If you want to make sure you’ve seen all of this year's most popular TV shows, this streaming guide is for you! We've dug deep into JustWatch's streaming data over the last twelve months so we can unveil the most popular TV shows on streaming services throughout 2024 and show you where to stream them online.
What was the most popular TV show to stream in 2024?
According to JustWatch’s popularity score throughout the last twelve months, Shōgun was this year’s most popular TV show on streaming services in the United States. The global hit, which was produced by Hulu and aired exclusively on the platform, beat the likes of Amazon’s hit video-game adaptation Fallout (#2) and Hulu’s other extremely successful show, The Bear (#3).
Shōgun is an adaptation of James Clavell’s 1975 novel of the same name, which was previously adapted into a popular mini-series in 1980. The historical drama follows John Blackthorne, an English sailor, as he lands on Japanese shores and becomes embroiled in the county’s political turmoil. The TV show is a historical fiction but takes inspiration from real-world events, most notably the English navigator William Adams and his journey to becoming a samurai under Tokugawa Ieyasu.
In addition to taking the #1 spot as this year’s most popular TV show, Shōgun is also the only non-English language TV show to break into the top ten. The show includes scenes in Japanese, English and Portuguese and even uses miscommunication and translation as an important storytelling tool. Shōgun and Fallout are also the only two shows to make the top ten list with their first season.
Top 10 Most Popular TV Shows of 2024 on JustWatch
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Shōgun
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Fallout
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The Bear
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Yellowstone
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True Detective
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Resident Alien
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Slow Horses
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Fargo
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The Boys
Our list of the top 10 TV shows of 2024 is based on JustWatch’s popularity score throughout the last 12 months. Below you browse through the complete list and see which TV shows are available on your services, whether you’re a subscriber to Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV+ or any other service available in the United States.