Best Television Shows (2000 - Present) By howl9k [4 more lists]

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Rank Name Actor(s) Creator Years On Air Network

1

Breaking Bad

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

AMC

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2

The Wire

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

BBC Four, HBO

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3

The Sopranos

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

HBO

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4

Arrested Development

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

Fox Broadcasting Company

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5

Curb Your Enthusiasm

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

HBO

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6

The Daily Show

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

Comedy Central

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7

The Colbert Report

Stephen Colbert, David Letterman, David Cross, Jimmy Fallon

Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin

2005-10-17

Comedy Central

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8

Dexter

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

Showtime

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9

The Office

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

Global Television Network, NBC

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10

The West Wing

Stockard Channing, John Spencer, Alan Alda, Emily Procter, James Morrison, Marlee Matlin, Mary-Louise Parker, Jane Lynch, Lily Tomlin, Lance Reddick, Martin Sheen, Felicity Huffman, Elisabeth Moss, Lisa Edelstein, CCH Pounder, Janeane Garofalo, Ian McShane, Richard Schiff, Joshua Malina, Bridgetta Tomarchio, Moira Kelly, John Gallagher Jr., Matthew Perry, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Ed O'Neill, Mary McCormack, John Goodman, Danica McKellar, Allison Smith, Jimmy Smits, Jorja Fox, Bradley Whitford, Dulé Hill, Aaron Sorkin, Emilio Estevez, Amy Adams, Bird York, Kristin Chenoweth, Jason Isaacs, Timothy Busfield, Rob Lowe, Edward James Olmos, Teri Polo, Nick Offerman, Renée Estevez More

Aaron Sorkin

1999-09-22

NBC

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