Best TV Shows to Watch With Your Tweens and Teens

Shila said:  History Channel features a ton of awesome tv shows to watch with your tweens and teens. The shows tend to be more adventurous and outdoorsy. Check out Alone, an awesome reality-based survival show where individuals are tasked to live in the wilderness alone with only 10 items in possession. Contestants are completely isolated, even having to film themselves 24/7. You will be amazed at how each participant builds camp and manages to thrive for months off the grid.

Season after season, my husband and I love watching this show and we recently brought in our kids to preview it, too. They love it and now our whole family is hooked. It's somewhat slow-paced but super captivating!

Shila said:  Man vs. Wild stars Bear Grylls, an expert survivalist dropped off in a fully remote and unforgiving landscape to fend for himself and make-it-out alive. With decades of experience under his belt, Bear's approach to survival seems to rely heavily on his utter confidence and wild enthusiasm. Families and kids are certain to learn something new watching him trek out 100-degree deserts, dark caves, dense jungles, wild safari grasslands, frigid glacier passages, and more. Our family has binged on multiple episodes back-to-back in a day.

Kristy Pepping said:  My kids love this show! It even appeals to our youngest child. There is a panel of celebrity judges led by Simon Cowell. They watch the acts and can give contestants an x if they don't like their act. If acts get three strikes they are out. Acts include singing, acting, dance, magic, comedy and more. After the initial voting by judges, America gets to vote on their favorite acts. They are narrowed down until there is one winner who receives a million dollars.

Kelly R. said:  This show is enjoying cult status in my kids' middle school, and it's clever and funny enough that I'll sometimes sit down to watch, too. The story is about a brother and sister who spend the summer visiting their great uncle in Gravity Falls, an Oregon town where mysterious things happen.

Alexandra F. said:  This fantasy drama first came out in 2011, but my 12 and 14-year-old and I are only now watching it, and all really enjoying it. The Wicked Queen from Snow White cast a curse that brought a bunch of fairy tale and other fictional characters into a small town in Maine, causing them to forget who they are and live regular human lives. The action switches off between present day Maine and the fantasy lands where these characters come from, and it is super fun to see the same characters in both settings. I especially like to see the creative ways that all of their lives intertwine, from Pinocchio to Dr. Frankenstein.