Best TV Shows of 2012
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Best TV Shows of 2012
TOP TV Shows: Gravity Falls (2012), Endeavour (2012), Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2012), Nashville (2012), The Eric Andre Show (2012), Major Crimes (2012), Hatfields & McCoys (2012), House of Lies (2012), Touch (2012), Perception (2012), The Hollow Crown (2012), Beauty and the Beast (2012), Baby Daddy (2012), Saving Hope (2012), Arrow (2012), Revolution (2012), The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012), RWBY (2012), Go On (2012), Toast of London (2012).
List of Best TV Shows
174K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea, Canada
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.
Style:
exciting, captivating, offbeat, adult animation, anime ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, family friendly, adult ...
Plot:
supernatural, friendship, small town, child protagonist, youth, mysterious place, good versus evil, summer vacation, magical, twins, imaginary, summer ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, california, north america
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37K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
Style:
detective, serious, realistic, intellectual, costume drama ...
Plot:
police, police detective, investigator, murder, talented, coworker, police investigation, murderer, oxford, british, british police, law enforcement ...
Time:
60s, future, 20th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Intergalactic warrior Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diaz family. She continues to battle villains throughout the universe and high school, mainly to protect her extremely powerful wand, an object that still confuses her.
Style:
captivating, exciting, sincere, semi serious, anime ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, teen fantasy, preschool
Plot:
princess, good versus evil, friendship, teenage life, magic wand, butterfly, magical girl, youth, family relations, imaginary, high school life, portal ...
Is relevant?
29K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes face personal and professional challenges as they navigate their paths as artists and individuals. Surrounding them, and often complicating their lives, are their family, friends and, in some cases, lovers, as well ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, sincere, serious, sentimental ...
Plot:
country music, fame, musician, music, hopes, music industry, closeted homosexual, celebrity, family relations, lifestyle, desire for fame, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, southern usa, nashville tennessee, tennessee
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
A comedic talk show from an alternate reality featuring unstable hosts, a variety of celebrities—both real and fake—and unusual studio action.
Style:
parody, realistic, humorous, not serious, surreal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
stream of consciousness, comedian, talk show, celebrity impersonation, practical joke, hidden camera, disorder, sketch, absurd humor, trippy, lsd, absurdism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Major Crimes explores how the American justice system approaches the art of the deals as law enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction. Los Angeles Police Captain Sharon Raydor heads up a special squad within the LAPD ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, detective, tense
Plot:
law enforcement, homicide detective, police detective, female protagonist, female detective, policewoman, coworker, investigator, murder investigation, murder, lapd, interrogation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
TV show
Story:
Anse Hatfield and Randall McCoy, close friends and comrades until near the end of the Civil War, return to their neighboring homes to increasing tensions, misunderstandings and resentments.
Style:
emotional, suspense, suspenseful, depressing, psychological ...
Plot:
civil war, american civil war, old west, vengeance, revenge, gunfight, violence, feud, violence spree, murder, rivalry, death of son ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s, 1890s, 1910s, 1800s ...
Place:
west virginia, kentucky, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Charming, fast talking Marty Kaan and his crack team of management consultants know how to play the corporate game better than anyone, by using every dirty trick in the book to woo powerful CEOs and close huge deals. In the board rooms, barrooms, ...
Style:
sexy, cynical, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
satire, greed, profanity, dark humor, single parent, father son relationship, african american, workplace situations, power relations, flirting, ethics, ambitious ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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44K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Martin Bohm, a widower and single father, is haunted by an inability to connect to his autistic, mute 11-year-old son, Jake. Their relationship and their lives take an extraordinary turn when he discovers his gifted son has the ability to see ...
Style:
uplifting, serious, suspenseful, touching, intellectual ...
Plot:
autism, psychic power, foreknowledge, supernatural ability, psychic, single parent, talented, supernatural, hopes, mathematics, single father, investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human behavior and masterful understanding of the mind give him an extraordinary ability to read people, ...
Style:
intellectual, mind bending, exciting, offbeat, detective ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, schizophrenia, fbi, college professor, prodigy, riddles and clues, talented, crime investigation, intelligence, hallucination, genius, law enforcement ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story:
The Hollow Crown is a series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.
The first Season is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part I and Henry ...
Style:
epic, costume drama, serious, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
king, medieval, royal family, queen, royalty, throne, betrayal, politics, monarchy, monarch, shakespeare, heir to the throne ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, 12th century
Place:
england, britain, europe
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Catherine Chandler is a smart, no-nonsense homicide detective. When she was a teenager, she witnessed the murder of her mother at the hands of two gunmen and herself was saved by someone – or something. Years have passed and while ...
Style:
captivating, fairy tale, sentimental, touching, detective ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
beast, beauty and the beast, fall in love, superhuman powers, unlikely couple, opposites attract, female detective, impossible love, couples, love and romance, monster, experiment ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Baby Daddy follows Ben, a young man in his early 20s living the life of a bachelor in New York City with his buddy, Tucker, and his brother, Danny. Their lives are turned upside down when they come home one day to find a baby girl left on the ...
Style:
sitcom, sincere, semi serious, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
babies and infants, baby, roommate, responsibility, hockey player, single father, dating, best friends in love, male objectification, group of friends, father daughter relationship, crush ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, new york
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
When Charlie Harris ends up in a coma, he leaves the Hope-Zion Hospital in chaos - and his fiancée and fellow surgeon, Alex Reid, in a state of shock. As the staff of Hope-Zion races to save lives, comatose Dr. Harris wanders the halls of Hope-Zee ...
Style:
sentimental, medical drama, serious, touching, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
hospital, doctor, supernatural, doctors and patients, medicine, surgeon, medical, hotshot, patient, staff, surgery, lesbian ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada, ontario canada, toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
After a naive Midwestern girl's big city dreams are dashed her first week in New York, she finds herself living with her worst nightmare in this hilarious, contemporary comedy about a female odd couple who are surrounded by an outrageous cast ...
Style:
humorous, sitcom, not serious, sexy, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
odd couple, friends, lifestyle change, roommate, lifestyle, sexual humor, city life, friendship, urban, troublemaker, everyday life, big city ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Is relevant?
459K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
Style:
exciting, captivating, realistic, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
superhero, heroes, double life, fighting crime, martial arts, archer, archery, rivalry, vigilantism, scheme, young man, millionaire ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, fictional island, chicago
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Revolution focuses on the struggle to survive 15 years after a global blackout.
Style:
exciting, serious, apocalyptic, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
survival, apocalypse, fate of humanity, worldwide chaos, escapades, twists and turns, dictatorship, chaos and mayhem, chase, chaos, danger, nanotechnology ...
Time:
near future, 2010s, future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
america, north america, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 3 min.
TV show
Story:
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bennet is a mass communications graduate student still living at home with her parents and two sisters, the sweet, timid Jane and rebellious, party-loving Lydia. With the help of her friend Charlotte Lu, she starts a ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
couples, heir, sister sister relationship, family life, siblings relations, love and romance, looking for love, wooing, best friend, parents and children, family relations, young man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
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8K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 13 min.
TV show
Story:
The future-fantasy world of Remnant is filled with ravenous monsters, treacherous terrain, and more villains than you can shake a sniper-scythe at. Fortunately, Beacon Academy is training Huntsmen and Huntresses to battle the evils of the world, and ...
Style:
exciting, adult animation, semi serious, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen fantasy
Plot:
school, snow white, heroes, escapades, teenager, monster, supernatural power, training, beauty and the beast, team, fight, lie ...
Time:
future
Is relevant?
21K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Ryan King, a recent widower and sports talk radio host ready to get back to work after the loss of his wife. Ryan's alpha-male boss, Stephen, has a different plan in store for Ryan, making him attend grief counseling before returning to the ...
Style:
humorous, sitcom, semi serious, realistic, hilarious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
group therapy, support group, coping, therapist, grief, loss, patient, uptight character, therapy, solace, life turned upside down, relationships ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Toast of London is a British comedy series following Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past who spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on it.
Style:
sitcom, surreal, humorous, light, dark comedy ...
Plot:
actor, unrequited love, celebrity, agent, rivalry, talent agent, ambition, bachelor, female nudity, landlord, performer, sex scene ...
Is relevant?
22K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Michael lives in two separate realities after a car accident. In one reality, his wife Hannah survives the accident; in the other reality, his son Rex survives. Michael does not know which reality is "real", and uses the wristbands to ...
Style:
psychological, mind bending, detective, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
alternate reality, police investigation, car accident, grief, family problems, loss, therapy, police protagonist, sanity, loss of son, loss of family member, loss of loved one ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
38K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Derek is a loyal nursing home caretaker who sees only the good in his quirky co-workers as they struggle against prejudice and shrinking budgets to care for their elderly residents.
Style:
mockumentary, sitcom, humorous, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
satire, elderly, retirement home, socially awkward, workplace, social problems, workplace situations, social issues, coworker, male female relationship, social satire, coworker relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
europe, england
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Norway, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Frank Tagliano (Steven Van Zandt), is a former member of the New York mob. After testifying in a trial in the United States, Tagliano is relocated to Lillehammer in Norway through the FBI's witness protection program. Frank Tagliano was ...
Style:
witty, talky, stylized, humorous, dark comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, culture clash, dark humor, small town life, lifestyle change, blackmail, starting over, middle aged, business venture, fish out of water, gangster, shooting ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Burning Love is a scripted comedy series which is a web spoof of the television shows The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Bachelor Pad. Depending on the season, the show either follows a man or a woman who is looking for the perfect mate from a pool ...
Style:
parody, humorous, not serious, realistic, talky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sexual attraction, lust, dating, looking for love, lifestyle, eligible bachelor, rivalry, firefighter, singleness, stupidity, casual sex, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, China
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
DreamWorks Dragons is an American computer-animated television series airing on Cartoon Network based on the 2010 film How to Train Your Dragon. The series serves as a bridge between the first film and its 2014 sequel. Riders of Berk follows Hiccup ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, feel good, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
dragon, friends, young kid, enemy, animal training, training, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, young heroes, viking, creature, heroes ...
Time:
medieval times
Place:
fictional island
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Video Game High School is an action comedy web series (Later, the show was edited into a two-hour movie and released on other media, including DVD, Blu-ray, and streaming video (Netflix)) from Rocket Jump Studios. The series is set in the near ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, semi serious, tense, sitcom ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school student, high school, video game, computers and web, student, roommate, teenage love, teenage life, contests and competitions, high school life, rivalry, opponent ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An intoxicating love story set in England's first department store in the 1870s. The Paradise revolves around the lives of the people who live and work in the store, each bound in their own way by the power of the world they live in, and the ...
Style:
captivating, costume drama, period piece, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
fashion, workplace situations, rise to the top, high society, success, workplace, love affair, nouveau riche, love and romance, department store, hot and sexy, workplace problem ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, victorian era, 1870s, 20th century ...
Place:
england, britain
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Walter Sherman, an Iraq War veteran, has the extraordinary ability to help people find the unfindable.
Style:
witty, exciting, semi serious, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
team, investigation, hotshot, talented, teamwork, riddles and clues, partners against crime, peril, expert, escapades, lawyer, weirdo ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa
Is relevant?
71K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, political, clever, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
politics, american politics, vice president, female protagonist, political satire, ambitious woman, political scandal, president, mother daughter relationship, female politician, white house, politician ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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