The Best TV Shows on Family Channel

Every Family Channel Show Ranked From Best To Worst

With its programming history stretching from 1990 to 2023, Family Channel offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows. Highlighting Family Channel’s quality programming, The Little Flying Bears and Are You Afraid of the Dark? stand out, premiering in 1990 and 1992. Stay up-to-date with over 20 of Family Channel’s elite series, with our list refreshed for September 2025.

  • Holly Hobbie
    Holly Hobbie (2018)8.4

    Holly's a 13-year-old singer-songwriter who's got her best friends and close-knit family by her side, but she's dreaming of ways to save the world - even if it's starting in her own backyard.

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?
    Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1992)8.2

    This spooky anthology series for kids recounts ghost stories told by the young members of the Midnight Society as they gather around a campfire. Each episode opens with members of the Midnight Society at their secret spot in the woods, where they prepare their fire and the night's storyteller announces the title of the his or her offering. However, the cameras soon leave the storyteller and switch to the tale being told.

  • Franny's Feet
    Franny's Feet (2003)7.2

    Franny Fantootsie tries on shoes brought to her grandfather's shop for repair, and each pair takes her on magical adventures all over the world. From tropical shores to the North Pole, Franny meets new people and animal friends with every step.

  • The Next Step
    The Next Step (2013)7.2

    Follow the lives of an elite group of young dancers who train at The Next Step Studio.

  • Backstage
    Backstage (2016)7.2

    A group of “very talented” teenagers sing, dance, and perform their way to the top at the famous Keaton School of the Arts! From the disappointments of failure, to the new friendships and crowning achievements, being a student at Keaton means you're on the path to becoming a star!

  • Creeped Out
    Creeped Out (2017)7.2

    A masked figure known as "The Curious" collects tales of dark magic, otherworldly encounters and twisted technology in this kids anthology series.

  • Life with Derek
    Life with Derek (2005)7.1

    Life with Derek is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on Family and VRAK.TV in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005, and ran for four seasons, ending its run on March 25, 2009. The series starred Michael Seater and Ashley Leggat as the two oldest children in a stepfamily. It ended with 70 episodes and one spin-off television film, entitled Vacation with Derek.

  • LEGO: Jurassic World - Legend of Isla Nublar
    LEGO: Jurassic World - Legend of Isla Nublar (2019)7.1

    Set in 2012, three years before the Jurassic World movie, Owen Grady and Claire Dearing team up on Isla Nublar to deal with everything the Jurassic World park throws their way, including a mysterious saboteur who wants to destroy the park forever!

  • I Woke Up a Vampire
    I Woke Up a Vampire (2023)7.1

    On her 13th birthday, Carmie discovers that she's actually half human, half vampire — and that mythical powers make middle school way more complicated.

  • Majority Rules!
    Majority Rules! (2009)7.0

    Majority Rules! is a Canadian tween comedy series which first aired on Teletoon in 2009. The series is also dubbed Votez Becky! for the French title. The production company Entertainment One began filming for the first season on January 12, 2009. The show had the distinction of being the first regular program on Teletoon, an animation channel, to be almost exclusively live-action.

  • Open Season: Call of Nature
    Open Season: Call of Nature (2023)7.0

    Follow best friends Boog, a lovable, risk-averse grizzly bear, and Elliot, a fast-talking, "act-first, think-later" deer. When the pair discover an abandoned summer camp in the middle of nowhere, they embark on a brave and hilarious adventure to create a new place to live where animals get to embrace their inner wild!

  • Degrassi: Next Class
    Degrassi: Next Class (2016)6.9

    Follow a group of high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors from Degrassi Community School, a fictional school in Toronto, Ontario, as they encounter some of the typical issues and challenges common to a teenager's life.

  • In a Heartbeat
    In a Heartbeat (2000)6.5

    In a Heartbeat was a Disney Channel Original Series inspired by real life EMT squads whose staff consists of high school students located all over the country. The series follows the lives of several teenagers who volunteer as part-time EMTs while going to school and trying to maintain their lives as normal teenagers. In Canada, the series was aired on Family Channel while in the United States it was aired on the Disney Channel. The series is based on Post 53, a real EMT emergency response program run by high school students in Darien, CT.

  • Ruby and the Well
    Ruby and the Well (2022)6.4

    When her father inherits an overgrown orchard, Ruby O'Reilly discovers a magic well. She's been designated its new "keeper," and now it's up to her and her friends Mina and Sam to turn unfulfilled wishes into reality.

  • The Adventures of the Black Stallion
    The Adventures of the Black Stallion (1992)6.3

    After being shipwrecked on a remote desert island, courageous, young Alec Ramsay and a wild Arabian stallion named the "Black," form an irrevocable bond that continues after their rescue. Now teammates in the horse-racing circuit, they are poised to take the racing world by storm. No one else can ride the stunning fire and silk stallion but Alec; and though the Black's spirit is untamed, his speed is unmatched and he is swiftly becoming the fastest racehorse in the world.

  • African Skies
    African Skies (1992)6.0

  • Polly Pocket
    Polly Pocket (2018)6.0

    The series, based on the doll of the same name, will feature a young girl called Polly who has a magical locket that allows her and her friends to shrink down to a tiny size.

  • The Little Flying Bears
    The Little Flying Bears (1990)5.9

    The series focuses on a rare species of little bears with wings that live in the magical forest in a utopian cooperative community. The little flying bears together with their friends, took on themselves the task to defend their forest from pollution. However, their efforts, very often, are disturbed by two weasels, Skulk and Sammy, which strive to pollute the forest. Every so often the weasels receive help from Slink the snake. The three always strive to find new ways to disturb the harmony of the forest but their plans are destroyed always by the bears. The bears are always attentive to the advices of the old bear, Plato (who is too old to fly) and his friend Ozzy the owl. This cartoon helps children realize the importance of protecting the environment. The series shows the harmful effects of pollution and fires as well as the important role of the ecosystem.

  • King
    King (2005)5.0

    When the Wright family moves into their new home, Russel is surprised to find a secret passage under his bed. This passage leads him and his dog Gus to the world of Under, where he discovers he is the new King and that Gus can talk! Russel and Gus quickly befriend the people and creatures of this mysterious land. Bob Wire and his evil team are continually conspiring to steal Russel's crown and become all-powerful rulers of the land.

  • Naturally, Sadie
    Naturally, Sadie (2005)3.0

    Naturally, Sadie is a Canadian comedy teen drama sitcom that ran for three seasons from June 24, 2005 to August 26, 2007. It was produced in Canada, set in Whitby, Ontario. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, most of the show was shot inside a former Catholic elementary school in Little Italy, including the school and home scenes. Mall scenes were filmed in the nearby Dufferin Mall.