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 are the current top 25 series:

All eyes are on Stranger Things: Season 5, which currently sits at the top of our Popular TV list this week. The highly-anticipated Netflix series beat out Vince Gilligan’s drama Pluribus (#2) and The Beast in Me (#3), while The Family Man, Prime Video’s new action thriller series starring Manoj Bajpayee, joins the list.

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!)

#1

Stranger Things: Season 5
84% 85%

#1

Critics Consensus: Stranger Things plays its cards just right in Season 5, solidifying its pop culture classic status with genuinely captivating genre fare.

Starring: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard

#2

Pluribus: Season 1
98% 69%

#2

Critics Consensus: Genuinely original science-fiction fare from television veteran Vince Gilligan, Pluribus leads Rhea Seehorn through a brave new world with plentiful returns.

Starring: Rhea Seehorn, Karolina Wydra, Carlos Manuel Vesga, Max Reeves

#3

The Beast in Me: Season 1
84% 72%

#3

Critics Consensus: A cut above the usual murder mystery, The Beast in Me stages a psychological duel that crackles with tension thanks to Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys' superb performances.

Starring: Claire Danes, Matthew Rhys, Brittany Snow, Natalie Morales

#4

IT: Welcome to Derry: Season 1
79% 75%

#4

Critics Consensus: While scattered plotting occasionally drains the fear from its chilling premise, IT: Welcome to Derry compellingly deepens the myth of Pennywise through sharp social commentary, a dreadful atmosphere, and committed performances.

Starring: Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar

#5

The Family Man: Season 3
100% 61%

#5

Starring: Manoj Bajpayee, Sharib Hashmi, Priyamani, Ashlesha Thakur

#6

Last Samurai Standing: Season 1
100% 86%

#6

Starring: Jun'ichi Okada, Yumia Fujisaki, Kaya Kiyohara, Masahiro Higashide

#7

The Chair Company: Season 1
100% 70%

#7

Critics Consensus: Tim Robinson's volcanic comedic ethos finds an ideal outlet in The Chair Company, a descent into paranoia that finds huge laughs in deeply uncomfortable places.

Starring: Tim Robinson, Lake Bell, Sophia Lillis, Will Price

#8

Death by Lightning: Limited Series
90% 86%

#8

Critics Consensus: Handsomely mounted and electrified by Matthew Macfadyen's masterclass in slimy desperation, Death by Lightning concisely dramatizes a fork in history while wistfully hinting at what could've been.

Starring: Michael Shannon, Matthew Macfadyen, Nick Offerman, Bradley Whitford

#9

All Her Fault: Season 1
79% 74%

#9

Critics Consensus: A twisty thriller that underscores the societal pressures placed on working mothers, All Her Fault is an addicting watch thanks largely to Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning's emotionally grounded performances.

Starring: Sarah Snook, Dakota Fanning, Jake Lacy, Sophia Lillis

#10

The Mighty Nein: Season 1
100% 94%

#10

Critics Consensus: The Mighty Nein is a terrific continuation of Critical Role with a highly engaging and expansive franchise that gives D&D fans rich characters to root for.

Starring: Laura Bailey, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson

#11

Landman: Season 2
77% 39%

#11

Critics Consensus: Further refining its brutish elements into addictive drama, Landman's second season makes minor improvements in its treatment of female characters while continuing to benefit from Billy Bob Thornton's hangdog swagger.

Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Michelle Randolph, Jacob Lofland

#12

Mr. Mercedes: Season 3
- - 60%

#12

Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Harry Treadaway, Kelly Lynch, Jharrel Jerome

#13

All's Fair: Season 1
3% 65%

#13

Critics Consensus: Too awful to love, too boring to war over.

Starring: Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash, Glenn Close

#14

Down Cemetery Road: Season 1
79% 65%

#14

Critics Consensus: A twisty mystery that grows more addictive as it unfolds, Down Cemetery Road is tonally imbalanced but has a steadfast center of gravity in Emma Thompson's flinty star turn.

Starring: Ruth Wilson, Emma Thompson, Adeel Akhtar, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

#15

Heated Rivalry: Season 1
86% 92%

#15

Starring: Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie, Sophie Nélisse, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova

#16

The Asset: Season 1
75% 77%

#16

Starring: Clara Dessau, Maria Cordsen, Afshin Firouzi, Nicolas Bro

#17

Malice: Season 1
48% 39%

#17

Critics Consensus: Severely lacking narrative momentum, this latest eat-the-rich caper only manages to strand its audience at sea with Malice.

Starring: Jack Whitehall, David Duchovny, Carice van Houten, Harry Gilby

#18

Black Rabbit: Limited Series
67% 81%

#18

Critics Consensus: Elegantly plated but over-seasoned with grit, Black Rabbit's unrelenting edginess can be off-putting but Jason Bateman and Jude Law's committed performances make for a satiating enough meal.

Starring: Jason Bateman, Jude Law, Abbey Lee, Dagmara Domińczyk

#19

Task: Season 1
96% 75%

#19

Critics Consensus: Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey are superb in Task, a culturally-specific crime story that's unrelentingly bleak but equally riveting.

Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Jamie McShane

#20

Homeland: Season 8
85% 87%

#20

Critics Consensus: Homeland returns to form with a tautly thrilling final season that fittingly finishes the job Carrie Mathison started all those years ago.

Starring: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Maury Sterling, Linus Roache

#21

The Last Frontier: Season 1
44% 51%

#21

Critics Consensus: Squandering a crackerjack premise, The Last Frontier stretches on for too long to sustain momentum while also leaving its potential largely unexplored.

Starring: Jason Clarke, Dominic Cooper, Haley Bennett, Simone Kessell

#22

Slow Horses: Season 5
96% 80%

#22

Critics Consensus: Slow Horses loosens the reins in a more lighthearted season that doesn't quite measure up to the series' high bar, but it still excels as one of the most compulsively watchable offerings on television.

Starring: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jack Lowden, Saskia Reeves

#23

Dark Winds: Season 4
- - - -

#23

Starring: Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten, Deanna Allison

#24

I Love LA: Season 1
85% 46%

#24

Critics Consensus: An irreverent and self-referential comedy speaking to Gen Z existentialism, I Love LA is equal parts funny and cringe thanks to creator Rachel Sennott's absurdist sensibility.

Starring: Rachel Sennott, Jordan Firstman, Josh Hutcherson, Odessa A'zion

#25

The Witcher: Season 4
58% 20%

#25

Critics Consensus: While Geralt of Rivia gets a new face, The Witcher overall is beginning to grow stale in a fourth season that dutifully sets up the series' endgame without having enough fun along the way.

Starring: Freya Allan, Joey Batey, MyAnna Buring, Eamon Farren