The Best TV Shows on VH1

Every VH1 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Behind the Music and Classic Albums represent the pinnacle of VH1’s programming, launching in 1997 and 1997. A broadcaster of distinction, VH1 has aired more than 20 shows between 1997 and 2020. Check out the most acclaimed shows on VH1, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for September 2025.

  • VH1 Goes Inside
    VH1 Goes Inside (2003)10.0

  • Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
    Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party (2016)8.5

    The Queen of Cuisine and the King of Kush are coming together to invite their celebrity friends over for a little potluck fun. Games, recipes and musical guests. It's guaranteed to have everyone buzzing.

  • Couples Therapy
    Couples Therapy (2012)8.2

    A reality-tv show where 5 celebrity couples in rocky relationships each season would stay in a big mansion together with continous meetings with psychologists and experts in the field led by Dr. Jenn Mann to try to sort their relationship problems as well as personal ones. The 2 couples that spawned the most controversy in media were the tumultious relationship beween rapper DMX and Tashera Simmons plus actor Doug Hutchinson (The Green Mile) and wife and fame-seeker Courtney Stodden (they stood out alot due to Courtney being 17 turning 18 when the show was filmed while Doug was 52). Some a-list celebs appeared (Too Short, Treach from Naughty By Nature, Jenna Jameson, Scott Stapp from Creed, JoJo from K-Ci and JoJo and Ghostface Killah for instance).

  • Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
    Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (2005)8.1

    Nick Cannon and an A-list celebrity lead a team of improv comedians as they compete against each other.

  • Classic Albums
    Classic Albums (1997)7.7

    A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.

  • Where Are They Now?
    Where Are They Now? (1999)7.5

    Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional and personal status. Each episode was dedicated to another genre. Though not always in sequence, some episodes were a continuation of the motif of episodes from the past. Those episodes sometimes had Roman numerals in their title to signify their sequel status.

  • VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
    VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown (2003)7.5

    VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown is a weekly television show on the VH1 cable television network in the United States. The long-running series began in 1994 as the VH1 Top 10 Countdown, as part of VH1's "Music First" rebranding effort. Since then, the series has been a consistent weekly institution on VH1, and it is now the main source of music video programming on the channel. Over the years, a variety of hosts have counted down the top ten or twenty music videos of the week. The show is currently hosted by Jim Shearer. The order of countdown was originally decided by a mix of record sales, radio airplay, video spins, message board posts, and conventional mail, but since 2006, supposedly online votes have directly influenced the countdown. Currently, Top 20 Video Countdown airs new episodes on Saturdays at 9 a.m. with encore presentations every Sunday at 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m eastern time.

  • RuPaul's Drag Race
    RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)7.5

    Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge.

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)7.3

    The most celebrated competitors from RuPaul's Drag Race vie for a second chance to enter Drag Race herstory. This drag queen showdown is filled with plenty of heated competition, lip-syncing for the legacy, and, of course, the All-Stars Snatch Game.

  • Behind the Music
    Behind the Music (1997)7.2

    An intimate look into the personal lives of pop music's greatest and most influential artists.

  • Celebrity Paranormal Project
    Celebrity Paranormal Project (2006)7.0

    Celebrity Paranormal Project is a paranormal reality television series that originally aired from October 22, 2006 to November 1, 2007 on VH1. The show is currently on hiatus, so it is unknown if VH1 will re-air the show and begin with a second season. Except for a different title and usage of celebrities, the VH1 show is identical to MTV's Fear. The show since been released and available on iTunes and Xbox Live. All eight episodes are also available for free streaming on Hulu.

  • Scream: The TV Series
    Scream: The TV Series (2015)6.9

    What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past. Everyone has secrets. Everyone tells lies. Everyone is fair game.

  • Love & Hip Hop Atlanta
    Love & Hip Hop Atlanta (2012)6.6

    Get to know Atlanta hip-hop stars like Rasheesa Frost, Karlie Redd, Yung Joc, Renni Rucci, Erica Mena and more as they make music, build businesses and juggle their relationships.

  • RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
    RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2010)6.2

    The access-all-areas pass to the drama that you didn't see on the runway—the backstage bitchiness, the catfights, the struggles, the tears and the secrets. See what happens behind the scenes of RuPaul's Drag Race when the queens let their tucks breathe... and let their emotions flow.

  • Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
    Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race (2020)6.0

    Secret celebrities - from all walks of life - compete in full drag as they try to impress Emmy Award winning host, RuPaul. To save themselves from elimination, they have to lip sync for their lives. In the end, one celebrity will be crowned America's Next Celebrity Drag Superstar.

  • Best Week Ever
    Best Week Ever (2004)5.6

    Best Week Ever is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004 and was put on hiatus in the summer of 2009. In January 2010, it was announced that the show was cancelled. On August 3, 2012, VH1 announced the return of Best Week Ever. New weekly episodes began January 18, 2013. On the show, comedians analyze the previous week's developments in pop culture, including recent happenings in entertainment and celebrity gossip. The show's tagline is, "It's everything you love, everything you missed, and all the stuff you need to see again."

  • Acceptable.tv
    Acceptable.tv (2007)5.5

    Jack Black, Channel 101, and VH1 want to introduce you to their new interactive sketch comedy show: Acceptable.tv. Each week you'll see five mini TV shows made by the Acceptable.tv team.

  • America's Next Top Model
    America's Next Top Model (2003)5.3

    Aspiring models compete for a chance to break into the business with a panel of judges critiquing their progress throughout the competition.

  • Dating Naked
    Dating Naked (2014)3.5

    A reality series in which a man and a woman date two different naked suitors on a remote exotic location.

  • Whatcha Packin'
    Whatcha Packin' (2014)2.0

    Michelle Visage interviews the eliminated queen from the week's episode of RuPaul's Drag Race.