2018 Spring-Summer TV Survey Results
We surveyed fans and asked which returning and premiering TV and streaming shows they were most looking forward to in spring and summer of 2018. The top TV series, according to 622 Rotten Tomatoes users (out of 1,023 total survey respondents), include HBO’s Westworld (returning for season 2), Amazon series premiere Jack Ryan, and, in the reality category, a reboot of American Idol.
Click through to find out which other series are tops in each category.
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These returning series are premiering brand-spanking-new seasons in early 2018. (Please note: Netflix announced the premiere date of season 2 of Marvel’s Luke Cage after this survey was conducted.)
Top 20 out of 46 titles:
Adjusted Score: 94.32%
Critics Consensus: Westworld builds on its experimental first season, diving deeper into the human side of AI without losing any of its stylish, bloody glory.
Synopsis: A sci-fi drama set in an Old West theme park where guests interact with automatons in scenarios that are developed,...
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Adjusted Score: 87.982%
Critics Consensus: While Jessica Jones is a slower burn with less focus than its inaugural season, its enticing new character arc more fully details the most charismatic Defender.
Synopsis: New York City private investigator Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) is beginning to put her life back together after murdering her...
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Adjusted Score: 77.815%
Critics Consensus: Roseanne's return finds the show's classic format, original cast, and timely humor intact, even if the latest batch of episodes suffers from sporadically uneven execution.
Synopsis: Featuring the complete original cast, new series regulars and notable returning guest stars, the revival will explore life, death and...
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Adjusted Score: 100.649%
Critics Consensus: Beautifully shot but dishearteningly relevant, The Handmaid's Tale centers its sophomore season tightly around its compelling cast of characters, making room for broader social commentary through more intimate lenses.
Synopsis: The Emmy-winning drama series returns with a second season shaped by Offred's pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her...
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Synopsis: The evolution of "Breaking Bad" lawyer Saul Goodman is the focus of this prequel to the hit series....
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Adjusted Score: 90.243%
Critics Consensus: Legion returns with a smart, strange second season that settles into a straighter narrative without sacrificing its unique sensibilities.
Synopsis: In an epic showdown, David and his friends battled his demon, ultimately forcing it from David's body. Unfortunately, Farouk found...
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Adjusted Score: 99.994%
Critics Consensus: The Americans' powerful final season pumps up the volume on an already intense show, concluding the complex series arc with epic familial conflict... and a high body count.
Synopsis: Two KGB spies pose as an American married couple living in 1980s Washington, D.C....
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Adjusted Score: 100.163%
Synopsis: A trio travel through time to battle a master criminal out to alter human history in this drama....
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Adjusted Score: 100.08%
Critics Consensus: Season two of A Series of Unfortunate Events is as gothic, twisted and absurd as the first, to the delight of moody tweens of all ages.
Synopsis: Season two of the Netflix original series plunges further into the epic world of this darkly comedic mystery....
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Adjusted Score: 101.154%
Critics Consensus: Donald Glover continues to subvert expectations with a sophomore season of Atlanta that proves as excellent as it is eccentric.
Synopsis: In Atlanta Robbin' Season, two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives and the...
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Adjusted Score: -0.211%
Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes investigates crimes in modern-day New York City as a consultant to the NYPD and is assisted by Joan...
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Adjusted Score: -0.249%
Synopsis: In season four of "Fear the Walking Dead," we will see the world of Madison Clark (Kim Dickens) and her...
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Adjusted Score: 77.287%
Critics Consensus: After seven years of friendship, New Girl signs off with a thoughtful, funny final season that bids a proper adieu to its colorful cast of characters.
Synopsis: Season 7 of this comedy series starts with a three-year jump after last season's finale. Now, Jess (Zooey Deschanel) and...
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Adjusted Score: -0.083%
Synopsis: Doctors and nurses fight to save lives in a busy ER....
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Adjusted Score: 99.693%
Critics Consensus: Building on earlier potential and extending character arcs throughout a solidly crafted third season, The Expanse continues to impress -- and shows no signs of abating.
Synopsis: Picking up immediately following the emotional and suspenseful second season finale, the 13-episode third season finds Earth, Mars and The...
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Adjusted Score: -0.083%
Synopsis: A drama about FBI trainees at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va., one of whom is a sleeper agent who...
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Adjusted Score: 82.746%
Critics Consensus: Santa Clarita Diet rides the momentum of its freshman season with non-stop comedic gore and a big heart that bleeds -- profusely -- for its lovable characters.
Synopsis: Picking up right where we left off, Season 2 of Santa Clarita Diet finds the Hammonds trying to adapt to...
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Adjusted Score: 100.163%
Critics Consensus: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ends with a final season that's as topical as it is cheerily irreverent.
Synopsis: Season 4 follows Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper) as she continues to adjust to the 21st century and learn more about...
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Adjusted Score: -0.249%
Synopsis: Season 3 of Into the Badlands finds Sunny living off the grid, doing his best to provide for his infant...
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Adjusted Score: -0.166%
Synopsis: The team at Nonnatus house return for the seventh series of Call The Midwife....
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Top 10 based on 1,023 overall survey responses:
1. Westworld – 13%
2. Marvel’s Jessica Jones – 9%
3. Roseanne – 7%
4. The Handmaid’s Tale – 5%
5. Elementary – 5%
6. Better Call Saul – 4%
7. Timeless – 4%
8. A Series of Unfortunate Events – 4%
9. The Americans – 4%
10. Legion – 3%
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