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The Best TV Shows on TLC

Every TLC Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Showcasing over 20 shows from 1992 up until 2023, TLC stands as a beacon of television excellence. For top-tier entertainment, TLC delivered Beakman's World and Forensic Files in 1992 and 1996. Peruse our comprehensive roster of TLC’s top shows, encompassing over 20 distinct series as of December 2024.

  • OutDaughtered
    OutDaughtered (2016)8.3

    40 bottles a day, 420 diapers a week and feedings every three hours became the new normal for Danielle and Adam Busby when they welcomed home the only all-female set of quintuplets in the country. The family of three became a family of eight overnight, and TLC follows that incredible journey in the new series "OUTDAUGHTERED". The series captures Danielle, Adam and their adorable 4-year-old daughter Blayke as they adjust to their new life, while trying to hold on to the identities and lives they had cultivated before the five new additions arrived. Following the hilarious and heartwarming antics of the entire family including Danielle's zany mother, Michelle, and her older twin sisters and their families, it's all hands on deck as the family relies on their tight-knit circle to make the most out of this incredible lifetime adventure.

  • Beakman's World
    Beakman's World (1992)8.2

    Beakman's World is an educational children's television show. The program is based on the Universal Press Syndicate syndicated comic strip You Can with Beakman and Jax created by Jok Church. The series premiered September 18, 1992 on The Learning Channel cable network and in national syndication. On September 18, 1993 it moved from national syndication to CBS Saturday morning children’s lineup. At the peak of its popularity, it was seen in nearly 90 countries around the world. The series was canceled in 1998. Reruns returned to national syndication in September 2006, after which it was transferred to local stations such as KICU. The show debuted a year prior to Bill Nye the Science Guy, which covered similar topics. The show's host, Paul Zaloom, still performs as Beakman in live appearances around the globe.

  • Forensic Files
    Forensic Files (1996)7.9

    Real crimes, disease outbreaks and accidents around the world are solved by experts using scientific laboratory analysis which helps them find previously undetectable evidence. Brilliant scientific work helps convict the guilty and free the innocent.

  • 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days
    90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (2017)7.9

    Follow couples who have an existing relationship online, but haven't met in person. We'll experience their journey as they travel to the other's foreign country for the first time in an attempt to establish an in-person relationship and start the K-1 visa process.

  • 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way
    90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way (2019)7.9

    Americans move to a foreign country all in the name of love. Will uprooting their lives in the United States pay off, or will they be packing up and moving back to America brokenhearted?

  • My Big Fat Fabulous Life
    My Big Fat Fabulous Life (2015)7.7

    Dancing her way through the haters, Whitney Way Thore is embracing her body in a world that judges people by their size. She navigates both career challenges and relationship snafus with her vivacious personality, a sense of humor and an abundance of courage. This series follows Whitney who was diagnosed with an endocrine system disorder called polyscystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) which caused her, a slender dancer at the time, to gain more than 200 pounds in one year at college. Feeling trapped in a big body, she struggled with self-doubt and negative stereotypes. Now 380 pounds and eager to continue sharing her passion for dance, Whitney has learned to embrace her body and love herself again.

  • Cake Boss
    Cake Boss (2009)7.5

    Follows the operations of Carlo's Bakery, a family-owned business in Hoboken, New Jersey owned and operated by siblings Buddy Valastro, Lisa Valastro, Maddalena Castano, Grace Faugno and Mary Sciarrone. The show focuses on how they make their cakes, and the interpersonal relationships among the various family members and other employees who work at the shop.

  • 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?
    90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? (2016)7.5

    Life after the 90 Days continues as the couples look back on their 90-day journey and realize their lives as newlyweds have not gotten easier.

  • 90 Day Fiancé
    90 Day Fiancé (2014)7.3

    Getting through customs is just the beginning. With just 90 days to wed on a fiancé visa, follow international couples as they attempt to overcome cultural barriers and family drama while in search of true love that knows no borders.

  • 1000-lb Sisters
    1000-lb Sisters (2020)7.0

    The Slaton sisters averaging over a thousand pounds, have always depended on each other for support. Now in their 30s, Amy wants to have children, but cannot due to her weight, while her elder sister Tammy is near bedridden.

  • Overhaulin'
    Overhaulin' (2004)6.9

    Overhaulin' is an American automotive reality TV show that ran for five seasons on TLC between 2004–2009, and currently on Velocity and Discovery.

  • American Chopper
    American Chopper (2003)6.5

    Paul Teutul, Sr. and his son Paul Teutul, Jr. manufacture custom chopper-style motorcycles.

  • Little People, Big World
    Little People, Big World (2006)6.4

    Matt & Amy Roloff enlist the help of their four children Jeremy, Zack, Molly & Jacob to help expand the business of Roloff farms. As the kids grow older, the family grows larger and the Roloffs learn how to keep their family relationships strong.

  • 7 Little Johnstons
    7 Little Johnstons (2015)6.4

    The Johnstons, a family of little people, juggle family and health issues on top of a home renovation.

  • My 600-lb Life
    My 600-lb Life (2012)6.3

    Telling powerful stories in hourlong episodes, TLC follows medical journeys of morbidly obese people as they attempt to save their own lives. The featured individuals - each weighing more than 600 pounds confront lifelong emotional and physical struggles as they make the courageous decision to undergo high-risk gastric bypass surgery. In addition to drastically changing their appearances, they hope to reclaim their independence, mend relationships with friends and family, and renew their feelings of self-worth.

  • Sister Wives
    Sister Wives (2010)6.1

    Husband Kody Brown, along with his four wives (only one of which is legally married to Kody) and their combined 18 children, attempts to navigate life as a "normal" family in a society that shuns their lifestyle.

  • MILF Manor
    MILF Manor (2023)5.8

    From cities all across the country, eight confident and strong-minded women leave home for the chance to find love at a paradise destination.

  • What Not to Wear
    What Not to Wear (2003)5.6

    Friends and family members nominate a candidate that they consider poorly dressed and ask the show to make over the "fashion victim." Fashion Police Stacy London and her partner ambush the candidate and make them an offer-- they are given a $5000.00 budget for a new wardrobe, which they must purchase in New York City boutiques over the course of two days, but only on the condition that they allow Stacy & her partner to critique, and in most cases throw out, their existing wardrobe.

  • 90 Day: The Last Resort
    90 Day: The Last Resort (2023)5.5

    In a final attempt to salvage their relationships, previous couples from the 90 Day Fiancé universe will participate in a couples retreat to determine whether or not they can heal old wounds

  • 90 Day Fiancé: Pillow Talk
    90 Day Fiancé: Pillow Talk (2019)5.4

    Previous cast members of 90 Day Fiancé and its spin-off shows react to new episodes of these shows.