionate teacher, who inspires her to alter her path and become a street-savvy neurosurgeon.
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31
40 y 20 (2016)
A comedy series about a divorced dad who likes younger women, and his son who likes older women.
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32
Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia (2016)
One day, humanity was invaded by another world. Having experienced that battle, known as Other World War I, humanity moved to marine floats, built for emergency evacuation purposes, as soon as Other World War II began. It's around that time…
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Atlanta (2016)
Two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives and the lives of their families.
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34
Westworld (2016)
A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can…
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35
Soy Luna (2016)
Luna Valente lives with her family in Cancún, Mexico. She goes to school, has her own group of friends, has a job, and loves to skate. However, her life changes when her parents are given a job offer that moves them to Buenos Aires,…
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36
Orange (2016)
One day, Naho Takamiya receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named Kakeru Naruse. The Naho…
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37
The Night Of (2016)
After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
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38
MECH-X4 (2016)
Ryan Walker mysteriously awakens MECH-X4, a giant robot built to defend Bay City against impending doom. When monsters begin to descend, Ryan recruits his two best friends and his brother to help pilot the robot that is their only hope of…
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39
Star (2016)
Star is a tough-as-nails young woman who came up in the foster care system and decides one day to take control of her destiny. She tracks down her sister, Simone, and her Instagram bestie, Alexandra, and together, the trio journeys to…
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40
March Comes In Like a Lion (2016)
This is a gentle tale about people trying to regain something. And it is a tale of battle. Rei Kiriyama had lost his family in an accident when he was young. Now he is a 17-year-old pro shogi player who is burdened with deep loneliness. Rei…
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41
The Good Place (2016)
Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to…
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42
Magi: Adventure of Sinbad (2016)
Thirty years before the events of Magi, a brave and handsome young man named Sinbad set sail and started his adventure. The future High King of Seven Seas gradually matured through various encounters and farewells, taking him towards…
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43
Bring It On, Ghost (2016)
Hyun-ji, a 19-year-old ghost meets exorcist Park Bong-pal. They team up to listen to and solve the problems of various ghosts in order to help them rest peacefully.
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44
Letterkenny (2016)
Letterkenny follows Wayne, a good-ol’ country boy in Letterkenny, Ontario trying to protect his homegrown way of life on the farm, against a world that is constantly evolving around him. The residents of Letterkenny belong to one of three…
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45
Shopaholic Louis (2016)
A romance takes place between Kang Ji-Sung aka Louie and Ko Bok-Sil. Louie is from a rich family, but he has lost his memory. Ko Bok-Sil is a woman with a heart like an angel. Louie learns about true love after meeting Ko Bok-Sil.
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46
Handa-kun (2016)
Set six years prior to the events of Barakamon, detailing the life of Seishuu Handa as a high school student—and a very interesting life it is. In Handa-kun, Seishuu Handa is admired by his peers as a calligraphy genius and given the utmost…
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47
The K2 (2016)
A patriotic bodyguard who was abandoned by his country and colleagues, a hidden daughter of leading Presidential candidate who regards love as a tool for revenge, and the First Lady contender who hides her ambition and charisma behind a…
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48
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016)
An elite group of young warriors trained in morals and martial arts finds love and friendship in Silla during Korea’s ancient Three Kingdoms period.
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49
Ajin (2016)
17 years ago, immortals first appeared on the battlefields of Africa. Later, rare, unknown new immortal lifeforms began appearing among humans, and they became known as "Ajin" (demi-humans). Just before summer vacation, a Japanese high…
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50
A Terra Prometida (2016)