The Best TV Shows on Family Channel

Every Family Channel Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Highlighting Family Channel’s quality programming, Are You Afraid of the Dark? and The Adventures of the Black Stallion stand out, premiering in 1992 and 1992. Dive into our updated selection of Family Channel’s finest, featuring more than 20 series as of December 2025. With its programming history stretching from 1992 to 2023, Family Channel offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows.

  • Stella and Sam
    Stella and Sam (2011)9.0

    Fueled only by their imaginations, spirited nine-year-old Stella and her shy little brother Sam take on the fanciful wonders of outdoor exploration. Based off the books by Marie-Louise Gay.

  • Holly Hobbie
    Holly Hobbie (2018)8.4

    Holly's a 13-year-old singer-songwriter who's got her best friends and close-knit family by her side, but she's dreaming of ways to save the world - even if it's starting in her own backyard.

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?
    Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1992)8.2

    This spooky anthology series for kids recounts ghost stories told by the young members of the Midnight Society as they gather around a campfire. Each episode opens with members of the Midnight Society at their secret spot in the woods, where they prepare their fire and the night's storyteller announces the title of the his or her offering. However, the cameras soon leave the storyteller and switch to the tale being told.

  • Darcy's Wild Life
    Darcy's Wild Life (2004)7.4

    Darcy's Wild Life is an American-Canadian television series, filmed during 2004-2006, and broadcast on Discovery Kids and the Family Channel. The show revolves around Darcy Fields, the daughter of an eccentric actress who decides to move away from Malibu to raise her daughter in a more normal environment. Darcy is slow to adjust to her new home in the country. She gets a job at a local veterinary clinic called Creature Comforts. The show is mostly about the humorous situations Darcy gets into while adjusting to her new surroundings. Darcy's Wild Life aired daily on the Discovery Kids Channel until its cancellation. The show's title is a pun on the word "wildlife", which is the main theme of the show. The title refers to Darcy's eccentric life dealing with wildlife. Many episodes also had titles based on puns, such as "Puppy Love", "Swine Flew the Coop", "Knockin' on Heaven's Doggie Door" or "The Trouble with Truffles".

  • Franny's Feet
    Franny's Feet (2003)7.2

    Franny Fantootsie tries on shoes brought to her grandfather's shop for repair, and each pair takes her on magical adventures all over the world. From tropical shores to the North Pole, Franny meets new people and animal friends with every step.

  • The Next Step
    The Next Step (2013)7.2

    Follow the lives of an elite group of young dancers who train at The Next Step Studio.

  • Backstage
    Backstage (2016)7.2

    A group of “very talented” teenagers sing, dance, and perform their way to the top at the famous Keaton School of the Arts! From the disappointments of failure, to the new friendships and crowning achievements, being a student at Keaton means you're on the path to becoming a star!

  • Creeped Out
    Creeped Out (2017)7.2

    A masked figure known as "The Curious" collects tales of dark magic, otherworldly encounters and twisted technology in this kids anthology series.

  • LEGO: Jurassic World - Legend of Isla Nublar
    LEGO: Jurassic World - Legend of Isla Nublar (2019)7.1

    Set in 2012, three years before the Jurassic World movie, Owen Grady and Claire Dearing team up on Isla Nublar to deal with everything the Jurassic World park throws their way, including a mysterious saboteur who wants to destroy the park forever!

  • I Woke Up a Vampire
    I Woke Up a Vampire (2023)7.1

    On her 13th birthday, Carmie discovers that she's actually half human, half vampire — and that mythical powers make middle school way more complicated.

  • Open Season: Call of Nature
    Open Season: Call of Nature (2023)7.0

    Follow best friends Boog, a lovable, risk-averse grizzly bear, and Elliot, a fast-talking, "act-first, think-later" deer. When the pair discover an abandoned summer camp in the middle of nowhere, they embark on a brave and hilarious adventure to create a new place to live where animals get to embrace their inner wild!

  • Life with Derek
    Life with Derek (2005)6.9

    Life with Derek is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on Family and VRAK.TV in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005, and ran for four seasons, ending its run on March 25, 2009. The series starred Michael Seater and Ashley Leggat as the two oldest children in a stepfamily. It ended with 70 episodes and one spin-off television film, entitled Vacation with Derek.

  • Degrassi: Next Class
    Degrassi: Next Class (2016)6.8

    Follow a group of high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors from Degrassi Community School, a fictional school in Toronto, Ontario, as they encounter some of the typical issues and challenges common to a teenager's life.

  • The Adventures of the Black Stallion
    The Adventures of the Black Stallion (1992)6.3

    After being shipwrecked on a remote desert island, courageous, young Alec Ramsay and a wild Arabian stallion named the "Black," form an irrevocable bond that continues after their rescue. Now teammates in the horse-racing circuit, they are poised to take the racing world by storm. No one else can ride the stunning fire and silk stallion but Alec; and though the Black's spirit is untamed, his speed is unmatched and he is swiftly becoming the fastest racehorse in the world.

  • Inspector Gadget
    Inspector Gadget (2015)6.0

    When Dr. Claw returns, Inspector Gadget is brought out of retirement to defeat him again, now with Penny and Brain's open participation.

  • The Latest Buzz
    The Latest Buzz (2007)5.8

    The Latest Buzz is a Canadian teen sitcom from Decode Entertainment aired on the Family Channel, the series ran from September 1, 2007 to April 19, 2010. This is Family Channel's first original multi-camera sitcom. In this series, a struggling youth magazine, Teen BUZZ, replaces its staff with actual teens. Instead of being in class, five young writers take their last period of the day at the magazine’s office, learning about the fast-paced world of publishing.

  • Papa Beaver's Storytime
    Papa Beaver's Storytime (1993)5.7

    Collection of tales based on the Père Castor series of French children's stories. Papa Beaver's Storytime is an animated television series which tells of Papa Beaver, a caretaker, a father figure, but most importantly, a storyteller. The show starts out with some type of disagreement between the children, who then turn to Papa Beaver for a solution. He begins telling them some stories which are somehow related to the situation the children are in, the stories are either a fable or a fairytale ultimately telling the morality of the story to teach them a lesson about their actions they have done before the story began.

  • Polly Pocket
    Polly Pocket (2018)5.6

    The series, based on the doll of the same name, will feature a young girl called Polly who has a magical locket that allows her and her friends to shrink down to a tiny size.

  • The NeverEnding Story
    The NeverEnding Story (1995)5.5

    The animated adventures of Bastian Balthazar Bux in the enchanted storybook world of Fantasia.

  • Raising Expectations
    Raising Expectations (2016)2.0

    Paige and her husband Wayne have worked hard at raising their five children. They succeeded four times! With Emmett around, every day without a visit from rescue workers in hazmat suits is a win!