Best TV Shows of 2008

These are the 38 best-rated TV shows released in 2008, led by Breaking Bad, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Spise med Price. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

1. Breaking Bad (2008)

★ 8.9/10

Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure…
2. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

★ 8.5/10

Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.
3. Spise med Price (2008)

★ 8.5/10

The artistically streaked brothers James and Adam Price learned early on to LOVE food and both are right at home in the kitchen. In this series they alternate between working together and competing against each other…
4. The Mentalist (2008)

★ 8.4/10

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
5. Sons of Anarchy (2008)

★ 8.4/10

The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focused on the original and founding charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original…
6. After the First 48 (2008)

★ 8.4/10

After the First 48 is an American documentary television series on A&E. It is the companion series to The First 48. While the original series deals with the steps taken to discover, locate, and apprehend the person or…
7. Fringe (2008)

★ 8.1/10

FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize…
8. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (2008)

★ 8.1/10

Welcome to New Domino City! Once the playground to legendary duelist Yugi Muto, this sprawling metropolis has since been transformed into a futuristic society where dueling has kicked into overdrive. With recent…
9. Police Interceptors (2008)

★ 8.0/10

Documentary series profiling the work of high-speed police units across Britain.
10. I Love Money (2008)

★ 8.0/10

A spin-off series of Flavor of Love, Charm School, I Love New York, Rock of Love, Real Chance of Love, For the Love of Ray J, Daisy of Love and Megan Wants a Millionaire. Former contestants on these shows compete in…
11. Macross Frontier (2008)

★ 7.9/10

A human space colony fleet is trying to find a habitable planet near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. The story focuses on three young adults and the events that occur around them as the fleet faces a crisis of…
12. Black Butler (2008)

★ 7.8/10

In Victorian London, 12-year-old business magnate Ciel Phantomhive thwarts dangers to the queen as he's watched over by his demon butler, Sebastian.
13. Merlin (2008)

★ 7.8/10

The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.
14. MasterChef: The Professionals (2008)

★ 7.8/10

The hunt for a young chef who wants to make it to the top of the culinary world.
15. Murdoch Mysteries (2008)

★ 7.7/10

A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books…
16. True Blood (2008)

★ 7.6/10

Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed overnight from legendary monsters to fellow citizens. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain…
17. Ghost Adventures (2008)

★ 7.6/10

Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans and his crew, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin, search for haunted locations both domestically and internationally. During their investigations, Zak and crew acquaint themselves with the…
18. Crimes That Shook Britain (2008)

★ 7.2/10

Uncover the truth behind the crimes that shocked the nation.
19. Casshern Sins (2008)

★ 7.1/10

After the murder of Luna, the robot society that rules the planet starts to rust and decay. Death and despair spread through the land like wildfire. The only one unaffected by the affliction that becomes known as "The…
20. The Legend of Bruce Lee (2008)

★ 7.0/10

The story of the legendary martial arts icon Bruce Lee following him from Hong Kong to America and back again, leading up to his tragic death at the age of 32.
21. Selling Houses Australia (2008)

★ 7.0/10

Selling Houses Australia is an Australian TV show, based on the British show of the same name. The series follows property owners who are having difficulty selling their home. Led by property expert Andrew Winter, the…
22. Michiko & Hatchin (2008)

★ 6.9/10

Hana is a nine-year-old girl who lives in constant fear of her abusive family; Michiko is a sexy woman who has just done the unthinkable: broken out of the impenetrable Diamandra Penitentiary. After Hana is whisked…
23. The Devil's Whore (2008)

★ 6.8/10

The Devil's Whore is a four-part television drama serial produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4, broadcast from 19 November to 10 December 2008. As the English Civil War rages, when both politics and religion…
24. Celebrity Juice (2008)

★ 6.7/10

The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.
25. The Gruen Transfer (2008)

★ 6.6/10

Advertising: how it works, and how it works on us. Decode and defuse the commercial messages that swirl through our lives, with the help of a panel of ad industry experts.
26. Cook's Country (2008)

★ 6.5/10

A team of cooks travel the country and scour the history books to find the very best traditional and contemporary American dishes, then bring them back to the test kitchen and develop practical, approachable recipes.
27. Only Connect (2008)

★ 6.5/10

The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.
28. Wicked Attraction (2008)

★ 6.4/10

Wicked Attraction is a true-crime documentary television series on Investigation Discovery which began airing in the United States in 2008. The series focuses on how two seemingly ordinary people can come together to…
29. Love It or List It (2008)

★ 6.3/10

When a house no longer feels like home, homeowners are left with a big financial and emotional question: renovate or sell it? Love It or List It helps fed-up homeowners decide. In each hour-long episode Realtor David…
30. World's Toughest Fixes (2008)

★ 6.3/10

World's Toughest Fixes is an American reality series that premiered on the National Geographic Channel on September 28, 2008. It features Sean Riley participating in various "tough fixes"; repairs and renovations done…
31. Rudy Maxa's World (2008)

★ 6.0/10

Follows Rudy along the canals of St. Petersburg, Russia, to the Taj Mahal in India, into the jungles of Thailand's Golden Triangle and inside the tango halls of Buenos Aires.
32. The Real Housewives of Atlanta (2008)

★ 5.9/10

Bravo's cameras turn to the Southern states as the network presents this inside look at the Real Housewives of Atlanta. These women handle the personal dramas that affect their affluent lifestyles with a signature…
33. Bonekickers (2008)

★ 5.6/10

Bonekickers was a BBC drama about a team of archaeologists, set at the fictional Wessex University. It made its début on 8 July 2008 and ran for one series. It was written by Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes creators…
34. Top Gear Australia (2008)

★ 4.8/10

Top Gear Australia is an Australian motoring television series based on the BBC series Top Gear. The show premiered on SBS One on 29 September 2008 at 7:30 pm AEST, with its first season consisting of 8 episodes. A…
35. The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008)

★ 4.4/10

The Bonnie Hunt Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted by Bonnie Hunt. It premiered on September 8, 2008. It is the second show featuring Bonnie Hunt to have that title. The first was a sitcom that ran for one…
36. Who Do You Think You Are? (2008)

★ 4.4/10

Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Along the way there will be scandal, adultery, pioneers, bushrangers, artists and royalty. Join the…
37. Neo Angelique Abyss (2008)

★ 3.6/10

Arcadia is plagued with evil, life-draining demons called Thanatos and a vast lack of Purifiers to exterminate them all. While attending school, Angelique attracts the eye of a man who intends to turn the tides to the…
38. I Love the New Millennium (2008)

★ 0.0/10

I Love the New Millennium, the latest entry into the I Love the... series, is a nostalgia show focusing on the 2000s and premiered on VH1 Monday, June 23, 2008. Each night, from Monday to Thursday, two of the eight…