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A list of programs with the highest rated series finales of all time. These are the best series finales; the ones tv viewers sat down the most to watch. A series finale is the last episode of a television series and typically where the story finally comes to an end. The best finales, of course, are the ones that are planned well in advance. Impromptu series finales are sometimes broadcast when a series has enough advanced warning that they've been cancelled. The TV programs on this ist had the most popular, greatest series finales.

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Rank   Name Actor(s) Creator Years On Air Network
  1. 1
    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
    CBS
    Amount of Viewers: 105.94 Million
  2. 2
    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
    NBC
    Amount of Viewers: 84.4 Million
  3. 3
    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
    NBC
    Amount of Viewers: 76.3 Million
  4. 4
    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
    NBC
    Amount of Viewers: 60.46 Million
  5. 5
    Ian McShane, Robert Loggia, Sharon Stone, Angela Lansbury, Stella Stevens, Morgan Fairchild, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti, Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Dana Delany, Shannen Doherty More
    Glen A. Larson, Donald Bellisario
    1980-12-11
    CBS
    Amount of Viewers: 50.7 Million
  6. 6
    Skitch Henderson, Bill Cosby, Jerry Lewis, Jay Leno, Doc Severinsen, Johnny Carson, Tommy Newsom, David Letterman, John Wayne, Milton Delugg More
    Pat Weaver
    1962-10-01
    Amount of Viewers: 50 Million
  7. 7
    Terry Farrell, Lisa Bonet, Geoffrey Owens, Malinda Williams, Iman Abdulmajid, Danny Kaye, Tatyana Ali, Angela Bassett, Phylicia Rashad, Earle Hyman, Sônia Braga, Raven-Symoné, Alicia Keys, Tichina Arnold, Sinbad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Tempestt Bledsoe, Sabrina Le Beauf, Bill Cosby, Joseph C. Phillips, Erika Alexander, Sammy Davis, Jr., Clarice Taylor More
    Bill Cosby, Ed. Weinberger, Cordell Francis, Michael J. Leeson
    1984-09-20
    NBC
    Amount of Viewers: 44.4 Million
  8. 8
    Sally Struthers, Mickey Rooney, Allan Melvin, Billy Crystal, Carroll O'Connor, Bernadette Peters, Mel Stewart, Betty Garrett, Danielle Brisebois, Sherman Hemsley, Jean Stapleton, Mike Evans, Rob Reiner, Vincent Gardenia, Isabel Sanford, Jason Wingreen More
    Johnny Speight, Norman Lear
    1971-01-12
    CBS
    Amount of Viewers: 40.2 Million
  9. 9
    Michelle Collins, Betsy Russell, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman, Brian Bonsall, Geena Davis, Tina Yothers, Courteney Cox, Marc Price, Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Meredith Baxter, Scott Valentine, Michael Gross, Tracy Pollan, Martha Plimpton, Terry Farrell More
    Gary David Goldberg
    1982-09-22
    NBC
    Amount of Viewers: 36.3 Million
  10. 10
    Taran Noah Smith, Victoria Principal, Pamela Anderson, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Tim Allen, Zachery Ty Bryan, Leslie Bibb, Masiela Lusha, Janeane Garofalo, Morgan Fairchild, Lucy Liu, Richard Karn, Debbe Dunning, Michelle Williams, Kyle Howard More
    Carmen Finestra
    1991-09-17
    American Broadcasting Company
    Amount of Viewers: 35 Million
  11. 11
    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
    NBC
    Amount of Viewers: 33.7
  12. 12
    Victoria Principal, Susan Howard, Audrey Landers, Joan Van Ark, Larry Hagman, Cathy Podewell, Jared Martin, Linda Gray, Morgan Fairchild, George Kennedy, David Wayne, Kimberly Foster, Howard Keel, Patrick Duffy, Ian McShane, Barbara Carrera, Kellie Martin, Jack Scalia, Charlene Tilton, Omri Katz, Barbara Stock, Dack Rambo, Priscilla Presley, Donna Reed, Mary Crosby, Lesley-Anne Down, Ken Kercheval, Sasha Mitchell, Steve Kanaly, Sheree J. Wilson, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jim Davis, Susan Lucci More
    David Jacobs
    1978-04-02
    CBS
    Amount of Viewers: 33.3 Million
  13. 13
    Patricia Heaton, Stephanie Courtney, Monica Horan, Kevin James, Doris Roberts, Sullivan Sweeten, Brad Garrett, Madylin Sweeten, Ray Romano, Sawyer Sweeten, Sherri Shepherd, Kristin Bauer, Peter Boyle, Ana Ortiz, Dave Attell More
    Philip Rosenthal
    1996-09-13
    Amount of Viewers: 32.9 Million
  14. 14
    Lee Van Cleef, Buck Taylor, Jodie Foster, John Wayne, Kurt Russell, Martin Landau, Milburn Stone, Burt Reynolds, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis, Dennis Weaver, Sam Elliott, Susan Olsen, Roger Ewing, Bette Davis, June Lockhart, Lee Majors, Ron Howard, Hank Patterson, Glenn Strange, James Arness, Fran Ryan, Roy Roberts, Andrew Prine, Eric Braeden, William Shatner, Joan Van Ark, Christopher Knight More
    John Meston
    1955-09-10
    Amount of Viewers: 30.9 Million
  15. 15
    Jacqueline Scott, Barry Morse, Kate Walsh, Suzanne Pleshette, Chris Evans, David Janssen, Mykelti Williamson, Joel McHale, Ron Howard, Kurt Russell, Timothy Daly, William Conrad, Stephen Lang, William Shatner, Tuesday Weld More
    Roy Huggins
    1963-09-17
    American Broadcasting Company, CBS
    Amount of Viewers: 30 Million
  16. 16
    Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Maher, Peter Scolari, Estelle Getty, Thomas Hill, William Sanderson, Tom Poston, Todd Susman, Stella Stevens, Mary Frann, Kathy Kinney, Steven Kampmann, Jennifer Holmes, Julia Duffy, Tony Papenfuss, Ed McMahon, Jeff Doucette, Don Knotts, Bob Newhart, Michael Lessac More
    Barry Kemp
    1982-10-02
    Amount of Viewers: 29.5 Million
  17. 17
    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
    Television syndication
    Amount of Viewers: 27.8 Million
  18. 18
    Barbara Babcock, Debbie Reynolds, Estelle Getty, Betty White, Herb Edelman, Beatrice Arthur, Paul Rodríguez, Dick Van Dyke, Brenda Vaccaro, Harold Gould, Leslie Nielsen, Rue McClanahan More
    Susan Harris
    1985-09-14
    NBC, Lifetime Television
    Amount of Viewers: 27.2 Million
  19. 19
    Don Cheadle, Ellen Foley, Florence Halop, Nikki Cox, Gail Strickland, John Larroquette, Stella Stevens, Selma Diamond, Paula Kelly, Michael Richards, Markie Post, Karen Austin, Marsha Warfield, Charles Robinson, Richard Moll, Harry Anderson, Brent Spiner More
    Reinhold Weege
    1984-01-04
    Amount of Viewers: 24.6 Million
  20. 20
    Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, Bob Saget, Kevin Renteria, Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, Eric Lively, Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit, Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Jodie Sweetin, Scott Weinger, Danielle Fishel, Lori Loughlin, Dave Coulier, Jurnee Smollett, Andrea Barber, Benji Schwimmer, John Stamos, Tahj Mowry, Candace Cameron, Daniel Renteria, Michelle Collins, Erika Eleniak, Ben Stein More
    Jeff Franklin
    1987-09-22
    American Broadcasting Company
    Amount of Viewers: 24.3 Million
  21. 21
    Norman Lloyd, Christina Pickles, France Nuyen, Michael Richards, Cindy Pickett, William Daniels, Howie Mandel, David Birney, Bonnie Bartlett, Candace Cameron, David Morse, Bruce Greenwood, Alfre Woodard, Chad Allen, Brian Tochi, Ed Begley, Jr., Ed Flanders, Lisa Bonet, Deborah May, Denzel Washington, Tim Robbins, Kim Miyori, Mark Harmon, G. W. Bailey, Sydney Penny, Helen Hunt, Kavi Raz, Eric Laneuville, Ronny Cox, Cynthia Sikes, Patricia Wettig, Ellen Bry, Stephen Furst, Florence Halop, Paul Sand, Edward Herrmann, Terence Knox, Stacey Dash, Alison Sweeney More
    1982-10-26
    Amount of Viewers: 22.5 Million
  22. 22
    Richard Dean Anderson, Ben Stein, Jackie Earle Haley, Henry Winkler, Tia Carrere, Renée Estevez, Dana Elcar, Bruce McGill More
    Lee David Zlotoff
    1985-09-29
    American Broadcasting Company
    Amount of Viewers: 22.3 Million
  23. 23
    Don Johnson, Martin Ferrero, Bruce Willis, Penn Jillette, Stanley Tucci, Ben Stiller, Liam Neeson, Pam Grier, Michael Talbott, Lisa Marie, Helena Bonham Carter, Belinda Montgomery, Jimmy Smits, Gregory Sierra, Bill Paxton, Ian McShane, Saundra Santiago, Ed O'Neill, Sheena Easton, Philip Michael Thomas, Charlie Barnett, John Diehl, Chris Rock, Tommy Chong, Michael Chiklis, Terry O'Quinn, Malinda Williams, Kyra Sedgwick, Annette Bening, Edward James Olmos, Olivia Brown, Iman Abdulmajid, Michael Richards, R. Lee Ermey More
    Anthony Yerkovich
    1984-09-28
    FX, USA Network, NBC
    Amount of Viewers: 22.2 Million
  24. 24
    Susan Dey, Susan Ruttan, James Morrison, Richard Dysart, Michael Tucker, Don Cheadle, Michael Cumpsty, Amanda Donohoe, Sela Ward, Cecil Hoffman, Jimmy Smits, John Spencer, Jill Eikenberry, Blair Underwood, Corbin Bernsen, Michele Greene, A Martinez, Debi Mazar, Alan Rachins, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Alan Rosenberg, Jerry Stiller, Ally Walker, Diana Muldaur, Lisa Zane, Shelley Duvall, Harry Hamlin, Larry Drake, Ezekial Dann Florek, Conchata Ferrell, Sheila Kelley, Steven Gilborn, Alexandra Powers, Lucy Liu, Kristin Bauer More
    Steven Bochco, Terry Louise Fisher
    1986-09-15
    NBC
    Amount of Viewers: 22.1 Million
  25. 25
    Josh Blake, Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson, John Pinette, Paul Dooley, JM J. Bullock, John LaMotta, Michu Meszaros, Bill Daily, Benji Gregory, Paul Fusco, Anne Meara, Liz Sheridan, Max Wright, Carla Gugino More
    Paul Fusco
    1986-09-22
    NBC
    Amount of Viewers: 21.7 Million

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