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The best shows I've seen from 1990 to 2010.

 
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  1. 1
    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
    American Broadcasting Company
  2. 2
    Danny Strong, Sally Struthers, Chad Michael Murray, Arielle Kebbel, Aasha Davis, Keiko Agena, Liz Torres, Scott Patterson, Jared Padalecki, Liza Weil, Adam Brody, Brandon Routh, Nick Offerman, Melissa McCarthy, Matt Czuchry, Seth MacFarlane, Alexis Bledel, Kelly Bishop, Sherilyn Fenn, Lauren Graham, Yanic Truesdale, Vanessa Marano, Edward Herrmann, Milo Ventimiglia, Chris Eigeman, Sean Gunn, Colin Egglesfield More
    Amy Sherman-Palladino
    2000-10-05
    The WB Television Network, The CW Television Network
  3. 3
    Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch, Stephen Tobolowsky, Josh Sussman, Kristin Chenoweth, Mark Salling, Heather Elizabeth Morris, Cory Monteith, Dot Jones, Idina Menzel, Darren Criss, Jessalyn Gilsig, Mike O'Malley, Iqbal Theba, Lea Michele, John Stamos, Dijon Talton, Kevin Michael McHale, Patrick Gallagher, Neil Patrick Harris, Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jayma Mays, Amber Riley, Jenna Ushkowitz, Naya Rivera, Harry Shum, Jr. More
    Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy
    2009-05-19
    Fox Broadcasting Company
  4. 4
    Jana Kramer, Samaire Armstrong, Rex Lee, Leslie Bibb, Hugh Hefner, Dania Ramirez, Gal Gadot, Peter Jackson, Jordan Belfi, Gary Cole, Adrian Grenier, Nadine Velazquez, Mark Wahlberg, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Connolly, Fran Drescher, Busy Philipps, Candace Smith, Artie Lange, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Kate Albrecht, Bella Thorne, Sofía Vergara, Sara Foster, Vanessa Angel, Carla Gugino, Edward Burns, Holly Valance, Jayma Mays, Perrey Reeves, Scott Caan, Bono, Sarah Silverman, Autumn Reeser, Matt Dallas, Larry David, Joey King, Bai Ling, Val Kilmer, Lauren London, Arielle Kebbel, Shanna Moakler, Monica Keena, Debi Mazar, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mimi Anden, Rhys Coiro, Paul Herman, Joshua LeBar, Leighton Meester, Jason Isaacs, Martin Scorsese, Kate Mara, Jami Gertz More
    Doug Ellin
    2004-07-18
    HBO
  5. 5
    Jack Black, John Cleese, Mira Sorvino, Gary Grubbs, Sharon Stone, Penn Dayton Badgley, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Nicollette Sheridan, Michael Douglas, Tim Curry, Woody Harrelson, Gene Wilder, Debbie Reynolds, Tom Gallop, Brandon Routh, Bernadette Peters, Sean Hayes, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Debra Messing, Sara Rue, Bobby Cannavale, Harry Connick, Jr., Michael Angarano, Chloë Sevigny, Lily Tomlin, Joel McHale, Minnie Driver, Eric McCormack, Shelley Morrison, Luke Perry, Victor Garber, Ellen DeGeneres, Sharon Osbourne, Will Arnett, Edward Burns More
    David Kohan, Max Mutchnick
    1998-09-21
    NBC
  6. 6
    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, Ken Jenkins, Robert Maschio, Dick Van Dyke, Amy Smart, 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
    NBC, American Broadcasting Company
  7. 7
    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, 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, Martin Scorsese, Jason Sudeikis, Scott Adsit, Tina Fey, Jane Krakowski, Stephanie March, Elizabeth Banks More
    Tina Fey
    2006-11-11
    NBC
  8. 8
    Justin Lee, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Taylor, Carrie Preston, Tony Hale, Jason Bateman, Henry Winkler, Ron Howard, Jessica Walter, Portia de Rossi, David Cross, 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
  9. 9
    Patrick Warburton, Marcia Cross, Marlee Matlin, Drake Bell, Lisa Edelstein, David Letterman, Amanda Peet, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Wayne Knight, Marisa Tomei, Lauren Graham, John Pinette, Larry David, Sarah Silverman, Jerry Stiller, Nick Jameson, Barney Martin, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander, Jerry Seinfeld, Liz Sheridan, Megan Mullally, Janeane Garofalo, Michelle Forbes More
    Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David
    1989-07-05
    NBC
  10. 10
    Nick Lachey, Will Estes, Jonathan Adams, Chris Pine, Lil' Kim, Vanessa Lengies, Tyra Banks, Alicia Keys, Gail O'Grady, James Read, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Milo Ventimiglia, Sarah Ramos, Tom Verica, Haylie Duff, Virginia Madsen, Arlen Escarpeta, Paul Wesley, Robyn Lively, Johnny Lewis, Brittany Snow, Daphne Zuniga, Rachel Boston, Keith Robinson, Ethan Dampf, Minka Kelly, Wayne Brady More
    Jonathan Prince
    2002-09-29
  11. 11
    John Krasinski, David Denman, Amy Adams, Oscar Nunez, Rashida Jones, Idris Elba, James Spader, 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
  12. 12
    Jerry Trainor, Jeff Doucette, Gary Anthony Williams, Justin Berfield, Daniel von Bargen, Jason Alexander, Beatrice Arthur, Danielle Panabaker, Larisa Oleynik, Betty White, James and Lukas Rodriguez, Hayden Panettiere, Robert Loggia, Lauren Storm, Frankie Muniz, Evan Matthew Cohen, Jason Earles, Kyle Sullivan, Erik Per Sullivan, Lyndsy Fonseca, David Anthony Higgins, Craig Lamar Traylor, Patrick Warburton, Kurtwood Smith, Christopher Masterson, Merrin Dungey, Kenneth Mars, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Catherine Lloyd Burns, Christina Ricci More
    Linwood Boomer
    2000-01-09
    Fox Broadcasting Company
  13. 13
    Sally Field, Gilles Marini, Ron Rifkin, Odette Yustman, Rob Lowe, Luke MacFarlane, Matthew Rhys, Eric Winter, Patricia Wettig, Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths, Balthazar Getty, Colin Egglesfield, Tyler Posey, Sarah Jane Morris, Stana Katic, Emily VanCamp, Dave Annable, John Pyper-Ferguson, Kerris Dorsey, Maxwell Perry Cotton, Richard Chamberlain More
    Jon Robin Baitz
    2006-09-24
    American Broadcasting Company
  14. 14
    Rob Corddry, Dave Attell, Nancy Walls, A. Whitney Brown, Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, Mo Rocca, Rachael Harris, Craig Kilborn, 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
  15. 15
    Olivia Wilde, Jon Abrahams, Anderson Cooper, Stryker, Jamie Lynn Spears, Vince Vaughn, Ellen DeGeneres More
    Ellen DeGeneres
    2003-09-08
  16. 16
    Patricia Heaton, Stephanie Courtney, Monica Horan, Kevin James, Doris Roberts, Sullivan Sweeten, Brad Garrett, Madylin Sweeten, Ray Romano, Sawyer Sweeten, Peter Boyle More
    Philip Rosenthal
    1996-09-13
  17. 17
    Emily Procter, Hugh Laurie, Cole Sprouse, Eva Amurri, Jennifer Aniston, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Elizabeth Davidson, Paget Brewster, Alexandra Conley, Monkey, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, Athina Conley, 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, 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 More
    Marta Kauffman, David Crane
    1994-09-22
    NBC
  18. 18
    Bebe Neuwirth, Joe Mantegna, Sarah Silverman, Stanley Tucci, Patrick Kerr, Peri Gilpin, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Wendie Malick, Harriet Sansom Harris, Judith Ivey, Bob Hoskins, John Cusack, Lily Tomlin, 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, Jeff Daniels, Kristin Chenoweth, John Mahoney, Jennifer Tilly, Patti LuPone, Helen Mirren, Jane Adams, Krista Allen, Mary Steenburgen, Leelee Sobieski, Marsha Mason, Bridgette Wilson, Moose, Enzo the Dog, Ben Stiller, Jane Leeves, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Beals, Tom McGowan, Bernadette Peters, Lisa Kudrow, Linda Hamilton, Kathleen Noone, Woody Harrelson, Mary Tyler Moore, Rob Reiner, Edward Hibbert, David Hyde Pierce, Anthony LaPaglia, 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 More
    Peter Casey, David Angell
    1993-09-16
    NBC
  19. 19
    John Stamos, Anthony Edwards, Eriq La Salle, Julianna Margulies, Alex Kingston, Noah Wyle, Gloria Reuben, Laura Innes, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Goran Višnjić, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Ming-Na, Maura Tierney, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mary McCormack, Jeremy Sumpter, Stanley Tucci, Sherry Stringfield, Matthew Glave, Leland Orser, Kristen Johnston, David Lyons, Zac Efron, Kal Penn, John Randolph, Don Cheadle, Lily Mariye, Vanessa Marquez, Ellen Crawford, Amy Aquino, Shiri Appleby, Rooney Mara, Amy Jo Johnson, Lola Glaudini, Omar Epps, Stephanie Courtney, George Clooney, Sam Anderson, Michael Beach, Yvonne Zima, Marg Helgenberger, Rosemary Clooney, Rick Gonzalez, William H. Macy, Abraham Benrubi, Khandi Alexander, Kari Matchett, Jeff Doucette, Mike Genovese, Josh Hutcherson, Stana Katic, Martha Plimpton, Ken Lerner, Nia Long, Kat Dennings, Andy Dick, Erica Gimpel, Linda Cardellini, CCH Pounder, Busy Philipps, Chris Pine, David Brisbin, Deezer D, Ed Lauter, Frances Sternhagen, Gedde Watanabe, James Cromwell, John Aylward, John Cullum, Jorja Fox, Kyle Richards, Lisa Vidal, Maria Bello, Mariska Hargitay, Mekhi Phifer, Michael B. Silver, Michael Gross, Parminder Nagra, Sally Field, Sara Gilbert, Scott Grimes, Shane West, Sharif Atkins, Yvette Freeman, Angela Bassett, Tobin Bell, Kathleen Wilhoite, Andrea Parker, Glenn Plummer, John Terry, Holly Gagnier, Ving Rhames, Liz Vassey, Anne Haney, Rick Rossovich, Miguel Ferrer, Tyra Ferrell, Petra Porras, Conni Marie Brazelton, Christine Harnos, Shia LaBeouf, Christina Hendricks, Sam Jones III, Julie Bowen, Lucy Liu, Marlee Matlin, Joe Manganiello, Deborah Ann Woll, Alexa Vega, Lake Bell, Ally Walker, Thandie Newton, Leslie Bibb, Emile Hirsch, Joanna Krupa, Taraji P. Henson, Sara Rue, Angus T. Jones, Sean Young, Nick Offerman, Jerry Trainor, Marilu Henner, Michael Angarano, Jami Gertz, Michael Ealy, Ron Eldard, Paige Hurd, Djimon Hounsou, Julie Delpy, Anton Yelchin, Morris Chestnut, Alan Alda More
    Michael Crichton
    1994-09-19
    NBC
  20. 20
    Hugo Mendez, Angus Deayton, Rowan Atkinson, Richard Briers, Nick Hancock, Matilda Ziegler, Robin Driscoll More
    Ben Elton, Richard Curtis
    1990-01-01
  21. 21

    The Wanda Sykes Show

  22. 22
    Melissa Joan Hart, Raquel Welch, Natalia Cigliuti, Elisa Donovan, Eddie Cibrian, Kathy Ireland, Donald Faison, David Lascher, Caroline Rhea, Nicole Scherzinger, Penn Jillette, Alimi Ballard, Andrew Walker, Bumper Robinson, Trevor Lissauer, Nate Richert, Nick Bakay, Kal Penn, Lindsay Sloane, Michelle Beaudoin, Soleil Moon Frye, Mary Gross, Brian Green, Jon Huertas, Paul Feig, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Jenna Leigh Green, Diana-Maria Riva, John Ducey, Dick Van Dyke, Martin Mull, Beth Broderick, China Shavers, Dylan Neal More
    Dan DeCarlo, Nell Scovell
    1996-09-27
    The N, American Broadcasting Company, The WB Television Network, ABC Family More
  23. 23
    Larry Brantley, Slugger the Dog, Phoebe the Dog, Shiner the Dog, Julio Cedillo, Soccer the Dog, Mary Chris Wall, Jordan Wall, Bear the Dog, Adam Springfield, Christie Abbott More
    1995-03-01
  24. 24
    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., DJ Jazzy Jeff, Chris Rock, Zsa Zsa Gábor, Vivica A. Fox More
    Andy Borowitz, Benny Medina
    1990-09-10
    NBC
  25. 25
    Joanna Cole, Bruce Degan
    1994-09-11

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  1. Brettski
    Best TV Shows of the Past 20 Years at 4/26/2010 5:05 AM
    Modern family is def one of my new favorites. however i dont get why people used to like malcolm in the middle that show use to bugg me so much. what was so good about it?
  2. Anonymous
    Best TV Shows of the Past 20 Years at 8/17/2010 3:40 AM
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