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25 Most Popular TV Shows Right Now: What to Watch on Streaming

Want to know what popular and new TV shows this week are keeping watchers glued to the screen and Rotten Tomatoes users engaged on site? Here’s the current top 25 series, including The Penguin, Disclaimer, Teacup, Slow Horses, Agatha All Along, and more.

Click on each show for reviews and trailers, where to watch, and how to cast your own ratings vote. Check back weekly for latest updates to the charts. (And also check out the most popular movies out right now!)

Adjusted Score: 106173%
Critics Consensus: Depicting Gotham through bone-breaking punches rather than popping onomatopoeia, The Penguin is a grounded crime saga given gravitas by Colin Farrell and a scene-stealing Cristin Milioti.
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Adjusted Score: 87352%
Critics Consensus: An intelligent offering from a dream team of talent that also dishes some plain pulpy pleasures, Disclaimer is a dense and rewarding psychological puzzle.
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Adjusted Score: 98990%
Critics Consensus: Contrary to its title, Nobody Wants This proves to be a welcome binge thanks to Kristen Bell and Adam Brody's irresistible chemistry and some thoughtful considerations of interfaith romance.
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Adjusted Score: 92774%
Critics Consensus: The marvelous Kathryn Hahn is backed up by a coven of memorable performers in this MCU spinoff that refreshingly concocts its own distinct brew.
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Sweetpea: Season 1 (2024)
Tomatometer icon 84%

#5
Adjusted Score: 85429%
Critics Consensus: Ella Purnell is a diabolical delight in Sweetpea, a revenge fantasy that holds a lot of darkness beneath its playful exterior.
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Teacup: Season 1 (2024)
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#6
Adjusted Score: 81579%
Critics Consensus: Stylish and genuinely scary, Teacup's human drama has some spillage but the atmospheric frights of this horror series leave a pleasing aftertaste.
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Directed By: E.L. Katz

#7
Adjusted Score: 100525%
Critics Consensus: Having already made a startling first impression, Yellowjackets coils itself in a second season preparing for the long haul -- thankfully, its superb performances and mesmeric ambience are fine substitutes for fast answers.
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Citadel: Season 1 (2023)
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#8
Adjusted Score: 58858%
Critics Consensus: Citadel spares no expense but still feels underdeveloped, yielding a fairly fun spy caper that nonetheless creaks under the weight of its own exorbitance.
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From: Season 3 (2024)
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#9
Adjusted Score: 76733%
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Directed By: Jack Bender

Adjusted Score: 91441%
Critics Consensus: The Rings of Power's sophomore season discovers new virtues while retaining some of its predecessor's vices, overall making for a more kinetic journey through Tolkien's world.
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Outer Banks: Season 4 (2024)
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#11
Adjusted Score: 63880%
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Dark Winds: Season 2 (2023)
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#12
Adjusted Score: 100993%
Critics Consensus: Dark Winds' sophomore season is just as captivating as its predecessor, with Zahn McClarnon reaffirming his indispensable gravitas as a leading man.
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Slow Horses: Season 4 (2024)
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#13
Adjusted Score: 104375%
Critics Consensus: The stakes get more more personal than ever before in Slow Horses' superb fourth season, proving that this spy series is saddled up for the long haul with no signs of fatigue.
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#14
Adjusted Score: 102324%
Critics Consensus: Heartstopper maintains its ooey gooey goodness while still allowing its young protagonists to grow in this fun, loving new season.
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Adjusted Score: 71556%
Critics Consensus: A solid animated adaptation, The Legend of Lara Croft does a fine job of adding new dimensions to the iconic hero while chartering an adventure that's not quite worthy of her.
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Directed By: Joey Soloway

#16
Adjusted Score: 93918%
Critics Consensus: With the ineffable Kaitlin Olson on hand to inject some spiky personality into a familiar formula, High Potential is a solid procedural with plenty of upside.
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#17
Adjusted Score: 77229%
Critics Consensus: Teeming superb actors having a ball playing hapless hacks, The Franchise pulls some of its punches against Hollywood malaise but overall makes for a tart treat.
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#18
Adjusted Score: 101088%
Critics Consensus: A vibrant riff on the P.I. serials of television's yesteryear, Bad Monkey is a breezy good time that fully leverages Vince Vaughn's motormouth charms.
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Adjusted Score: 73073%
Critics Consensus: Predictability keeps The Perfect Couple far from being perfect, but intriguing performances and attractive vistas keep this seaside murder mystery highly watchable.
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#20
Adjusted Score: -1%
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Directed By: Pappi Corsicato

#21
Adjusted Score: 85663%
Critics Consensus: Equal parts campy and terrifying, Grotesquerie is a stomach-churning feast for viewers seeking a thrill.
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Kaos: Season 1 (2024)
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#22
Adjusted Score: 81518%
Critics Consensus: A riff on Greek myth that is equal parts clever and overstuffed, Kaos falls just short of godly but still lands as a bolt of good fun.
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Adjusted Score: 47711%
Critics Consensus: Well-acted but off-puttingly sordid, Monsters leaves viewers feeling guilty without enough pleasure to compensate.
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#24
Adjusted Score: 73408%
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#25
Adjusted Score: 93790%
Critics Consensus: Benefitting from a characteristically sharp performance by Zachary Quinto, Brilliant Minds is a medical procedural with brains but also a surprising amount of heart.
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