With Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Doctor Who (2005– )
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and their companions from planet Earth.
Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Smith
Votes: 199,556
2. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.
Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Jason Hughes
Votes: 23,810
3. Broadchurch (2013–2017)
TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Stars: David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan
Votes: 93,259
4. Poldark (2015–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
Ross Poldark returns home after American Revolutionary War and rebuilds his life with a new business venture, making new enemies and finding a new love where he least expects it.
Stars: Aidan Turner, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jack Farthing, Beatie Edney
Votes: 25,693
5. Staged (2020–2021)
22 min | Comedy, Drama
David Tennant and Michael Sheen star as two actors whose West End play has been put on hold due to Covid-19, but whose director has persuaded them to carry on rehearsing online.
Stars: David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Georgia Tennant, Anna Lundberg
Votes: 3,245
6. Luther (2010–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DCI John Luther is a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.
Stars: Idris Elba, Dermot Crowley, Michael Smiley, Warren Brown
Votes: 120,656
7. The Office (2001–2003)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.
Stars: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis
Votes: 98,486
8. Humans (2015–2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human is transforming the way we live.
Stars: Katherine Parkinson, Gemma Chan, Lucy Carless, Tom Goodman-Hill
Votes: 36,128
9. Glitch (2015–2019)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Six people return from the dead with no memory and attempt to unveil what brought them to the grave in the first place.
Stars: Patrick Brammall, Emma Booth, Sean Keenan, Hannah Monson
Votes: 14,792
10. Rake (2010–2018)
Not Rated | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Criminal lawyer Cleaver Greene defends the indefensible - from bigamists to cannibals and everything in between. He is champion of the lost cause, both in the court room and in the bedroom.
Stars: Richard Roxburgh, Matt Day, Kate Box, Caroline Brazier
Votes: 6,329
11. Bluey (2018– )
TV-Y | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family
The slice-of-life adventures of an Australian Blue Heeler Cattle Dog puppy as she has fun with her family and friends in everyday situations.
Stars: David McCormack, Melanie Zanetti, Charlotte Stent, Brad Elliott
Votes: 2,019
12. Life on Mars (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After being involved in a car accident in 2006, DCI Sam Tyler wakes up to find himself in 1973, the era of 'Sweeney' type policing, Mark III Cortinas, and flared trousers.
Stars: John Simm, Philip Glenister, Liz White, Dean Andrews
Votes: 28,751
13. Mystery Road (2018– )
Not Rated | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Jay Swan is assigned to investigate a mysterious disappearance on an outback cattle station. Soon, Jay's investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community.
Stars: Aaron Pedersen, Tasia Zalar, Tasma Walton, Judy Davis
Votes: 2,820
14. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With the help of DS John Bacchus, Inspector George Gently spends his days bringing to justice members of the criminal underworld who are unfortunate enough to have the intrepid investigator assigned to their cases.
Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Simon Hubbard, Lisa McGrillis
Votes: 5,874
15. Endlings (2020– )
TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Set in a near future, Endlings centers around four foster children who discover they're not alone following the disappearance of the last elephant on Earth.
Stars: Michela Luci, Cale Ferrin, Kamaia Fairburn, Neil Crone
Votes: 241
16. Steve Jobs (2015)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama
Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels
Votes: 154,131 | Gross: $17.77M
17. Prime Suspect 1973 (2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Prime Suspect 1973 tells the story of 22-year-old Jane Tennison's first days in the police force, in which she endured flagrant sexism before being thrown in at the deep end with a murder enquiry.
Stars: Stefanie Martini, Sam Reid, Blake Harrison, Alun Armstrong
Votes: 2,601
18. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Tales of horror based on the gruesome E.C. comic books of the 1950s presented by the legendary Crypt Keeper, a sinister ghoul obsessed with gallows humor and horrific puns.
Stars: John Kassir, Roy Brocksmith, Miguel Ferrer, Cam Clarke
Votes: 21,582
19. H2O: Just Add Water (2006–2010)
TV-PG | 23 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Three girls become mermaids after a mysterious island transforms them and gives them special powers.
Stars: Cariba Heine, Phoebe Tonkin, Angus McLaren, Burgess Abernethy
Votes: 12,469
20. Ashes to Ashes (2008– )
60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
DCI Gene Hunt swaps the Ford Cortina for an Audi Quattro and joins the London Metropolitan Police to deal with the 'Southern Nancy' criminal scum.
Stars: Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster
Votes: 9,052
21. Super Mario Bros. (1993)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Two Brooklyn plumbers, Mario and Luigi, must travel to another dimension to rescue a princess from the evil dictator King Koopa and stop him from taking over the world.
Directors: Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton | Stars: Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis
Votes: 48,696 | Gross: $20.92M
22. Stateless (2020)
TV-MA | 316 min | Drama
Inspired by true events; a woman escaping a cult, a refugee fleeing with his family, a father trapped in a dead-end job, and a bureaucrat on the verge of a national scandal find their lives intertwined in an immigration detention centre.
Stars: Yvonne Strahovski, Jai Courtney, Asher Keddie, Fayssal Bazzi
Votes: 6,097
23. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A female sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of Melbourne in the late 1920s, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger-sharp wit.
Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings
Votes: 13,712
24. Taggart (1983–2010)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.
Stars: Blythe Duff, Colin McCredie, John Michie, Alex Norton
Votes: 1,366
25. So Awkward (2015–2020)
28 min | Comedy
The show follows the lives of a group of socially awkward friends as they go through secondary school.
Stars: Sophia Dall'aglio, Cleo Demetriou, Archie Lyndhurst, Alex Carter
Votes: 148
26. Please Like Me (2013–2016)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Twenty something Josh is going through a number of big changes as he navigates his first decade of adulthood. After being dumped by his girlfriend, he comes to the realization that he is gay.
Stars: Josh Thomas, Thomas Ward, John, Debra Lawrance
Votes: 14,847
27. The Cry (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 57 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The disappearance of a baby from a small coastal town in Australia is the catalyst for a journey into the disintegrating psychology of a young couple as they deal with an unthinkable ... See full summary »
Stars: Jenna Coleman, Ewen Leslie, Asher Keddie, Alex Dimitriades
Votes: 3,222
28. Wolf Creek (2005)
R | 99 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.
Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi, John Jarratt
Votes: 67,748 | Gross: $16.19M
29. Rogue (2007)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An American journalist on assignment in the Australian outback encounters a man-eating crocodile while trapped on a rapidly flooding mud island.
Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Michael Vartan, Radha Mitchell, Sam Worthington, Caroline Brazier
Votes: 27,942 | Gross: $0.01M
30. Frayed (2019– )
TV-MA | 46 min | Comedy, Drama
A wealthy London housewife is forced to return to her hometown in Australia, where she's forced to confront her past and the reasons that caused her to leave years ago.
Stars: Sarah Kendall, Kerry Armstrong, Trystan Go, Frazer Hadfield
Votes: 993
31. The New Legends of Monkey (2018– )
TV-PG | 24 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Entering the mythical world of the Monkey King, where a young monk and his group of disciples are on a journey to collect scrolls of Buddhist wisdom.
Stars: Chai Hansen, Luciane Buchanan, Josh Thomson, Emilie Cocquerel
Votes: 3,526
32. The Code (2014–2016)
TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, Thriller
Two Canberra based brothers become entangled in a cover up that involves a remote outback community and key members of the Australian Government.
Stars: Dan Spielman, Ashley Zukerman, Adele Perovic, Michael Denkha
Votes: 3,849
33. The Hour (2011–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.
Stars: Romola Garai, Ben Whishaw, Dominic West, Anna Chancellor
Votes: 9,455
34. Total Control (2019– )
60 min | Drama
An Indigenous woman in Australia is thrust into the political limelight.
Stars: Deborah Mailman, Rachel Griffiths, Harry Richardson, Rob Collins
Votes: 515
35. Criminal Justice (2008–2009)
Not Rated | 584 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Series 1 follows Ben Coulter who is accused of committing a crime that he has no recollection of after a drunken and drug-filled night out. Series 2 follows Juliet through the criminal justice system after she stabs her abusive husband.
Stars: Ben Whishaw, Maxine Peake, Bill Paterson, Alice Sykes
Votes: 1,702
36. Find Me in Paris (2018–2020)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young ballet dancer from 1905 is transported into the 21st century with the power of a magical necklace. While her boyfriend looks for a way to bring her back, she must find a way to fit in and dodge the sinister time agents.
Stars: Jessica Lord, Rik Young, Caitlin-Rose Lacey, Eubha Akilade
Votes: 770
37. Kath & Kim (2002–2007)
Not Rated | 26 min | Comedy
A mother, her daughter, and their respective "hunks of spunk" negotiate life in suburban Australia.
Stars: Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Glenn Robbins, Peter Rowsthorn
Votes: 3,342
38. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Jimmy Fallon hosts the Tonight Show and interviews celebrities, plays games with them and has a musical or comedic guest perform.
Stars: Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Steve Higgins, Questlove
Votes: 16,230
39. Pine Gap (2018)
TV-MA | 360 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Set in the intensely secretive world of intelligence and the enigmatic US/Australia joint defence facility in central Australia, the spy-thriller Pine Gap delves into the famously strong alliance between the two countries.
Stars: Parker Sawyers, Jacqueline McKenzie, Steve Toussaint, Tess Haubrich
Votes: 3,781
40. Janet King (2014–2017)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Senior Prosecutor Janet King returns from maternity leave to confront a high-profile murder, and a conspiracy which will have shocking ramifications throughout the judicial system.
Stars: Marta Dusseldorp, Damian Walshe-Howling, Hamish Michael, Andrea Demetriades
Votes: 1,644
41. Play School (1966– )
28 min | Family
An educational show for pre-school children under six with activities, songs and games.
Stars: Benita Collings, John Hamblin, Karen Pang, Teo Gebert
Votes: 251
42. Delicious (I) (2016–2019)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Drama
A drama series about food, love and infidelity in Cornwall.
Stars: Iain Glen, Dawn French, Emilia Fox, Tanya Reynolds
Votes: 1,479
43. Operation Buffalo (2020– )
52 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In Maralinga, South Australia, at the height of the Cold War, at a remote army base carrying out British nuclear testing, paranoia runs rife and nuclear bombs are not the only things being put to the test.
Stars: Ewen Leslie, Jessica De Gouw, James Cromwell, Tony Martin
Votes: 378
44. Teletubbies (1997–2001)
TV-Y | 28 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
Four creatures with televisions in their stomachs have fun in their magical world.
Stars: Rolf Saxon, Jessica Smith, John Simmit, Nikky Smedley
Votes: 6,952
45. SeaChange (1998–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A big city lawyer is prompted to undergo a 'seachange' with her children and becomes the magistrate at the small coastal town of Pearl Bay, where the family comes to love its people and the quality time with each other.
Stars: John Howard, Sigrid Thornton, Kerry Armstrong, Kevin Harrington
Votes: 775
46. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto, Robert Hobbs
Votes: 26,447 | Gross: $8.32M
47. The Kennedys (2011)
TV-14 | 346 min | Drama, History, Romance
The triumphs and tragedies of the most popular political family in American history.
Stars: Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper, Katie Holmes, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 7,052
48. Review (2014–2017)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
In this spoof of review shows, Forrest MacNeil, a critic obsessed with his work, experiences whatever the viewers ask him to review including divorce, anonymous sex, and all manner of criminal activity.
Stars: Andrew Daly, Jessica St. Clair, Megan Stevenson, Michael Croner
Votes: 5,071
49. Kingdom (2007–2009)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Respected country solicitor Peter Kingdom, with the assistance of his apprentice Lyle and secretary Gloria, runs a small legal practice in Market Shipborough for the eccentric people of ... See full summary »
Stars: Stephen Fry, Karl Davies, Celia Imrie, Tony Slattery
Votes: 2,206
50. National Treasure (2016)
192 min | Drama
Paul Finchley (Robbie Coltrane) is a bona fide "national treasure", one half of a popular, long-running comedy double act. However, the famous comedian's world is thrown into chaos when he is accused of historic sexual abuse.
Stars: Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Andrea Riseborough, Babou Ceesay
Votes: 2,054