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The Best TV Shows on TLC

Every TLC Show Ranked From Best To Worst

TLC has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1996 all the way to 2019. Notable series such as Forensic Files and Junkyard Wars from TLC first graced the screens in 1996 and 2000. As of March 2025, our compilation of TLC’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows.

  • Junkyard Wars
    Junkyard Wars (2000)9.7

    Two teams compete to fabricate unlikely machines from castoff parts found in a junkyard.

  • The Little Couple
    The Little Couple (2009)8.4

    Bill Klein and Jen Arnold are just like your average couple – except they’re both under 4 feet tall! They’ve faced not only the struggles of two little people in an average-sized world, but are starting a family with their two adorable, adopted children.

  • Untold Stories of the ER
    Untold Stories of the ER (2004)8.1

    Doctors recount the most memorable cases they’ve ever encountered. Unusual, touching, humorous or life-changing – no story is too big or too small when it comes to the ER.

  • While You Were Out
    While You Were Out (2002)8.0

    While You Were Out is an American reality series that aired episodes on the cable channel TLC. The format of the show is similar to TLC's Trading Spaces. While You Were Out adds a suspenseful gimmick by keeping the entire redecoration a secret from the homeowner.

  • 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)7.7

    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.

  • 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
    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.

  • My Big Fat Fabulous Life
    My Big Fat Fabulous Life (2015)6.9

    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.

  • Sex Sent Me to the ER
    Sex Sent Me to the ER (2013)6.8

    Sex in a tree? A quickie in the closet? Laundry room relations? These are just a few of the out-of-the-ordinary places where amorous adventurers go to get intimate with their other halves. But few people expect to land themselves in the emergency room as a result! Brought to life for Discovery Fit & Health by GRB Entertainment, the production company behind the hit show UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER, this all-new series documents the real-life and often hilarious stories of what happens when a little action leads to a medical crisis. Retold by emergency room physicians and the actual couples who, in the heat of the moment, got themselves into a fix and needed a doctor to fix it, this series illustrates how loving couples cope when sex goes outrageously wrong.

  • Who Do You Think You Are?
    Who Do You Think You Are? (2010)6.6

    From roots in the Deep South to the slums of New Jersey, "Who Do You Think You Are?" follows the journeys of some of the most well-known names in American popular culture. Watch as celebrities discover unknown details about themselves and their families while researching their ancestry with the help of historians and genealogical experts.

  • 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)6.2

    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.

  • 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 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.

  • 19 Kids and Counting
    19 Kids and Counting (2008)5.0

    19 Kids and Counting, rendered graphically as 19 Kids & Counting in its onscreen logo, is an American reality television show on TLC. The show is about the Duggar family, which consists of parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children—nine girls and ten boys, all of whose names begin with the letter "J". The series began on September 29, 2008. The twelfth season premiere was September 17, 2013.

  • Clean Sweep
    Clean Sweep (2003)1.0

    Clean Sweep was an American television series that involved a team consisting of a host, an organizer, designer, and carpenter who help homeowners clear one or two rooms of clutter in a two-day process. Original episodes of Clean Sweep aired on TLC in 2003 through 2005. In each episode of Clean Sweep, the host meets with the homeowners in the rooms to be cleaned. The production crew then moves the entire contents of the room outdoors. The host then assists the homeowners with an initial half-hour sort of all the items into three areas: “keep”, “sell” and “toss”. The process is then repeated by the organizer, in a much more thorough manner. Meanwhile, the designer and carpenter renovate the rooms, usually painting the rooms and constructing storage units such as closets, entertainment units, or cabinets. On the second day, a yard sale is held to dispose of the items in the “sell” category. The homeowners compete to sell the most, with the loser having to give up a sentimental item from the “keep” category. Once the rooms are renovated and the remaining items from the “keep” category moved back into the house, the homeowners are brought in to be surprised by the final results.