Six Feet Under (2001)
0.4892Canon Score · ranked #20 all time
Aggregated from 10 of 13 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the show
When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.
Why it ranks #20
Every list on which Six Feet Under appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Culture 100 Greatest of 21st C (2021) | Major international poll | #12 / 100 |
| WGA 101 Best Written Series (2013) | Critics' canon | #18 / 101 |
| THR Hollywood's 100 Favorite (2015) | Critics' canon | #29 / 100 |
| Empire 100 Greatest (2025) | Editorial list | #37 / 100 |
| Variety 100 Greatest TV Shows (2023) | Critics' canon | #53 / 100 |
| Rolling Stone 100 Greatest (2016) | Editorial list | #55 / 100 |
| Rolling Stone 100 Greatest (2022) | Critics' canon | #58 / 100 |
| Guardian 100 Best of 21st C (2019) | Editorial list | #64 / 82 |
| IMDb Top 250 TV (2026-07 snapshot) | Editorial list | #94 / 250 |
| 1001 TV Shows You Must Watch (2016) | Critics' canon | Selected |