Best TV Shows of All Time on Netflix
Last updated September 13, 2025
Highest Rated TV Shows with a 3.5 / 5 Star Rating
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3
1981 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsSpider-Man and his friends battle New York City's biggest villains, from the alien Dr. Octopus to a rogue cyborg out for revenge. More trouble is afoot when Dracula abducts Firestar and Sandman discovers Spider-Man's true identity.
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TEDTalks: Beauty & Fashion: Beneath the Skin Deep
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsFashion and style is anything but skin deep. Find out what all creative industries can learn from fashion's free culture, as these experts discuss their observations on beauty and its influence on humanity and society.
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TEDTalks: Crime & Punishment
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe world of criminals, drug lords and social deviants -- these TED speakers fight it daily. Watch as they shape the meaning of a more just society. Topics include organized crime, network security, terrorism, incarceration and more.
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TEDTalks: Environment: Project Makeover
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsGas-guzzling addiction and our dying ecological lifeblood. Can we reverse the damage? These TED speakers are paving the road for sustainability. Here, they discuss a fungus-based packaging material, a new kind of recycling plant and much more.
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TEDTalks: Into the Abyss
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsEerie underwater lakes to sea creatures that glow in the oceans' depths ... marine explorers talk about Earth's blue heart, including its current state, possibilities for its restoration and preservation, and the protection of sea-dwelling animals.
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TEDTalks: Power Shift
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsFrom politics in the United States to the dawn of the Arab Spring, powers are shifting around the world. Explore the ideas of statecraft through these presentations on diplomacy, border conflicts, U.S. elections, extremist groups and more.
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TEDTalks: Smart Laughs
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 Stars"TEDTalks" take a turn for the funny. Watch these folks crack wise as they deliver their bright ideas with wit, wisecracks and whoot! The talented performers riff on race, religion, art, society and more.
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TEDTalks: Video & Photo Mojo
2006 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAs the art form of filmmaking increasingly shapes the way we see our world, these TED presenters spread their ideas through the silver screen. Masters of photography and motion pictures discuss their work, from fantasy to documentary.
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Team Umizoomi: Season 1
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsMilli, Geo and Bot are small but powerful. Whenever there's trouble in Umi City, Team Umizoomi are there to help with their math superpowers.
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The Backyardigans: Season 1
2004 | C | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThere's no limit to the fun you can have when you use your imagination in this animated series about five colorful friends: Pablo the penguin, Tyrone the moose, Tasha the hippopotamus, Austin the kangaroo and Uniqua (who's truly unique).
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The Backyardigans: Season 2
2006 | C | 3.5 out of 5 StarsGet ready for more top-notch musical numbers in the second season of this animated show, which finds preschool pals Austin, Tyrone, Pablo, Tasha and Uniqua singing and dancing their way through adventures with cowboys, wizards and spies.
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The Backyardigans: Season 3
2008 | C | 3.5 out of 5 StarsPablo and the gang return for a third season of backyard shenanigans, and this time, the adventures are bigger than ever! Tyrone gets things started by pretending to be a night watchman at the museum, where his friends are part of the exhibits.
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The Backyardigans: Season 4
2009 | C | 3.5 out of 5 StarsColorful and fun-loving, the animated Backyardigans pals -- Pablo, Tyrone, Tasha, Austin and Uniqua -- waltz their way into a fourth season of music and motion designed to keep preschoolers happily bopping along with their tunes. This time out, the kids get up to all kinds of adventures, including delivering an elephant to a nature preserve, traveling to Tibet to track down a polka-dotted pony and joining an outer space-bound mariachi band!
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The Buccaneers
1995 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis top-notch adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel tells the story of sisters Nan and Virginia St. George (Carla Gugino and Alison Elliott) and their friends Lizzy Elmsworth (Rya Kihlstedt) and Conchita Closson (Mira Sorvino). Shunned as "new money" by elitist New York society, the foursome travels to London to look for husbands, where they soon find themselves courted by numerous suitors. But as old and new worlds clash, something has to give.
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The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Season 1
1994 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe popular children's books by author-illustrator Richard Scarry come to life in this animated series set in Busytown, whose diverse residents -- among them students Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm -- play an important role in keeping the city abuzz.
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The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Season 2
1995 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsHuckle Cat, Lowly Worm and other delightful characters from the books of Richard Scarry come to life in this animated series about bustling Busytown. The rambunctious residents solve mysteries, find work, help each other and more.
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The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Season 3
1996 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAll sorts of funny things happen in Busytown in this warm-hearted animated series based on Richard Scarry's drawings. In Season 3, Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm throw a surprise party, beach their paddle boat, embark on a riddle race and more.
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The Facts of Life: Season 1
1979 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this much loved and long running series, four girls, each with their own divergent backgrounds and personalities, become inseparable friends when they are brought together at the prestigious Eastland School for Girls.
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The Facts of Life: Season 2
1980 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this much loved and long running series, four girls, each with their own divergent backgrounds and personalities, become inseparable friends when they are brought together at the prestigious Eastland School for Girls.
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The Facts of Life: Season 3
1981 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe girls of Eastland's all-female boarding school return with a ton of teen issues as they blossom under the care of housemother Edna Garrett. In Season 3, Tootie is fed up with the others' teasing, taking on alcohol to convince them she's grown up.
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The Facts of Life: Season 4
1982 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn Season 4 of this hit 1980s sitcom, Mrs. Garret fields a marriage proposal from an unlikely suitor, Blair befriends a mentally challenged young man, Natalie faces explusion for writing a controversial article, and Jo contemplates becoming a nun.
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The Facts of Life: Season 5
1983 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsMrs. Garrett opens her own gourmet food shop, Edna's Edibles, with some help from the girls. Meanwhile, Blair pledges a sorority, Natalie experiences a death in the family, Tootie has family troubles, and Jo starts dating a wealthy man.
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The Facts of Life: Season 6
1984 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn Season 6, the girls spend a spring break weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Mrs. Garrett reunites with a high school sweetheart, Blair takes Jo to small claims court, and Natalie announces that she's not going to college.
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The Facts of Life: Season 7
1985 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe girls return from summer vacation to find that Edna's Edibles has burned down, and they hire handsome contractor George to help rebuild the store. Later, Blair learns that her mother is pregnant, and Andy develops a crush on Tootie.
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The Facts of Life: Season 8
1986 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn Season 8 of this 1980s sitcom, the girls -- Blair, Jo, Natalie and Tootie -- witness the departure of their housemother and friend, Mrs. Garrett. Meanwhile, Beverly Ann takes over the shop as well as the duty of guiding the foursome through life.
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