The Best TV Shows on Nickelodeon

Every Nickelodeon Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Nickelodeon has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1991 all the way to 2016. Leading the pack on Nickelodeon are Rugrats and Power Rangers, with their initial broadcasts in 1991 and 1993. Our curated list, current as of July 2026, showcases over 20 of Nickelodeon’s highest-rated series.

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender
    Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)8.8

    In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

  • Danny Phantom
    Danny Phantom (2004)8.3

    Danny Fenton was once your typical kid until he accidentally blew up his parents' laboratory and became ghost-hunting superhero Danny Phantom. Now half-ghost, Danny's picked up paranormal powers, but only his sister, Jazz, and best friends, Samantha and Tucker, know his secret. Danny's busy fighting ghosts, saving Casper High and hiding his new identity all while trying to graduate.

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)8.3

    The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in an all-new animated series on Nickelodeon! Surfacing topside for the first time on their fifteenth birthday, the titular turtles, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello, find that life out of the sewers isn't exactly what they thought it would be. Now the turtles must work together as a team to take on new enemies that arise to take over New York City.

  • Henry Danger
    Henry Danger (2014)8.3

    When 13-year-old Henry Hart lands a job as Danger, the sidekick-in-training to superhero Captain Man, he must learn to navigate a double life balancing the challenges of 8th grade with the crazy adventures of a real-life crime fighter!

  • House of Anubis
    House of Anubis (2011)8.2

    Strange things are happening at an English boarding school called House of Anubis. Popular student Joy goes missing, the school's cranky caretaker has a creepy stuffed crow and the school's attic may be haunted. When recent American transplant Nina gets thrust into the school during this time, she decides to investigate along with her new friend, Fabian, and housemates.

  • The Legend of Korra
    The Legend of Korra (2012)8.2

    Avatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar. In this story, the Avatar struggles to find balance within herself.

  • Hey Arnold!
    Hey Arnold! (1996)8.0

    The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.

  • Winx Club
    Winx Club (2004)8.0

    In a magical universe, witches, warriors begin fighting in the name of good .vs. evil! At a magic school, five teenage girls are selected to defend the universe with their magic.

  • iCarly
    iCarly (2007)8.0

    Watch Carly, Sam, and Freddie, as they try to balance their everyday 8th grade lives with their newfound fame managing and starring in the most awesome show on the web.

  • The Thundermans
    The Thundermans (2013)8.0

    Meet The Thundermans, a typical suburban family that happens to have astounding superpowers. At the center of the action are the 14-year-old Thunderman twins, who share the same bathroom, the same school, and the same annoying little siblings. Their only difference? The sister is a super student with a super sunny disposition who super looks forward to being a superhero someday, and her twin brother is a super villain.

  • The Loud House
    The Loud House (2016)7.8

    Welcome to the Loud House, where life can get pretty crazy. One boy, TEN girls?! Lincoln Loud wouldn’t change it for the world!

  • Rugrats
    Rugrats (1991)7.6

    Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. Adults in the series are almost always unaware of what the children are up to; however, this only provides more room for the babies to explore and discover their surroundings.

  • The Fairly OddParents
    The Fairly OddParents (2001)7.6

    The zany, fast-paced adventures of a 10-year-old boy and his fairy godparents, who inadvertently create havoc as they grant wishes for their pint-sized charge.

  • The Penguins of Madagascar
    The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)7.5

    The adventures of four penguins—Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico, who perform various commando-like missions to protect their home in the Central Park Zoo. The penguins often have to deal with problems caused, or made worse, by their zoo neighbors, King Julien XIII (a ring-tailed lemur), Maurice (an aye-aye), and Mort (a mouse lemur).

  • The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
    The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)7.4

    Jimmy Neutron is the smartest kid in town. As a genius, Jimmy thinks most things can be solved with the invention of a new gizmo. But Jimmy usually takes the easy way out, and his backfiring gadgets result in comedic adventures.

  • Blaze and the Monster Machines
    Blaze and the Monster Machines (2014)7.4

    AJ is an 8-year-old techie who drives monster-truck Blaze, the top racer in Axle City. The two go on adventures that have them taking on problems involving science and math. Many predicaments they face are caused by Blaze's rival, Crusher, a tractor-trailer that will do anything to beat other vehicles to the finish line. The animated series is billed as the first TV show for preschoolers to comprehensively cover areas of science, technology, engineering and math. Each episode introduces different STEM concepts, including buoyancy and trajectory.

  • Power Rangers
    Power Rangers (1993)7.1

    A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees, and their horde of monsters.

  • PAW Patrol
    PAW Patrol (2013)7.0

    Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, Zuma and Skye are doing their best to protect the people of their town. Led by Ryder, a tech-savvy 10-year-old boy, each of them is equipped with special equipment and together they help anyone who finds themselves in trouble. No task is too big for them and no puppy is too small.

  • Max & Ruby
    Max & Ruby (2002)6.5

    Meet two funny bunny siblings, the energetic and mischievous Max, and the patient, smart and goal-oriented Ruby. The show models empowering messages by showing Max and Ruby playing together and resolving their differences respectfully and supportively.

  • Dora the Explorer
    Dora the Explorer (2000)6.3

    A young girl named Dora goes on adventures with her red boot-wearing monkey named Boots.