List RulesVote up the best original TV shows that have ever debuted on CBS.
"America's Most Watched Network" is the home of long-running favorites The Big Bang Theory, CSI, and Criminal Minds, but the network has had long-running favorites since it began. This list of the top current and canceled CBS shows of all time includes the date when each show first aired, as well as which actors starred in the show. The best CBS TV shows of all time includes old CBS shows, as this list covers the entire history of the Columbia Broadcasting System. This list is sorted by popularity, so the shows with the most votes are at the top of the list,
In the beginning, there were only three channels - ABC, NBC, and CBS and CBS is still home to some of the best shows on television today. Answering the question, “What is the best CBS show of all time?” this list includes old favorites like M*A*S*H and I Love Lucy, as well as more recent shows like How I Met Your Mother and Survivor.
What are the best CBS TV series ever? Vote up the best CBS shows, or use this list to build a whole new one just like it, then re-rank it to fit your opinion.
1
304172The Andy Griffith Show
Andy Griffith, Ron HowardPremiered: 1960
2
351208I Love Lucy
Lucille Ball, Desi ArnazPremiered: 1951
3
352219M*A*S*H
Alan Alda, Wayne RogersPremiered: 1972
4
284178The Carol Burnett Show
Carol Burnett, Vicki LawrencePremiered: 1967
5
280193All in the Family
Carroll O'Connor, Jean StapletonPremiered: 1971
6
239172The Dick Van Dyke Show
Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler MoorePremiered: 1961
7
224143NCIS
Mark Harmon, Michael WeatherlyPremiered: 2003
8
311235The Big Bang Theory
Johnny Galecki, Jim ParsonsPremiered: 2007
9
14695The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Mary Tyler Moore, Edward AsnerPremiered: 1970
10
268208Everybody Loves Raymond
Ray Romano, Patricia HeatonPremiered: 1996
11
319274How I Met Your Mother
Josh Radnor, Jason SegelPremiered: 2005
12
189167Hawaii Five-O
Jack Lord, James MacArthurPremiered: 1968
13
179157The Ed Sullivan Show
Ed Sullivan, Bern BennettPremiered: 1948
14
219155Magnum, P.I.
Tom Selleck, John HillermanPremiered: 1980
15
19017660 Minutes
Andrew Rooney, Lesley StahlPremiered: 1968
16
179166The Honeymooners
Jackie Gleason, Art CarneyPremiered: 1955
17
230177The Munsters
Fred Gwynne, Al LewisPremiered: 1964
18
152103Criminal Minds
Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray GublerPremiered: 2005
19
16167The Twilight Zone
Rod Serling, Robert McCordPremiered: 1959
20
186163Newhart
Bob Newhart, Mary FrannPremiered: 1982
21
157163Hogan's Heroes
Bob Crane, Werner KlempererPremiered: 1965
22
162154Late Show with David Letterman
David Letterman, Paul ShafferPremiered: 2011
23
140139Mission: Impossible
Peter Graves, Barbara BainPremiered: 1966
24
187191WKRP in Cincinnati
Gary Sandy, Gordon JumpPremiered: 1978
25
156184The Jeffersons
Isabel Sanford, Sherman HemsleyPremiered: 1975