TV shows 2008
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1. The Inbetweeners (2008–2010)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
Follows four friends and their antics during their final years of school.
Stars: Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas
Votes: 94,382
2. Mutual Friends (2008– )
60 min | Comedy, Drama
After his best friend Carl, commits suicide, Martin meets up with an old friend Patrick.
Stars: Marc Warren, Keeley Hawes, Alexander Armstrong, Claire Rushbrook
Votes: 258
3. Kid vs. Kat (2008–2011)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When an alien disguised as a cat lands on Earth, Coop Burtonburger's little sister, Millie finds him and brings him home where bedlam ensues.
Stars: Erin Mathews, Kathleen Barr, Trevor Devall, Cathy Weseluck
Votes: 4,018
4. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008–2010)
TV-PG | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The comical seafaring adventures of a young, enthusiastic boy, his pirate captain mentor, and the talking whale that raised him from birth.
Stars: Brian Doyle-Murray, Thurop Van Orman, Jeff Bennett, Steve Little
Votes: 16,100
5. The Secret Saturdays (2008–2010)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Action, Adventure
An adventuresome family of experts in the field of creatures known as cryptids attempts to protect their secrets and powers from the forces of evil.
Stars: Sam Lerner, Diedrich Bader, Nicole Sullivan, Phil Morris
Votes: 2,732
6. Ben 10: Alien Force (2008–2010)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Fifteen-year-old Ben Tennyson must utilize the Omnitrix yet again in order to locate his missing Grandpa Max, accompanied by his cousin Gwen and former enemy Kevin 11.
Stars: Yuri Lowenthal, Dee Bradley Baker, Ashley Johnson, Greg Cipes
Votes: 14,342
7. Life on Mars (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A present day car accident mysteriously sends a detective back to the 1970s.
Stars: Jason O'Mara, Michael Imperioli, Gretchen Mol, Jonathan Murphy
Votes: 10,729
8. Being Human (2008–2013)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost try to live together and get along.
Stars: Lenora Crichlow, Russell Tovey, Aidan Turner, Sinéad Keenan
Votes: 26,542
9. Atom TV (2008–2010)
22 min | Comedy
An ancient monster chains three victims to his dungeon wall and forces them to be his friends.
Stars: Tony Janning, Will Carlough, Tara Strong, Cree Summer
Votes: 64
10. The Mighty B! (2008–2011)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Overachieving Honeybee scout, Bessie Higgenbottom, attempts to earn every last Bee Badge.
Stars: Amy Poehler, Dee Bradley Baker, Grey Griffin, Dannah Feinglass Phirman
Votes: 2,692
11. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A famous "psychic" outs himself as a fake, and starts working as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation so he can find "Red John", the madman who killed his wife and daughter.
Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman
Votes: 200,675
12. Wipeout (2008–2014)
TV-PG | 42 min | Comedy, Family, Game-Show
Contestants make their way through a giant obstacle course to win a cash prize.
Stars: John Henson, John Anderson, Jill Wagner, Vanessa Lachey
Votes: 8,207
13. In Plain Sight (2008–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon must hunt down witnesses for federal cases in the witness protection program while also managing a rather dysfunctional family and her own personal life.
Stars: Mary McCormack, Frederick Weller, Paul Ben-Victor, Nichole Hiltz
Votes: 12,829
14. Leverage (2008–2012)
TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A crew of high-tech crooks attempt to steal from wealthy criminals and corrupt businessmen.
Stars: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf
Votes: 54,218
15. Sanctuary (2008–2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Modern society's evolution involves stem cells, gene therapy, transplants, and cloning, but also exposes the existence of monsters that hold the key to our race's future.
Stars: Amanda Tapping, Robin Dunne, Christopher Heyerdahl, Ryan Robbins
Votes: 22,652
16. Childrens Hospital (2008–2016)
TV-14 | 11 min | Short, Comedy
Explores the emotional struggles and sexual politics of a group of doctors charged with healthy libidos. Their dedication to their personal lives is relentless, interrupted only by the occasional need to treat sick children.
Stars: Rob Huebel, Rob Corddry, Ken Marino, Erinn Hayes
Votes: 8,181
17. Fringe (2008–2013)
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
An F.B.I. agent is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena.
Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Jasika Nicole
Votes: 257,545
18. True Blood (2008–2014)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill Compton, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.
Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten
Votes: 260,144
19. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)
TV-PG | 42 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
An aspiring supervillain must balance his career and his pursuit of a beautiful do-gooder.
Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day, Simon Helberg
Votes: 44,244
20. Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club.
Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior, Kim Coates
Votes: 323,582
21. New Amsterdam (2008)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
A New York homicide detective is cursed with immortality.
Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Zuleikha Robinson, Alexie Gilmore, Stephen McKinley Henderson
Votes: 7,433
22. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.
Stars: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Betsy Brandt
Votes: 2,137,537
23. Legend of the Seeker (2008–2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After the mysterious murder of his father, a son's search for answers begins a momentous fight against tyranny.
Stars: Craig Horner, Bridget Regan, Bruce Spence, Craig Parker
Votes: 36,290
24. Merlin (2008–2012)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
These are the brand new adventures of Merlin, the legendary sorcerer as a young man, when he was just a servant to young Prince Arthur on the royal court of Camelot, who has soon become his best friend, and turned Arthur into a great king and a legend.
Stars: John Hurt, Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Richard Wilson
Votes: 87,260
25. Celebrity Family Feud (2008– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Talk-Show
Teams of celebrities and their families face off to name the top responses to questions posed to 100 people.
Stars: Steve Harvey, Burton Richardson, Al Roker, Vivica A. Fox
Votes: 1,487
26. The Border (2008–2010)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The cases of the Canadian Immigration and Customs Security Squad.
Stars: James McGowan, Graham Abbey, Jonas Chernick, Mark Wilson
Votes: 994
27. Knight Rider (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
A former Army Ranger, an FBI agent and a young woman search for the culprits who want the crime-fighting car KITT.
Stars: Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Paul Campbell, Smith Cho
Votes: 10,008
28. Fear Itself (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 43 min | Horror
A television series broken down into 13 separate 60-minute films from premiere horror writers and directors.
Stars: Margherita Donato, Valerie White, Eric Roberts, Elisabeth Moss
Votes: 4,713
29. 90210 (2008–2013)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Kansas family relocates to Beverly Hills, where their two children adapt to the infamous social drama of West Beverly Hills High.
Stars: Shenae Grimes-Beech, Tristan Mack Wilds, AnnaLynne McCord, Jessica Stroup
Votes: 46,178
30. Bonekickers (2008)
342 min | Adventure, Drama, History
English archaeology professor 'Dolly' Parton's team handles high-profile finds. Often those prove relevant in the present, as such as symbol for a cause. The team runs personal danger, on top of their messy love - and other personal lives.
Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Julie Graham, Adrian Lester, Michael Maloney
Votes: 963
31. Privileged (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy
A Yale-educated journalism major reluctantly becomes a live-in tutor for two spoiled granddaughters of a Palm Beach cosmetics business magnate.
Stars: JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Lucy Hale, Ashley Newbrough, Allan Louis
Votes: 4,262
32. The Cleaner (2008–2009)
60 min | Drama
A guy transforms his life by taking control over his addictions and using his story to help others.
Stars: Grace Park, Benjamin Bratt, Amy Price-Francis, Esteban Powell
Votes: 1,839
33. Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (2008–2010)
TV-MA | 2 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A series of non-sequitur skits that could never be shown as cutaway gags on Family Guy (1999) - but which that show's creator would still like to present anyway.
Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Rachael MacFarlane, John Viener
Votes: 3,122
34. Survivors (I) (2008–2010)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
An unknown virus pandemic kills more than 90% of the world's population. Those immune must strive to survive and overcome the difficulties of this new world order, hoping that the virus will not mutate.
Stars: Julie Graham, Max Beesley, Paterson Joseph, Zoë Tapper
Votes: 8,919
35. Dead Set (2008)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
During a fictional series of Big Brother, a zombie outbreak occurs, but the house-mates are unaware of the impending doom outside of the Big Brother House.
Stars: Paul 'Bubble' Ferguson, Jaime Winstone, Andy Nyman, Riz Ahmed
Votes: 20,920
36. Eli Stone (2008–2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
San Francisco lawyer Eli Stone begins to see things, which leads him to discover a brain aneurysm. But his visions lead him to accept cases with little monetary gain but a lot of moral goodness.
Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Natasha Henstridge, Loretta Devine, Matt Letscher
Votes: 10,905
37. The Middleman (2008)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
A struggling artist is recruited by a secret agency to fight against evil forces. Based on the graphic novels by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine.
Stars: Matt Keeslar, Natalie Morales, Brit Morgan, Mary Pat Gleason
Votes: 3,118
38. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Set after the events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Sarah Connor and her son, John, try to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.
Stars: Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Richard T. Jones
Votes: 62,835
39. The Strip (2008– )
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police detective show set in Australia's Gold Coast (Queensland).
Stars: Aaron Jeffery, Vanessa Gray, Simone McAullay, Bob Morley
Votes: 197
40. Dani's House (2008–2012)
30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Two aliens watch a reality TV show based upon Dani's life in her house with her mischievous brother and eccentric friends.
Stars: Dani Harmer, Sebastian Applewhite, James Gandhi, Harry Culverhouse
Votes: 418
41. The Penguins of Madagascar (2008–2015)
TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Short, Action
The daily adventures of penguins living in New York's Central Park Zoo.
Stars: Tom McGrath, John DiMaggio, Jeff Bennett, James Patrick Stuart
Votes: 22,142
42. Welcome to the Captain (2008)
Comedy
A young writer moves into a legendary Hollywood apartment.
Stars: Fran Kranz, Chris Klein, Al Madrigal, Jeffrey Tambor
Votes: 407
43. The Return of Jezebel James (2008)
Comedy
When a newly-single professional woman learns that she's unable to conceive, she looks to her estranged younger sister to carry her baby for her.
Stars: Parker Posey, Lauren Ambrose, Haysha Deitsch, Scott Cohen
Votes: 470
44. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the 1890s, William Murdoch uses radical forensic techniques for the time, including fingerprinting and trace evidence, to solve some of the city's most gruesome murders.
Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris
Votes: 17,482
45. Flashpoint (2008–2012)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The missions and trials of a Toronto police tactical unit.
Stars: Hugh Dillon, Amy Jo Johnson, David Paetkau, Sergio Di Zio
Votes: 18,618
46. Three Delivery (2008–2009)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Family
Three orphaned siblings in Chinatown attempt to locate missing recipes with mystical powers, all while doubling as Chinese food delivery couriers.
Stars: Stephanie Sheh, Nancy Wu, J. David Brimmer, David Chen
Votes: 105
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