Release year

Popular TV Releases from 2008

These are TV shows that premiered in 2008, ordered by current popularity.

This 2008 TV shows page highlights 50 titles, led by Off Pedder, Breaking Bad, and House of 72 Tenants.

2008 sits within the 2000s — seen here alongside other premieres from the decade.

Shows
50
Average
7.1
Years
2008
Updated
2026-07-13

Context

Every series listed here debuted in 2008. Ratings come from aggregated audience scores; the order reflects current popularity. Top picks right now: The Mentalist, Breaking Bad, Markus Lanz. 50 shows listed · Average rating: 7.1 · Years: 2008-2008. Updated on July 13, 2026.

Breakout premieres

Shows from this year with especially strong audience ratings.

Off Pedder
Off Pedder
2008 · 10.0/10

The sitcom is about office politics in a magazine company, as well as family and romantic relationships amongst the characters, with the majority of the cast from Best Selling Secrets.

Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
2008 · 8.9/10

Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime.

House of 72 Tenants
House of 72 Tenants
2008 · 8.7/10

This drama is based on the film 'Seventy-two Tenants' and describes the struggle between landlords and tenants in the seventy-two houses in the street in the late 1940s, as well as a large number of descriptions of neighborhood life under the rule of the Kuomintang.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008 · 8.5/10

Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.

Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy
2008 · 8.4/10

The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focused on the original and founding charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original, often referred to by the acronym SAMCRO, Sam Crow, or simply Redwood Charter. The charter operates both legal and illegal businesses in the small town of Charming, California. They combine gun-running and a garage, and involvement in porn film industry. Clay, the charter president, likes it old school and violent; while Jax, his stepson and the club's VP, has thoughts about changing the way things are done. Their conflict has effects on both the club and their personal relationship, especially when Jax goes on a personal quest to cleanse the SAMCRO name and image.

The Mentalist
The Mentalist
2008 · 8.4/10

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.

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