The Best TV Shows on Spike

Every Spike Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Among Spike’s finest offerings are Unsolved Mysteries and Cops, which debuted in 1988 and 1989, respectively. Spike has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1988 and as recent as N/A. As of July 2026, our compilation of Spike’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows.

  • WWE Confidential
    WWE Confidential (2002)9.5

    Host "Mean" Gene Okerlund takes the WWE Universe inside WWE and goes in-depth on the lives of WWE Superstars in this magazine-style series. Featuring exclusive interviews, tributes, historic looks back, and much more, WWE Confidential has something for everyone.

  • Bar Rescue
    Bar Rescue (2011)8.0

    Jon Taffer is the Gordon Ramsay of the bar and nightclub business. In each episode, Taffer helps transform a struggling bar into a vibrant, profitable business, utilizing his expertise as a nightlife consultant

  • Takeshi's Castle
    Takeshi's Castle (2002)7.8

    Takeshi's Castle was a Japanese game show that aired between 1986 and 1990 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System. It featured the Japanese actor Takeshi Kitano as a count who owns a castle and sets up difficult challenges for players to get to him. Contestants throw themselves into daunting physical challenges as they attempt to storm Takeshi's Castle and win the grand prize of one million yen. The show has become a cult television hit around the world. A special live "revival" was broadcast on April 2, 2005, for TBS's 50th anniversary celebrations.

  • Ink Master
    Ink Master (2012)7.8

    A group of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of Ink Master. The stakes couldn't be higher with "living canvasses" donating their skin to be permanently marked in this adrenalized competition elimination.

  • Unsolved Mysteries
    Unsolved Mysteries (1988)7.7

    Combines four to five segments of dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates of real human and paranormal mysteries. An audience interactive call-to-action request allowed viewers to call in with tips to help solve the cases.

  • 1000 Ways to Die
    1000 Ways to Die (2009)7.7

    The science of living and the randomness of death are combined with a dash of Darwinism. Forensic experts, pathologists, toxicologists, herpetologists, and other experts offer eloquent explanations of mortality.

  • Blue Mountain State
    Blue Mountain State (2010)7.6

    Three incoming freshman in a big-time, Midwestern college football program have to juggle football, girls, class and nonstop hazing.

  • WWE Hall of Fame
    WWE Hall of Fame (2005)7.3

    Celebrate the pioneers who made WWE what it is today in this WWE Network original series featuring every WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.

  • Stripperella
    Stripperella (2003)7.1

    From Stan Lee, the man who brought us such popular superheroes as Spider-Man and The X-Men, comes this new kind of superhero in the form of the animated series "Stripperella". Pamela Anderson provides the voice of Erotica Jones who is stripper by night and superhero Stripperella by even later at night. A show with something for everyone, Stan Lee promises that despite it's adult setting 'Stripperella' is "really a family show...but for a highly sophisticated family."

  • TNA iMPACT!
    TNA iMPACT! (2004)7.1

    TNA iMPACT offers a unique style of wrestling that features a blend of the traditional with high-flying athleticism and cutting edge action. TNA's roster includes the biggest names in wrestling today, and the hottest new stars in the sport.

  • MXC
    MXC (2003)7.0

    Footage from the popular game show, Takeshi's Castle has been re-edited, re-written and re-voiced into a hilarious, intentionally over-produced, modern "action/X-treme" sports show.

  • The Shannara Chronicles
    The Shannara Chronicles (2016)6.9

    A young Healer armed with an unpredictable magic guides a runaway Elf in her perilous quest to save the peoples of the Four Lands from an age-old Demon scourge.

  • Raw
    Raw (1993)6.8

    A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

  • Cops
    Cops (1989)6.6

    Follow real-life law enforcement officers from various regions and departments of the United States armed with nothing but with cameras to capture their actions, performing their daily duty to serve and protect the public.

  • The Ultimate Fighter
    The Ultimate Fighter (2005)6.5

    The next generation of UFC stars are produced in an intense elimination tournament that separates the contenders from the pretenders.

  • Lip Sync Battle
    Lip Sync Battle (2015)6.4

    Each episode features two A-list celebrities like you've never seen them before - syncing their hearts out in hysterically epic performances. Hosted by LL Cool J with colorful commentary by social media maven and supermodel co-host, Chrissy Teigen. The mic is off, the battle is on!

  • The Mist
    The Mist (2017)6.2

    A small town family is torn apart by a brutal crime. As they deal with the fallout an eerie mist rolls in, suddenly cutting them off from the rest of the world, and in some cases, each other.

  • WWE Heat
    WWE Heat (1998)5.3

    Feel the heat of the Attitude Era as WWE Superstars such as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Rock compete in exclusive matches.

  • WWE Experience
    WWE Experience (2004)4.6

    WWE Experience, is a television program produced by WWE which recaps events taking place on Raw, SmackDown and Main Event that started in May 2004.

  • Xtreme 4x4
    Xtreme 4x4 (N/A)N/A

    Xtreme 4x4 is a half hour series airing on Spike TV that began in January 2005 as part of Spike's weekend Powerblock line up. The show uses a how-to format, where the hosts build or modify vehicles in order to turn them into off-road-oriented rigs. They also periodically show various forms of off-road racing from across the United States. These include such events as rock crawling, desert racing, sand drags, mud racing, and trail riding adventures. The hosts, Ian Johnson and Jessi Combs, were selected as part of a publicized, nationwide search for hosts where viewers were encouraged to send in their videos and resumes to Spike TV executives. Both hosts have appeared on other automotive shows including Discovery Channel's Monster Garage and TLC's Overhaulin'.