Greatest Television Shows of All Time

[ManPerson]

I'd say NGE takes acclaim and influence over SpongeBob, though it could definitely be argued that SpongeBob takes popularity by enough to take the matchup.

I agree that NGE has advantages in acclaim and influence. If all three criteria are weighted equally, I'd lean toward placing SpongeBob higher, since its popularity is simply gargantuan -- on top of strong acclaim and influence. However, if you give more weight to acclaim and influence, putting NGE above makes sense.

I'm weighting all 3 equally, so I'll probably switch them.

[Dubrow555]

I think putting SpongeBob ahead makes the most sense. In terms of my earlier post, I'd think about adding "In Living Color" + "Mad TV" towards the bottom of the list (the first being Jim Carey's breakout, the other being responsible for Key + Peele's careers). My other top choices would probably be Pinky and the Brain, The Angry Beavers, and Tiny Toons Adventures in that order. Nothing really needs to be removed from your list (although there are several I've honestly never heard of it), but maybe you would want to expand to 80? Not sure if you have a cap for each decade. Thanks!

[ManPerson]

I have no problems with expanding to 80.

[ManPerson]

Extended to 80.

[Dubrow555]

To be consistent with Paolo's directors list, I'm thinking "Twin Peaks: The Return" should be added somewhere to the 2010's list.

[AmadeusD]

Strange lists imo. For instance. The Simpsons heyday was clearly the 90s, and Cheers biggest moment was the early 90s (finale was the most-watched episode of hte 90s afaik.

Respectable lists, overall though.

[ManPerson]

I'm just going by whenever a show premiered no matter what.

[Dubrow555]

How is the 2000's list coming?

[ManPerson]

I'll get to it at some point.

[Dubrow555]

SWEET

[ManPerson]

I figure I underrated Louie a bit, considering it's one of the more influential shows of the decade (Master of None, Atlanta and Better Things are often cited as being influenced by it).

[ManPerson]

Finished the 2000s list
1. Breaking Bad
2. Lost
3. The Wire
4. The Office (US)
5. Band of Brothers
6. Survivor
7. Mad Men
8. Avatar: The Last Airbender
9. Planet Earth
10. The Big Bang Theory
11. Dexter
12. House M.D.
13. Modern Family
14. Arrested Development
15. Parks and Recreation
16. 24
17. How I Met Your Mother
18. Malcolm in the Middle
19. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
20. Death Note
21. Community
22. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
23. Curb Your Enthusiasm
24. 30 Rock
25. Battlestar Galactica
26. Six Feet Under
27. The Office (UK)
28. Firefly
29. The Shield
30. Gilmore Girls
31. Scrubs
32. Grey’s Anatomy
33. Friday Night Lights
34. Deadwood
35. Supernatural
36. The Vampire Diaries
37. Sons of Anarchy
38. Rome
39. Archer
40. Chappelle’s Show
41. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
42. Desperate Housewives
43. NCIS
44. Naruto
45. Criminal Minds
46. The Good Wife
47. Star Wars: The Clone Wars
48. The O.C.
49. Gossip Girl
50. Glee
51. Prison Break
52. Fringe
53. Smallville
54. American Idol
55. Angels in America
56. Veronica Mars
57. True Blood
58. RuPaul’s Drag Race
59. The Thick of It
60. Samurai Jack
61. Skins
62. The Mentalist
63. The Fairly OddParents
64. Code Geass
65. Peep Show
66. Monster
67. Entourage
68. The IT Crowd
69. Alias
70. Heroes
71. Psych
72. The Inbetweeners
73. Bleach
74. Two and a Half Men
75. Castle
76. Dancing with the Stars
77. Justice League
78. Fullmetal Alchemist
79. The Boondocks
80. Flight of the Conchords
81. Misfits
82. Samurai Champloo
83. Monk
84. Queer Eye
85. The Blue Planet
86. Pushing Daisies
87. The Colbert Report
88. Phineas and Ferb
89. Teen Titans
90. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
91. Venture Bros
92. FLCL
93. Invader Zim
94. Naruto: Shippuden
95. Chuck
96. Bones
97. White Collar
98. CSI: Miami
99. Boston Legal
100. American Dad

[Zach]

Looking good, all in all.

I'm wondering if Death Note is a little high. I don't know if it truly beats Chappelle's Show, for instance. The latter could be just low, too.

Firefly seems somewhat high as well. A beloved cult classic with some influence on sci-fi, but more niche compared to other shows in that range.

[Fido]

2. Lost
3. The Wire

Looking for a fight I see

[ManPerson]

2. Lost
3. The Wire

Looking for a fight I see

I'd say
Popularity: Lost
Influence: Lost
Acclaim: The Wire

None of these being particularly debatable.

[ManPerson]

Looking good, all in all.

I'm wondering if Death Note is a little high. I don't know if it truly beats Chappelle's Show, for instance. The latter could be just low, too.

Firefly seems somewhat high as well. A beloved cult classic with some influence on sci-fi, but more niche compared to other shows in that range.

Moved Chappelle Show above Vampire Diaries and moved Firefly below Grey's Anatomy. Moved Death Note and FMA:B below The Shield and The Office.