Best TV Shows of 2010

These are the 45 best-rated TV shows released in 2010, led by Moral Peanuts, Adventure Time and Sherlock. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

1. Moral Peanuts (2010)

★ 9.1/10

Scammers on the street are organized and disciplined. They are scattered across the fringes of the city. Five years ago, Zhao Ning's father committed suicide after he was defrauded of all his property. In order to…
2. Adventure Time (2010)

★ 8.5/10

Unlikely heroes Finn and Jake are buddies who traverse the mystical Land of Ooo. The best of friends, our heroes always find themselves in the middle of escapades. Finn and Jake depend on each other through thick and…
3. Sherlock (2010)

★ 8.5/10

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
4. Young Justice (2010)

★ 8.4/10

Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.
5. The Walking Dead (2010)

★ 8.1/10

Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
6. Downton Abbey (2010)

★ 8.1/10

A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
7. Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (2010)

★ 8.1/10

Clarence Buttowski, a young boy, aspires to become the world's greatest daredevil, as he gets help from Gunther, his loyal friend and partner-in-crime.
8. Swamp People (2010)

★ 8.1/10

In the farthest corner of Louisiana lies the nation's largest swamp - a hidden world where nature rules... and man fights back. The Cajuns that live in this forbidding environment follow a tradition dating back three…
9. Pretty Little Liars (2010)

★ 8.0/10

Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their…
10. Boardwalk Empire (2010)

★ 8.0/10

Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician…
11. Justified (2010)

★ 8.0/10

A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers…
12. Spartacus (2010)

★ 8.0/10

Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are primetime entertainment.
13. Blue Bloods (2010)

★ 7.8/10

A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his…
14. The Pacific (2010)

★ 7.8/10

Track the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II. A companion piece to the 2001…
15. Hawaii Five 0 (2010)

★ 7.8/10

Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and…
16. Demon King Daimao (2010)

★ 7.7/10

Demon King Daimao follows Akuto Sai as the lead character, who on the day he enters Constant Magic Academy, receives a very unexpected future occupation aptitude test result: “Demon King.”
17. Rookie Blue (2010)

★ 7.7/10

Ambitious young cops try to prove themselves in their high-stakes careers, in which the smallest mistake can have deadly consequences. At the core of the close-knit group is perfectionist Andy McNally, whose father was…
18. The Great British Bake Off (2010)

★ 7.6/10

This British television baking competition selects from amongst its competitors the best amateur baker. The series is credited with reinvigorating interest in baking throughout the UK, and many of its participants…
19. Nikita (2010)

★ 7.2/10

Nikita will stop at nothing to expose and destroy Division, the secret U.S. agency who trained her as a spy and assassin.
20. T.U.F.F. Puppy (2010)

★ 7.2/10

In the fictional city of Petropolis dog Dudley Puppy works as a spy for the organization T.U.F.F. (Turbo Undercover Fighting Force). Together with his partner, a cat named Kitty Katswell, Dudley works to protect…
21. The Sandhamn Murders (2010)

★ 7.2/10

Viveca Stens popular novels come to life in "The Sandhamn Murders", a perfect mix of Nordic crime & the beautiful surroundings of the outer Stockholm archipelago.
22. A League of Their Own (2010)

★ 7.1/10

Two teams comprised of comedians, celebrities and sports stars compete against each other in a test of their sporting knowledge, taking place over three rounds.
23. Ancient Aliens (2010)

★ 7.0/10

Did intelligent beings from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago? From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the US, each episode gives historic…
24. Gold Rush (2010)

★ 7.0/10

Follow the lives of ambitious miners as they head north in pursuit of gold. With new miners, new claims, new machines and new ways to pull gold out of the ground, the stakes are higher than ever. But will big risks…
25. Prisoners of War (2010)

★ 7.0/10

After 17 years in captivity, Israeli soldiers Nimrode Klein, Uri Zach, and Amiel Ben Horin return home to the country that made them national icons. They work to overcome the trauma of torture and captivity while…
26. American Pickers (2010)

★ 6.9/10

Pickers like Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz are on a mission to recycle America, even if it means diving into countless piles of grimy junk or getting chased off a gun-wielding homeowner’s land. Hitting back roads from…
27. Hoarding: Buried Alive (2010)

★ 6.8/10

Hoarding: Buried Alive is an American documentary television series that premiered on TLC on March 14, 2010. The show follows hoarders through their life experiences and helps them learn to manage their illness.
28. Samurai Girls (2010)

★ 6.8/10

The story takes place in Japan in the early 21st century, in an alternate reality where the Tokugawa Shogunate has remained in power. In this reality, student councils are tasked with oppressing schools. Yagyuu…
29. Squid Girl (2010)

★ 6.7/10

Squid Girl has come to the land from the depths of the sea to conquer humanity in revenge for pollution of the ocean. Unfortunately she ruins the first house she uses as an invasion base and has to work to pay for…
30. Worst Cooks in America (2010)

★ 6.6/10

12 to 16 contestants with poor cooking skills are taken through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000. The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including: baking…
31. The Great Food Truck Race (2010)

★ 6.5/10

The Great Food Truck Race is a reality television series, that originally aired on August 15, 2010, on Food Network, with Tyler Florence as the host. It features competing food trucks. The fourth season premiered on…
32. Any Human Heart (2010)

★ 6.4/10

Logan Mountstuart, writer and adventurer, narrates his life, from the Paris of the twenties to the eighties in London, passing through the New York of the fifties.
33. Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? (2010)

★ 6.4/10

Pull back the curtain on bizarre double lives and see the real stories of men and women who thought they were happily married, until the day they uncovered a shocking secret about their spouse leading them to wonder…
34. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2010)

★ 6.3/10

A reality series that follows some of the most affluent women in the country as they enjoy the lavish lifestyle that only Beverly Hills can provide.
35. Four in a Bed (2010)

★ 6.2/10

Four pairs of B&B owners from across Britain take it in turns as hosts to decide which of their establishments provides the best value for money.
36. RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2010)

★ 6.1/10

The access-all-areas pass to the drama that you didn't see on the runway—the backstage bitchiness, the catfights, the struggles, the tears and the secrets. See what happens behind the scenes of RuPaul's Drag Race when…
37. Sister Wives (2010)

★ 6.0/10

Husband Kody Brown, along with his four wives (only one of which is legally married to Kody) and their combined 18 children, attempts to navigate life as a "normal" family in a society that shuns their lifestyle.
38. Storage Wars (2010)

★ 5.8/10

When rent is not paid on a storage locker for three months in California, the contents can be sold by an auctioneer as a single lot of items in the form of a cash-only auction. The show follows professional buyers who…
39. Pound Puppies (2010)

★ 5.2/10

Lucky, Cookie and the rest of the dogs in Shelter 17 have an important secret mission: to help every dog that comes to the pound find a new home.
40. My Strange Addiction (2010)

★ 5.1/10

My Strange Addiction is an American documentary television series that premiered on TLC on December 29, 2010. The series focuses on people with unusual compulsive behaviors. These range from eating specific non-food…
41. Antiques Road Trip (2010)

★ 5.0/10

Antiques experts travel across the country, competing to make a profit at auction.
42. Warren the Ape (2010)

★ 5.0/10

Warren the Ape is an MTV reality show parody which ran from June 14 to August 30, 2010 and aired at 10:30 p.m. The series is a spin-off of the IFC and Fox TV show Greg the Bunny, and follows the titular character's…
43. The Fierce Wife (2010)

★ 4.5/10

Beautiful housewife Xie An Zhen seems to be living the perfect life but finds her world crumbling after learning that her husband is cheating on her.
44. The Only Way Is Essex (2010)

★ 4.4/10

Part soap opera, part reality show, TOWIE follows the lives, loves and scandals of a group of real-life Essex guys and girls. Cameras capture the happenings at all kinds of glamorous locations as the cast meet up in…
45. Muddle Earth (2010)

★ 0.0/10

Joe Jefferson, a boy from the ordinary world (Earth), has been summoned to Muddle Earth -a medieval fantasy world "full of monsters, mayhem, and more"- by the wizard Randalf. He is then exhorted as a 'warrior-hero'. In…