The BEST truTV shows of all time
Every truTV show, ranked
We've compiled the average episode rating for every truTV show to compile this list of best shows!
#1 - Jon Glaser Loves Gear
Actor and comedian Jon Glaser sets out to make a docu-series about his greatest passion: gear. Ironically, it's this very obsession that continually threatens to derail the show, sending each episode spiraling off on deeply personal tangents.
View Episode Rankings#2 - Lizard Lick Towing
Lizard Lick Towing is an improvised American television series. It is filmed in the style of Cinéma vérité, and the network behind the show, truTV, state that their series "feature real-life situations," unlike other reality shows "which often involve contests or other highly staged events. The show is a spin-off of the truTV series All Worked Up, and follows Ron, Amy, Bobby and their team of repossession agents in Wendell, North Carolina (the town that has jurisdiction over the Lizard Lick unincorporated area). The show is known for frequent fights and brawls that take place during the repossessions.
View Episode Rankings#3 - Forensic Files
American reportage-style crime series that zooms in on startling true crimes and, in particular, how these crimes are solved.
View Episode Rankings#4 - Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura and a team of expert investigators are on a mission to examine some of the most frightening and mysterious conspiracy allegations of our time. They examine available evidence as well as talking to experts and eyewitnesses to learn more about such topics as global warming, possible 9/11 cover-ups, secret government weapons and apocalyptic prophecies. "This is my personal journey," Ventura says, "to prove that there is more to these stories than you know about."
View Episode Rankings#5 - At Home with Amy Sedaris
Amy Sedaris cordially invites you into her home, where she will show off diverse but necessary homemaking skills, from death-bed etiquette, to gutting a fish, to crocheting miniature sweaters for a mice infestation, to entertaining your husband's business associates. As always, Amy will give it her best shot to entertain guests, increase her know-how and her can-do, and attempt to work out personal issues.
View Episode Rankings#6 - Adam Ruins Everything
In Adam Ruins Everything, host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted. A blend of entertainment and enlightenment, Adam Ruins Everything is like that friend who knows a little bit too much about everything and is going to tell you about it… whether you like it or not.
View Episode Rankings#7 - Hack My Life
Welcome to the weekly half hour show that provides a comedic spin on the never-ending supply of everyday life hacks. Hosted by Kevin Pereira and Brooke Van Poppelen, this series demonstrates how to incorporate eye popping shortcuts guaranteed to save today's busy adults a lot of time, effort and money. From learning how to open a bottle of wine with your shoe, to finding out the multiple uses for a toilet paper roll, there is never a shortage of hacks to discover. Viewers beware: your lives will never be the same.
View Episode Rankings#8 - I'm Sorry
Andrea is a seemingly confident comedy writer, wife and mom, who comically exposes her inner immaturity and neuroses through unexpected life situations.
View Episode Rankings#9 - Billy on the Street
Billy Eichner takes to the streets to test the knowledge of unsuspecting pedestrians. Billy asks questions with his patented fast-paced and goofy style, covering topics from Lil' Wayne to Meryl Streep, for a fun time that is part game show and part comedy.
View Episode Rankings#10 - Hardcore Pawn: Chicago
Hardcore Pawn: Chicago takes viewers behind the scenes at "the baddest pawn shop in Chicago." One of the city's largest and oldest establishments in the pawn and gold-buying business, Royal Pawn Shop is owned by Randy and Wayne Cohen, two brothers who don’t always see eye to eye, except when it comes to finding the best deals for the business. These over-the-top siblings will wheel and deal with just about anyone, from a sweet kindergarten teacher to an intimidating mob boss.
View Episode Rankings#11 - Tacoma FD
In a firehouse in one of America’s rainiest cities that is light on blazes that need extinguishing, its crew keeps themselves entertained with creative competitions, friendly first responder rivalries, and bizarre emergency calls.
View Episode Rankings#12 - The Carbonaro Effect
Michael Carbonaro is a magician by trade, but a prankster by heart. In this show, Michael performs baffling tricks on unsuspecting people in everyday situations, all caught on hidden camera. Everyone is left stunned and delighted, even though they have no idea what just hit them.
View Episode Rankings#13 - Impractical Jokers: Inside Jokes
Impractical Jokers: Inside Jokes packs classic, fan-favorite episodes of the show with shareable pop-up facts directly from the Jokers themselves, giving viewers a unique and unprecedented look behind the curtain.
View Episode Rankings#14 - Operation Repo
Take a look inside the fast-paced, high-pressure world of car repossession with a team of highly-trained professionals from California's San Fernando Valley. No matter how angry you get, they're taking back your car.
View Episode Rankings#15 - The Smoking Gun Presents: The World's Dumbest
Stupid has never been funnier. Stars such as Danny Bonaduce, Leif Garrett, Judy Gold, Chuck Nice, Tonya Harding and Natalie Desselle entertain as they show footage and make hilarious commentary about the world's dumbest criminals, drivers, fans, daredevils, competitions and partiers. You'll see brainless bad guys, moronic motorists, senseless sports, ridiculous risk-takers and more. The series is based on thesmokinggun.com, one of the most respected and entertaining sites on the internet.
View Episode Rankings#16 - Those Who Can't
Those Who Can't follows three trouble-making teachers, played by show creators Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl and Ben Roy of the Denver-based comedy troupe The Grawlix. More inept than the kids they teach, they're out to beat the system as they struggle to survive each day on their own terms. Joining them is Maria Thayer (Eagleheart) as the school librarian with an insuppressible passion for life.
View Episode Rankings#17 - Hardcore Pawn
This series follows the daily events in Detroit's biggest pawn shop, American Jewelry and Loan. The store is located in Detroit's famous 8 Mile district and has a very diverse (e.g. ghetto) clientele, handling anything from family heirlooms to heavy machinery.
View Episode Rankings#18 - Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
Be a guest at a dinner party with the stars of Impractical Jokers every Thursday night! Join Sal, Joe, Q and Murr as they dish about their week, their friendship and whatever else is thrown on their dinner table. Just because they can't be together, doesn't mean they have to stop laughing!
View Episode Rankings#19 - Fast Foodies
Culinary masters compete to perfectly recreate, then skillfully reimagine a celebrity guest’s favorite fast food dish.
View Episode Rankings#20 - Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters
From the twisted mind of celebrated auteur Bobcat Goldthwait, truTV’s scripted anthology series Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters mashes up wildly different genres to tell suspenseful stories with funny, imaginative twists. Each distinct episode turns familiar tropes inside out to create a curated and eclectic collection of stories filled with equal parts nostalgia and modern satire. Guest stars throughout the eight-episode first season include Michael Ian Black, Bridget Everett, Dave Foley, Seth Green, Melissa Joan Hart, David Koechner, Danny Pudi and more.
View Episode Rankings#21 - Jokers Wild (2014)
The guys from Impractical Jokers give their fans a unique and hysterical look behind the curtain in this brand new studio-based series. Joe, Sal, Q and Murr use taped field pieces, in-studio games and special guests to show viewers that hidden camera pranks are only the beginning!
View Episode Rankings#22 - Killer Karaoke
Each week on Killer Karaoke, contestants will try to sing a hit song while being put through the most wild, fun and unexpected physical challenges imaginable. The hits just keep on coming as contestants try to carry a tune under fire. It’s the game show that hits all the wrong notes in the best possible way.
View Episode Rankings#23 - Black Gold
Wildcatters and their crews race each other from location to location as they try to be the first to tap into some of the last remaining oil reserves in Texas. The stakes are higher than they've ever been with the dwindling supply of oil and the risk involved in striking oil in Black Gold.
View Episode Rankings#24 - Storage Hunters
Think storage auctions are a joke? Think again, because you don't want to mess with former boxer Brandon Bernier and his wife Lori, the fiercest competitors in a high-stakes sales game. You won't believe what they find: from hidden bundles of cash to thousand-dollar chairs, from the dangerous to the downright weird. With killer instinct, the Berniers target the best storage units in the country and go to extreme lengths to get their hands on what's stashed inside. Follow them to the country's most competitive auctions as they risk a fortune to go head-to-head with hostile locals. With so much cash at stake, it's always a dogfight to the bidder end.
View Episode Rankings#25 - South Beach Tow
In Florida’s South Beach, it can seem like every day is spring break. The problem? There aren’t nearly enough parking spaces. Even the rich and beautiful can have their cars towed if they park illegally or fail to keep up with their car payments, as truTV reveals in the new original series
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