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The Best TV Shows on Family Channel

Every Family Channel Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Are You Afraid of the Dark? and The Adventures of the Black Stallion represent the pinnacle of Family Channel’s programming, launching in 1992 and 1992. Family Channel’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1992 to 2023. Peruse our comprehensive roster of Family Channel’s top shows, encompassing over 20 distinct series as of November 2024.

  • 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.

  • Supernoobs
    Supernoobs (2015)7.5

    Tyler, Kevin, Shope and Roach get their hands on battle balls, granting each of them their own powers like psychic abilities, super strength, transformation, or weather manipulation. They then learn of viruses from space are coming to infect the planet and its up to them to destroy them and save the Earth.

  • I Woke Up a Vampire
    I Woke Up a Vampire (2023)7.5

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

  • Backstage
    Backstage (2016)7.3

    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!

  • 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.

  • Life with Derek
    Life with Derek (2005)7.1

    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.

  • Creeped Out
    Creeped Out (2017)7.1

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

  • 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.

  • Buzz Mag
    Buzz Mag (2007)6.5

    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.

  • 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.

  • African Skies
    African Skies (1992)6.0

  • Polly Pocket
    Polly Pocket (2018)6.0

    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.

  • Wingin' It
    Wingin' It (2010)5.8

    Wingin' It is a Canadian teen sitcom airing on Family. The series was produced by Temple Street Productions in association with Family. It stars Demetrius Joyette and Dylan Everett. This show included guest-stars from other Family Channel shows such as The Latest Buzz. The show began airing on Disney XD Canada on June 1, 2011. Family announced that the series was renewed for a third season on June 13, 2011. The third season has aired in the United Kingdom and started airing in Canada on March 3, 2013 with new episodes every Sunday. All the episodes have already been broadcast in the UK on CBBC. Since March 1, 2013, Wingin' It has been airing with new episodes from Season 1 onward Mondays-Fridays at 7PM. It is also currently being broadcast by TVB Pearl in Hong Kong, airing Mondays-Fridays at 5PM. Family announced that the series is not planned for a fourth season.

  • Papa Beaver's Storytime
    Papa Beaver's Storytime (1993)5.5

    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.

  • Open Season: Call of Nature
    Open Season: Call of Nature (2023)5.5

    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!

  • The NeverEnding Story
    The NeverEnding Story (1995)5.4

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

  • Naturally, Sadie
    Naturally, Sadie (2005)3.0

    Naturally, Sadie is a Canadian comedy teen drama sitcom that ran for three seasons from June 24, 2005 to August 26, 2007. It was produced in Canada, set in Whitby, Ontario. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, most of the show was shot inside a former Catholic elementary school in Little Italy, including the school and home scenes. Mall scenes were filmed in the nearby Dufferin Mall.

  • 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!

  • Katie and Orbie
    Katie and Orbie (1993)N/A

    Katie and Orbie is a Canadian animated television series aimed at preschoolers, originally broadcast in Canada from June 2, 1997 by Family Channel and later aired in the United States on PBS from June 2, 1997 and on Disney Channel from June 2, 1997–December 31, 1999. In Canada, the series aired uninterruptedly on Family Channel and (beginning on 2007) Disney Junior (formerly called Playhouse Disney) until December 31, 2012. The series has also aired in several countries around the world.