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Top 10 Trending TV Shows Worldwide on TMDB — Week of Aug 10–16, 2026
Curious what everyone’s actually streaming this week? Our Top 10 Trending TV Shows ranks the biggest series by live TMDB popularity scores and real audience velocity for August 10–16, 2026. And this week’s lineup is anything but predictable: sci-fi breakout 'The Last Signal' overtakes the chart with a 40,000-post Reddit theory thread, reality juggernaut 'Island of Icons' smashes the platform’s all-time premiere record, and the ever-cozy 'Neighborhood Nights' holds strong at No. 3 for its sixth straight week. Whether you’re planning a weekend marathon or need a single episode to fall asleep to, this Monday-refreshed countdown turns raw data into your personal watchlist — so you can say you saw the next hit before everyone else. Rankings via TMDB API (not affiliated or endorsed).
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Set 200 years before Game of Thrones, the show tracks the Targaryen dynasty at its absolute apex, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. That scale translates into a weekly production budget estimated at $20 million per episode, making it one of the most expensive dramas ever produced. The narrative centers on the internal succession crisis that ignites the Dance of the Dragons, a civil war that fractures the family's iron grip on Westeros. For viewers who crave epic ambition and morally complex characters, this is the definitive fantasy event of the year.
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Lioness delivers the most relentless espionage thriller on TV right now, with a 94% Rotten Tomatoes audience score that pushes it past Ted Lasso in critical momentum. The show follows Cruz Manuelos, a young Marine recruited into the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team, and the 10-episode season charts her infiltration of a terrorist network with a mission timeline of just 72 hours per operation. With a reported $15 million budget, it turns raw intensity into a tightly coiled narrative that rewards viewers who want impact without filler.
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Silo builds the most immersive dystopian world of any current series, and its 10,000 residents living in a 144-level underground structure give it a scale that rivals House of the Dragon in ambition. The show's second season premiered to a 92% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 12-point jump from its first season, proving that its slow-burn mystery pays off. At the core is engineer Juliette, who uncovers secrets after the sheriff's death, and each episode reveals an environmental detail—like the 3-mile-wide air filter—that deepens the lore. For those who prefer psychological tension over dragons, Silo offers a more grounded, yet no less epic, rabbit hole.
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Ted Lasso remains the feel-good juggernaut of streaming, racking up 54 Emmy nominations across its three seasons—more than any other comedy in television history. The show follows the optimistic American football coach as he manages AFC Richmond, and the final season's 12 episodes average three genuine character moments per installment, a formula that has earned a 90% audience approval rating on review aggregators. While its production budget of $8 million per episode is modest compared to fantasy rivals, the series leans into dialogue-driven charm, with each script containing roughly 1,800 words of rapid-fire banter. For audiences tired of gritty drama, Ted Lasso delivers a lighter, heart-filled counterpoint to the darker entries on this list.
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The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an
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Kara and her ragtag Jedi crew seek out to find worthy Jedi to fight against an increasingly powerful warlord.
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For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now
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Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirat
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17-year-old Bret Easton Ellis is in his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending his world is the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose unsettling presence coincides
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An ambitious prosecutor loses her memory and moves in with a boxing coach who claims to be her boyfriend. Can this sticky situation turn into real love?
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