Television shows had started losing in front of the high-value, high production quality movies being made. Now, however, Television series have made a comeback and become more important and interesting over time.
Naturally, now there are very different mediums to consume the television series such as Netflix or Tubi TV, and others. Along with that, there are many amazing American shows that have some serious binge-worthy content. Not only this you can also watch other popular content such as 65th Annual Grammy Awards 2023, The Equalizer Season 3, Survivor Season 44, True lies, March Madness 2023, and many more.
However, the UK doesn’t lack behind when it comes to binge-worthy content in the form of series. Hence we have enlisted the 25 best shows to watch on CBS in the UK that you need to binge-watch right now.
The 25 best shows on CBS in the UK:
Following is the list of 25 best shows on CBS in the UK that you should binge-watch. If you want to take some time away from reality these shows are the perfect escape.
1. The Good wife
Director: Dean M. Drinkel
Writer: Robert King, Dee Johnson, Leonard Dick, Michelle King, and Karen Hall
Run time and seasons: 7 seasons, 22 episodes/season, and 43 minutes
Cast: Julianna Margulies, Archie Panjabi, Matt Czuchry and Josh Charles
IMDB Rating: 8.4 out of 10
Based on the stories of the past where the wives of various Presidents stood beside them silently as their husbands announced their affairs. This series takes a turn and puts the wife front and center as she goes back to work as a lawyer as the political corruption and sex scandal end up putting her husband behind the bars.
She then becomes the legal powerhouse and leaves behind the shreds of a pitied wife of a scandalous politician. Peter, her husband is later released from jail and wins the election putting Alicia, the wife in a difficult position of managing family life as well as her career.
2. Scorpion
Director: Justin Lin, Lea Thompson, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Sean Patrick Murphy, Sam Hill, Jeffrey Hunt, and Jeff T. Thomas
Writers: David Foster, Nick Santora, Nicholas Wootton, Aadrita Mukerji, Alex Katnelson, Paul Grellong, Dan Dworkin, and others
Runt time and seasons: 4 seasons, 22 episodes/season, and 43 minutes
Cast: Elyes Gabel, Robert Patrick, Katharine McPhee, Eddie Kaye Thomas, and Jadyn Wong
IMDB Rating: 7.1 out of 10
A team of misfit geniuses is formed with the name of Scorpion which is the last line of defense against the high-tech threats. The group of misfit geniuses consists of a statistician, a behaviorist, and a mechanical genius. While fitting in perfectly in their little group and understanding their humor they are unable to understand and maneuver the outside world.
To help navigate life outside their secret operative missions they take the help of a woman Paigee Dineen who has a gifted child. The show is exciting and interesting and takes many turns during the different seasons and many times leaves you on cliffhangers.
3. The Amazing Race
Directors: Elise Doganeiri, Bertram Van Munster and Evan Weinstein
Writers: Mike White and Mel White
Run time and seasons: 33 seasons, 10episodes/season, and 60 minutes run time
Cast: Jim Raman, Phil Keoghan, Rachel Reilley, Alex Boylan, Amy Diaz, and many other contestants
IMDB Rating: 7.8 out of 10
This TV series falls under the category of adventure reality game shows. Teams of 10 to 12 contestants are sent around the world with a limited budget to reach the end of the final leg. In order to reach the end, the teams must endure various challenges along the way.
They must use clues and deduce based on them their next milestone. The teams further must travel via whatever local or air transportation is available to them to reach the next leg. The team to reach the final leg first wins the grand prize of 1 million dollars.
4. Twin Peaks
Director: David lynch
Writer: David Lynch, and Mark Frost
Seasons and Run time: 2 Seasons, 30 episodes/Season, and 47 minutes runtime
Cast: Sheryl Lee, Kyle MacLachlan, David Lynch, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Sherilyn Fenn
IMDB Rating: 8.8 out of 10
Aired from 1990 to 1991 before it got canceled, the Twin Peaks is still one of the greatest shows out there. It lives the life of FBI Agent Dale Cooper, who is trying to solve the murder of a young innocent girl.
However, as it happens when the agent arrives at the small logging town called Twin Peaks nothing seems to be as innocent as it did. In fact, the story unravels and leaves the viewer wanting more every single moment.
5. Undercover boss
Director: Stephen Martin
Writer: Stephen Lambert
Seasons and Run time: 11 seasons, 5 to 6 episodes/season and 60 minutes run time
Cast: Mark Keller, Brie Thiele, and Stephen J. Cloobeck
IMDB Rating: 5.8 out of 10
Undercover boss is reality television series. The concept behind the show is to allow the corporate executives to get out of their own comfort zones and take on menial jobs under a fake persona.
This way they can see the performance of the employees who serve the end customer and see what systems and mechanical errors they have to deal with every day. It highlights the faults in the systems as well as the employees, however, sometimes the employees can leave the executives astounded by their dedication to work hard.
This show helps reveal many things and leaves the viewers with lessons they cannot learn elsewhere.
6. NCIS
Director: Donald P. Bellisario, and Don McGill
Writer: Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill, Gary Glasberg, Shane Brennan, Christopher J. Walid, and Frank Military
Seasons and Run time: 19 seasons, 20 episodes/season, and 60 minutes run time
Cast: Mark Harmon, Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover
IMDB Rating: 7.8 out of 10
A show with a gripping storyline with colorful and deep personalities that grasp your attention from the first episode. Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs is seen leading a team of criminal investigation experts who solve crimes related to naval and other military servicemen and women.
The team includes many people over the years and every team member adds their own flair to the whole dynamic of the show. From forensic experts to international threat assessment analysts the team consists of multiple characters who come together to form the perfect crime-solving unit. From murders to national threats everything is covered in this series.
7. Big brother
Directors: Marc Butler, Graham Proud, Alex Scott, Hayley MacFarlane, Lucy Crofts, Helen Downing, Martin Lord, and Simon Hepworth
Writers: Kendall Seyer (story editor)
Seasons and Run time: 19 seasons, approximately 70 episodes/season, and 45 minutes of run time
Cast: Marcus Bentley, Devine McCall, Aisleyne Hongan-Wall, and many others
IMDB Rating: 4.2 out of 10
Big Brother is a reality television show. The concept of the show is that the participants of the show are secluded in a house away from the outside world and have to live with each other until the last man standing.
People have the right to vote for their favorite person in the house, while a host and guests keep coming in and out of the house to engage with the contestants. Based on the voting of the viewers each week one contestant leaves the house and the last person in the house wins a large sum of cash prize and is declared the winner.
8. Medium
Directors: Banjong Pisanthanakun
Writers: Glen Gordon Caron, Robert Doherty, Rene Echevarria, Peter Egan, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Bruce Miller, and others
Seasons and Run time: 7 seasons, approximately 17 episodes/season, and 45 minutes
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, and Jake Weber
IMDB Rating: 7.1 out of 10
A psychic medium Allison Dubois is gifted with the ability to learn about the deaths of the people and the violence surrounding them. She starts to use her gifts to solve the murders and capture the people who did it by joining hands with the local district attorney.
She soon becomes a consultant for the local district attorney’s office and regularly using her gifts to gain knowledge about the victims and their murders, she helps put bad people behind bars. Her husband engineer by profession and a skeptic starts to become a believer in her gifts and appreciates her efforts.
9. Survivor
Director: Don Roy King, Michael Simon, Glenn Weiss, Bill Brady, Joe DeMaio,Rob Klug, Michael Dimich,
Writer: Hal Gessner, Charlie Parsons,Doc Jarden, Michael Strobi, Moira ,McCann, and Gordon Rothman,
Seasons and Run time: 41 seasons, 14 episodes/season and 60 minutes run time
Cast: John Dalton, Lillian Morris, and, Jeff Probst.
IMDB rating: 7.4 out of 10
The show takes a group of contestants to an isolated location where they must endure and pass through the test of time and challenges to win a grand prize. Over the period of time, the contestants have to provide, food, shelter, and sustenance for themselves while tackling the tasks set by the show producers.
Putting the contestants through various hurdles and testing challenges that test their mental capability with puzzles and physical strength with running or swimming challenges. The contestants vote each other out throughout the course of the show and once the contestants get to keep voting people out only one is left that is named the soled survivor and is given a cash prize.
10. Madam Secretary
Director: Eric Sholtz, Felix Enriquez Alcala, Rob Greenlea, Charlotte Brandstorm, Jonathan Brown, and many more
Writer: Barbara Hall, Alexander Maggio, Alex Cooley, David Grae, Matt Ward, Kristi Korzec, and many more
Seasons and Run time: 6 seasons, approximately 20 episodes/season and 45 minutes run time
Cast: Tea Leoni, Tim Daly, and Erich Bergen
IMDB Rating: 7.7 out of 10
Madam Secretary is a political drama series that portrays the life of a woman who ends up becoming the secretary of state. Along with that designation come various levels of responsibilities and difficulties that she must face.
As the series progresses her family life and professional life both are progressing and it is very interesting to see how the secretary of state takes care of both areas of her life and her progression in her career. The plot is very cleverly devised and it is a very interesting show to watch. Definitely binge-worthy.
11. The Duchess
Director: Toby MacDonald
Writer: Katherine Ryan
Seasons and Run Time: 1 season, 6 episodes, and 30 minutes run time
Cast: Katherine Ryan, Rory Keenan, Katy Byrne, and many more
IMDB Rating: 6.7 out of 10
The Duchess is a British Comedy series that is available on Netflix however sadly been canceled only after the first season. The story revolves around a woman who has a tween daughter.
A loving boyfriend and a life well settled in the city of London. She however does want another child with the father of her daughter. This is the plot twist and there isn’t much else to say as far as comedic timing is concerned British humor never disappoints.
12. Fleabag
Director: Harry Bradbeer, and Tim Kirkby
Writer: Pheobe Waller – Bridge
Seasons and Run time: 2 seasons, 6 episodes/season and 27 minutes run time
Cast: Phoebe Walter-Bridge, Ben Aldridge, Sian Clifford, Bill Paterson, and Jenny Rainsford
IMDB Rating: 8.7 out of 10
The series is based on the one-woman show by the actress playing the lead role in the series Phoebe Walter Bridge.
The story revolves around her being unable to cope with a tragedy and living a life in London. Managing love life while here trauma does not let her settle, she plays and tries to outwit life and its mysterious ways. She depicts the character of a dry-witted, angry, and filter-less woman who speaks her mind to whomever she wants. The series is definitely an interesting one to watch.
13. Forever
Director: Brad Anderson, John T. Kretchmer, Zetna Fuentes, Peter Lauer, David Warren, Jace Alexander, and many others
Writer: Mathew Miller, Chris Fedak, Phil Klemmer, Zev Borow, Sarah Nicholas Jones, Matt Kester, and others
Seasons and Run time: 1 season, 22 episodes and 43 minutes run time
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Alana De La Garza, Joel David Moore, Doonie Keshawarz
IMDB Rating: 8.2 out of 10
No one knows the secrets of the New York’s star medical examiner except for his only confidant Abe. Studying the dead to uncover the reason for his own immortality, he works hard on each case and everyone is spectacled by his learnings and knowledge.
Detective Jo. Martinez is the one detective who has begun to notice the observational skills and knowledge of the medical examiner. However, getting close to people may end up revealing his past and may let people in on the secrets that he has been holding onto for many years.
14. Hello Ladies
Director: Stephen Merchant, Julian Farino, and, Greg Daniels
Writer: Lee Eisenberg, Stephen Merchant, Gene Stupnitsky, Lindsey Shockley, and many others
Seasons and Run time: 1 season, 8 episodes and 29 minutes run time
Cast: Stephen Merchant, Christine Woods, and, Nate Torrence
IMDB Rating: 7.4 out of 10
Stephen Merchant’s first TV series that hits the screens is the Hello Ladies. The geeky web designer is looking for love so he ends up moving to Los Angeles. He intends to take in the sun in the morning and enjoy the nightlife when the sun goes down.
He encourages his friends, one of them who has recently separated from his wife, and the other who misuses his disability to approach different women. Christine woods plays the role of an unsuccessful actress who is unable to land any roles and lives in the guest house of Stuart.
15. High Fidelity
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Nick Hornby, D. V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, and Scott Rosenberg
Seasons and Run time: 1 season, 10 episodes and 30 minutes run time
Cast: Zoe Kravitz, Jake Lacy, and, Da’Vine Joy Randolph
IMDB rating: 7.7 out of 10
Unable to keep a stable long-term relationship, Rob seeks the help of music and her love and passion for pop culture music ignite her to rethink what must she be doing wrong in her relationships.
She tries hard to get over her one true love however that is not very easy. Her struggles can be seen in the beautiful portrayal by the actress Zoe Kravitz. The series is an adaptation of a novel by Nick Hornby.
16. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
Director: Andrew Jarecki
Writer: Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling, and Zachary Stuart-Pontier
Seasons and Run time: 1 season 6 episodes and 4 hours and 39 minutes
Cast: Andrew Jarecki, Robert Durst, and Gary Napoli
IMDB Rating: 8.6 out of 10
The 6 episode long documentary consists of the story of the real estate heir Robert Durst and the unsolved disappearance of his wife. Not only that in fact the murders of Susan Berman and Morris black in 1982 are also addressed in this series.
The director Andrew Jarecki has been able to create a relationship with Robert Durst and has interviewed him in the series. Furthermore, this series consists of documentary evidence and witness statements that were hidden in the past.
17. Mare of Easttown
Director: Craig Zobel
Writer: Brad Ingelsby
Seasons and run time: 1 season, 7 episodes, and 1 hour
Cast: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, and Jean Smart
IMDB Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Detective Mare Sheehan is a highly skilled detective from a small town in Pennsylvania. She finds out about the murder of a young woman and is on the case. However, her own darkness makes her world crumble slowly around her.
As she lost her young son recently and hasn’t been able to deal with the young death so easily. She fights to find the killer of the young woman even though she knows the whole town since she has spent her whole life there. She still is facing her own darkness as the trouble of a loose murderer ensues.
18. The night manager
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: David Farr and John Le Carre
Seasons and run time: 1 season, 6 episodes, and 5 hours and 58 minutes
Cast: Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston, and Elizabeth Debicki
IMDB Rating: 8.1 out of 10
The Night Manager is a crime drama novel. This series is based on the novel The Night Manager. Jonathan Pine is a former soldier from the British army and is contacted by intelligence agencies to spy on one of the businessmen Richard Roper.
It is believed that Richard Roper the international businessman has ties with the arms dealers and intelligence community. Hence the intelligence agencies are keen to keep an eye on his every move and ensure to catch him.
Hence Pine enters the hotel as the night manager and keeps his secret service responsibilities hidden from his girlfriend and the staff. Amidst the surveillance task, Pine starts to infiltrate the inner circle and tries to become the right-hand man for Roper.
19. Normal People
Director: Lenny Abrahamson and Hettie MacDonald
Writer: Alice Birch, Mark O’Rowe, and Sally Rooney
Season and run time: 1 season, 12 episodes, and 5 hours 39 minutes
Cast: Daisy Edgar Jones, Paul Mescal, and Desmond Eastwood
IMDB Rating: 8.4 out of 10
Two very normal young people coming from the same small town in Ireland, constantly find themselves crossing paths. They both however come from very different backgrounds and them getting together can seem very difficult.
They must acknowledge their love for each other and will they be able to overcome the differences in their backgrounds or will they shy away and hide from society. Will Marrianne accept the love or will she never be able to get her family’s abusive behavior out of her mind.
20. The Queen’s Gambit
Director: Scott Frank
Writer: Scott Frank, Allan Scott, and Walter Tevis
Seasons and run time: 1 season, 7 episodes, and 6 hours and 35 minutes run time
Cast: Anna Taylor Joy, Chloe Pirrie, and Bill Camp
IMDB Rating: 8.6 out of 10
This series is based on the book by Tevis. The young Beth Harmon is an ordinary little girl who becomes orphaned at the age of 9. She is an introvert and doesn’t realize her potential until she plays the first game of chess.
For once in her life, she is in complete control. She is able to hone her skills and become one of the best players of chess in the united states. She even plays at the US Open Championship at the tender age of 16. However, becoming a young prodigy is not easy and the fear and wanting to run away keeps her awake at night and the idea becomes very real in her mind.
21. Spaced
Director: Edgar Wright
Writer: Jessica Hynes and Simon Pegg
Seasons and Run time: 2 seasons, 7 episodes/season, and 25 minutes per episode
Cast: Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, and Julia Deakin
IMDB Rating: 8.6 out of 10
This is an action-comedy series revolving around two main characters. Daisy and Mike, take a room for rent in the house of Marsha Klien. In the same house resides a frustrated painter.
In order to rent the room, Daisy and Mike pretend to be a couple. Meeting by chance and posing as a couple these along with the painter get into all sorts of trouble. The plot is twisty and funny, every action has a reaction and those reactions will certainly leave you laughing.
22. Stay Close
Director: Daniel O’Hara and Lindy Haymann
Writer: Harlan Coben, Daniel Brocklehurst, Victoria Asare-Archer, Charlotte Coben, and Mick Ford
Seasons and Run time: 1 season, 8 episodes, and a total run time of 6 hours and 15 minutes
Cast: Cush Jumbo, Richard Armitage, and Daniel Francis
IMDB Rating: 6.9 out of 10
Three women living lives of their own in a comfortable manner are unable to stop the past and confront them. Each of them has been concealing events from the past that only they know about but the time always catches up and they are again united by fate.
All three characters are impacted by the events of the past and have to face their fate. What remains unknown is what will they do in the face of such adversity?
23. Wanda Vision
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Laura Donney, Megan McDonnell, and others
Seasons and Run time: 1 season, 9 episodes, and a total run time of 5 hours and 50 minutes
Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, and Kathryn Hahn
IMDB Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Blending the Action-packed films in a sitcom-like setting from the MCU, the two iconic stars of the MCU are trying to live their perfect lives. From being the perfect housewife to the perfect husband with children, Wanda is able to create a world of her own where her family resides.
The whole town is held hostage under the powers of Wanda and Vision is alive and happily living his life with her. Only she and the intelligence is aware of the world she has created, however, with time it is becoming difficult for Wanda to keep it a secret.
24. Watchmen
Director: Nicole Kassell, Stephen Williams, Steph Green, Andrij Parekh, David Semel, and Frederick E. O. Toye
Writer: David Gibbons, Cord Jefferson, Jeff Jensen, Claire Kiechel, Damon Lindelof, Alan Moore, and many more
Seasons and Run time: 1 season, 9 episodes, and a total run time of 8 hours and 47 minutes
Cast: Regina King, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Tom Mison
IMDB Rating: 8.1 out of 10
Watchmen is a TV series inspired by the novel written by David Gibbons and Alan Moore. The novel was very well received by the audience, it was a dark and exciting graphic novel. This TV series like the book takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
A white supremacist terrorist group attacks the police department and only two officers survive the attack. After this a law is passed to allow the police officers to conceal their identities, allowing them to wear masks. Angela Abar takes on the role of Night Sister and investigates and intends to abolish the white supremacist terrorist group.
25. The White Lotus
Director: Mike White
Writer: Mike White
Seasons and Run time: 1 season, 6 episodes, and 1 hour
Cast: Jennifer Coolidge, Murray Barlett, and Connie Britton
IMDB Rating: 7.6 out of 10
The movie is set in a tropical resort. The movie takes on a time span of a week. In that one week, a number of guests come to visit the tropical resort and are able to find some fun and exciting activities to do. Not only the guests but also the employees of the resort do not hold back and enjoy the adventures and exploits of the resort.
Conclusion
These are some of the best shows to watch on CBS in UK, that we have chosen for you to enjoy and binge-watch. They will suck you in and you will not be able to watch stopping until you get to the end. The best part about all of these series is that they all come with a plot twist that you would never expect. In an amazing turn of events, all of the series are bound to keep you hooked.