Best TV Shows of 2011
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Best TV Shows of 2011
TOP TV Shows: Homeland (2011), Game of Thrones (2011), Shameless (2011), Suits (2011), Once Upon a Time (2011), Person of Interest (2011), New Girl (2011), Bob's Burgers (2011), Grimm (2011), Revenge (2011), Vera (2011), Hell on Wheels (2011), The Amazing World of Gumball (2011), Last Man Standing (2011), The Killing (2011), Top Boy (2011), Switched at Birth (2011), Mildred Pierce (2011), 2 Broke Girls (2011), American Horror Story (2011).
List of Best TV Shows
347K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, political ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, cia, spy, investigation, treason, terrorist, bipolar disorder, government agency, national security, top secret, secret service ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, langley virginia, usa, new york, america ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story:
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the ...
Style:
epic, captivating, atmospheric, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
intrigue, dragon, medieval, warrior, fantasy world, incest, power struggle, conflict, vicious, political intrigue, abuse of power, peril ...
Time:
middle ages, 2010s
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249K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. ...
Style:
emotional, erotic, entertaining, biting, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
dysfunctional family, youth, gay, bipolar disorder, gay teenager, family problems, teenage life, juvenile delinquency, siblings relations, life is a bitch, drinking problem, family relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago illinois
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419K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by ...
Style:
captivating, stylized, witty, serious, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, date night, family outing
Plot:
lawyer, law firm, legal, hotshot lawyer, photographic memory, boss, ambition, success, mastermind, corporate world, workplace situations, ambitious ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell.
Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector ...
Style:
fairy tale, stylized, sentimental, captivating, touching ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, adult
Plot:
magic, fantasy world, power of love, true love, hopes, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, magical, prince, fairy, curses spells and rituals, princess ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
maine, seattle, usa, new england, fictional island
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Person of Interest follows former CIA paramilitary operative, John Reese, who is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, clever, heroic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, surveillance, computer system, hi-tech, partners against crime, mysterious character, privacy invasion, hacker, characters in danger, fighting crime, computer genius, secret ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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230K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's ...
Style:
feel good, light, sitcom, buddy comedy, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
roommate, friends, couples, group of friends, couple relations, lifestyle, optimism, ex couple relations, singleness, love and romance, teenager, women ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short on service and sophistication. ...
Style:
sitcom, adult animation, humorous, witty, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, adult
Plot:
sibling relationship, family relations, siblings relations, family business, teenage daughter, workplace, parenthood, parents and children, eccentric family, social relations, restaurant owner, restaurant ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
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123K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a ...
Style:
fairy tale, captivating, exciting, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, werewolf, monster, legends and myths, creature, supernatural ability, police detective, partners against crime, good versus evil, peril, hunt down, protector ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon, usa
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121K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including what they did to her family. Years ago, they took everything from her. Now, one by one, she's going to make them pay.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
high society, pretense, vengeance, rivalry, hidden identity, strong female character, scheme, twists and turns, mysterious character, half sister, enemy, suspicion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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16K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, female detective, police investigation, crime investigation, law enforcement, police detective, british police, who done it, investigation, right hand man, british ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, northern england
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Hell on Wheels tells the epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, ...
Style:
atmospheric, rough, serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
civil war, slavery, ex military, old west, rivalry, native americans, courage, haunted by the past, rivals, historical character, ambitious, power struggle ...
Time:
1860s, 19th century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Ireland, USA, Germany
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, anime, adult animation, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
family life, friendship, eccentric family, social relations, friends, buddies, fish, youth, ghost, satire, talking animals, plan gone awry ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A married father of three tries to maintain his manliness in a world increasingly dominated by women.
Style:
humorous, light, entertaining, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, adult
Plot:
family relations, parents and children, male female relationship, social problems, humour, family life, male protagonist, couple relations, lifestyle, marital problem, relationship problems, family problems ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
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115K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.
Style:
psychological, serious, gloomy, tense, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder investigation, police detective, strong female lead, multiple suspects, murder mystery, murder, police investigation, female protagonist, crime investigation, female detective, policewoman, strong female character ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c.
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27K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A thrilling and raw crime drama following a gang of drug dealers in Hackney, London - an honest and gripping rendition of inner-city drug and gang culture.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, sincere, rough, anime ...
Plot:
gang, urban ghetto life, ambitious, teenage life, leader, life is a bitch, ambition, drug dealing, social problems, struggle, partners in crime, right hand man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case ...
Style:
touching, serious, sentimental, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
deaf, sign language, relatives, mute or deaf, teenage life, social relations, school, friends, parents and children, best friends, switched at birth, teenage girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, kansas city
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 336 min.
TV show
Story:
A newly divorced, uniquely independent woman struggles to carve out a new life for herself and her family in Depression-era California.
Style:
emotional, thought provoking, clever, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
housewife, single parent, struggle, tragic event, family relations, divorce, depression, friendship, ambitious, heroine, social differences, success ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, tokyo, usa
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100K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing ...
Style:
not serious, sitcom, feel good, humorous, light ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
ambitious, friendship, financial problem, money raising, lifestyle change, best friends, workplace situations, female friendship, friends, everyday life, waiter, waitress ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
American Horror Story is an anthology horror drama series.
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, scary, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, witch, haunted house, vampire, evil force, death, insanity, serial killer, mental institution, witchcraft, coven ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 2013, year 1964, year 1952 ...
Place:
new orleans, los angeles, usa, massachusetts, florida ...
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45K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton whose life begins to change when a simple accident becomes an epic misunderstanding and is blown way out of proportion. ...
Style:
humorous, light, realistic, sitcom, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, youth, teenage girl, popularity, teenage life, shyness, loser, self esteem, classmate, friends, friendship, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.
Style:
humorous, not serious, realistic, parody, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
ambition, lifestyle, ambitious, human relationship, goofy hero, satire, social satire, sexual humor, creativity, anarchist, gender, urban planning ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
New Yorker Zoe Hart has it all figured out - after graduating top of her class from medical school, she'll follow in her father's footsteps and become a cardio-thoracic surgeon. But when her dreams fall apart, Zoe decides to work at a ...
Style:
humorous, light, romantic, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
small town, social relations, small town life, lifestyle change, lifestyle, doctor, female doctor, young woman, neighbor, fish out of water, clinic, doctors and patients ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
alabama, usa, southern usa
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43K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly brave and honest Australian bloke in a cheap dog suit. While leading him through a series of comedic and existential adventures, Wilfred the dog ...
Style:
sitcom, funny, entertaining, cynical, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
loser, mental illness, dark humor, insanity, lifestyle, foe turned friend, slacker, buddies, odd couple, character change, suicide attempt, mishap ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Workaholics is an American sitcom that premiered on Comedy Central on April 5, 2011. The series is in its third season, and is predominantly written by its stars Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, and co-creator Kyle Newacheck who play, ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, funny, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
office, roommate, coworker, workplace, slacker, buddies, disorder, workplace situations, twentysomething life, party, irresponsible, everyday life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
The Looney Tunes Show is an American animated sitcom which premiered May 3, 2011 on Cartoon Network. The show features characters from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons updated for the 21st century. It is produced by Warner ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, entertaining, tense, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, teens
Plot:
suburbs, bugs bunny, friendship, goofy hero, resourceful, coyote, buddies, disorder, dimwit, neighbor, cartoon duck, best friends ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Happy Endings is an American television sitcom that ran on ABC from April 13, 2011 to May 3, 2013. The show follows the dysfunctional adventures of six best friends living in Chicago.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, touching ...
Plot:
friendship, group of friends, sibling relationship, best friends, lifestyle, friends, sexual tension, dating, lgbt, gay, best friend, fiance fiancee relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, illinois, chicago illinois
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 331 min.
TV show
Story:
Before Spartacus struck down his first opponent in the arena, there were many gladiators who passed through the gates onto the sand.'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' tells the story of the original Champion of the House of Batiatus: Gannicus ...
Style:
exciting, epic, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient history, arena, roman empire, gladiator, roman, heroes, slave, slavery, warrior, betrayal, sword fight ...
Time:
1st century b.c., ancient times
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Hungary, Ireland, Canada
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth ...
Style:
serious, clever, captivating, epic, realistic ...
Plot:
intrigue, historical character, rivalry, sex scene, brother sister incest, siblings relations, greed, ambition, lust, clergy, sin, corruption ...
Time:
15th century, 16th century
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe, florence
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Inspector Richard Poole is transferred to Sainte Marie, an island in the Caribbean. Totally unsuited to the Caribbean way of life, Richard hates the sun, sea and sand and isn't used to the Sainte Marie style of policing. Working with ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, stylized, semi serious, light ...
Plot:
investigation, police detective, whodunit, police investigation, law enforcement, lifestyle change, murder, island, new job, suspicion, coworker, multiple suspects ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
caribbean, fictional island
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