Medialogia presented the top 100 TV series in the first quarter of 2026

On May 5, Medialogia summed up the results of the Russian series rating for the first quarter of 2026.

Thus, the final season of "Stranger Things" became the absolute leader with 15,948 points, taking 10.7% of the quarterly TOP 100. Russian content made up the majority — 61 projects out of 100 and 55.9% of the total index. On-air premieres provided more than 80% of the weight of Russian TV series. The TOP 5 Russian series ratings for the first quarter included: "Very Strange Cases" (15,948 points), "Lilies of the Valley" (8,829 points), "First Division" (7,745 points), "Magic Battle" (6,419 points) and "Sled" (3,563 points).

The TOP 100 for the first quarter included Russian projects (55.9%) and foreign projects (44.1%). By type of content, the TOP 100 includes 91 TV series (90.7% of the index), five anime (7.3%) and four animated series (2.0%). According to the age of the projects, franchises and sequels (starting before 2025) can be distinguished — 69.5%, as well as premieres in 2025-2026 — 30.5%.

The following trends in the Russian rating of TV series for the first quarter can be distinguished: January is the only month in which foreign series outperformed Russian series in the TOP 30 in terms of the number of points due to the finale of "Very Strange Cases". After the New Year holidays, Russian content began to prevail in the rating. On March 5, two premiere Russian projects of 2026 entered the TOP 5 - "Prince Andrew" (1,607 points) and "Novaya Zemlya" (1,341 points). Anime topped the month's TOP for the first time in the quarter — "Magic Battle" became No. 1 in March.

The final season of "Very Strange Cases" collected 10,304 RRS points, which is 25.4% of the total January TOP 30, the absolute maximum of the quarter. By March, premiere projects account for almost a third of the monthly top, compared with a fifth in January — the market "opens the season." The share of projects with TV broadcasting among the Russian content in the TOP 30 increased to 100% in March. There was not a single Russian digital exclusive in the March TOP 30.

1. "Stranger Things," USA (15,948 points)

2. "Lilies of the Valley", Russia (8,829 points)

3. "First Department", Russia (7,745 points)

4. "Magic Battle", Japan (6,419 points)

5. Sled, Russia (3,563 points)

6. "Holidays", Russia (3,538 points)

7. "Distant City", Turkey (2,356 points)

8. Cranberry Sherbet, Turkey (2,311 points)

9. "Knight of the Seven Kingdoms", USA (2,272 points)

10. The Magnificent Five, Russia (2,265 points)

11. "Fallout", USA (2,265 points)

12. Univer, Russia (2,162 points)

13. Dexter, USA (2,144 points)

14. "Children of Change", Russia (2,050 points)

15. "Daddy's Daughters", Russia (2,010 points)

16. "The Walking Dead", USA (1,972 points)

17. Limitchitsy, Russia (1,883 points)

18. "The Squid Game", South Korea (1,882 points)

19. Method, Russia (1,790 points)

20. "Hell's Paradise", Japan (1,716 points)

21. "Between", Turkey (1,705 points)

22. "Prince Andrey", Russia (1,658 points)

23. Casanova, Russia (1,635 points)

24. Golden Bottom, Russia (1,631 points)

25. "The Artist", Russia (1,615 points)

26. "Roses and Sins", Turkey (1,609 points)

27. "Bodyguards", Russia (1,544 points)

28. The Bridgertons, USA (1,534 points)

29. "Fierce rivalry", Canada (1,433 points)

30. Novaya Zemlya, Russia (1,415 points)

31. Sklifosovsky, Russia (1,406 points)

32. "Our Special Forces", Russia (1,379 points)

33. "Black Sun", Russia (1,332 points)

34. Kingfisher, Turkey (1,299 points)

35. "Sashatana", Russia (1,282 points)

36. "Pilgrim", Russia (1,267 points)

37. "Treshka", Russia (1,265 points)

38. "Vampires of the Middle Lane", Russia (1,193 points)

39. "Love Me Again", Russia (1,145 points)

40. Fischer, Russia (1,144 points)

41. Polyarny, Russia (1,142 points)

42. "Star Child", Japan (1,119 points)

43. "Mr. Nail", Russia (1,067 points)

44. "State Protection", Russia (1,058 points)

45. "Love Story", USA (978 points)

46. "Get back on your feet", Russia (971 points)

47. "Him and Her", USA (969 points)

48. Van Pease, Japan (964 points)

49. "Chef", Russia (937 points)

50. "Reservation", Russia (901 points)

51. "Underground", Turkey (896 points)

52. "Dead point", Russia (888 points)

53. Ambulance, Russia (883 points)

54. "This sea will overflow", Turkey (880 points)

55. The Simpsons, USA (879 points)

56. "Conditional cop", Russia (871 points)

57. Mentalist, Russia (860 points)

58. "It: Welcome to Derry", USA (852 points)

59. "Eshref's Dream", Turkey (845 points)

60. Ivanovs-Ivanovs, Russia (843 points)

61. Omut, Russia (838 points)

62. "Full compatibility", Russia (836 points)

63. South Park, USA (824 points)

64. Evening School, Russia (818 points)

65. Mosgaz, Russia (817 points)

66. "The Witcher", USA (788 points)

67. "I will remember", Russia (785 points)

68. "Dashing", Russia (778 points)

69. "Murderers", Russia (761 points)

70. "Young Sherlock", Great Britain (760 points)

71. Comeback, Russia (757 points)

72. Outsourcing, Russia (746 points)

73. "Lepila", Russia (736 points)

74. "Magic plot", Russia (696 points)

75. Family Guy, USA (687 points)

76. "Bride", Russia (680 points)

77. "Secrets of the investigation", Russia (662 points)

78. "SpongeBob Squarepants", USA (661 points)

79. "Wind up!", Russia (660 points)

80. "You are the one I love", Turkey (649 points)

81. "Newcomer", USA (642 points)

82. "Beauty", USA (635 points)

83. "Walk, crazy!", Russia (631 points)

84. "Moscow does not believe in tears. Everything is just beginning", Russia (626 points)

85. Comfort Zone, Russia (625 points)

86. "Obstetrician", Russia (622 points)

87. "The Pomegranate Flower", Russia (617 points)

88. Smersh, Russia (607 points)

89. "Spartacus: House of Ashura", USA (590 points)

90. "According to the laws of wartime", Russia (588 points)

91. One Call Bar, Russia (584 points)

92. Gachyakuta, Japan (583 points)

93. "Weak Hero", South Korea (575 points)

94. Patriot, Russia (568 points)

95. Alla Taxi, Russia (567 points)

96. "Foundation: Orhan", Turkey (557 points)

97. "Anna Nikolaevna Project", Russia (556 points)

98. "Sex: Before and after", Russia (552 points)

99. "Frostbitten", Russia (543 points)

100. "Border of Worlds", Russia (540 points)

Audience sympathy: "The Squid Game" has become the most popular TV series in the Russian Federation

The creators of the first Russian TV series rating named the top 100 projects - who is included in it?

On March 24, Medialogia presented on its website a Russian series rating consisting of the 100 most popular projects of the past year. The South Korean thriller "The Squid Game" took the first place with 42,861 points, the second place was taken by the American science fiction series "Stranger Things" (26,572 points), and the third place was taken by the Russian detective "Sled" (20,361 points).

Producer Maxim Korolev said that the rating will make it easier for content producers to understand the viewer's request. He also noted the success of the series "Sled", which entered the top 100 most popular series of 2025 and took third place.