The Best TV Shows on Cartoon Network

Every Cartoon Network Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Cartoon Network has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1996 and as recent as 2022. Leading the pack on Cartoon Network are Dexter's Laboratory and The Powerpuff Girls, with their initial broadcasts in 1996 and 1998. Check out the most acclaimed shows on Cartoon Network, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for September 2025.

  • Regular Show
    Regular Show (2010)8.6

    The surreal misadventures of two best friends - a blue jay and a raccoon - as they seek to liven up their mundane jobs as groundskeepers at the local park.

  • Samurai Jack
    Samurai Jack (2001)8.5

    A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!".

  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)8.5

    Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.

  • Adventure Time
    Adventure Time (2010)8.5

    Unlikely heroes Finn and Jake are buddies who traverse the mystical Land of Ooo. The best of friends, our heroes always find themselves in the middle of escapades. Finn and Jake depend on each other through thick and thin.

  • The Amazing World of Gumball
    The Amazing World of Gumball (2011)8.5

    The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens.

  • Young Justice
    Young Justice (2010)8.4

    Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

  • Courage the Cowardly Dog
    Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999)8.2

    The bizarre misadventures of a cowardly dog named Courage and his elderly owners in a farmhouse in Nowhere, Kansas.

  • Ben 10
    Ben 10 (2005)8.2

    When 10-year-old Ben Tennyson discovers a mysterious device, he gains the power to change into ten different alien heroes, each with uniquely awesome powers. With such abilities at his disposal, Ben realizes a greater responsibility to help others and stop evildoers, but that doesn't mean he's above a little superpowered mischief now and then.

  • Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
    Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010)8.2

    This incarnation of the popular cartoon series finds Scooby and the gang living in Crystal Cove, a small town with a long history of ghost sightings, monster tales and other mysteries ripe for the sleuths to solve once and for all. But the longstanding Crystal Cove residents, who bank on the town's reputation to attract tourists, are prepared to do what it takes to protect their turf.

  • The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
    The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (2001)8.1

    The exploits of the Grim Reaper, who has been forced into being the best friend of two children. A spin-off of the show Grim & Evil.

  • Craig of the Creek
    Craig of the Creek (2018)8.1

    Craig and his friends, Kelsey and JP, venture out into a kid-controlled wilderness in the creek.

  • Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
    Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (2012)7.9

    When the fate of their world, Ninjago, is challenged by great threats, it's up to the ninja: Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane, Lloyd and Nya to save the world.

  • Dexter's Laboratory
    Dexter's Laboratory (1996)7.7

    Dexter, a boy-genius with a secret laboratory, constantly battles his sister Dee Dee, who always gains access despite his best efforts to keep her out, as well as his arch-rival and neighbor, Mandark.

  • We Bare Bears
    We Bare Bears (2015)7.7

    Three brother bears awkwardly attempt to find their place in civilized society, whether they're looking for food, trying to make human friends, or scheming to become famous on the internet. Grizzly, Panda and Ice Bear stack atop one another when they leave their cave and explore the hipster environs of the San Francisco Bay Area, and it's clear the siblings have a lot to learn about a technologically driven world. By their side on many adventures are best friend Chloe (the only human character in the cast), fame-obsessed panda Nom Nom, and Charlie, aka Bigfoot.

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold
    Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008)7.6

    The Caped Crusader is teamed up with Blue Beetle, Green Arrow, Aquaman and countless others in his quest to uphold justice.

  • The Powerpuff Girls
    The Powerpuff Girls (1998)7.5

    The Powerpuff Girls is a animated television series about Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, three kindergarten-aged girls with superpowers, as well as their "father", the brainy scientist Professor Utonium, who all live in the fictional city of Townsville, USA. The girls are frequently called upon by the town's childlike and naive mayor to help fight nearby criminals using their powers.

  • The Tom and Jerry Show
    The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)7.3

    The iconic cat and mouse rivals are back in a fresh take on the classic series. Preserving the look, characters and sensibility of the original, this series shines a brightly colored, high-definition lens on the madcap slapstick and never-ending battle that has made Tom and Jerry two of the most beloved characters of all time.

  • Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production
    Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production (2015)7.0

    Wabbit is an animated series starring Bugs Bunny. The series features many other Looney Tunes characters including Wile E. Coyote, Yosemite Sam, and the Tasmanian Devil.

  • Batwheels
    Batwheels (2022)7.0

    The Batwheels are a team of sentient super-powered crimefighting vehicles that help Batman, Robin and Batgirl—as well as a host of additional DC Super Heroes—keep Gotham City safe. Created only recently by the Batcomputer, our mechanized heroes must navigate the growing pains of being a newly formed super-team as well as the growing pains that come with just being a kid.

  • Teen Titans Go!
    Teen Titans Go! (2013)6.5

    Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg return in all-new, comedic adventures. They may be super heroes who save the world every day ... but somebody still has to do the laundry!