Name a TV show that's rated 8.5+ on IMDb (1,000+ votes)

October 21, 2026 · Daily Dive #98

Explore 979 recorded answers and their points for question 1 on October 21, 2026.

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979 recorded names on October 21, 2026, 738 at 85 or higher. The highest recorded score on this question is 100.

High scores tend to hide in catalogues rather than in headlines, so sweep through many countries, decades and formats instead of recalling the biggest hits. Anything with its own series entry counts if it holds at least 8.5 from a thousand or more voters, while feature films, standalone episodes and titles below either threshold are excluded.

979 recorded answers738 at 85+ points100 highest recorded points
  • One in a Krillion1100 pts
  • Deep Cut73785 pts
  • Rare20760 pts
  • Schooler2830 pts
  • Plankton610 pts
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Recorded answers

979 recorded answers

How to approach it

Begin with a wide recall sweep rather than one narrow genre: list acclaimed dramas, comedies, miniseries, animated shows, documentary strands and reality formats you can name from any decade or country. Then verify every candidate against its own ratings page, reading the average score and the vote total together, because clearing one threshold does not guarantee the other. Build the shortlist in groups so gaps become visible and you can hunt for a title to fill each gap. Weigh obscurity against certainty: a household name is safe but will be shared with thousands of players, while a title you know well and few others will recall pays far more. Never submit a guess you have not checked.

Get a hint

Start wide: the band is crowded with series from every region and era, including animation, documentary strands, miniseries and long-running dramas that never travelled far beyond their home audience.

A little more

Sort candidates by format and by how widely they were distributed: a single-season drama, a niche comedy or a non-fiction series shown mainly at home is far likelier to sit in this band than a global blockbuster.

One step further

Before submitting, check both numbers on the title's own page: a score sitting exactly at the cut-off is accepted, but a famous name with a huge vote count can still fall short if the average is a notch lower.

Reveal answers 979
  • Diyar-e-DilDeep Cut85points
  • DnevnjakDeep Cut85points
  • Don't Hug Me I'm ScaredDeep Cut85points
  • Drag Race EspañaDeep Cut85points
  • Dragon Ball Super: BeerusDeep Cut85points
  • Dragon Ball Z AbridgedDeep Cut85points
  • Državni posaoDeep Cut85points
  • Duang with YouDeep Cut85points
  • DynastiesDeep Cut85points
  • Early DoorsDeep Cut85points
  • Earth: The Power of the PlanetDeep Cut85points
  • Easy LivingDeep Cut85points
  • EddsworldDeep Cut85points
  • Ehd-e-WafaDeep Cut85points
  • Ek Duje Ke Vaaste 2Deep Cut85points
  • El Chapulín ColoradoDeep Cut85points
  • El ReemplazanteDeep Cut85points
  • Elizabeth RDeep Cut85points
  • EmpathieDeep Cut85points
  • Empresses in the PalaceDeep Cut85points
  • EndeavourDeep Cut85points
  • Escape to the ChateauDeep Cut85points
  • Estonia: The Find That Changes EverythingDeep Cut85points
  • Every Frame a PaintingDeep Cut85points
  • Everything and NothingDeep Cut85points
  • Excuse me, who are you?Deep Cut85points
  • Extraordinary Attorney WooDeep Cut85points
  • EzelDeep Cut85points
  • Famous Last WordsDeep Cut85points
  • Fanny and AlexanderDeep Cut85points
  • Finding Your RootsDeep Cut85points
  • FlamesDeep Cut85points
  • Flight No. 57Deep Cut85points
  • Flop ShowDeep Cut85points
  • Flower of EvilDeep Cut85points
  • Formula 1Deep Cut85points
  • Four Hands, Two SonatasDeep Cut85points
  • Foyle's WarDeep Cut85points
  • Friday Five SharpDeep Cut85points
  • FrontlineDeep Cut85points
  • Frontline (Australian satire)Deep Cut85points
  • Frozen Planet IIDeep Cut85points
  • Future Boy ConanDeep Cut85points
  • Galapagos 3DDeep Cut85points
  • Game ChangerDeep Cut85points
  • GapDeep Cut85points
  • Garth Marenghi's DarkplaceDeep Cut85points
  • Geografens testamenteDeep Cut85points
  • Ghar WaapsiDeep Cut85points
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone ComplexDeep Cut85points

Why these answers count

Rarity decided the payout far more than reputation did. Familiar, heavily discussed series were named by so many players that they clustered in the lower band, while titles with a small but devoted following filled the 85-point tier: regional dramas, single-season miniseries, documentary strands and animation from beyond the usual export markets. The single 100-point answer, Dekalog, shows the ceiling, since a celebrated but comparatively niche European miniseries was remembered by almost nobody else. Read the rest of the top-scoring list, for example 1 Litre of Tears, Alif or Aspirants, and the pattern repeats: productions that rarely crossed borders and non-fiction series are over-represented because competition for them is thin. The practical lesson is to trade a little certainty for obscurity. A verified unfamiliar pick pays around twenty-five points more than an obvious one, and the gap between 85 and 100 is simply how few other people remembered the same title.

Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 21 Oct, 05:11 UTC

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