In my current state, binge watching has truthfully never been more prevalent. Even if it’s a show I’ve seen before or a new show, I am loving shows I can watch several episode of at a time. I remember when you used to have to rent DVDs from Netflix and hating those lag times in between getting more in the mail. Now we never have that problem. Today I am sharing my top 10 favorite shows to binge watch. Just in case you need some suggestions!
Top 10 Shows To Binge Watch
- Breaking Bad: Netflix. Seriously one of my all time favorite shows. Not something I would have ever thought I would love as much as I did. I watched the first 3 seasons in about 3 days and then was live from there.
- Orange Is The New Black: Netflix. I jumped on the bandwagon somewhere after season 1 first aired and before season 2. I loved it immediately. It has really funny episodes and really serious episodes. It’s a really well acted show.
- Gossip Girl: Netflix. For when you need something ridiculously silly.
- Gilmore Girls: Netflix. I am still torn on the revival episodes and how I feel about them. But I still love the original hardcore.
- House Of Cards: Netflix. This show is super intense but so good! Andrew fell asleep when we watched the first season and when he woke up I had watched 3 episodes. So addicting!
- Dexter: Netflix. Another show I didn’t watch until it had been on for a few years but LOVE it! The final season isn’t the best but the first 5 are amazing.
- Friends: Netflix. I feel like this needs no explanation. Plus its always on TV!
- How I Met Your Mother: Netflix. See answer for Friends.
- Downton Abbey: I’m not sure where you can find it, but if you can it’s worth it!
- Catastrophe: Amazon. Such a cute and quirky show but so much fun.
So those are the shows I love to binge and could probably watch about a million times. I never get tired of them and I have watched every one of them way more than one time. There is really something for everyone so you should check them out for sure!
What are your favorite shows to binge watch? I would LOVE to know. I need suggestions to keep me distracted while feeding a newborn!
OITNB all the way. Why is the new season taking SO long?
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Right now I’m watching mad men on Netflix.
I have seen every single Friends episode at LEAST 25 times. Yet, I can watch them over and over and over again without getting tired of them! They make me laugh out loud every single time 🙂
I am a HUGE friends fan! I could watch it exclusively and never get bored. I feel that way about 30 Rock, Parks & Rec, and The Office, too.
I am watching OITNB and love it! My husband and I are also watching Shameless and we are hooked!
7 & 8 I have done 10 billion times.
3 I have done only once but I did like it a lot.
Love this list! I’ve watched all of them except the last two, but I definitely need to watch Downtown Abbey at some point. Friends and Gilmore Girls have been my two absolute favorite shows for years and years – I would also add Parks and Rec to this list! Hands down funniest show I’ve watched.
I definitely binge watched Gilmore Girls a couple of years ago, and I would do it again 🙂
Friends is one of my favorite shows ever! And I love Gilmore Girls, but really didn’t like the revival!
I love How I Met Your Mother too. Right now I’m binge watching Bones season 3 on Netflix and trying to catch up Scandal.
Gilmore Girls and Friends are at the top of my binge watching list! I also love Gossip Girl and need to re-watch it. SUCH a great list!
I need a new show to binge watch! I’m currently working on The Affair on Shotime with my husband…didn’t like it at first but once we got further into it, we’re hooked!!
So much yes to Gilmore Girls and Orange Is The New Black! I can’t wait for the new season of OITNB!
I totally agree with you on pretty much all of those! I’ll have to check out Catastrophe. Also, you need to try Prison Break, Friday Night Lights and Shameless (all on Netflix). They are three of my top faves!
I’ve binge-watched Downton Abbey, and House of Cards. Right now I’m immersing myself in the old Western, Lancer.
I was like you when it came to ‘Breaking Bad’ and didn’t watch it until well after it started airing. One of our interns told me about it a few years ago and I binged the every season except the last one and watched that one live. I did the same thing for HIMYM and can’t believe I missed out on such a great show when it was airing live!
I have never watched Orange Is The New Black but I have heard it’s really good!!! I love Gossip Girl, Gilmore Girls and Friends of course! I also love watching One Tree Hill. I def need to check out some of these shows!!! My list to watch keeps getting bigger!
Friends was my fav tv show ever until Orange is the new black showed up LOL it is so funny, I definetely love it!
YES YES YES to Breaking Bad, Friends, Gossip Girl and Gilmore Girls (and obviously Friends, haha!) These are all aweosme picks, Neely.
Yes to Gilmore Girls! We watched a lot of Chef’s Table when Phoenix was born and The West Wing.
I binge watched: Downton, OITNB, Gilmore Girls, House of Cards and I followed Gossip Girl and Friends and How I met your Mother before (so no bingewatching) but I do very often go through my entire DVD box of Friends or Sex and the city! Other than that I bingewatched Full house not too long ago.. would love to bingewatch One Tree Hill now actually but it’s not on the Irish Netflix 🙁
Friends and How I Met Your Mother are my favorite shows to binge watch. My husband is hooked on House of Cards. I will show this list to my daughter too. She does need some time to herself. Raising three little children is no easy task.
I highly suggest Black Mirror on Netflix. I’m surprised it didn’t garner more attention, but it’s really good. A little scary because you wonder if it’s that far-fetched from reality. (I hope it is!) The seasons are short, too, so it’s a quick binge. Stranger Things is a must in my opinion. Season 2 on Halloween?! SO. EXCITED. I started watching How To Get Away with Murder, iZombie, and Hart of Dixie because of Netflix. Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Minds, Love Sick, Twin Peaks. I’ve been meaning to watch The Crown, but haven’t yet. I keep hearing a ton about Chef’s Table on Twitter.
Love Downton Abbey! You can watch it on Amazon Prime now.
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I need to check out Downtown Abbey, it sounds great! I usually binge watch food shows.
I love the shows you mentioned! I’m currently binge watching Gilmore Girls and LOVE it. I’ve also done Friends, HIMYM, and plan on watching Downton Abbey when I finish GG. I love Netflix!
You NEED to check out How to Get Away With Murder (Netflix)! Amazing performances, dishy drama and super engrossing mysteries. I watched the first season in like 48 hours haha.
Great picks! I’ve never heard of Catastrophe though – need to check that one out!
Thanks for sharing these! I have never heard of some of them, and I will have to check them out:)
It’s kind of a joke in my family because I watch How I Met your Mother daily. Even my kids know all the jokes (thankfully they’re too young to get them).
I’ve never heard of catastrophe. I’ll look it up. I’ve also heard that if you love Downton Abbey to try Poldark.
Oh I just rewatched Gossip Girl not too long ago – I miss it so much! Such a guilty pleasure haha Thanks for sharing your picks!
These are all great shows. I can binge Parks and Recreation over and over again. Right now I’m also into my Crazy ex-Girlfriend. They are both on Netflix
Love all of these shows! The only one I haven’t watched is Downton Abbey but I really want to! Hoping it will eventually be added on Netflix.
I love binge watching things, it’s actually my preferred way to watch now. There are some series I had never seen before and binged for days, including Gilmore Girls and Orange Is The New Black.
I am pleased to say I have seen about half of these already! But I like discovering new series to binge on so thanks for sharing!
I absolutely love Downton Abbey!!! It’s so amazing!! But Netflix has yet to put out season 6.
Dexter, Gossip Girl, and Gilmore Girls are my favorites!
I loved HIMYM until the end! Ugh. Made me so mad. 🙁 But one that I think is funny is Young and Hungry (on Netflix).
This is such a great list! I loved Gossip Girl, HIMYM, Friends, and Downton Abbey! I need to start of Gilmore Girls, ASAP!
I don’t know if I should be proud or ashamed of the fact that I have watched every available episode of nearly ALL the shows on your list! Breaking Bad, Downton, Orange is the New Black, and Dexter, among my favorites. I will definitely have to watch Catastrophe! A few that I really enjoyed that were not on your list, are; Carnivale, Deadwood, Nurse Jackie, American Horror Story (Season One Murder House), Call the Midwife, Bates Motel, and Good Girls Revolt!
The only ones on your list that I’ve actually watched before were: How I Met Your Mother and Friends. lol! I’ve binge watched them both sooo many times. I love them. I tried Orange is the New Black but I didn’t love it as much as I thought I was going to. I went through all of the season of American Horror Story a couple years ago, and I’m currently addicted to The Blacklist, but I’ve been looking for something new to binge on. lol
YASSS!! I haven’t watched 9 or 10 yet though! I need to get on it!
I love HIMYM! We just binge watched the walking dead…. abut goury and hard to watch truthfully. Shameless is easy and hilarious if you haven’t watched it yet! Love that show. And I need to get into OITNB, everyone raves about it and I finally have Netflix!
I’ve started a few on this list. I would add Felicity…for those who love the 90’s. That was such a great show!
I love love love HIMYM!!! It’s one of my favs!
Omg so many awesome shows!!!! Gossip Girl will forever be my favorite show! Maybe one day I will find something better lol
We tend to go back to Burn Notice, The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Home Improvement. 🙂 My boys and I also have been watching the new Fuller House seasons in 2-3 days when they come out. ha
I love your blog! Just discovered it a couple months ago. From your list, it appears our taste in shows is a bit different, but I HIGHLY recommend Parenthood. Every show was so well acted, and it’s about the most adorable, but realistic extended family. Be prepared to cry during the last season, however! And if you liked Gilmore Girls, Lauren Graham is a lead character. It also has dreamy male characters, like Peter Krause and Dax Shepard. It was my favorite show for a long time, and I actually cried when I heard last year was the final season!
My husband and I are currently binge watching The Blacklist on Netflix and we love it!
Breaking Bad was really good! Right now I’m watching 3% and the Colony.
Currently binging Private Practice because I never watched it while it was on. Also Chrisley Knows Best because he makes me laugh.
Recent binges:
NCIS
Madam Secretary