Which TV Shows Get the Best Reviews for the Least Money? (PHOTOS)

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Peaky Blinders
BBC

Peaky Blinders (BBC)

Budget: $2 million, IMDb rating: 7.4

NCIS: New Orleans
Sam Lothridge/CBS

NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)

Budget: $2 million, IMDb rating: 7.4

Family Guy
FOX

Family Guy (Fox)

Budget: $2 million, IMDb rating: 7.4

Supernatural
Diyah Pera/The CW

Supernatural (The CW)

Budget: $2 million, IMDb rating: 7.3

Bosch
Amazon Prime

Bosch (Amazon Prime)

Budget: $2.5 million, IMDb rating: 7.6

Queen Sugar
OWN

Queen Sugar (OWN)

Budget: $2.7 million, IMDb rating: 7.6

Empire
Chuck Hodes/FOX

Empire (Fox)

Budget: $3 million, IMDb rating: 7.8

Mozart in the Jungle
Amazon Prime

Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon Prime)

Budget: $3 million, IMDb rating: 7.8

You
Netflix

You (Netflix)

Budget: $3.4 million, IMDb rating: 7.8

The Walking Dead
Jackson Lee Davis/AMC

The Walking Dead (AMC)

Budget: $3.4 million, IMDb rating: 7.8

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We’ve covered how much networks and streaming services have spent for their 2019 Emmy nominations, but what about the cost of IMDb ratings?

On Stride Financial did the math and found the TV shows getting the best IMDb ratings for their per-episode budgets — and the list includes shows about walkers, stalkers, and Brummie talkers.

Flip through the gallery above to see the TV series getting the best bang for their buck.