Popular TV Shows of the Week Page 9
Dancing with the Stars (2005-)
Directed By: Lambert Hillyer
Starring: Carrie Ann Inaba
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: U.S. reality show based on the British series "Strictly Come Dancing," where celebrities partner up with professional dancers and compete against each other in weekly elimination rounds to determine a winner.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002-)
Storyline: Contestants use audience input, elimination of multiple choice options, and help from a friend to answer trivia questions for an escalating tier of cash prizes.
S.W.A.T. Exiles (2026-)
Directed By: Kevin Tancharoen, Lisa Demaine, Billy Gierhart, Oz Scott, Tara Nicole Weyr
Starring: Quinn Bozza, Rose Abdoo
Storyline: A SWAT team veteran is pulled out of retirement to lead a last-chance experimental unit comprised of untested and unpredictable recruits.
Stick (2025-)
Storyline: An over-the-hill ex-golfer, fired from his job, sees hope in coaching a troubled teen prodigy after his wife leaves him, staking his future on the youth's success.
The Great British Baking Show (2010-)
Directed By: Andy Devonshire
Starring: Prue Leith, Noel Fielding
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: Bakers attempt three challenges each week trying to impress the judges enough to go through to the next round and eventually are crowned Britain's best amateur baker.
Call the Midwife (2012-)
Created By: Heidi Thomas
Starring: Jenny Agutter, Laura Main, Vanessa Redgrave
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to the early 1970s.
Married at First Sight Australia (2015-)
Starring: John Aiken, Georgie Gardner, Mel Schilling
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: Eight singles, chosen by clinical physiologist John Aiken, neuropsychotherapist Dr. Trisha Stratford and psychologist Sabina Read, come to find themselves looking for love on a TV show.
The Equalizer (2021-)
Created By: Andrew W. Marlowe, Terri Edda Miller
Directed By: Walter Bannert
Starring: Queen Latifah, Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: An enigmatic figure uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.
Catfish: The TV Show (2012-)
Created By: Max Joseph, Ariel Schulman, Nev Schulman
Starring: Nev Schulman, Max Joseph, Kamie Crawford
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: Nev Schulman and Max Joseph help people who have fallen in love online test the authenticity of their lovers' identities.
Escape to the Country (2002-)
Starring: Jules Hudson, Alistair Appleton, Melissa Porter
MPAA Rate: TV-G
Storyline: The property show that helps prospective buyers find their dream home.
Bob Hearts Abishola (2019-2024)
Created By: Eddie Gorodetsky, Alan J. Higgins, Chuck Lorre
Starring: Billy Gardell, Folake Olowofoyeku, Gina Yashere
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: An American guy falls in love with his Nigerian nurse.
Claws (2017-2022)
Created By: Eliot Laurence
Starring: Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes
MPAA Rate: TV-MA
Storyline: A look at the life and crimes of five women who work at a Florida nail salon.
Seinfeld (1989-1998)
Created By: Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld
Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.
Black Clover (2017-2021)
Starring: Jill Harris, Dallas Reid, Micah Solusod
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: Asta and Yuno were abandoned together at the same church and have been inseparable since. As children, they promised that they would compete against each other to see who would become the next Emperor Magus.
Bering Sea Gold (2012-)
Storyline: Each season of the show follows a different group of dredgers, those who search for gold in shallow waters, at the bottom of the sea or even ocean. They often collect paydirt, ground from the seabed that contains some precious ore.
True Detective (2014-)
Created By: Nic Pizzolatto, Issa López
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams
MPAA Rate: TV-MA
Storyline: Anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.
Empire (2015-2020)
Storyline: A hip-hop mogul must choose a successor among his three sons who are battling for control over his multi-million dollar company, while his ex-wife schemes to reclaim what is hers.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022-)
Created By: Patrick McKay, John D. Payne
Starring: Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Charlie Vickers
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil ...
All Rise (2019-2023)
Created By: Greg Spottiswood
Starring: Simone Missick, Wilson Bethel, Jessica Camacho
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.
The Resident (2018-2023)
Created By: Amy Holden Jones, Hayley Schore, Roshan Sethi
Directed By: Marita Grabiak
Starring: Matt Czuchry, Manish Dayal, Bruce Greenwood
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: A group of doctors at Chastain Memorial Hospital face personal and professional challenges on a daily basis.
20/20 (1978-)
Created By: Roone Arledge
Starring: Amy Robach, Deborah Roberts
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: ABC's original hour-long news magazine.
8 Out of 10 Cats (2005-)
Starring: Jimmy Carr, John Pohlhammer, Sean Lock
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: 8 Out Of 10 Cats is a cheeky and articulate comedy panel show hosted by English comedian Jimmy Carr that uses statistics and a series of opinion polls as a basis for discussion.
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019-)
Storyline: Singer Kelly Clarkson brings her gift of connection to a fun and funny hour each weekday, offering heartwarming stories, live musical performances, games and surprises.
Lucifer (2016-2021)
Created By: Tom Kapinos
Starring: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: Lucifer Morningstar has decided he's had enough of being the dutiful servant in Hell and decides to spend some time on Earth to better understand humanity. He settles in Los Angeles - the City of Angels.
Nature (1982-)
Created By: George Page, Thomas Lovejoy, Nyambi Nyambi
Directed By: Nigel Cole
Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Andia Winslow, George Page
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: Documentary series exploring various global wildlife issues and subjects.
Animal Kingdom (2016-2022)
Created By: Jonathan Lisco
Directed By: Mark Schwab
Starring: Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary
MPAA Rate: TV-MA
Storyline: Centers on a Southern California family, whose excessive lifestyle is fueled by their criminal activities.
Harley Quinn (2019-)
Created By: Justin Halpern, Dean Lorey, Patrick Schumacker
Starring: Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Alan Tudyk
MPAA Rate: TV-MA
Storyline: The series focuses on a single Harley Quinn, who sets off to make it on her own in Gotham City.
Vampirina: Teenage Vampire (2025-)
Storyline: Tween vampire attends performing arts school, hiding her identity. Overprotective father assigns ghostly guardian to watch over her as she pursues music passion.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2018-)
Created By: Fuse
Directed By: Paul Wiffen
Starring: Miho Okasaki, Megumi Toyoguchi, Brittney Karbowski
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: Average 37-year-old Minami Satoru dies and is reincarnated as the most unremarkable creature imaginable-a slime.
The Good Place (2016-2020)
Created By: Michael Schur
Starring: Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: Four people and their otherworldly frienemy struggle in the afterlife to define what it means to be good.
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009-)
Created By: RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Merle Ginsberg
Directed By: Marcelo Piñeyro
Starring: RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: RuPaul searches for America's next drag superstar.
Downton Abbey (2010-2015)
Created By: Julian Fellowes
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.
The 11th Hour (2016-)
Created By: Jannik Tai Mosholt, Kaspar Munk, Christian Potalivo
MPAA Rate: TV-G
Storyline: Brian Williams anchors this new program Mondays through Thursdays recapping the day in political stories.
Black Lightning (2018-)
Created By: Salim Akil
Starring: Cress Williams, Nafessa Williams, Christine Adams
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: A crusading school principal gets back into action as the original African-American electrical superhero.
King of the Hill (1997-)
Created By: Greg Daniels, Mike Judge, Saladin K. Patterson
Starring: Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: A straight-laced propane salesman in Arlen, Texas tries to deal with the wacky antics of his family and friends, while also trying to keep his son in line.
From (2022-)
Created By: John Griffin
Starring: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey
MPAA Rate: TV-MA
Storyline: Unravel the mystery of a city in middle U.S.A. that imprisons everyone who enters. As the residents struggle to maintain a sense of normality and seek a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest.
Major Crimes (2012-2018)
Created By: James Duff
Starring: Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison
MPAA Rate: Not Rated
Storyline: The Closer (2005) spin-off series, which follows Captain Raydor of the Los Angeles Police Department.
The Apothecary Diaries (2023-)
Storyline: A young maiden is kidnapped and sold into servitude at the emperor's palace, where she secretly employs her pharmacist skills with the help of the head eunuch to unravel medical mysteries in the inner court.
Single Parents (2018-2020)
Created By: Elizabeth Meriwether, J.J. Philbin
Starring: Taran Killam, Leighton Meester, Kimrie Lewis
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: A group of single parents form their own support system as they raise their kids and struggle to start new relationships.
9-1-1: Lone Star (2020-)
Created By: Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear, Ryan Murphy
Starring: Rob Lowe, Ronen Rubinstein, Jim Parrack
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: A New York firefighter relocates to Austin, Texas with his son, where he works to save people's lives while trying to solve his own personal problems.
Life in Pieces (2015-)
Created By: Justin Adler
Starring: Colin Hanks, Thomas Sadoski, Zoe Lister-Jones
All in with Chris Hayes (2013-)
Storyline: All In with Chris Hayes is political television program hosted by Chris Hayes and features in-depth political commentary from prominent politicians, journalists and political strategists. The program airs weeknights on the cable n...
New Amsterdam (2018-2022)
Storyline: A new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital.
Dragons: Race to the Edge (2015-2018)
Starring: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Zack Pearlman
MPAA Rate: TV-Y7-FV
Storyline: Unlock the secrets of the Dragon Eye and come face to face with more dragons than anyone has ever imagined as Hiccup, Toothless and the Dragon Riders soar to the edge of adventure.
Younger (2015-2021)
Created By: Darren Star
Starring: Sutton Foster, Miriam Shor, Hilary Duff
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: After being mistaken for younger than she really is, a single mother decides to take the chance to reboot her career and her love life as a 26-year old.
Ballers (2015-2019)
Created By: Stephen Levinson
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, John David Washington, Donovan W. Carter
MPAA Rate: TV-MA
Storyline: A series centered around a group of football players and their families, friends and handlers.
University Challenge (1962-)
Storyline: Amol Rajan hosts this trivia quiz show where colleges from around the UK compete against each other. Originally presented by Bamber Gascoigne from 1962 to 1987, and Jeremy Paxman from 1994 to 2023.
Watson (2024-)
Created By: Craig Sweeny
Starring: Morris Chestnut, Eve Harlow, Peter Mark Kendall
Storyline: A year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career at a clinic dedicated to the treatment of rare diseases. However, he soon finds that his old life is not done with him yet.

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