TV pilots
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1.
The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode:
Pilot
(2007)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Romance
A pair of socially awkward theoretical physicists meet their new neighbor Penny, who is their polar opposite.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg
Votes: 7,146
2.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Pilot
(2005)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
It's the year 2030 and an older Ted Mosby is telling the story to his son and daughter about how he met and will eventually marry their mother. This is where we meet for the first time Ted, Lily, Marshall, Barney and Robin.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 7,049
3.
Scrubs (2001–2010)
Episode:
My First Day
(2001)
13+ | 24 min | Comedy, Drama
Three interns - two medical and one surgical - kick off their first day at Sacred Heart teaching hospital.
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Ken Jenkins
Votes: 2,594
4.
Futurama (1999– )
Episode:
Space Pilot 3000
(1999)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A down-on-his-luck pizza delivery guy is accidentally frozen on New Year's Eve 1999 and wakes up in the year 3000.
Directors: Rich Moore, Gregg Vanzo | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Dick Clark
Votes: 4,962
5.
Arrow (2012–2020)
Episode:
Pilot
(2012)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Billionaire playboy, Oliver Queen, has been considered dead for five years. Now, he has returned. But something, during those five years, has changed him into a mysterious green hooded archer.
Director: David Nutter | Stars: Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, Colin Donnell, David Ramsey
Votes: 8,531
6.
Person of Interest (2011–2016)
Episode:
Pilot
(2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mysterious benefactor gives an ex-government operative a chance at redemption. All they have is the name of a person who will be involved in a violent crime, whether as victim or perpetrator, they don't know, but will find out.
Director: David Semel | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson
Votes: 5,707
7.
Family Guy (1999–2024)
Episode:
Death Has a Shadow
(1999)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
After drinking too much at a stag party and falling asleep at work, Peter loses his job, signs up for welfare, and gets more money than expected.
Directors: Peter Shin, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lori Alan
Votes: 4,410
8.
Arrested Development (2003–2019)
Episode:
Pilot
(2003)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy
After his father fails to promote him within the family business, Michael accepts a job in Arizona -- until his dad is arrested for shady bookkeeping.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera
Votes: 4,188
9.
The Sopranos (1999–2007)
Episode:
Pilot
(1999)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama
A mobster passes out at a family barbecue and seeks therapy to understand why.
Director: David Chase | Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli
Votes: 11,995
10.
Modern Family (2009–2020)
Episode:
Pilot
(2009)
13+ | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jay must adapt to his young new wife, Gloria and her son. Meanwhile, Claire deals with her own family. Mitchell and Cam decide to adopt a baby.
Director: Jason Winer | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell
Votes: 4,796
11.
New Girl (2011–2018)
Episode:
Pilot
(2011)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy, Romance
After breaking up with her two-timing boyfriend, schoolteacher Jess Day moves in with three single males: a bartender, a womanizer, and a personal trainer.
Director: Jake Kasdan | Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Damon Wayans Jr.
Votes: 2,939
12.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Rose
(2005)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
When ordinary shop-worker Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor she is drawn into his strange and dangerous world; her life will never be the same again.
Director: Keith Boak | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke
Votes: 10,392
13.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Pilot
(1993)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Agent Dana Scully is instructed to debunk an FBI project dubbed "The X-Files," paranormal cases that have been reopened by Agent Fox Mulder.
Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Charles Cioffi, Cliff De Young
Votes: 12,679
14.
Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode:
Pilot
(2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Sam and Dean Winchester were trained by their father to hunt the creatures of the supernatural. Now, their father has mysteriously disappeared while hunting the demon that killed their mother, 22 years ago.
Director: David Nutter | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Sarah Shahi, Adrianne Palicki
Votes: 10,769
15.
Prison Break (2005–2017)
Episode:
Pilot
(2005)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Michael Scofield is imprisoned in Fox River State Penitentiary. He finds his brother, Lincoln Burrows, who is a death row prisoner, and tells him that he is going to break them both out of the prison.
Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Robin Tunney, Amaury Nolasco
Votes: 7,956
16.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020)
Episode:
Pilot
(2013)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
S.H.I.E.L.D. puts together a special team, led by Agent Phil Coulson, to track down a mysterious man with special abilities and the young computer hacker that's encouraging him to reveal himself to the world.
Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet
Votes: 7,668
17.
Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode:
Northwest Passage
(1989)
Unrated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The small northwest town of Twin Peaks, Washington is shaken up when the body of the Homecoming Queen, Laura Palmer, is discovered washed up on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 16,766
18.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Pilot
(2008)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, chemistry teacher Walter White teams up with former student Jesse Pinkman to cook and sell crystal meth.
Director: Vince Gilligan | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 42,857
19.
Smallville (2001–2017)
Episode:
Pilot
(2001)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Baby Clark (Kal-El) arrives on Earth. Teen Clark starts high school, saves Lex's life after a car accident, and finds out about his past and birth parents.
Director: David Nutter | Stars: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Eric Johnson
Votes: 2,523
20.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Pilot
(1999)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
The West Wing staffers are introduced as each learns via phone or pager that the President was in a cycling accident. Josh faces the possible loss of his job after an on-air insult of a ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff
Votes: 2,013
21.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode:
Welcome to the Hellmouth
(1997)
13+ | 43 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
When teen vampire slayer Buffy tries to start a new life at Sunnydale High, she discovers that the school sits atop a demonic dimensional portal.
Directors: Charles Martin Smith, Joss Whedon | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter
Votes: 5,322
22.
The Shield (2002–2008)
Episode:
Pilot
(2002)
TV-MA | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
While Dutch and Claudette investigate the murder of Nancy Reborg, they discover that her daughter is missing and has been sold by her addict father to a child molester. David tries to crack... See full summary »
Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Reed Diamond, Walton Goggins
Votes: 3,376
23.
Suits (2011–2019)
Episode:
Pilot
(2011)
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
A "closer" for one of New York City's most successful law firms decides to hire an aloof genius, who has passed the bar but never gone to law school, as his associate.
Director: Kevin Bray | Stars: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Rick Hoffman, Meghan Markle
Votes: 6,515
24.
Being Human (2008–2013)
Episode:
Pilot
(2008)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Two twentysomethings, George (a werewolf) and Mitchell (a vampire), move into a flatshare only to discover that their new home is haunted by Annie, the ghost of a previous tenant.
Director: Declan O'Dwyer | Stars: Guy Flanagan, Andrea Riseborough, Russell Tovey, Adrian Lester
Votes: 914
25.
Sliders (1995–2000)
Episode:
Pilot
(1995)
TV-PG | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
In a San Francisco basement, physics post-graduate student Quinn Mallory has found a way to create portals to parallel universes. Inviting his physics professor Maximillian Arturo and his ... See full summary »
Director: Andy Tennant | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, John Rhys-Davies, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks
Votes: 1,490
26.
Glee (2009–2015)
Episode:
Pilot
(2009)
TV-14 | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
High school teacher Will Schuester tries to reinvent McKinley High School's Glee Club.
Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch
Votes: 2,960
27.
House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode:
Pilot
(2004)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery
Young kindergarten teacher Rebecca Adler collapses in her classroom after losing intelligible speech while teaching students.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard
Votes: 6,149
28.
Chuck (2007–2012)
Episode:
Pilot
(2007)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
While computer nerd Chuck is forced to his birthday party, his old roomie at Stanford does spy stuff and sends Chuck an email, that changes him forever. CIA sends agents to find him and he has his first date in years.
Director: McG | Stars: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Sarah Lancaster
Votes: 2,439
29.
Falling Skies (2011–2015)
Episode:
Live and Learn
(2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The world has been invaded and destroyed by aliens and the survivors organize a resistance. In Massachusetts, the history professor Tom Mason is assigned as second in command of the 2nd ... See full summary »
Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Jessy Schram
Votes: 1,434
30.
The Office (2005–2013)
Episode:
Pilot
(2005)
TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy
The premiere episode introduces the boss and staff of the Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania in a documentary about the workplace.
Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer
Votes: 10,225
31.
30 Rock (2006–2013)
Episode:
Pilot
(2006)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Liz Lemon is called upstairs to meet the new network exec, Jack Donaghy, who instructs her to hire movie star Tracy Jordan to draw a young male audience to 'The Girlie Show'.
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer
Votes: 1,854
32.
The Following (2013–2015)
Episode:
Pilot
(2013)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
In the series premiere episode, FBI Agent Ryan Hardy is called out of retirement to track down serial killer Joe Carroll who's escaped from prison.
Director: Marcos Siega | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Jeananne Goossen, Natalie Zea, Shawn Ashmore
Votes: 2,422
33.
Once Upon a Time (2011–2018)
Episode:
Pilot
(2011)
TV-PG | 42 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Emma Swan is taken to a strange town by her son Henry, who she gave up for adoption years ago, and tells her of a curse cast by the Evil Queen.
Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas
Votes: 4,021
34.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Pilot
(2000)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A murder appears to be a suicide with very little evidence.
Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 1,546
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