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  1. Vikings posterViewer rating: 86%
    Vikings6 Seasons
  2. Shōgun posterViewer rating: 85%
    Shōgun1 Season
  3. Peaky Blinders posterViewer rating: 85%
    Peaky Blinders6 Seasons
  4. Spartacus posterViewer rating: 85%
    Spartacus3 Seasons
  5. Cosmos posterViewer rating: 85%
    Cosmos3 Seasons
  6. NOVA posterViewer rating: 84%
    NOVA53 Seasons
  7. The Crown posterViewer rating: 84%
    The Crown6 Seasons
  8. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena posterViewer rating: 84%
    Spartacus: Gods of the Arena1 Season
  9. Blackadder posterViewer rating: 84%
    Blackadder4 Seasons
  10. Victoria posterViewer rating: 83%
    Victoria2016
  11. The Last Kingdom posterViewer rating: 82%
    The Last Kingdom5 Seasons
  12. Call the Midwife posterViewer rating: 81%
    Call the Midwife15 Seasons
  13. North and South posterViewer rating: 81%
    North and South3 Seasons
  14. Lucy Worsley Investigates posterViewer rating: 81%
    Lucy Worsley Investigates2022
  15. The Tudors posterViewer rating: 80%
    The Tudors4 Seasons
  16. War & Peace posterViewer rating: 80%
    War & Peace1 Season
  17. Who Do You Think You Are? posterViewer rating: 80%
    Who Do You Think You Are?23 Seasons
  18. The Hollow Crown posterViewer rating: 80%
    The Hollow Crown2 Seasons
  19. I, Claudius posterViewer rating: 80%
    I, Claudius1 Season
  20. Home Fires posterViewer rating: 80%
    Home Fires2 Seasons
  21. Washington posterViewer rating: 80%
    Washington2020
  22. Yellowstone: One-Fifty posterViewer rating: 80%
    Yellowstone: One-Fifty2022
  23. In Search of..... posterViewer rating: 80%
    In Search of.....7 Seasons
  24. Sungkyunkwan Scandal posterViewer rating: 80%
    Sungkyunkwan Scandal2010
  25. Grant posterViewer rating: 80%
    Grant2020
  26. Rise of the Nazis posterViewer rating: 80%
    Rise of the Nazis2019
  27. John Adams posterViewer rating: 80%
    John Adams1 Season
  28. The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements posterViewer rating: 80%
    The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements1 Season
  29. Aerial America posterViewer rating: 80%
    Aerial America9 Seasons
  30. Walking with Dinosaurs posterViewer rating: 80%
    Walking with Dinosaurs1999
  31. The Dovekeepers posterViewer rating: 80%
    The Dovekeepers1 Season
  32. The Borgias posterViewer rating: 79%
    The Borgias3 Seasons
  33. The White Queen posterViewer rating: 79%
    The White Queen1 Season
  34. Versailles posterViewer rating: 79%
    Versailles3 Seasons
  35. Prehistoric Planet posterViewer rating: 79%
    Prehistoric Planet2022
  36. Hazardous History with Henry Winkler posterViewer rating: 79%
    Hazardous History with Henry Winkler2 Seasons
  37. Anne with an E posterViewer rating: 79%
    Anne with an E2017
  38. Sons of Liberty posterViewer rating: 79%
    Sons of Liberty1 Season
  39. Secrets of the Dead posterViewer rating: 79%
    Secrets of the Dead23 Seasons
  40. Unearthed posterViewer rating: 79%
    Unearthed2016
  41. A Small Light posterViewer rating: 79%
    A Small Light2023
  42. Harley and the Davidsons posterViewer rating: 79%
    Harley and the Davidsons2016
  43. Bon Appétit, Your Majesty posterViewer rating: 79%
    Bon Appétit, Your Majesty2025
  44. Kingdom posterViewer rating: 79%
    Kingdom2019
  45. Secrets of the Lost posterViewer rating: 79%
    Secrets of the Lost2018
  46. Diriliş Ertuğrul posterViewer rating: 79%
    Diriliş Ertuğrul2014
  47. The History of Comedy posterViewer rating: 79%
    The History of Comedy2017
  48. Lost Treasures of Egypt posterViewer rating: 79%
    Lost Treasures of Egypt2019

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