We report on a new series of Ru(II) sensitizers PRT-21  PRT-24 suitable for high performance dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs). Their molecular design consists of a tridentate anchor, a bidentate pyrazolate ancillary and a single thiocyanate. On this architecture, we examined two types of anchor incorporating the traditional 4,4’4”-tricarboxy-2,2’:6’,2”-terpyridine (i.e. tctpy) and newly evaluated 4,4’-dicarboxy-6-quinolin-8-yl-2,2’-bipyridine (i.e. Qbpy). This modification, together with the synergistic incorporation of either 5-hexylthien-2-yl or 5-(hexylthio)thien-2-yl substituent at the 4-position of the pyridyl pyrazolate chelate for enhancing the optical response, leads to the achievement of DSC with a prominent JSC of 20.4 mA∙cm-2 and VOC = 740 mV, and hence a high photon conversion efficiency of 11.16% using PRT-22. Comprehensive charge extraction, transient photovoltage and transient absorption measurements have been carried out to gain insight into the fundamental of these new dyes and the associated device properties. These panchromatic Ru(II) sensitizers offer better product yields, higher stability and lower synthetic costs versus that of black dye (N749), adding another dimension for better sensitizers en route to high performance DSCs.