Last Updated on 24 August 2024
I searched the Internet for lists of the best shows from the Cartoon Network. Criteria included the shows being ranked, not just listed, and generally created by groups, whether teams or committees or based on general public voting (like Ranker.com).
I found 20 different ranked lists online of “best Cartoon Network shows.” Then I averaged the rankings each show got and divided that average by a factor of the number of lists it was on. The lowest score meant a high ranking average on many lists. The complete spreadsheet is attached at the bottom.
The shows that were on the most lists (out of 20):
- Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999-2002) – 19 lists
- Samurai Jack (2001-2004, 2017) – 19 lists
- Adventure Time (2010-2018) – 18 lists
- Dexter’s Laboratory (1996-2003, 2013) – 18 lists
- The Powerpuff Girls (1998-2004, 2016-2023) – 17 lists
- Teen Titans (2003-2006) – 16 lists
- Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999-2008) – 16 lists
- Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends (2004-2009) – 16 lists
Here are links to the lists I used:
- IMDb – 22 Aug 2024
- Ranker – 16 Aug 2024
- ScreenRant – 10 Aug 2024
- WatchMojo – 5 Jun 2024
- CBR – 2 Jun 2024
- StudyFinds – 16 May 2024
- Incredimate – 4 Apr 2024
- Buzzfeed – 27 Feb 2024
- DeviantArt – 12 Feb 2024
- ResetEra – 4 Dec 2023
- Complex – 17 Nov 2023
- UwUFUFU – 22 Aug 2023
- MovieWeb – 2 Aug 2023
- ONE37pm – 26 Aug 2022
- Looper – 4 Mar 2022
- BoredPanda – 18 Jan 2022
- Medium – 29 Nov 2020
- Animated Times – 8 Feb 2019
- Episode Ninja – no date
- Phantomstrider – no date