Popular Movies and TV Shows of the Year Page 5
Forged in Fire (2015-)
Starring: David Lain Baker, Doug Marcaida, Ben Abbott
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: Four custom knife makers compete to make the best usable knife through a series of challenges.
What We Do in the Shadows (2019-2024)
Created By: Jemaine Clement
Starring: Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou
MPAA Rate: TV-MA
Storyline: A look into the nightly lives of four vampires who have lived together on Staten Island for over a century.
Dateline NBC (1992-)
Starring: Lester Holt, Keith Morrison, Andrea Canning
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: Long-running news-magazine/investigation series.
American Idol (2002-)
Created By: Simon Fuller
Starring: Ryan Seacrest
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: Twelve American finalists (six men and six women) compete in a singing contest.
Once Upon a Time (2011-2018)
Created By: Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis
Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: A young woman with a troubled past is drawn to a small town in Maine where fairy tales are to be believed.
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.
Australian Survivor (2016-)
Created By: Charlie Parsons
Starring: Jonathan LaPaglia
Storyline: A reality show where a group of twenty-four Australians are stranded in a remote location with little more than the clothes on their back. The winner takes home $500,000 and the title of Sole Survivor.
Robot Chicken (2005-2022)
Created By: Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Mike Fasolo
Starring: Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Breckin Meyer
MPAA Rate: TV-MA
Storyline: Pop culture references fly thick and fast as stop-motion animation is featured in sketches lampooning everything from entertainment.
Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007-2021)
Created By: Ryan Seacrest, Eliot Goldberg
Starring: Kourtney Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kris Jenner
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: A peek inside the exploits and privileged private lives of the blended Kardashian-Jenner family, including sisters Kim, Kourtney, Khloé, Kendall and Kylie.
Futurama (1999-)
Created By: David X. Cohen, Matt Groening
Starring: Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.
The First 48 (2004-)
Starring: Dion Graham, Nathan Schilling
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: The series follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.
Homeland (2011-2020)
Created By: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon
Starring: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Damian Lewis
MPAA Rate: TV-MA
Storyline: A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.
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.
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (2024-)
Created By: Steve Holland, Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro
Starring: Montana Jordan, Emily Osment, Rachel Bay Jones
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: Georgie and Mandy navigate the challenges of adulthood, parenting and marriage while raising their young family in Texas.
New Girl (2011-2018)
Created By: Elizabeth Meriwether
Directed By: Jake Kasdan
Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: After a bad break-up, Jess, an offbeat young woman, moves into an apartment loft with three single men. Although they find her behavior very unusual, the men support her - most of the time.
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2002-)
Directed By: Ian Hamilton
Starring: Declan Donnelly, Anthony McPartlin
MPAA Rate: Not Rated
Storyline: Twelve celebrities are abandoned in the Australian jungle. In order to earn food, they must perform Bushtucker Trials which challenge them physically and mentally.
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.
Magnum P.I. (2018-2024)
Created By: Eric Guggenheim, Peter M. Lenkov
Directed By: Stephen Anthony Bailey, JaySin Matlock
Starring: Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: An ex-Navy SEAL returns from Afghanistan and uses his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii.
Wheel of Fortune (1983-)
Created By: Merv Griffin
Starring: Vanna White, Pat Sajak, Charlie O'Donnell
MPAA Rate: TV-G
Storyline: Contestants guess letters to solve word puzzles and earn prizes like cash, cars and vacations through spinning a wheel. The top scorer advances to a bonus round for potential bigger rewards.
FBI: International (2021-2025)
Created By: Derek Haas, Dick Wolf
Starring: Luke Kleintank, Heida Reed, Carter Redwood
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: Follows the elite team of operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) International Fly Team (IFT), as they travel across Europe to neutralize threats against American Interests.
This Old House (1979-)
Storyline: The host guides various participants as they repair and renovate various houses.
The Great North (2021-2025)
Created By: Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, Wendy Molyneux, Minty Lewis
Starring: Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Will Forte
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: The adventures of a single dad and his weird Alaskan family.
Reacher (2022-)
Created By: Nick Santora
Starring: Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Malcolm Goodwin
MPAA Rate: TV-MA
Storyline: Itinerant former military policeman Jack Reacher solves crimes and metes out his own brand of street justice. Based on the novels by Lee Child.
Lioness (2023-)
Created By: Taylor Sheridan
Starring: Zoe Saldana, Laysla De Oliveira, Dave Annable
MPAA Rate: TV-MA
Storyline: CIA operative Joe attempts to balance her personal and professional lives as the tip of the spear in the agency's war on terror.
The Handmaid's Tale (2017-2025)
Created By: Bruce Miller
Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Ann Dowd
MPAA Rate: TV-MA
Storyline: Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.
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.
Good Trouble (2019-2024)
Created By: Bradley Bredeweg, Joanna Johnson, Peter Paige
Starring: Cierra Ramirez, Zuri Adele, Sherry Cola
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: The residents of Downtown Los Angeles' The Coterie juggle career, love, and friendship and learn that standing up for what you believe in requires making a little noise and getting into trouble.
The Real Housewives of Potomac (2016-)
Created By: Scott Dunlop, Tom Ciaccio
Directed By: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Starring: Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Karen Huger
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: Follows the lives of 6 women residents of Potomac, Maryland, each in various stages of life and affluence, shaping their community and their lives.
American Pickers (2010-)
Created By: Mike Wolfe
Directed By: Andy Brown, Brian Lindstrom
Starring: Frank Fritz
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: Mike and Frank are pickers that travel the country and literally would go anywhere just for the prospects of finding antique gold. With the assistance of Danielle they often find themselves in a comedic pickle.
How to Get Away with Murder (2014-2020)
Created By: Peter Nowalk
Starring: Viola Davis, Billy Brown, Jack Falahee
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: A group of ambitious law students and their brilliant criminal defense professor become involved in a twisted murder plot that promises to change the course of their lives.
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.
American Ninja Warrior (2009-)
Created By: Ushio Higuchi
Starring: Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila, Jenn Brown
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: Contestants run, jump, crawl, climb, hang, and swing through crazy obstacles as they compete to become the next American Ninja champion.
New Amsterdam (2018-2022)
Storyline: A new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital.
High Potential (2024-)
Created By: Drew Goddard
Starring: Kaitlin Olson, Daniel Sunjata, Javicia Leslie
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: Follows Morgan, a single mom of three kids and how thanks to her exceptional mind, she is able to help to solve a crime as she rearranges evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department.
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.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022-)
Created By: Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet
Starring: Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Christina Chong
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: A prequel to Star Trek (1966), this series follows the crew of the USS Enterprise under the command of Captain Christopher Pike.
The Great British Menu (2006-)
Directed By: David Coyle
Starring: Andi Oliver, Matthew Fort, Oliver Peyton
Storyline: Top British chefs compete against each other and are scored by a panel of acclaimed judges for the chance to cook one course of a four course banquet.
Jane the Virgin (2014-2019)
Created By: Jennie Snyder Urman
Directed By: Brad Silberling
Starring: Gina Rodriguez, Andrea Navedo, Yael Grobglas
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: A young, devout Catholic woman discovers that she was accidentally artificially inseminated.
Shrinking (2023-)
Created By: Brett Goldstein, Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel
Starring: Jason Segel, Harrison Ford
MPAA Rate: TV-MA
Storyline: A grieving therapist starts to tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge changes to people's lives - including his own.
Bunk'd (2015-2024)
Created By: Pamela Eells
Directed By: Al Adamson
Starring: Miranda May, Mallory James Mahoney, Israel Johnson
MPAA Rate: TV-G
Storyline: Emma, Ravi, and Zuri Ross head off to the rustic summer camp in Maine where their parents met as teens. With their new friends, a love triangle, and the fears of the camp, they settle into their exciting, challenging new lives.
Bar Rescue (2011-)
Created By: Darrin Reed
Directed By: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Jon Taffer, P.J. King
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: Bar/nightclub consultant Jon Taffer and his team of experts offer their expertise, helping real bar owners "rescue" their failing establishments by overcoming challenges and possibly saving them from closing.
Celebrity Big Brother (2001-)
Directed By: Simon Hepworth
Starring: Marcus Bentley, Emma Willis, Calum Best
Storyline: A version of the hit show Big Brother, in which a group of celebrities spend time in the famous house.
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.
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.
Taskmaster (2015-)
Directed By: Gero Priemel
Starring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Kerry Godliman
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: Five comedians are set tasks challenging their creativity and wit. The tasks are supervised by Alex Horne but the Taskmaster, Greg Davies, always has the final word.
Steven Universe (2013-2019)
Created By: Rebecca Sugar
Starring: Zach Callison, Deedee Magno, Michaela Dietz
MPAA Rate: TV-PG
Storyline: 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.
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.
The Vampire Diaries (2009-2017)
Created By: Julie Plec, Kevin Williamson
Starring: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder
MPAA Rate: TV-14
Storyline: The lives, loves, dangers and disasters in the town, Mystic Falls, Virginia. Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers.

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