FX’s ADULTS — “The Scrub” — Season 2, Episode 1 — Pictured (L-R): Jack Innanen as Paul Baker, Amita Rao as Issa.
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I am firmly of the opinion that FX’s Adults is one of the most underrated series on TV, and at least currently, the best comedy airing on streaming now that season 2 has arrived. Both critics and fans seem to agree to the point where Adults season 2 has set a deeply impressive Rotten Tomatoes review score record. Not just for its genre, but for all shows in 2026.
As it stands, Adults season 2 has the highest combined critic and audience score of any show in 2026: a 100% critic score and a 98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. There aren’t many audience reviews in, but those high rankings are similarly reflected on IMDB as well.
That combination puts it above the most high-profile series of the year, at least for now. Here’s a list of combined scores making up the top series of 2026, with Adults at #1.
- Adults season 2 – 100% critic score + 98% audience score = 198
- Widow’s Bay season 1 – 98% critic score + 92% audience score = 190
- Sugar season 2 – 97% critic score + 93% audience score = 190
- Furious season 1 – 98% critic score + 88% audience score = 186
- Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord season 12 – 98% critic score + 93% audience score = 191
- Hacks season 5 – 97% critic score + 89% audience score = 186
- The Pitt season 2 – 99% critic score + 85% audience score = 184
- The Bear season 5 – 96% critic score + 85% audience score = 181
- Ride or Die season 1 – 96% critic score + 84% audience score = 180
- Margo’s Got Money Troubles season 1 – 96% critic score + 81% audience score = 177
- Lanterns season 1 – 94% critic score + 82% audience score = 176
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – 95% critic score + 79% audience score = 173
- My Brilliant Career season 1 – 100% critic score + 57% audience score = 157
I could go on, but you get the idea. Right now, Adults is on top. While it’s still early, Adults would have to lose a full 8% to get to second place, tying Widow’s Bay and (surprisingly) Sugar season 2. For Adults, this is a step up in both categories from season 1, where it had a 76% critic score and an 84% audience score. Now, it’s heralded as one of the best comedies on TV, a classification that I would agree with.
Even if this list shifts a bit, it’s clear that Adults is going to be one of the highest-scored projects of the year. You will also note that practically everything on this list has been confirmed to be getting another season, barring series that aired their series finales like The Bear and Hacks.
As I’ve said many times, watch Adults. Season 1 is really good, but season 2 is even better, and you can see if you agree with these scores by the time you finish.
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