The Best TV Shows on TLC

Every TLC Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from January 2026 that includes over 20 unique series. Beakman's World and Forensic Files represent the pinnacle of TLC’s programming, launching in 1992 and 1996. TLC has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1992 and as recent as 2025.

  • Baylen Out Loud
    Baylen Out Loud (2025)8.7

    Follow the journey of Baylen Dupree, a young woman living with Tourette Syndrome. Despite her daily challenges, Baylen, her family, and long-term boyfriend aren't afraid to laugh and embrace the chaos that makes their everyday lives unique.

  • Peep and the Big Wide World
    Peep and the Big Wide World (2004)8.5

    Peep is a newly hatched chicken who goes on daily adventures with his friends Chirp the robin and Quack the duck. The pals live a large urban park they call "the big wide world" and is the setting for all their lessons. Peep learns specific science concepts on his travels, while the series also incorporates real kids playing and experimenting in their own big wide worlds.

  • 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)8.1

    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.

  • 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.

  • Forensic Files
    Forensic Files (1996)7.8

    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)7.5

    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: Happily Ever After?
    90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? (2016)7.4

    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.

  • My Big Fat Fabulous Life
    My Big Fat Fabulous Life (2015)7.3

    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.

  • 1000-lb Sisters
    1000-lb Sisters (2020)7.2

    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.

  • 90 Day Fiancé
    90 Day Fiancé (2014)7.1

    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.

  • Overhaulin'
    Overhaulin' (2004)7.0

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

  • Say Yes to the Dress
    Say Yes to the Dress (2007)7.0

    Welcome to the world’s premier bridal salon, Kleinfeld Bridal. Part fashion show, part bridal story, part family therapy…Randy Fenoli & a team of specialists guide brides through the process of selecting, altering & delivering each dress in time for their perfect day.

  • 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.

  • 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)6.0

    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.

  • 90 Day Fiancé: Pillow Talk
    90 Day Fiancé: Pillow Talk (2019)6.0

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

  • 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.