Greatest Television Shows of All Time

[Fido]

I'd maybe put Dragon Ball and Z together as one entry, but it's cool either way

[Tim]

Sorry to nitpick but can you please put the spaces between the different decades lists in the first post?

[ManPerson]

Sure.

[ManPerson]

I'd maybe put Dragon Ball and Z together as one entry, but it's cool either way

I feel like they're generally considered two different series, but if others think they should be combined, that's fine with me.

[Tim]

Sure.

Thanks.

[Dubrow555]

Dumb question, but will a TV show only be put on the decade it originated in? So for example, will Seinfeld + The Simpsons not be on the 1990's list?

[ManPerson]

Shows are organized by the decade they debuted in.

[ManPerson]

1990s
1. The Sopranos
2. Friends
3. Twin Peaks
4. South Park
5. The X-Files
6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7. The West Wing
8. ER
9. Sex and the City
10. Neon Genesis Evangelion
11. SpongeBob SquarePants
12. Freaks and Geeks
13. Frasier
14. Law & Order
15. Family Guy
16. One Piece
17. Pokemon
18. Futurama
19. Cowboy Bebop
20. Batman: The Animated Series
21. Oz
22. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
23. The Larry Sanders Show
24. The Daily Show
25. Will & Grace
26. My So-Called Life
27. Everybody Loves Raymond
28. King of the Hill
29. NYPD Blue
30. Stargate SG-1
31. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
32. Beavis and Butt-Head
33. The Ren & Stimpy Show
34. Sailor Moon
35. Rugrats
36. Spaced
37. That ‘70s Show
38. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
39. Daria
40. Home Improvement
41. Boy Meets World
42. Dexter’s Laboratory
43. Animaniacs
44. Babylon 5
45. The Real World
46. The Powerpuff Girls
47. Mr. Bean
48. X-Men
49. Pride and Prejudice
50. Charmed
51. The Civil War
52. Beverly Hills, 90210
53. Northern Exposure
54. Courage the Cowardly Dog
55. Angel
56. Dawson’s Creek
57. Spider-Man: The Animated Series
58. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
59. Doug
60. Homicide: Life On the Street
61. Yu Yu Hakusho
62. Mr. Show with Bob and David
63. Berserk
64. Father Ted
65. Rocko’s Modern Life
66. Late Show with David Letterman
67. Ally McBeal
68. Sports Night
69. Hey Arnold!
70. 3rd Rock from the Sun
71. Rurouni Kenshin
72. Gargoyles
73. Space Ghost Coast to Coast
74. Prime Suspect
75. Star Trek: Voyager

[Dubrow555]

I'd be interested in hearing a breakdown between SpongeBob + NGE

Regarding Friends vs. Twin Peaks:

Acclaim: Twin Peaks
Influence: TP by a lot
Popularity: Friends by a lot


Not necessarily locks, but a couple more ideas:

-All That
-The Angry Beavers
-Arthur
-Blue's Clues
-CatDog
-Cow and Chicken
-The Critic
-The Drew Carey Show
-Ed, Edd, n Eddy
-Johnny Bravo
-In Living Color
-Mad TV
-The Nanny
-Pepper Ann
-Pinky and the Brain
-Recess
-Rocket Power
-The Tick
-Tiny Toons Adventures
-The Wild Thornberrys

[Tim]

If Cultural Impact is factored in under Influence, I wouldn't say Twin Peaks win influence criterion "by a lot".

[Dubrow555]

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[Sherick]

I'd maybe put Dragon Ball and Z together as one entry, but it's cool either way

Pretty much always considered to be two separate shows, even though they adapt the same source material without much of a break. You could say it resembles Twin Peaks or Pokémon in that the name change is primarily for marketing purposes, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a source that doesn't treat them at two different shows.

[ManPerson]

If Cultural Impact is factored in under Influence, I wouldn't say Twin Peaks win influence criterion "by a lot".

This, Friends is clearly the most popular show of the decade by a wide margin and while Twin Peaks definitely takes influence, it's not by nearly as much, considering Friends is highly influential as well.

[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.

[ManPerson]

Not necessarily locks, but a couple more ideas:

-All That
-The Angry Beavers
-Arthur
-Blue's Clues
-CatDog
-Cow and Chicken
-The Critic
-The Drew Carey Show
-Ed, Edd, n Eddy
-Johnny Bravo
-In Living Color
-Mad TV
-The Nanny
-Pepper Ann
-Pinky and the Brain
-Recess
-Rocket Power
-The Tick
-Tiny Toons Adventures
-The Wild Thornberrys

I considered many of these for the list and some were pretty close to making the top 75. Any you think should clearly be on the list?

[Zach]

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.