The Pitt leads January, with Call the Midwife at two and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms at three setting a strong opening run. All ten shows are dramas, but fantasy, comedy, crime and mystery keep the month from settling into one mood. Seven returning series give the final ranking a familiar backbone.
By PremiereLens
Ranked by IMDb rating captured when the month closed; release date breaks ties.
The month's strongest pick: a 8.9-rated season 2 return on Max with drama appeal.
The daily lives of healthcare professionals in a Pittsburgh hospital as they juggle personal crises, workplace politics, and the emotional toll of treating critically ill patients, revealing the resilience required in their noble calling.
8.6 audience rating, Won 2 BAFTA Awards. 26 wins & 28 nominations total, and a proven season 15 return make this a credible shortlist choice.
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s & decades following. Based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
8.6 audience rating, Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win & 22 nominations total, and a proven new-series entry make this a credible shortlist choice.
A century before the events of 'Game of Thrones,' two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros... a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.
8.2 rating on Netflix, anchored by animation / drama, with enough signal to earn shortlist space.
8.0 audience rating, Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 3 wins & 13 nominations total, and a proven season 4 return make this a credible shortlist choice.
8.0 audience rating, 1 win total, and a proven season 2 return make this a credible shortlist choice.
7.9 rating on ITV1, anchored by drama, with enough signal to earn shortlist space.
7.8 audience rating, 1 win & 10 nominations total, and a proven season 15 return make this a credible shortlist choice.
