Greatest Television Shows of All Time

[ManPerson]

This is what we have so far.

Pre-1950s
1. The Ed Sullivan Show
2. The Lone Ranger
3. The Jackie Gleason Show
4. Texaco Star Theater
5. Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts

1950s
1. I Love Lucy
2. The Twilight Zone
3. Gunsmoke
4. The Honeymooners
5. The Jack Benny Program
6. Dragnet
7. Bonanza
8. Your Show of Shows
9. Alfred Hitchcock Presents
10. The Wonderful World of Disney
11. Perry Mason
12. The Price is Right
13. Leave It to Beaver
14. The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
15. The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
16. Wagon Train
17. The Red Skelton Show
18. The Danny Thomas Show
19. The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar
20. Lassie
21. Father Knows Best
22. Have Gun - Will Travel
23. What’s My Line?
24. The Phil Silvers Show
25. The Rifleman
26. Guiding Light
27. You Bet Your Life
28. Rawhide
29. As the World Turns
30. Playhouse 90

1960s
1, Star Trek
2. Doctor Who
3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
4. Sesame Street
5. Monty Python's Flying Circus
6. The Andy Griffith Show
7. The Flintstones
8. Jeopardy!
9. The Dick Van Dyke Show
10. Astro Boy
11. Columbo
12. Bewitched
13. The Carol Burnett Show
14. Mission: Impossible
15. The Beverly Hillbillies
16. Get Smart
17. The Brady Bunch
18. Scooby Doo, Where Are You!
19. Batman
20. Gilligan’s Island
21. Hawaii Five-O
22. The Addams Family
23. The Jetsons
24. The Prisoner
25. The Fugitive
26. The Outer Limits
27. The Monkees
28. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
29. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
30. Hogan's Heroes
31. The Pink Panther

1970s
1. M*A*S*H
2. All in the Family
3. Saturday Night Live
4. Mary Tyler Moore Show
5. Fawlty Towers
6. Happy Days
7. Dallas
8. Mobile Suit Gundam
9. Roots
10. Sanford and Son
11. The Muppet Show
12. Top Gear
13. Taxi
14. The Jeffersons
15. The Bob Newhart Show
16. Little House On the Prairie
17. Good Times
18. Laverne & Shirley
19. Lupin III
20. Mork & Mindy
21. Barney Miller
22. The Rockford FIles
23. Three’s Company
24. Maude
25. The Odd Couple
26. Charlie’s Angels
27. The World At War
28. Space Battleship Yamato
29. Family Feud
30. Doraemon
31. The Love Boat

1980s
1. The Simpsons
2. Seinfeld
3. Cheers
4. Dragon Ball Z
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation
6. Hill Street Blues
7. The Cosby Show
8. The Golden Girls
9. Roseanne
10. Married… With Children
11. Dragon Ball
12. Dekalog
13. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
14. The Wonder Years
15. Only Fools And Horses
16. Blackadder
17. Miami Vice
18. Murphy Brown
19. Moonlighting
20. L.A. Law
21. Mystery Science Theater 3000
22. Quantum Leap
23. Family Ties
24. St. Elsewhere
25. DuckTales
26. Red Dwarf
27. Yes Minister
28. Night Court
29. Thirtysomething
30. Lonesome Dove
31. The Transformers
32. Full House
33. Baywatch
34. Saved by the Bell
35. Murder, She Wrote
36. Magnum, P.I.
37. Police Squad!
38. Newhart
39. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
40. The Kids in the Hall
41. The A-Team
42. The Young Ones
43. Macgyver
44. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
45. Brideshead Revisited
46. Family Matters
47. A Different World
48. Dynasty
49. Late Night with David Letterman
50. Knight RIder

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. SpongeBob SquarePants
11. Neon Genesis Evangelion
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. Farscape
71. 3rd Rock from the Sun
72. Rurouni Kenshin
73. Gargoyles
74. Space Ghost Coast to Coast
75. Prime Suspect
76. Star Trek: Voyager
77. The Tick
78. In Living Color
79. Pinky and the Brain
80. Tony Toon Adventures


2010s
1. Game of Thrones
2. Stranger Things
3. The Walking Dead
4. Rick & Morty
5. Sherlock
6. Better Call Saul
7. Black Mirror
8. The Mandalorian
9. Succession
10. Chernobyl
11. Fleabag
12. Bojack Horseman
13. The Boys
14. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
15. The Good Place
16. True Detective
17. Fargo
18. Mr. Robot
19. Orange is the New Black
20. Daredevil
21. American Horror Story
22. Mindhunter
23. House of Cards
24. Attack On Titan
25. Hannibal
26. Peaky Blinders
27. Atlanta
28. The Americans
29. The Leftovers
30. Veep
31. Sex Education
32. The Crown
33. Barry
34. Westworld
35. This Is Us
36. Downton Abbey
37. Gravitya Falls
38. Adventure Time
39. Dark
40. The Haunting of Hill House
41. The Handmaid’s Tale
42. Shameless
43. Silicon Valley
44. Boardwalk Empire
45. Planet Earth II
46. Killing Eve
47. Schitt’s Creek
48. Big Little Lies
49. Bob’s Burgers
50. Narcos
51. Justified
52. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
53. Euphoria
54. What We Do in the Shadows
55. When They See Us
56. American Crime Story
57. Girls
58. Jessica Jones
59. Steven Universe
60. Bluey
61. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
62. New Girl
63. Hunter x Hunter
64. The Flash
65. Vikings
66. One Punch Man
67. Suits
68. Homeland
69. Over the Garden Wall
70. GLOW
71. The End of the F***ing World
72. Ozark
73. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
74. You
75. Nathan for You
76. Cobra Kai
77. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
78. The Legend of Korra
79. The Umbrella Academy
80. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba
81. Watchmen
82. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
83. The Expanse
84. Louie
85. Russian Doll
86. Regular Show
87. The Night Of
88. Broad City
89. The Great British Bake Off
90. Person of Interest
91. Money Heist
92. Jane the Virgin
93. Key & Peele
94. Arrow
95. The Witcher
96. Pose
97. Line of Duty
98. Derry Girls
99. Outlander
100. My Hero Academia
101. Steins; Gate
102. Blue Planet II
103. Sharp Objects
104. Insecure
105. Our Planet
106. How To Get Away with Murder
107. The Blacklist
108. Sense8
109. The 100
110. Pretty Little Liars
111. The Vietnam War
112. Big Mouth
113. The Amazing World of Gumball
114. Broadchurch
115. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
116. Master of None
117. The Punisher
118. Bodyguard
119. Lucifer
120. Orphan Black

[ManPerson]

Starting to think I lowballed Astro Boy a bit. It's definitely behind the 4 shows above it in terms of acclaim (in the west at least) but I think it clearly makes up for it in influence and cultural impact. I moved it from 13 to 10.

[Fido]

My main question with this is still the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons and the like. They truly transcend the medium, but it's difficult to measure how much is it because a show, the movies, all the marketing around it, etc.

[Ryan]

My main question with this is still the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons and the like. They truly transcend the medium, but it's difficult to measure how much is it because a show, the movies, all the marketing around it, etc.

I don't think they should be included. They were theatrical cartoons brought to TV. That feels like a different medium. Pave started a Looney Tunes list last year, and I think a devoted list like that is the best place for them.
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[Ryan]

The Monkees should be in the 60s list. It won an Emmy for Best Comedy Series in 1967, beating out four shows that are included on the list.

[ManPerson]

Fair on both points.

[ManPerson]

Made a list for the 2010s. Obviously, most won't end up making the all time list.
1. Game of Thrones
2. Stranger Things
3. The Walking Dead
4. Better Call Saul
5. Rick & Morty
6. Sherlock
7. Black Mirror
8. The Mandalorian
9. Chernobyl
10. Fleabag
11. Succession
12. Bojack Horseman
13. The Boys
14. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
15. The Good Place
16. True Detective
17. Fargo
18. Mr. Robot
19. Orange is the New Black
20. Daredevil
21. American Horror Story
22. Mindhunter
23. House of Cards
24. Attack On Titan
25. Hannibal
26. Peaky Blinders
27. Atlanta
28. The Americans
29. The Leftovers
30. Veep
31. Sex Education
32. The Crown
33. Barry
34. Westworld
35. This Is Us
36. Downton Abbey
37. Gravity Falls
38. Adventure Time
39. Dark
40. The Haunting of Hill House
41. The Handmaid’s Tale
42. Shameless
43. Silicon Valley
44. Boardwalk Empire
45. Planet Earth II
46. Killing Eve
47. Schitt’s Creek
48. Big Little Lies
49. Bob’s Burgers
50. Narcos
51. Justified
52. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
53. Euphoria
54. What We Do in the Shadows
55. When They See Us
56. American Crime Story
57. Girls
58. Jessica Jones
59. Steven Universe
60. Bluey
61. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
62. New Girl
63. Hunter x Hunter
64. The Flash
65. Vikings
66. One Punch Man
67. Suits
68. Homeland
69. Over the Garden Wall
70. GLOW
71. The End of the F***ing World
72. Ozark
73. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
74. You
75. Nathan for You
76. Cobra Kai
77. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
78. The Legend of Korra
79. The Umbrella Academy
80. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba
81. Watchmen
82. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
83. The Expanse
84. Louie
85. Russian Doll
86. Regular Show
87. The Night Of
88. Broad City
89. The Great British Bake Off
90. Person of Interest
91. Money Heist
92. Jane the Virgin
93. Key & Peele
94. Arrow
95. The Witcher
96. Pose
97. Line of Duty
98. Derry Girls
99. Outlander
100. My Hero Academia
101. Steins; Gate
102. Blue Planet II
103. Sharp Objects
104. Insecure
105. Our Planet
106. How To Get Away with Murder
107. The Blacklist
108. Sense8
109. The 100
110. Pretty Little Liars
111. The Vietnam War
112. Big Mouth
113. The Amazing World of Gumball
114. Broadchurch
115. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
116. Master of None
117. The Punisher
118. Bodyguard
119. Lucifer
120. Orphan Black

[Zach]

Nice, Man!

[Fido]

Looks good

[Fido]

On second thought, it pains me to say it because I love it, but Better Call Saul seems kinda high. Its popularity is really helped by being a Breaking Bad spin-off, and while very acclaimed, during its run it infamously didn't win almost any awards, partly because it competed with the better regarded show: Succession. Succession could maybe also move up, it's now lower on TreasureTV but its legacy has only grown since the last update.

[ManPerson]

It might be a bit high, but I wouldn't want to overemphasize the emmys too much. Keep in mind, Better Call Saul's final season was also released after the last treasure tv update, so its stature has also arguably grown a bit. I could see Succession > Chernobyl and Fleabag though.

[ManPerson]

I moved BCS and Succession a bit closer.

[ManPerson]

Created a 1970s list
1. M*A*S*H
2. All in the Family
3. Saturday Night Live
4. Mary Tyler Moore Show
5. Fawlty Towers
6. Happy Days
7. Mobile Suit Gundam
8. Roots
9. Sanford and Son
10. The Muppet Show
11. Dallas
12. Top Gear
13. Taxi
14. The Jeffersons
15. The Bob Newhart Show
16. Little House On the Prairie
17. Good Times
18. Laverne & Shirley
19. Lupin III
20. Mork & Mindy
21. Barney Miller
22. The Rockford FIles
23. Three’s Company
24. Maude
25. The Odd Couple
26. Charlie’s Angels
27. The World At War
28. Space Battleship Yamato
29. Family Feud
30. The Love Boat

[Sherick]

Made a list for the 2010s. Obviously, most won't end up making the all time list.
1. Game of Thrones
2. Stranger Things
3. The Walking Dead
4. Better Call Saul
5. Rick & Morty
6. Sherlock
7. Black Mirror
8. The Mandalorian
9. Chernobyl
10. Fleabag
11. Succession
12. Bojack Horseman
13. The Boys
14. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
15. The Good Place
16. True Detective
17. Fargo
18. Mr. Robot
19. Orange is the New Black
20. Daredevil
21. American Horror Story
22. Mindhunter
23. House of Cards
24. Attack On Titan
25. Hannibal
26. Peaky Blinders
27. Atlanta
28. The Americans
29. The Leftovers
30. Veep
31. Sex Education
32. The Crown
33. Barry
34. Westworld
35. This Is Us
36. Downton Abbey
37. Gravity Falls
38. Adventure Time
39. Dark
40. The Haunting of Hill House
41. The Handmaid’s Tale
42. Shameless
43. Silicon Valley
44. Boardwalk Empire
45. Planet Earth II
46. Killing Eve
47. Schitt’s Creek
48. Big Little Lies
49. Bob’s Burgers
50. Narcos
51. Justified
52. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
53. Euphoria
54. What We Do in the Shadows
55. When They See Us
56. American Crime Story
57. Girls
58. Jessica Jones
59. Steven Universe
60. Bluey
61. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
62. New Girl
63. Hunter x Hunter
64. The Flash
65. Vikings
66. One Punch Man
67. Suits
68. Homeland
69. Over the Garden Wall
70. GLOW
71. The End of the F***ing World
72. Ozark
73. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
74. You
75. Nathan for You
76. Cobra Kai
77. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
78. The Legend of Korra
79. The Umbrella Academy
80. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba
81. Watchmen
82. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
83. The Expanse
84. Louie
85. Russian Doll
86. Regular Show
87. The Night Of
88. Broad City
89. The Great British Bake Off
90. Person of Interest
91. Money Heist
92. Jane the Virgin
93. Key & Peele
94. Arrow
95. The Witcher
96. Pose
97. Line of Duty
98. Derry Girls
99. Outlander
100. My Hero Academia
101. Steins; Gate
102. Blue Planet II
103. Sharp Objects
104. Insecure
105. Our Planet
106. How To Get Away with Murder
107. The Blacklist
108. Sense8
109. The 100
110. Pretty Little Liars
111. The Vietnam War
112. Big Mouth
113. The Amazing World of Gumball
114. Broadchurch
115. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
116. Master of None
117. The Punisher
118. Bodyguard
119. Lucifer
120. Orphan Black

Adventure Time should definitely be higher than Gravity Falls. Really, for popularity and acclaim, it should be much higher than it is now anyway.

[ManPerson]

The general impression I got from the sources I use is that Gravity Falls is more popular than Adventure Time, less acclaimed, but Gravity Falls seems to have slightly better audience acclaim, and if I had to choose one to be more influential I'd say Gravity Falls. The three shows above them, Westworld, This Is Us, and Downton Abbey, all had very strong viewership at their peaks, higher than Adventure Time's, and seem to be similar, if not stronger in acclaim. I don't see it being clear cut at all that it should move up.

[ManPerson]

Made a 1980s list
1. The Simpsons
2. Seinfeld
3. Cheers
4. Dragon Ball Z
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation
6. Hill Street Blues
7. The Cosby Show
8. The Golden Girls
9. Roseanne
10. Married… With Children
11. Dragon Ball
12. Dekalog
13. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
14. The Wonder Years
15. Only Fools And Horses
16. Blackadder
17. Miami Vice
18. Murphy Brown
19. Moonlighting
20. L.A. Law
21. Mystery Science Theater 3000
22. Quantum Leap
23. Family Ties
24. St. Elsewhere
25. DuckTales
26. Red Dwarf
27. Yes Minister
28. Night Court
29. Thirtysomething
30. Lonesome Dove
31. The Transformers
32. Full House
33. Baywatch
34. Saved by the Bell
35. Murder, She Wrote
36. Magnum, P.I.
37. Police Squad!
38. Newhart
39. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
40. The Kids in the Hall
41. The A-Team
42. The Young Ones
43. Macgyver
44. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
45. Brideshead Revisited
46. Family Matters
47. A Different World
48. Dynasty
49. Late Night with David Letterman
50. Knight RIder