Best Earnest TV Series

3eyedraven's 25 top-rated earnest TV series — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Victorious 2010 ★ 8.2

Kill la Kill 2013 ★ 8.2

18 Again 2020 ★ 8.3

The Summer I Turned Pretty 2022 ★ 8.1

Lioness 2023 ★ 8.0

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a 2023 ★ 8.1

Shrinking 2023 ★ 7.8

American Dragon: Jake Long 2005 ★ 7.8

The Diplomat 2023 ★ 7.6

You Are My Glory 2021 ★ 8.2

The Residence 2025 ★ 7.5

Petrichor 2024 ★ 8.5

Affair 2024 ★ 8.1

Supergirl 2015 ★ 7.3

Blue Lights 2023 ★ 7.5

Designated Survivor 2016 ★ 7.1

Overcompensating 2025 ★ 7.3

The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World 2025 ★ 7.6

It 1990 ★ 6.9

Show Me a Hero 2015 ★ 7.0

As Told by Ginger 2000 ★ 6.9

Phil of the Future 2004 ★ 6.8

The Rig 2023 ★ 6.7

The Ark 2023 ★ 6.3