The most popular TV shows currently, based on IMDb user interest and ratings, include:

• Alien: Earth (2025)
• Dexter: Resurrection (2025)
• Hostage (2025)
• Wednesday (2022)
• Peacemaker (2022)
• Fallout (2024)
• The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022)
• Butterfly (2025)
• Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
• Dexter (2006–2013)

These are ranked by popularity and viewer votes, with shows like "Game of Thrones" and "Breaking Bad" also having very high ratings and large fan bases. "Wednesday" and "Peacemaker" are notable recent popular series, with "Dexter: Resurrection" and "Alien: Earth" being newly popular shows in 2025. For streaming platform popularity and viewer counts, Netflix's top shows include "Wednesday," "Adolescence" limited series, and "Stranger Things 4," all having hundreds of millions of views. Super Bowl broadcasts hold the record for highest TV viewership volumes in the US, but among narrative TV shows, series like Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad have been widely acclaimed and watched. This list reflects popularity trends as of August 2025 according to IMDb and Netflix data, with a mixture of ongoing, recent, and classic shows being popular.