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1. Dynasty (1981–1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
The trials and tribulations of two feuding families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, both oil rich families in Denver, Colorado.
Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Joan Collins, Gordon Thomson
Votes: 8,482
2. The Virginian (1962–1971)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Personable Western series based in Wyoming from the 1890s onward.
Stars: Doug McClure, James Drury, Lee J. Cobb, Sara Lane
Votes: 3,172
3. Daniel Boone (1964–1970)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Western
Frontier hero Daniel Boone conducts surveys and expeditions around Boonesborough, running into both friendly and hostile Indians, before, during, and even after the Revolutionary War.
Stars: Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton, Dal McKennon
Votes: 2,421
4. Family Affair (1966–1971)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bill's comfortable lifestyle must change when he receives a group of unexpected long-term guests.
Stars: Brian Keith, Kathy Garver, Anissa Jones, Johnny Whitaker
Votes: 3,268
5. The Invaders (1967–1968)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The Aliens are here, posing as human, and not friendly. David Vincent has seen them land and now must evade them and convince others of their presence while not being put in the booby hatch.
Stars: Roy Thinnes, Kent Smith, Max Kleven, William Windom
Votes: 3,447
6. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A trio of reformed juvenile delinquents work as undercover cops.
Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews
Votes: 2,360
7. The Rookies (1972–1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The trials and adventures of three young police officers.
Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Kate Jackson
Votes: 1,233
8. Peyton Place (1964–1969)
30 min | Drama, Romance
People married and divorced, loved and lost. Murder, illicit passion, insanity, and secrets were the staples of Peyton Place.
Stars: Ed Nelson, Barbara Parkins, Warner Anderson, Dick Tufeld
Votes: 717
9. Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
60 min | Drama
The dramatic relationship between a young medical intern and his surgeon mentor.
Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Lee Kurty, Jean Inness
Votes: 993
10. The Doctors (1963–1982)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Dr. Matt Powers is chief of Hope Memorial Hospital in the city of Madison, and he cares about the lives of staff and patients.
Stars: James Pritchett, David O'Brien, Lydia Bruce, Elizabeth Hubbard
Votes: 249
11. Medical Center (1969–1976)
60 min | Drama
Located in the Los Angeles, California area, the Medical Center was an otherwise unnamed hospital complex that was part of a larger university campus.
Stars: James Daly, Chad Everett, Chris Hutson, Virginia Hawkins
Votes: 878
12. Flamingo Road (1980–1982)
60 min | Drama, Romance
The lives and trials of the residents of Truro, Florida.
Stars: John Beck, Woody Brown, Howard Duff, Morgan Fairchild
Votes: 468
13. Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
60 min | Drama
The doctor tells a successful lawyer that he is terminally ill and will die in less than two years.
Stars: Ben Gazzara, Nicholas Colasanto, Jack Krupnick, Fernando Lamas
Votes: 430
14. The Outsider (1968–1969)
60 min | Crime, Drama
David Ross is a orphaned, ex-con, loner living in a world that loaths and makes a living as a private investgator in Los Angeles to tackle his financial problems and other people's problems as well.
Stars: Darren McGavin, James Edwards, Bill Quinn, Will J. White
Votes: 99
15. Executive Suite (1976–1977)
60 min | Drama
The machinations of the powerful Cardway Corporation, headed by president Don Walling.
Stars: Mitchell Ryan, Stephen Elliott, Sharon Acker, Leigh McCloskey
Votes: 41
16. Death Takes a Holiday (1971 TV Movie)
73 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Death takes a human form and visits Earth to try to find out why humans want so desperately to cling to life. He unexpectedly falls in love with a beautiful young woman.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Yvette Mimieux, Monte Markham, Melvyn Douglas, Myrna Loy
Votes: 299
17. Nightingales (1989)
60 min | Drama
A group of student nurses in California live together off-campus under the supervision of a housemother.
Stars: Suzanne Pleshette, Chelsea Field, Kristy Swanson, Susan Walters
Votes: 87
18. Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983–1984)
60 min | Drama
The lives and trials of the staff and civilian residents of a US naval base.
Stars: Dennis Weaver, Maud Adams, Andrew Stevens, Charles Frank
Votes: 116
19. Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963–1967)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Legendary entertainer Bob Hope hosted, and occasionally starred in, one of the last major anthology series on network television, featuring many of Hollywood's top names, including quite a few who didn't do much television otherwise
Stars: Bob Hope, Jack Weston, Jack Kelly, John Francis
Votes: 239
20. Torn Between Two Lovers (1979 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama, Romance
Diane is happily married. But, one day while travelling, she meets a dashing architect. With some relief, she parts ways with him at the airport, her resistance to his alluring manner ... See full summary »
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Lee Remick, Joseph Bologna, George Peppard, Giorgio Tozzi
Votes: 97
21. Peyton Place: The Next Generation (1985 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Romance
This movie based on the 1960s' television series, brings back some of the major characters. It begins when a young girl Megan comes to town and she bears a resemblance to Allison Mackenzie,... See full summary »
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Christopher Connelly, James Douglas, Dorothy Malone, Patricia Morrow
Votes: 107
22. Strong Medicine (1986 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama
A woman starts working for a prestigious pharmaceutical company that's developing a new miraculous cure. Soon, she discovers what a devious and cut-throat business pharmaceutical industry can be.
Director: Guy Green | Stars: David Gilliam, Pamela Sue Martin, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Dick Van Dyke
Votes: 97
23. Women in Chains (1972 TV Movie)
74 min | Drama
Female parole officer poses as an inmate in a women's prison in order to investigate murder, abuse and living conditions.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Ida Lupino, Belinda Montgomery, Lois Nettleton, Jessica Walter
Votes: 188
24. Her Life as a Man (1984 TV Movie)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
To land a sportswriting job on a national magazine run by a chauvinistic editor, an aspiring female reporter convincingly disguises herself as a man to get the inside story.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Robyn Douglass, Marc Singer, Laraine Newman, Miriam Flynn
Votes: 113
25. Message to My Daughter (1973 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Drama
A confused teenager discovers a stack of tapes recorded years earlier by her dying mother.
Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Bonnie Bedelia, Kitty Winn, Neva Patterson, Mark Slade
Votes: 141
26. Voice of the Heart (1989 TV Movie)
192 min | Drama
The story of two unique and brilliant women, and the charismatic men they loved and lost, and to whom they ransomed their hearts.
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, James Brolin, Victoria Tennant, Honor Blackman
Votes: 117
27. A Sensitive, Passionate Man (1977 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
The marriage of a wealthy, outwardly happy couple is threatened by the husband's alcoholism.
Director: John Newland | Stars: Angie Dickinson, David Janssen, Mariclare Costello, Richard Venture
Votes: 166
28. The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1972–1975)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Rosemary Prinz, Diana Muldaur, Juliet Mills, Katherine Helmond
Votes: 49
29. Medical Story (1975–1976)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Tony Musante, Robert Mandan, Catherine Burns, Elyssa Davalos
Votes: 58
30. Hey, I'm Alive (1975 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 75 min | Adventure, Drama
The story of a young woman and an older man, who were stranded in the Yukon wilderness for 49 days and survived by eating melted snow.
Director: Lawrence Schiller | Stars: Edward Asner, Sally Struthers, Milton Selzer, Hagan Beggs
Votes: 147
31. A Summer Without Boys (1973 TV Movie)
74 min | Drama, Romance, War
A middle-aged woman going through a divorce takes her daughter to a summer lodge, where she finds herself competing with her daughter for the lodge's handyman.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Barbara Bain, Michael Moriarty, Kay Lenz, Mildred Dunnock
Votes: 115
32. The Forty-Eight Hour Mile (1970 TV Movie)
97 min | Crime, Drama
An unusual assignment for a private investigator involves two women who are in love with the same man.
Director: Gene Levitt | Stars: Darren McGavin, William Windom, Kathie Browne, Carrie Snodgress
Votes: 18
33. Nightingales (1988 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Five pretty nurse students and their boss Leonore are the focus of this TV series. They are all living together in a villa called "Nightingale House" located in Los Angeles. Leonore has a ... See full summary »
Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Fran Bennett, Chelsea Field, Galyn Görg, Neith Hunter
Votes: 62
34. The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (1997–2021)
Biography, History
After two decades and 874 in-depth oral history interviews, The Archive of American Television will be the foundation of The Interviews: An Oral History of Television. The Interviews houses... See full summary »
Stars: Karen Herman, Adrienne Faillace, Stephen J. Abramson, Jenni Matz
Votes: 26
35.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Pilot
(1972)
TV-PG | 73 min | Crime, Drama
Three new officers in a large metropolitan police department adjust to their new jobs and way of life.
Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: Darren McGavin, Cameron Mitchell, Robert F. Lyons, Paul Burke
Votes: 109
36.
Flamingo Road (1980–1982)
Episode:
Pilot
(1980)
104 min | Drama, Romance
This was the pilot to the television series that was inspired by the movie which starred Joan Crawford. In it Lane Ballou who travels with a circus as an exotic dancer, decides to leave it.... See full summary »
Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: John Beck, Woody Brown, Howard Duff, Morgan Fairchild
Votes: 152
37.
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1972–1975)
Episode:
Last Bride of Salem
(1974)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
A woman tries to protect her family from supernatural forces who are trying to take control.
Director: Tom Donovan | Stars: Lois Nettleton, Bradford Dillman, Paul Harding, Joni Bick
Votes: 56
38.
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963–1967)
Episode:
The Shattered Glass
(1964)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Five years ago, talented young architect David Vincent turned to the bottle after his girlfriend Helen married another man. Now Helen's husband is dead, and David hopes to resume the romance.
Director: Alex March | Stars: Shirley Jones, William Shatner, Dan O'Herlihy, Robert Pine
Votes: 14
39.
Daniel Boone (1964–1970)
Episode:
The Reunion
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Western
While out hunting, Daniel and Cincinnatus come upon Timothy the peddler just after he has scared off a group of Shawnee. In Boonesborough they learn he's looking for his daughter Becky, ... See full summary »
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Ed Ames, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 41
40.
Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
Episode:
A Candle in the Window
(1964)
60 min | Drama
The reaction of Lily Prentice to her husband's death causes surprise.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Ruth Roman, Ron Howard
Votes: 14
41.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
Shadow Play
(1987)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance
Krystle is followed by a mysterious stranger, Clay and Ben plan to leave Denver following the inconclusive blood test to determine Clay's real father; Blake and Alexis show their love for ... See full summary »
Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Gordon Thomson, Jack Coleman
Votes: 73
42.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
The Affair
(1987)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance
Blake is stunned to learn that Clay may be Ben's son; Jackie's attempt to reunite Dominique and Garrett fail; Sarah accepts her baby's death after witnessing the gravesite; Clay tells ... See full summary »
Director: Don Medford | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Gordon Thomson, Jack Coleman
Votes: 67
43.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
The Confession
(1987)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama, Romance
Krystina and Krystle are reunited, as Sarah is placed under private psychiatric care; Adam confesses his true identity to Blake and Alexis; following a visit to his mother's grave, Adam ... See full summary »
Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Gordon Thomson, Jack Coleman
Votes: 70
44.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
The Dress
(1987)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama, Romance
Sarah makes a dress for Krystina identical to one worn by her own little girl; concerned over his irrational behavior, Blake hires a private investigator to follow Adam, as his ... See full summary »
Director: Gwen Arner | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Gordon Thomson, Jack Coleman
Votes: 62
45.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
The Garage
(1987)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance
Krystina is welcomed home, following her so-far successful heart transplant; Alexis' affections are pursued by a wealthy real estate baron; convinced he is not a Carrington, Adam's life ... See full summary »
Director: Don Medford | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Gordon Thomson, Jack Coleman
Votes: 64
46.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
The Mothers
(1987)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama, Romance
Krystina is flown to California, awaiting a donor for her vital heart transplant; Leslie moves in to the Carrington mansion; Blake and Krystle mount a media blitz to plea for a heart donor,... See full summary »
Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Gordon Thomson, Jack Coleman
Votes: 65
47.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
The Shower
(1987)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama, Romance
Adam continues to slip further away from Dana and his family, as doubts to his Carrington heritage have their effect; Alexis ends her relationship with Michael Culhane, causing him to seek ... See full summary »
Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Gordon Thomson, Jack Coleman
Votes: 64
48.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
The Sublet
(1987)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance
Krystle and Blake wait helplessly as the police search for Sarah and Krystina; Adam tips Neal McVane to a stock buyout by Alexis and Dirk Maurier; Nick Kimball celebrates his recent good ... See full summary »
Director: Don Medford | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Gordon Thomson, Jack Coleman
Votes: 66
49.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
The Surgery
(1987)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance
Krystina's only hope for life seems dashed, as the mother of the heart donor retracts her offer to allow the operation; Neil McVane carries out his promise of blackmail, sending Adam ... See full summary »
Director: Gwen Arner | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Gordon Thomson, Jack Coleman
Votes: 64
50.
Dynasty (1981–1989)
Episode:
Valez
(1987)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance
Steven struggles with his love for Sammy Jo and his homosexuality; despite being warned of Dirk Maurier's questionable business practices, Alexis agrees to a partnership; Leslie and Clay's ... See full summary »
Director: Nancy Malone | Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Gordon Thomson, Jack Coleman
Votes: 66