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TV Shows That Got Worse: The Biggest Quality Drops, Ranked
Some shows fall off a cliff, others bleed out slowly. We ranked the biggest quality drops in modern TV — Game of Thrones, Dexter, The Walking Dead and more — by where the floor actually fell out, using our episode heatmaps.
TV Shows That Got Better Over Time, Ranked by the Data
Some of the greatest shows ever made open with a shaky first season. We ranked the TV shows that got better over time — Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Wire and more — by where their grids actually climb, using our episode heatmaps.
The Best TV Shows to Watch in 2026, Ranked by Episode Ratings
Overall scores hide where a season actually peaks. Now that the year's biggest seasons have aired, we ranked the best TV shows to watch in 2026 — Stranger Things 5, The Last of Us, Severance, Wednesday and more — by their episode-by-episode ratings, using our heatmaps.
Anime With the Highest-Rated Episodes on IMDb
Overall scores hide the best episodes. We ranked the highest-rated anime episodes on IMDb and mapped where each top series actually peaks — from Attack on Titan to Hunter x Hunter — using our heatmaps.