26 Shows Your Tweens & Young Teens Will Watch With You

Shila:  Not only is this competition exciting to watch, but it is educational too. This is our can't-miss weekly family tv show!

Tracy Snyder Molina:  We rewatch episodes with our teen boys. A classic and still makes me laugh out loud.

Athletes compete on an obstacle course challenge to win cash in this family friendly show.

Kelly R:  We tried Abbott Elementary after hearing good things, and it totally hooked us! It's a sweet and laugh-out-loud funny show about teachers at an elementary school in Philadelphia. Sort of like The Office, but in a school. The principal is hilarious.

Alexandra F.:  We binge-watched this family show a few summers ago when our kids were 8 and 10, and have continued to follow and re-watch it ever since. Fun characters and a unique storyline made it enjoyable for all of us - and totally got my kids into cooking, too!

Alexandra F.:  My tween and teen love this show, and when they put it on we all inevitably get sucked in. It's always so impressive to see the gorgeous cakes and confections the contestants come up with, and I like that it inspires the kids to bake for the family, too!

Shila:  Shark Tank is one of the best tv shows for tweens and parents to watch together, especially while promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship, the art of public speaking with solid preparation, and perseverance.

Alexandra F.:  If you’re not hooked by this sweet and quirky Amazon Original series after the first episode or two, keep watching - it’s worth it! It took us a few episodes to get into it but once we did it became a family favorite, and we parents truly looked forward to watching as much as our older kid and tween did. The characters were probably the best part of the show and I appreciated the positive yet realistic relationships it portrayed, particularly between the kids and their families - no need for parent antagonists here! The kids were regular kids going through regular life stuff, but with a unique fantastical spin that made the show truly fun to watch.

Sarah Calamita:  Even though my kids are young, they love watching this with us! There are some questions and answers that they retain, it generates questions and I love that they love a "learning show"!

Kids will recognize their favorite Disney movies and fairytales in this family tv show which puts a modern spin on everything.

Kelly R:  We watched this without kids when it was new, and then I rewatched it with my 7th grader when some of his peers were getting into it. I think it was the first more "grown-up" show he watched, and he loves it. I think season 4 is way more scary than the previous ones...more of a horror feel than sci-fi...but it was never really too much for him.

Kelly R:  A delightfully dark, clever and funny Netflix family show based on the books - which my tween and I are also enjoying together!

Kelly R:  This is a great Disney+ show for tweens and teens that tells a brand new Star Wars story taking place after the events of Return of the Jedi. The series is about a bounty hunter who operates in the lawless outskirts of the galaxy, and encounters an adorable (and familiar-looking) baby alien. My whole family got into this one, and it is really fun to watch together!

Shila:  This is an appealing family show to watch together, though, tweens and teens should learn to adequately separate some plays of the game from real life.

Alexandra F.:  I don’t remember why we started watching this show together but it is now one of my teen's favorites. The eerie and thought-provoking classic is perfect for tweens, teens and parents to enjoy together, as older kids can begin to appreciate some of the social commentary (and get past the fact that it’s in black and white!), and everyone is sure to be intrigued - and probably spooked - by the well-told and suspenseful stories.