1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
100

Lucille Ball starred in this hit sitcom with her real-life husband.


I Love Lucy

100

Adam West portrayed this comic book hero in a campy TV series.

Batman

100

Archie Bunker was the grumpy patriarch on this classic sitcom.

All in the Family

100

This show featured four older women living together in Miami.

 

The Golden Girls

100

Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer hung out in New York in this sitcom.

Seinfeld

100

This show about a chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin became a huge hit.

Breaking Bad

200

This show, hosted by Ed Sullivan, introduced The Beatles to America.

 

The Ed Sullivan Show

200

This sci-fi series sent the Enterprise crew "where no man has gone before."

Star Trek

200

Laverne and Shirley were spinoff characters from this Milwaukee-based show.

Happy Days

200

David Hasselhoff drove a talking car named KITT in this action series.

 

Knight Rider

200

This show about six friends in New York featured a coffee shop called Central Perk.

 

Friends

200

This animated series about a dysfunctional family living in Quahog, Rhode Island, returned after cancellation.

Family Guy

300

Clayton Moore wore a mask and shouted "Hi-Yo Silver!" in this western.

 

The Lone Ranger

300

Samantha Stevens was the magical housewife on this show.

 

Bewitched

300

This show took place in a mobile army surgical hospital during the Korean War.

MASH

300

This sitcom about the Huxtable family became a massive hit in the mid-80s.

The Cosby Show

300

Will Smith moved from West Philly to Bel-Air in this sitcom.

 

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

300

This political drama followed President Jed Bartlet and his staff.

 

The West Wing

400

"Father Knows Best" was set in this fictional town.

 

Springfield

400

This show featured seven castaways stranded on an island.

 

Gilligan’s Island

400

This family drama was set in rural Virginia during the Great Depression.

The Waltons

400

Tom Selleck starred as a Hawaiian private investigator in this series.

Magnum, P.I.

400

Mulder and Scully investigated the paranormal in this '90s drama.

The X-Files

400

Survivors of a plane crash find mystery and danger on an island in this J.J. Abrams series.

Lost

500

This black-and-white sitcom followed the adventures of a sheriff and his son in Mayberry.

The Andy Griffith Show

500

Patrick McGoohan starred in this surreal British spy series about a man called Number Six.

The Prisoner

500

Three private investigators worked for an unseen boss in this hit crime drama.

 

Charlie’s Angels

500

Mr. T was a member of this team that "loved it when a plan came together."

The A-Team

500

This medical drama set in Chicago launched the careers of George Clooney and Noah Wyle.

ER

500

This Baltimore-set crime drama from David Simon is considered one of the greatest TV shows ever made.

 

The Wire

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