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The Messengers (TV series)

The Messengers is an American supernatural drama television series created by Eoghan O'Donnell, aired on The CW in 2015, about five strangers revived with angelic gifts.

The Michael J. Fox Show

The Michael J. Fox Show: NBC single-camera sitcom (2013-2014), 22 episodes, starring Michael J. Fox as news anchor Mike Henry returning to work after a Parkinson's diagnosis; straight-to-series order, low ratings, pulled after 15 episodes.

The Mick (TV series)

The Mick: American Fox sitcom (2017–2018) created by John and Dave Chernin, starring Kaitlin Olson as Mickey Murphy, guardian of her fugitive sister's three rich children; cancelled after two seasons.

The Mickey Mouse Club

The Mickey Mouse Club is Disney's children's variety TV franchise, first on ABC 1955–1959 with 39 Mouseketeers, revived in 1977, 1989 (MMC, launching Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake), 2017, and piloted for Disney+ in 2026.

The Middle (TV series)

The Middle is an ABC single-camera family sitcom (2009–2018, nine seasons, 215 episodes) created by Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline, starring Patricia Heaton as Frankie Heck of Orson, Indiana; distinct from Malcolm in the Middle.

The Midnight Club

The Midnight Club is a 2022 Netflix horror series by Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong, adapted from Christopher Pike's 1994 YA novel about terminally ill teens at Brightcliffe Hospice telling midnight stories; cancelled after one season in December 2022.

The Midnight Gospel

The Midnight Gospel is a 2020 Netflix adult animated series by Pendleton Ward and Duncan Trussell, eight episodes pairing psychedelic animation with real Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast interviews; canceled in 2022 after one season.

The Midnight Romance in Hagwon (졸업)

The Midnight Romance in Hagwon (졸업, Graduation) is a 2024 tvN Korean drama, 16 episodes, directed by Ahn Pan-seok, starring Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-joon as instructor and former student at a Daechi-dong Gangnam hagwon.

The Midnight Special (TV series)

The Midnight Special was NBC's late-night rock music variety series (1972–1981), created by Burt Sugarman, airing Fridays after The Tonight Show with Wolfman Jack as announcer and live performances by 1970s acts.

The Midnight Studio

The Midnight Studio (야한(夜限) 사진관, Midnight Photo Studio) is a 2024 ENA/Genie TV Korean fantasy romantic comedy: cursed seventh-generation ghost photographer Seo Ki-joo (Joo Won) and lawyer Han Bom (Kwon Nara) run a midnight photo studio for the dead, 16 episodes, March to April 2024.

The Mighty B!

The Mighty B! is a Nickelodeon animated series (2008-2011) co-created by Amy Poehler, Erik Wiese, and Cynthia True, about Honeybee Scout Bessie Higgenbottom, voiced by Poehler, who believes earning every badge will make her a superhero.

The Mighty Boosh

The Mighty Boosh is a British surreal musical comedy created by and starring Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding as Howard Moon and Vince Noir, on BBC Three 2004–2007, three series, after stage and radio origins.

The Mighty Boosh (TV series)

The Mighty Boosh (TV series): British surreal BBC Three sitcom 2004-2007 by Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding, 20 episodes plus 2003 pilot Tundra, from stage shows and a 2001 radio series; zookeepers Howard Moon and Vince Noir, Baby Cow, Paul King directing.

The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers

The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers is a Disney+ sports comedy-drama series (2021-2022, two seasons) continuing the Mighty Ducks films, in which the Ducks become the elite villains and Evan Morrow forms the Don't Bothers with Gordon Bombay.

The Mighty Nein

The Mighty Nein is a Prime Video adult animated fantasy series (premiered November 19, 2025) adapting Critical Role's second D&D campaign, following outcasts including Jester Lavorre and Caleb Widogast seeking the stolen Luxon Beacon; 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Mighty Ones

The Mighty Ones is a DreamWorks Animation Television animated comedy (2020-2022, Hulu and Peacock) created by Sunil Hall and Lynne Naylor, following pebble Rocksy, Very Berry, Twig, and Leaf in a backyard they share with humans they mistake for gods.

The Millers

The Millers is a CBS multi-camera sitcom created by Greg Garcia, airing October 3, 2013 to July 18, 2015, starring Will Arnett as a divorced reporter whose parents' 43-year marriage ends; canceled November 14, 2014 in season two.

The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited

The Millionaire Detective Balance:UNLIMITED (Fugou Keiji Balance:UNLIMITED) is a 2020 11-episode CloverWorks anime directed by Tomohiko Ito, adapting Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel about wealthy detective Daisuke Kambe and partner Haru Kato, aired on Fuji TV's noitaminA after a delay.

The Mind, Explained

The Mind, Explained is a Vox and Netflix documentary series (2019, 2021) on memory, dreams, anxiety, mindfulness, psychedelics, personality, and brainwashing, narrated by Emma Stone and Julianne Moore.

The Mindy Project

The Mindy Project is an American sitcom created by and starring Mindy Kaling as OB/GYN Mindy Lahiri; it ran 2012-2017, three seasons on Fox, then three on Hulu after cancellation, six seasons total.

The Miniature Wife

The Miniature Wife is a 2026 Peacock Original comedy-drama series, also on Sky and NOW, based on Manuel Gonzales's 2013 short story, starring Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen as a married couple whose relationship fractures after a lab accident shrinks the wife to six inches tall.

The Misery Index (TV series)

The Misery Index (TBS, 2019-2022) was a comedy game show hosted by Jameela Jamil, adapted from the card game Sh*t Happens, in which contestants and the Impractical Jokers quartet ranked miserable real-life events 1-100 for a $30,000 prize across three seasons.

The Missing (British TV series)

The Missing is a British anthology crime drama (2014–2016) created by Harry and Jack Williams for BBC One and Starz, starring James Nesbitt, Frances O'Connor, and Tchéky Karyo as detective Julien Baptiste, about missing children across two time frames; it spawned the spin-off Baptiste.

The Missing Master Chef

The Missing Master Chef (消失的厨神) is a 2024 Chinese 65-episode vertical short drama by Chongqing Malt Culture about champion chef Fang Chenxing; its NetShort English dub topped overseas charts and won a Busan Asian Short Drama Award.

The Mist (TV series)

The Mist (TV series), 2017 American horror drama created by Christian Torpe from Stephen King's novella, aired 10 episodes on Spike; cancelled after one season with 0.14 rating and 462,000 viewers.

The Moaning of Life

The Moaning of Life is a Sky One comedy travel documentary (2013-2015, 2 series, 11 episodes) in which Karl Pilkington travels alone, without Gervais and Merchant, exploring marriage, happiness, kids, vocation, and death across world cultures.

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad: American ABC police drama (1968-1973, five seasons, 123 episodes) about Pete, Linc, and Julie, young undercover cops, one white, one black, one blonde; created by Aaron Spelling, Bud Ruskin, and Sammy Hess; later a poorly received 1999 film.

The Mole (American TV series)

The Mole (American TV series) is a reality competition adapted from Belgium's De Mol, airing on ABC 2001–2008 with hosts Anderson Cooper, Ahmad Rashad, and Jon Kelley, then revived on Netflix in 2022 with Alex Wagner and 2024 with Ari Shapiro; one secret saboteur undermines the prize pot.

The Money Game: LSU

The Money Game: LSU is a 2024 six-part Prime Video docuseries, directed by Drea Cooper and produced by Campfire Studios, Axios Entertainment, and Shaquille O'Neal's Jersey Legends, following LSU athletes Olivia Dunne, Angel Reese, Jayden Daniels, Flau'jae Johnson, Alia Armstrong, and Trace Young through the 2023-24 NIL era.

The Monkees (TV series)

The Monkees (TV series): American NBC sitcom about a struggling rock band, 1966–1968, 58 episodes, created by Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider for Screen Gems; won the 1967 Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Program.