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This best TV show list represents the combined opinions of hundreds of TV fans. Anyone can vote on this list of the best TV shows of recent memory, making this list a truly trustworthy way to find the best TV show. You can even add your own list to these TV show rankings. Whether you're looking for the best TV shows to add to your Netflix queue or you just want to share your picks for the best TV series of the last few decades, this is the place to tune in to the tastes of TV fans around the world.

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  1. 1
    Up 604
    Down 279
    Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Jim Varney, Jemaine Clement, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden, Maggie Roswell, Don Cheadle, Ellen Page, Jonah Hill, John Goodman, Neve Campbell, R. Lee Ermey, Liam Neeson, Simon Cowell, Michelle Pfeiffer, Martin Sheen, Matt Dillon, Eddie Izzard, Tim Robbins, Jan Hooks, Russi Taylor, Angela Bassett, Paul Rudd, Lily Tomlin, Richard Lewis, Yeardley Smith, Woody Harrelson, Henry Winkler, Nancy Cartwright, Natalie Portman, Edward Norton, Sarah Silverman, Joe Mantegna, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ricky Gervais, Rachel Weisz, Jack Black, Steve Martin, Kiefer Sutherland, Jon Lovitz, Ben Stiller, Daniel Radcliffe, Meg Ryan, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Schaal, David Hyde Pierce, Julie Kavner, Dan Castellaneta, Phil Hartman, Marisa Tomei, Hugh Laurie, Marcia Wallace, Stephen Colbert, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci, Lucy Liu, Helen Hunt, Isabella Rossellini, Joshua Jackson, Rob Reiner, Albert Brooks More
    Matt Groening
    1989-12-17
  2. 2
    Up 502
    Down 336
    Patrick Warburton, Marcia Cross, Marlee Matlin, Drake Bell, Anna Gunn, Lisa Edelstein, David Letterman, Amanda Peet, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Wayne Knight, Marisa Tomei, Lauren Graham, John Pinette, Larry David, Sarah Silverman, Kristin Bauer, Jerry Stiller, Ben Stein, Nick Jameson, Barney Martin, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander, Jerry Seinfeld, Liz Sheridan, Megan Mullally, Janeane Garofalo, Michelle Forbes, Brad Garrett More
    Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David
    1989-07-05
  3. 3
    Up 465
    Down 268
    Mona Marshall, Bill Hader, Mary Kay Bergman, Jennifer Howell, April Stewart, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, John 'Nancy' Hansen, Adrien Beard, Eliza Schneider, Henry Winkler, Courtney Ford, Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin More
    Trey Parker, Matt Stone
    1997-08-13
  4. 4
    Up 375
    Down 318
    John Krasinski, David Denman, Amy Adams, Oscar Nunez, Rashida Jones, Idris Elba, Jack Coleman, Matt Prokop, James Spader, Katie Aselton, Rainn Wilson, Will Ferrell, Leslie David Baker, Ed Helms, Ellie Kemper, Craig Robinson, Brian Baumgartner, Jim Carrey, B. J. Novak, Mindy Kaling, Will Arnett, Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Melora Hardin, Amy Ryan, Phyllis Smith, Creed Bratton, Kate Flannery, Jessica Alba, Jack Black, Patrice Oneal More
    Greg Daniels, Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais
    2005-03-24
    Most Listed
  5. 5
    Up 406
    Down 348
    Emily Procter, Hugh Laurie, Cole Sprouse, Eva Amurri, Eddie Cahill, Jennifer Aniston, Brent Spiner, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Alison Sweeney, Elizabeth Davidson, Paget Brewster, Alexandra Conley, Monkey, Olivia Williams, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, Athina Conley, Alexis Arquette, Tom Selleck, Noelle Sheldon, John Stamos, Tahj Mowry, David Arquette, Jennifer Grey, Genevieve Davidson, Bruce Willis, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Sasha Alexander, Danny DeVito, Ben Stiller, Kathleen Turner, Elle Macpherson, Kyle Howard, Sherri Shepherd, Charlie Sheen, Jane Lynch, Melissa George, Lisa Kudrow, Cali Sheldon, Katie, Sean Penn, Winona Ryder, Helen Hunt, Christine Taylor, Paul Rudd, Morgan Fairchild, Krista Allen, Aisha Tyler, Billy Crystal, Penn Jillette, Jason Alexander, Bonnie Somerville More
    Marta Kauffman, David Crane
    1994-09-22
  6. 6
    Up 442
    Down 300
    Julie Benz, Erik King, James Remar, Christian Camargo, Jennifer Carpenter, Jaime Murray, Courtney Ford, Julia Stiles, Michael C. Hall, David Zayas, C.S. Lee, Lauren Vélez, Jonny Lee Miller, Devon Graye, Preston Bailey, Molly Parker, Christina Robinson, Desmond Harrington, Mark Pellegrino, Edward James Olmos, Jimmy Smits, Keith Carradine, John Lithgow, Margo Martindale More
    James Manos, Jr.
    2006-10-01
  7. 7
    Up 393
    Down 290
    Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry, Charles Durning, Alec Sulkin, Rachael MacFarlane, Taylor Cole, Will Sasso, Seth Green, Wallace Shawn, Phil LaMarr, Danny Smith, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Hamill, Victoria Principal, Lucas Grabeel, Nicole Sullivan, The Rock, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jonathan Lipnicki, Drew Barrymore, Lacey Chabert, Rob Lowe, Camille Guaty, John G. Brennan, Carlos Alazraqui, Jessica Stroup, Simon Cowell, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, Adam West, Bryce Dallas Howard, Judd Nelson, Jimmy Kimmel, Phyllis Diller, James Woods, Adam Carolla, Jessica Biel, Hugh Laurie, H. Jon Benjamin, Laura Vandervoort, Carrie Fisher, Jennifer Tilly, Carol Kane, Lauren Graham, Lisa Wilhoit, Josh Peck, Drew Pinsky, Butch Hartman, Lori Alan, Kiefer Sutherland, Ben Stein, Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris, Sanaa Lathan, Sam Waterston, Patrick Warburton, Gary Cole, Wally Wingert, Joey Slotnick, Bobby Slayton, David Cross, Norm Macdonald, R. Lee Ermey, Bobby Lee More
    Seth MacFarlane
    1999-01-31
  8. 8
    Up 401
    Down 379
    Dominic Monaghan, Ian Somerhalder, Kiele Sanchez, Samantha Mathis, Maggie Grace, Nick Jameson, Michelle Forbes, Malcolm David Kelley, Matthew Fox, Kim Yoon-jin, Daniel Dae Kim, Naveen Andrews, Harold Perrineau Jr., Terry O'Quinn, Emilie de Ravin, Josh Holloway, Evangeline Lilly, Jorge Garcia, Fionnula Flanagan, Tamara Taylor, Jeremy Davies, Ken Leung, Elizabeth Mitchell, Henry Ian Cusick, Rodrigo Santoro, Michael Emerson, Cynthia Watros, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Michelle Rodriguez, Rebecca Mader, Jeff Fahey, Zuleikha Robinson, Nestor Carbonell, Mark Pellegrino, Sonya Walger, François Chau, Rob McElhenney, Julie Bowen, Nathan Fillion, Bai Ling, Madeline Carroll, Carrie Preston, Cheech Marin, Justin Chatwin, Marguerite Moreau, Andrea Roth, Lance Reddick More
    J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Jeffrey Lieber
    2004-09-22
  9. 9
    Up 339
    Down 258
    Edie Falco, Dominic Chianese, Steven Van Zandt, Robert Iler, Sharon Angela, David Proval, Vince Curatola, Mike Epps, Julianna Margulies, Tony Sirico, John Ventimiglia, Steve Buscemi, Peter Bogdanovich, Elizabeth Reaser, Greg D'Agostino, Michael Imperioli, Tobin Bell, Paul Dano, Frank Vincent, Kathrine Narducci, Aida Turturro, James Gandolfini, Dan Grimaldi, Joe Pantoliano, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Will Arnett, Steve Schirripa, Lorraine Bracco, Annabella Sciorra, Drea de Matteo, John Heard, Nancy Marchand, Federico Castelluccio, Tony Darrow, Vincent Pastore, Joseph R. Gannascoli, Dania Ramirez, Lola Glaudini More
    David Chase
    1999-01-10
  10. 10
    Up 380
    Down 215
    Justin Lee, Patricia Velásquez, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Taylor, Carrie Preston, Tony Hale, Jason Bateman, Henry Winkler, Rob Riggle, Ron Howard, Jessica Walter, Portia de Rossi, David Cross, Jeff Garlin, Will Arnett, Zach Braff, Ben Stiller, Michael Cera, Heather Graham, Charlize Theron, Jane Lynch, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ione Skye, Patrice Oneal More
    Mitchell Hurwitz
    2003-11-02
  11. 11
    Up 306
    Down 181
    James Morrison, Mitch Pileggi, David Duchovny, Sheila Larken, Lucy Lawless, Gillian Anderson, Jane Lynch, Lily Tomlin, Laurie Holden, Burt Reynolds, Dean Haglund, Bruce Harwood, Annabeth Gish, Robert Patrick, Jerry Hardin, Ryan Reynolds, Jack Black, Krista Allen, Felicity Huffman, R. Lee Ermey More
    Chris Carter
    1993-09-10
  12. 12
    Up 310
    Down 232
    Rob Corddry, Nancy Walls, A. Whitney Brown, Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, Mo Rocca, Rachael Harris, Beth Littleford, Joe Bob Briggs, Vance DeGeneres, Laura Kightlinger, Stephen Colbert, Anderson Cooper, Vince Vaughn, Bill Murray More
    Madeline Smithberg, Lizz Winstead
    1996-07-22
  13. 13
    Up 316
    Down 199
    RJ Mitte, Aaron Paul, Dave Colon, Carmen Serano, Bryan Cranston, Betsy Brandt, Charles Baker, Dean Norris, Giancarlo Esposito, Steven Michael Quezada, Anna Gunn, Bob Odenkirk, Matt L. Jones More
    Vince Gilligan
    2008-01-20
  14. 14
    Up 296
    Down 206
    Lauren Cohan, Ariel Winter, Ed O'Neill, Edward Norton, Elizabeth Banks, Danny Trejo, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ty Burrell, Nolan Gould, Sofía Vergara, Reid Ewing, Sarah Hyland, Kristen Schaal, Julie Bowen, Matt Dillon, Rico Rodriguez, Eric Stonestreet, Benjamin Bratt More
    Steven Levitan
    2009-09-23
  15. 15
    Up 275
    Down 219
    Idris Elba, Aidan Gillen, Hassan Johnson, Clark Johnson, Thomas McCarthy, Marlyne Afflack, Frankie Faison, Reg E. Cathey, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Megan Anderson, Sam Freed, James Ransone, Pablo Schreiber, Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Wood Harris, Larry Gilliard Jr., Wendell Pierce, Clarke Peters, Michael K. Williams, Deirdre Lovejoy, J. D. Williams, Paul Ben-Victor, Jamie Hector, Michael B. Jordan, Andre Royo, Glynn Turman, Peter Gerety, Seth Gilliam, Chris Bauer, Domenick Lombardozzi, Corey Parker Robinson, Jim True-Frost, Robert Wisdom, Amy Ryan, Neal Huff, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Michael Kostroff, John Doman, Jermaine Crawford, Tristan Wilds, Michelle Paress, Chad Coleman, Robert F. Chew, Felicia Pearson, Michael Potts, Bill Raymond, Charley Scalies, Chris Ashworth, Maria Broom, Richard Hidlebird, Tootsie Duvall, Dan Deluca, David Costabile, Brandon Young, William F. Zorzi, Donald Neal, Todd Scofield, Robert Poletick, Bruce Kirkpatrick, Kara Quick, Delaney Williams More
    David Simon
    2002-06-02
  16. 16
    Up 231
    Down 248
    Colin Hanks, Mark Moses, Julie McNiven, Carla Gallo, Sarah Mason, Rich Sommer, Joel Murray, Michael Gladis, Stephanie Courtney, Maggie Siff, John Slattery, Maggie Siff, Anne Dudek, Elisabeth Moss, Aaron Hart, Erin Cummings, Bryan Batt, Kiernan Shipka, Matt Long, Marguerite Moreau, Vincent Kartheiser, Rosemarie DeWitt, Peyton List, Jared Harris, January Jones, Kiernan Shipka, Yeardley Smith, Jon Hamm, Sunny Mabrey, Aaron Staton, Erin Sanders, Christina Hendricks, Robert Morse, Alison Brie, Charles Shaughnessy More
    Matthew Weiner
    2007-07-19
  17. 17
    Up 330
    Down 195
    Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Olivia Wilde, Ricky Ullman, Amanda Seyfried, Jeremy Renner, Dominic Purcell, Tamara Braun, David Morse, Jayma Mays, Jennifer Grey, Khleo Thomas, Sunny Mabrey, Carla Gallo, Sasha Alexander, Sherilyn Fenn, Jack Coleman, Marin Hinkle, Sela Ward, Eva Amurri, Felicia Day, Samantha Mathis, Robert Sean Leonard, Peter Jacobson, Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Lisa Edelstein, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Elle Fanning, R. Lee Ermey, Tyler James Williams, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Trachtenberg, Laura Prepon, Jessy Schram, Mira Sorvino, Stephanie Courtney, Amber Tamblyn, Meagan Good, Thomas Dekker, Kal Penn, Lyndsy Fonseca, Lucas Till, Odette Yustman, Charlyne Yi, Sasha Pieterse, Franka Potente, Matthew Lillard, Jurnee Smollett More
    David Shore
    2004-11-16
  18. 18
    Up 285
    Down 158
    Simon Helberg, Aarti Mann, Ally Maki, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Sara Gilbert, Erin Pickett, Laurie Metcalf, Brian Smith, Allen Nabors, Kunal Nayyar, Kevin Sussman, Ian Scott Rudolph, Brooke D'Orsay, Mark Harelik, Danica McKellar, Lewis Black, John Ross Bowie, Yeardley Smith, Jim Parsons, Alice Amter, Mayim Bialik, Melissa Rauch, Sara Rue, Brian George, Erin Allin O'Reilly, Elena Campbell-Martinez, Carol Ann Susi, Christine Baranski, Chris Krauser, Eliza Dushku More
    Bill Prady, Chuck Lorre
    2007-09-24
  19. 19
    Up 255
    Down 172
    Rachel Bilson, Zachary Gordon, Bob Saget, Sarah Chalke, Jayma Mays, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders, Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris, Taran Killam, Busy Philipps, Nicole Scherzinger, David Henrie, Brooke D'Orsay, Laura Prepon, April Bowlby, Wayne Brady, Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Minnillo, Kelly Stables, Danneel Ackles, Eva Amurri, James Van Der Beek, Sarah Mason, Candice Accola, Lyndsy Fonseca, Joe Manganiello, Jennifer Morrison, Amanda Peet, Nazanin Boniadi, Courtney Ford, Alan Thicke More
    Carter Bays, Craig Thomas
    2005-09-15
  20. 20
    Up 279
    Down 223
    Aloma Wright, Tara Reid, Christa Miller, Elizabeth Banks, Heather Graham, Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Eliza Coupe, Michael Hobert, Sarah Chalke, Julianna Margulies, Neil Flynn, Nadine Velazquez, Markie Post, Ken Jenkins, Robert Maschio, Dick Van Dyke, Amy Smart, R. Lee Ermey, Matthew Perry, Charles Chun, Dave Franco, Travis Schuldt, Michael Mosley, Michael Copon, Johnny Kastl, Keri Russell, John C. McGinley, Sam Lloyd, Judy Reyes, Taran Killam, Sean Hayes, Scott Foley, Kerry Bishé, Courteney Cox, Ryan Reynolds, Joe Manganiello, Michael Learned More
    Bill Lawrence
    2001-10-02
  21. 21
    Up 250
    Down 157
    Dick Clark, Billy West, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Welker, Phil LaMarr, Beatrice Arthur, Katey Sagal, Kath Soucie, Lauren Tom, Tress MacNeille, John DiMaggio, John Goodman, David Herman, Jan Hooks, Pamela Anderson, Maurice LaMarche, Sarah Silverman, Tom Kenny, Al Gore, Leonard Nimoy, Dan Castellaneta More
    Matt Groening, David X. Cohen
    1999-03-28
  22. 22
    Up 231
    Down 226
    Rachel Bilson, Nathan Fillion, Tamara Braun, David Boreanaz, Nicholas Brendon, Charlie Weber, Jason Behr, Jordana Spiro, Emma Caulfield, Kal Penn, Lindsay Crouse, K. Todd Freeman, Armin Shimerman, Felicia Day, Kali Rocha, Dania Ramirez, Iyari Limon, Anthony Stewart Head, Kristine Sutherland, Shane West, Clare Kramer, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Julie Benz, Charisma Carpenter, Amber Benson, Christopher Gorham, Juliet Landau, Amy Adams, Michelle Trachtenberg, Marc Blucas, Alexis Denisof, George Hertzberg, James Marsters, Seth Green, Mercedes McNab, Eliza Dushku, Rick Gonzalez, Nichole Hiltz More
    Joss Whedon
    1997-03-10
  23. 23
    Up 220
    Down 195
    Melissa Joan Hart, Rachel Bilson, The Rock, Constance Marie, Amy Adams, Natalia Cigliuti, Debra Jo Rupp, Lisa Robin Kelly, Justin Long, Eliza Dushku, Don Knotts, Ashton Kutcher, Morgan Fairchild, Josh Meyers, Don Stark, Brooke Shields, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Danny Masterson, Kurtwood Smith, Tommy Chong, Lindsay Lohan, Mila Kunis, Tanya Roberts, Wilmer Valderrama, Laura Prepon, Topher Grace, Mary Tyler Moore, Jeff Doucette, Bruce Willis, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Christopher Knight More
    Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Mark Brazill
    1998-08-23
  24. 24
    Up 222
    Down 168
    Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit, Allan Arbus, McLean Stevenson, Wayne Rogers, Jamie Farr, Joan Van Ark, Harry Morgan, Patrick Swayze, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Larry Linville, Ron Howard, David Ogden Stiers, Alan Alda, Jack Baker, Patrick Adiarte, Andrew Dice Clay More
    Larry Gelbart, H. Richard Hornberger
    1972-09-17
  25. 25
    Up 255
    Down 167
    Sean Maher, Gina Torres, Zac Efron, Alan Tudyk, Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Ron Glass, Christina Hendricks More
    Joss Whedon
    2002-09-20
  26. 26
    Up 198
    Down 144
    Lily Tomlin, Randy Quaid, Andy Samberg, Ann Risley, Pamela Stephenson, Jonah Hill, Dave Attell, Lenny Pickett, David Duchovny, Jessica Alba, Mark Wahlberg, Peter Sarsgaard, Jerry Seinfeld, Shelley Duvall, Mike Myers, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Silverman, Horatio Sanz, Chris Kattan, Phil Hartman, Nancy Walls, Molly Shannon, Rashida Jones, Steve Martin, Desmond Harrington, Jason Sudeikis, Bobby Moynihan, Chris Farley, Jerry Minor, Dana Carvey, Julianna Margulies, Dan Aykroyd, Justin Long, The Rock, Sarah Chalke, Robert Duvall, Billy Crystal, Jason Alexander, Patricia Clarkson, Laraine Newman, Chevy Chase, Seth Meyers, Anderson Cooper, Danny DeVito, Fred Armisen, Don Pardo, Bill Hader, Victoria Jackson, Joan Cusack, Nicolas Cage, Vince Vaughn, Robin Wright, G. E. Smith, Chris Parnell, Tracy Morgan, Rob Morrow, Terry Sweeney, Ellen Cleghorne, Brad Hall, Jane Curtin, Tony Rosato, Ron Howard, Robert Downey Jr., Bill Murray, Chris Farley, Paul Rudd, Bob Hoskins, Megan Mullally, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Cena, John Belushi, Kenan Thompson, Rob Schneider, Christopher Guest, Chris Elliott, Sinbad, Joe Piscopo, Spike Lee, Martin Short, Larry David, Dennis Miller, Molly Sims, Kevin Nealon, Michael O'Donoghue, John Goodman, Neve Campbell, Finesse Mitchell, Gail Matthius, Mary Gross, George Carlin, Helen Mirren, Elle Macpherson, Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Dean Edwards, Danitra Vance, Adam Sandler, Harry Shearer, Colin Quinn, Beth Cahill, Martin Lawrence, Julia Sweeney, Amy Poehler, Stephen Colbert, Michaela Watkins, Jenny Slate, Michael Angarano, Jerry Stiller, Marisa Tomei, Maya Rudolph, Will Forte, Darrell Hammond, Tim Meadows, Cheri Oteri, Chris Rock, Tina Fey, Morwenna Banks, Tim Kazurinsky, Robin Duke, Abby Elliott, Norm Macdonald, Siobhan Fallon, Jim Breuer, Ana Gasteyer, Gilda Radner, David Koechner, Garrett Morris, Eddie Murphy, Damon Wayans, Christine Ebersole, Casey Rose Wilson, Laura Kightlinger, Tim Robbins, Taran Killam, Jon Lovitz, Donald Faison, Tyler James Williams, John Slattery, Rachel Dratch More
    Dick Ebersol, Lorne Michaels
    1975-10-11
  27. 27
    Up 245
    Down 231
    John Lutz, Kevin Brown, Tracy Morgan, Katie Bowden, Judah Friedlander, Chloë Moretz, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell, Julianne Moore, Steve Martin, Steve Buscemi, Wayne Brady, Bill Hader, Lonny Ross, Grizz Chapman, Sean Hayes, Rob Reiner, Megan Mullally, Robyn Lively, Sherri Shepherd, Jon Hamm, Peter Dinklage, Alan Alda, Alec Baldwin, Salma Hayek, Keith Powell, Cheyenne Jackson, Chris Parnell, Michael Sheen, Jack McBrayer, Jeff Dunham, Maulik Pancholy, Isabella Rossellini, John Cho, David Schwimmer, Vanessa Minnillo, Rob Riggle, John Slattery, Martin Scorsese, Jason Sudeikis, Scott Adsit, Tina Fey, Jane Krakowski, Stephanie March, Elizabeth Banks More
    Tina Fey
    2006-11-11
  28. 28
    Up 199
    Down 145
    Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, Colm Meaney, Whoopi Goldberg, Nikki Cox, Rosalind Chao, Wil Wheaton, Patrick Stewart, Majel Barrett, Patti Yasutake, Brian Bonsall, Michelle Forbes, Diana Muldaur, Joe Piscopo, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, John de Lancie, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, Dwight Schultz, Ashley Judd More
    Gene Roddenberry
    1987-09-28
  29. 29
    Up 199
    Down 129
    Alfonso Ribeiro, Gary Coleman, Joseph Marcell, Don Cheadle, Tatyana Ali, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Ross Bagley, Karyn Parsons, Joan Van Ark, Karen Malina White, Nia Long, Raven-Symoné, Tyra Banks, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jeff Doucette, Will Smith, Janet Hubert-Whitten, Daphne Reid, James L. Avery, Sr., Terry Farrell, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Chris Rock, Zsa Zsa Gábor, Vivica A. Fox, Brad Garrett, Larenz Tate More
    Benny Medina, Andy Borowitz
    1990-09-10
  30. 30
    Up 146
    Down 133
    Mark Strickson, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Janet Fielding, Nicola Bryant, Camille Coduri, Peter Purves, Caroline John, Mary Tamm, Alexei Sayle, Alexander Armstrong, Elisabeth Sladen, Billie Piper, Daphne Ashbrook, Patrick Troughton, Bonnie Langford, Arthur Darvill, Gerald Flood, Harry Lloyd, David Tennant, Noel Clarke, Christopher Eccleston, Louise Jameson, John Cleese, Davina McCall, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, Jackie Lane, Ian Marter, Frazer Hines, Nicholas Courtney, Michael Craze, William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, Matthew Waterhouse, Iain Glen, Jean Marsh, Freema Agyeman, Sarah Sutton, Sophie Aldred, Lalla Ward, Adrienne Hill, Wendy Padbury, John Barrowman, William Russell, Anneke Wills, Karen Gillan, Deborah Watling, David Walliams, Tom Baker, Catherine Tate, Matt Smith, John Scott Martin, Sophia Myles, Michelle Collins, Bernard Cribbins, Katy Manning, Alex Kingston More
    British Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson, C. E. Webber More
    1963-11-23
  31. 31
    Up 216
    Down 220
    Finn Devit, Grace Park, Biski Gugushe, Kandyse McClure, Paul Campbell, Kate Vernon, Christian Tessier, Leah Cairns, Lucy Lawless, Dominic Zamprogna, Alisen Down, Luciana Carro, Christina Schild, Aaron Douglas, Bill Duke, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Claudette Mink, Connor Widdows, Michael Trucco, Hayley Guiel, Alessandro Juliani, Nicki Clyne, Mary McDonnell, Alonso Oyarzun, Michael Hogan, Colm Feore, Lorena Gale, Jamie Bamber, Dana Delany, Erica Cerra, Mark Sheppard, Emily Holmes, Tahmoh Penikett, Katee Sackhoff, Edward James Olmos, Michelle Forbes, Bodie Olmos, Samuel Witwer, Donnelly Rhodes, Richard Hatch, Jen Halley, Dana Delaney, Rekha Sharma, Ty Olsson, Madeline Parker, Sebastian Spence More
    Glen A. Larson, Ronald D. Moore
    2004-10-18
  32. 32
    Up 127
    Down 177
    Kevin Alejandro, Chris Bauer, Lois Smith, Evan Rachel Wood, Raoul Trujillo, Alexander Skarsgård, Lynn Collins, Michael Raymond-James, Carrie Preston, William Sanderson, Christina Moore, Joe Manganiello, Anna Paquin, Lindsay Pulsipher, Anna Camp, Fiona Shaw, Jessica Stroup, Nelsan Ellis, Danielle James, Denis O'Hare, Kristin Bauer, Ryan Kwanten, Jessica Tuck, Rutina Wesley, Lizzy Caplan, Courtney Ford, Jim Parrack, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Jim Parrack, Adina Porter, Stephen Root, Michelle Forbes, Mehcad Brooks, Michael McMillian, Marshall Allman, Deborah Ann Woll, Todd Lowe, Mariana Klaveno, Janina Gavankar, Lauren Bowles, Wes Brown More
    Alan Ball
    2008-09-07
    Controversial
  33. 33
    Up 174
    Down 144
    Leonard Nimoy, John Noble, Seth Gabel, Michael Gaston, Kirk Acevedo, Jasika Nicole, Anna Torv, Chance Kelly, Ari Graynor, Mark Valley, Blair Brown, Lance Reddick, Michael Cerveris, Joshua Jackson, Jared Harris, Diane Kruger, Deborah Ann Woll More
    J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
    2008-09-09
  34. 34
    Up 133
    Down 80
    Danica McKellar, Robert Redford, Burt Reynolds, Julie Newmar, Patrick O'Neal, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jason Alexander, Martin Landau, Brent Spiner, William Shatner, Elizabeth Montgomery, Elizabeth Berkley, Andrew McCarthy, Ron Howard, Rod Serling, Shelley Duvall More
    Rod Serling
    1959-10-02
  35. 35
    Up 147
    Down 167
    Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Kaitlin Olson, Michael Richards, Ted Danson, Wanda Sykes, Sierra McCormick, Elisabeth Shue, Beatrice Arthur, Bobby Lee, Paul Dooley, Hugh Hefner, Tia Carrere, Anton Yelchin, Jeff Garlin, Richard Lewis, Shelley Berman, Susie Essman, Julie Payne, Bob Einstein, Rob Reiner, Jerry Seinfeld, Mary Steenburgen, J. B. Smoove, Ricky Gervais, Aisha Tyler, Jason Alexander, Antoinette Spolar, Christine Taylor, Joan Rivers, Catherine O'Hara, Meg Ryan, Martin Scorsese, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Vivica A. Fox, Mekhi Phifer, Samantha Mathis, Judah Friedlander More
    Larry David
    2000-10-15
    Controversial
  36. 36
    Up 132
    Down 89
    John Ratzenberger, Tom Skerritt, Marcia Cross, John Fiedler, Kate Mulgrew, Julia Duffy, Michael Richards, George Wendt, Fred Dryer, Nicholas Colasanto, Jennifer Tilly, Bebe Neuwirth, Roger Rees, Leah Remini, Kelsey Grammer, Brent Spiner, John Cleese, Kirstie Alley, Nancy Marchand, Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, Shelley Long, Woody Harrelson, Paul Willson, Jay Thomas, Allyce Beasley, Harry Anderson, Dana Delany, Peri Gilpin, Markie Post More
    James Burrows, Les Charles, Glen Charles
    1982-09-30
    Niche
  37. 37
    Up 163
    Down 163
    Glenn Howerton, Brittany Daniel, Michael Rosenbaum, Charlie Day, Stephen Collins, Danny DeVito, Natasha Leggero, Kaitlin Olson, Dennis Haskins, Autumn Reeser, Rob McElhenney, Jason Sudeikis More
    Rob McElhenney
    2005-08-04
  38. 38
    Up 140
    Down 108
    Majel Barrett, James Doohan, Julie Newmar, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Grace Lee Whitney, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Frank da Vinci, DeForest Kelley, Eddie Paskey More
    Gene Roddenberry
    1966-09-08
  39. 39
    Up 39
    Down 16
    Donald Sumpter, Maisie Williams, Harry Lloyd, Peter Dinklage, Alfie Owen-Allen, Richard Madden, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Jack Gleeson, Sophie Turner, James Cosmo, Kit Harington, Carice van Houten, Jason Momoa, Charles Dance, Mark Addy, Jerome Flynn, Esmé Bianco, Sean Bean, Conleth Hill, Aidan Gillen, Rory McCann, Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Iain Glen, Michelle Fairley, Isaac Hempstead-Wright More
    David Benioff, D. B. Weiss
    2011-04-17
    Controversial
  40. 40
    Up 139
    Down 205
    Rena Sofer, Cristine Rose, Santiago Cabrera, Greg Grunberg, Robert Knepper, Taylor Cole, Madeline Zima, Adair Tishler, Richard Roundtree, Robert Forester, Jayma Mays, Milo Ventimiglia, Zachary Quinto, Dianna Agron, Tawny Cypress, Thomas Dekker, Sasha Pieterse, Ali Larter, Saemi Nakamura, Christopher Eccleston, Hayden Panettiere, Dania Ramirez, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Ray Park, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jack Coleman, James Kyson Lee, Adrian Pasdar, David Anders, Dana Davis, Kristen Bell, Leonard Roberts, Masi Oka, Robert Forster, Noah Gray-Cabey, Jessalyn Gilsig, George Takei, Tamlyn Tomita, Ntare Mwine, Dawn Olivieri, Nick D'Agosto, Stana Katic, Lyndsy Fonseca, Missy Peregrym, Matt Lanter, Nora Zehetner, Clea DuVall More
    Tim Kring
    2006-09-25
    Controversial
  41. 41
    Up 156
    Down 103
    Fergie, Pamela Anderson, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Coleman, David Faustino, Alan Thicke, Joey Lauren Adams, Mark Addy, Chi McBride, Katey Sagal, Ed O'Neill, Jane Lynch, Krista Allen, Eric Dane, David Garrison, Christina Applegate, Milla Jovovich, Amanda Bearse, Cheech Marin, Ted McGinley, Tia Carrere, Keri Russell, Debbe Dunning, Ben Stein More
    Michael G. Moye, Ron Leavitt
    1987-04-05
    Niche
  42. 42
    Up 126
    Down 121
    Stephen Colbert, David Letterman, David Cross, Jimmy Fallon
    Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin
    2005-10-17
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    Up 128
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    Ron Livingston, Eion Bailey, Simon Pegg, Dexter Fletcher, Scott Grimes, Colin Hanks, philip barrantini, Douglas Spain, Neal McDonough, Marc Warren, Peter Youngblood Hills, Jimmy Fallon, Simon Schatzberger, Damian Lewis, Frank John Hughes, Matthew Settle, Michael Cudlitz, Ross McCall, Nolan Hemmings, David Schwimmer, Michael Fassbender, Shane Taylor, James Madio, Donnie Wahlberg, Richard Speight, Jr., Rick Warden, Kirk Acevedo, Rick Gomez, Robin Laing, James McAvoy, Jamie Bamber, Nicholas Aaron, Dale Dye, Tom Hardy, Matthew Leitch, Tom Hanks, Dominic Cooper, Logan Marshall-Green More
    2001-09-09
    Niche
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    Bea Benaderet, Elizabeth Montgomery, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Pyl, Alan Reed, John Stephenson, Daws Butler, Ann-Margret More
    William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
    1960-09-30
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    Bill Irwin, Olamide Faison, Sonia Manzano, Andrea Martin, Will Arnett, Tyler James Williams, Linda Bove, Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly, Madeline Kahn, Rachael Ray, Frank Oz, Lily Tomlin, Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Whitmire, Pam Arciero, Richard Hunt, Oprah Winfrey, Julianna Margulies, Emilio Delgado, Kyra Sedgwick, Natalie Portman, Leslie Carrara, Bob West, Paul Benedict, Martin P. Robinson, Judah Friedlander, Tatyana Ali, Will Lee, Kevin Clash, Alaina Reed Hall, Roscoe Orman, Kristin Chenoweth, Desiree Casado, Michael Jeter, Fran Brill, Loretta Long, Jerry Nelson, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Bob McGrath, Louise Gold, Caroll Spinney, Alan Muraoka, Jimmy Fallon, Donald Faison More
    Joan Ganz Cooney, Lloyd Morrisett
    1969-11-10
    Niche
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    James Morrison, Joel Brooks, Peter Facinelli, Rachel Griffiths, Lauren Ambrose, Sprague Grayden, Anne Ramsay, Harriet Sansom Harris, Aysia Polk, Sandra Oh, Jenna Fischer, Jeffrey Ross, Marina Black, Amanda Michalka, Robert Foxworth, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jayma Mays, Ben Foster, Freddy Rodriguez, Kellie Waymire, Anna Gunn, Ed O'Ross, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Mathew St. Patrick, Molly Parker, Brenna Tosh, C.J. Sanders, Peter Krause, Rainn Wilson, Mena Suvari, Patricia Clarkson, Zachary Quinto, Tamara Taylor, Illeana Douglas, Lili Taylor, Joanna Cassidy, Dina Waters, Justin Theroux, Bobby Cannavale, James Cromwell, Chris Messina, Bronwyn Tosh, Ed Begley, Jr., Steffani Brass, Frances Conroy, Michael C. Hall, Jeremy Sisto, Eric Balfour, John Paul Pitoc, Julie White, Kathy Bates, Idalis DeLeon, Jeff Yagher, Jessica D. Stone, Richard Jenkins, Tina Holmes, Justina Machado, Michael Weston, Austin Nichols, Catherine O'Hara More
    Alan Ball
    2001-06-03
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    Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Carol Cleveland, Michael Palin, John Cleese More
    Monty Python
    1969-10-05
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    Ben Elton, Richard Curtis
    1990-01-01
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    Jana Kramer, Samaire Armstrong, Rex Lee, Leslie Bibb, Hugh Hefner, Dania Ramirez, Gal Gadot, Peter Jackson, Jordan Belfi, Martin Landau, Gary Cole, Adrian Grenier, Nadine Velazquez, Mark Wahlberg, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Connolly, Fran Drescher, Busy Philipps, Candace Smith, Rob Morrow, Artie Lange, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Kate Albrecht, Bella Thorne, Sofía Vergara, Jack Coleman, Sara Foster, Vanessa Angel, Carla Gugino, Edward Burns, Brianna Brown, Holly Valance, Jayma Mays, Perrey Reeves, Scott Caan, Bono, Sarah Silverman, Autumn Reeser, Matt Dallas, Larry David, Joey King, Sherri Shepherd, Bai Ling, Val Kilmer, Lauren London, Arielle Kebbel, Shanna Moakler, Monica Keena, Debi Mazar, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mini Anden, Rhys Coiro, Paul Herman, Joshua LeBar, Leighton Meester, Jason Isaacs, Martin Scorsese, Kate Mara, Jami Gertz, Janet Montgomery, Joy Bryant More
    Doug Ellin
    2004-07-18
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    Bebe Neuwirth, James Morrison, Joe Mantegna, Sarah Silverman, Christine Baranski, Stanley Tucci, Patrick Kerr, Peri Gilpin, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Wendie Malick, Harriet Sansom Harris, Judith Ivey, Bob Hoskins, John Cusack, Lily Tomlin, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Prosky, Megan Mullally, Felicity Huffman, Ron Howard, Laura Linney, Billy Crystal, Brittany Murphy, Cindy Crawford, Jane Lynch, Bill Paxton, Kelsey Grammer, Millicent Martin, Benjamin Bratt, Pia Zadora, Hilary Duff, Jeff Daniels, Kristin Chenoweth, John Mahoney, Jennifer Tilly, Patti LuPone, Helen Mirren, Reichen Lehmkuhl, Jane Adams, Krista Allen, Shelley Duvall, Mary Steenburgen, Leelee Sobieski, Brent Spiner, Edward Hibbert, Marsha Mason, Bridgette Wilson, Moose, Enzo the Dog, Ben Stiller, Jane Leeves, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Beals, Tom McGowan, Rita Wilson, Bernadette Peters, Anthony LaPaglia, Lisa Kudrow, Linda Hamilton, Kathleen Noone, Woody Harrelson, Mary Tyler Moore, Rob Reiner, David Hyde Pierce, Dan Butler, Saul Rubinek, Richard E. Grant, Trevor Einhorn, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Griffin Dunne, Christopher Reeve, Elijah Wood, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kieran Culkin, Joan Allen, Ed Harris, Patricia Clarkson More
    Peter Casey, David Angell
    1993-09-16
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    1. somename
      The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 9/26/2011 6:06 AM
      when are TV studios going to kill the laughing track.

      So often a good sitcom can be ruined by out of place idiotic laughter.
    2. LaurieM
      The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 9/14/2011 12:51 PM
      No way 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' should be 44th. No way no how!
    3. Ivana Wynn
      The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 9/13/2011 11:09 AM
      Interesting that three animated series appear in the top 10. The Simpsons and South Park were awesome once upon a time, but are they really the best anymore?



      LOST is definitely one to be near the top, as it Mad Men, which could go higher in my opinion!
    4. Zeus Of The Banat
      The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 4/30/2011 10:46 AM
      Lacking the program of "Beakman's World", is a classic one of my childhood and one of the best educative programs.
    5. PaulShade
      The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 8/07/2010 11:04 AM
      i put roseanne (the best show of all times) on my list and its not on here. there is something wrong with that.
    6. Kezza2
      The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 2/25/2012 9:41 AM
      buffy should be much higher on the list and 24!
    7. Belle12
      Friends at 10/07/2010 12:18 PM
      The best! I find [daily] applications for FRIENDS quotes constantly ... Love it.
    8. Trevor
      The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 6/11/2011 7:27 PM
      EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND???? What are people thinking? One of the best shows of all-time.
    9. Not a big Ross and Rachel Fan
      The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 8/03/2010 11:29 PM
      I sometimes forget how big of an influence Friends had, then I see how many people put it on their lists and I think, "Really?"
    10. BrunoSchirch
      The Sopranos at 6/28/2011 9:03 PM
      Great show! What is the next mafia show?
    11. BungaBunga
      The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 1/05/2011 3:29 PM
      where's NCIS?
    12. Clifford
      Doctor Who at 12/25/2010 8:53 PM
      Depends on the year. Liked the last Dr. Who
    13. ravi2
      Friends at 10/22/2010 1:20 PM
      Insightful, smart and funny!
    14. processmycriminalmind
      The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 1/24/2011 3:40 PM
      Big Bang Theory is only 85?? Really, that's such an awsome show. And Frigne didn't even make the list??
      1. patgallag5
        The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 3/23/2011 6:01 AM
        Fringe is #17
    15. hjkfduia89
      The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 10/25/2011 4:24 AM
      Great show! What is the next mafia show?
    16. Master8
      The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 6/20/2011 5:36 AM
      Where's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles?



      Oh right, I forgot this goes by majority, and the majority are retards, hence why this got canceled.
    17. PaulShade
      The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 8/29/2010 10:56 PM
      where the f**k is roseanne?
    18. Matt
      The Best TV Shows Of Recent Memory at 1/05/2011 7:28 AM
      Roseanne is there, page 2 - #32

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