The Best TV Shows on Lifetime

Every Lifetime Show Ranked From Best To Worst

From 1988 through to 2018, Lifetime has accumulated a diverse collection of over 20 television shows. Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from July 2025 that includes over 20 unique series. Icons of Lifetime, Unsolved Mysteries and The Hidden Room made their debut in 1988 and 1991, setting industry standards.

  • Maggie
    Maggie (1998)10.0

    Maggie is an American comedy television series starring Ann Cusack. The series premiered August 18, 1998, on Lifetime Television.

  • You
    You (2018)8.0

    A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by.

  • Unsolved Mysteries
    Unsolved Mysteries (1988)7.7

    Combines four to five segments of dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates of real human and paranormal mysteries. An audience interactive call-to-action request allowed viewers to call in with tips to help solve the cases.

  • Drop Dead Diva
    Drop Dead Diva (2009)7.7

    A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-sized attorney.

  • Witches of East End
    Witches of East End (2013)7.3

    The adventures of Joanna Beauchamp and her two adult daughters Freya and Ingrid -- both of whom unknowingly are their family's next generation of witches -- who lead seemingly quiet, uneventful modern day lives in Long Island's secluded seaside town of East Haven. When Freya becomes engaged to a young, wealthy newcomer, a series of events forces Joanna to admit to her daughters they are, in fact, powerful and immortal witches.

  • Strong Medicine
    Strong Medicine (2000)7.1

    The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.

  • Dance Moms
    Dance Moms (2011)7.1

    Dance Moms is an American dance reality series that debuted on Lifetime on July 13, 2011. Created by Collins Avenue Productions, it is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Abby Lee Dance Company, and follows children's early careers in dance show business, and their mothers. A spinoff series, Dance Moms: Miami, set in Miami at Victor Smalley and Angel Armas' dance studio, Stars Dance Studio, premiered on April 3, 2012, and was cancelled in September 2012 after eight episodes. On October 10, 2012, Lifetime announced that they had picked up Dance Moms for a third season, consisting of 26 episodes, which debuted on January 1, 2013.

  • Devious Maids
    Devious Maids (2013)7.1

    The series centers on four Latina maids working in the homes of Beverly Hills’ wealthiest and most powerful families, and a newcomer who made it personal after a maid was murdered and determined to uncover the truth behind her demise, and in the process become an ally in their lives.

  • The Client List
    The Client List (2012)6.7

    Riley Parks delicately balances two starkly different lives -- one as a single mom in a conservative town struggling to provide for her family and the other as a savvy and ambitious businesswoman working with a rowdy, sexy and unpredictable group of women.

  • Project Runway All Stars
    Project Runway All Stars (2012)6.6

    The MVPs from past seasons of Project Runway compete for a second chance at runway gold.

  • UnREAL
    UnREAL (2015)6.6

    Set against the backdrop of a hit dating competition show, "UnREAL" is led by Rachel, a young staffer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with and among the contestants to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage the program's dispassionate executive producer demands. What ensues is a humorous, yet vexing, look at what happens in the world of unscripted television, where being a contestant can be vicious and producing it is a whole other reality.

  • Hoarders
    Hoarders (2009)6.4

    Each episode of Hoarders is a fascinating look inside the lives of two different people whose inability to part with their belongings is so out of control that they are on the verge of a personal crisis.

  • Project Runway
    Project Runway (2004)6.2

    Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges' panel.

  • Women of the House
    Women of the House (1995)6.0

    Women of the House is an American situation comedy television series. It is a spin-off of Designing Women and stars Delta Burke, who had reconciled with producers after a bitter, highly publicized, off-screen battle.

  • The Hidden Room
    The Hidden Room (1991)5.5

    The Hidden Room is an American drama-horror anthology television series. Geared mainly towards women, it aired on the Lifetime cable network for 33 episodes from 1991 to 1993. Each episode usually centered around a woman in hardship, but with a dark Twilight Zone-ish twist. Most episodes starred a well-known actress in the lead role.

  • Married at First Sight
    Married at First Sight (2014)5.1

    The cart comes way before the horse in the reality series "Married at First Sight." Based on a hit Danish format, "Married..." features people who agree to participate in an extreme experiment: Each covenants legal marriage with a complete stranger. Specialists -- including a spiritualist, a relationship coach and a sociologist -- use scientific matchmaking methods to determine each couple, who will not have met or had contact with each other until the wedding day. The series then documents the relationships, including honeymoons and other relatable events of married life. After several weeks, each couple must decide whether to remain together or go their individual ways.

  • Oh Baby
    Oh Baby (1998)5.0

    Tracy is a successful career woman who longs to be a mom. When her boyfriend refuses to commit, Tracy decides she can't wait around...

  • Intimate Portrait
    Intimate Portrait (1993)4.5

    Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject. Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.

  • How Clean Is Your House?
    How Clean Is Your House? (2004)3.0

    Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie give a new meaning to the calling, The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming! Then they take aim on the most messy in the U.S.! You think your house is "a mess" , you have got to see this! Two very proper ladies from across the pond tear through homes in America on a mission. Some of these episodes are unbelievable and if the tips they hand out for cleaning success aren't enough, knowing your house really isn't the mess you thought it was, should be! When's the last time you polished copper with ketchup and scrubbed tubs with baking soda and lemon juice; how about fog-proofing mirrors in the bathroom with shaving cream? Tune in and find out, How Clean Is Your House?

  • For the People
    For the People (2002)N/A

    For the People is an American Legal drama that aired from July 21, 2002 until February 16, 2003.