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1. Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
Stars: Jon Cryer, Ashton Kutcher, Angus T. Jones, Conchata Ferrell
Votes: 280,965
2. Frasier (1993–2004)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.
Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 95,671
3. M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
The staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.
Stars: Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr
Votes: 63,921
4. Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
The comical everyday life of sports columnist Ray Barone and his dysfunctional family.
Stars: Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts
Votes: 77,307
5. Private School (1983)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
Chris from a girls' boarding school loves Jim from a nearby boys' boarding school. Jordan also wants Jim and plays dirty. Jim and two friends visit the girls' school posing as girls.
Director: Noel Black | Stars: Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Matthew Modine, Michael Zorek
Votes: 7,274 | Gross: $14.05M
6. Marvin's Room (1996)
PG-13 | 98 min | Drama
After seventeen years, a fiercely independent woman and her rebellious son return home and together they turn the family she left behind upside down.
Director: Jerry Zaks | Stars: Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro
Votes: 30,062 | Gross: $12.78M
7. Hope & Faith (2003–2006)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
They're sisters, but blood may be the only thing they have in common. When Faith, a soap opera diva, is killed off her show, "The Sacred and the Sinful," she flees the tabloids by moving to the suburbs with her sister, Hope's, family.
Stars: Faith Ford, Kelly Ripa, Macey Cruthird, Ted McGinley
Votes: 4,913
8. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated with another woman.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Martin Landau, Woody Allen, Bill Bernstein, Claire Bloom
Votes: 60,853 | Gross: $18.25M
9. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 903
10. The Edge of Night (1956–1984)
TV-14 | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Attorney Mike Karr and his colleagues are involved in solving crimes and intrigue which touch the lives of many citizens.
Stars: Ann Flood, Forrest Compton, Donald May, Joel Crothers
Votes: 469
11. Outrageous Fortune (1987)
R | 99 min | Comedy
Two women unknowingly share the same man, but when he disappears, both go out looking for him and enter his surprisingly dangerous life.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Shelley Long, Bette Midler, Peter Coyote, Robert Prosky
Votes: 8,681 | Gross: $52.86M
12. Husbands and Wives (1992)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Sydney Pollack, Judy Davis
Votes: 31,235 | Gross: $10.56M
13. Today (1952– )
TV-G | 240 min | News, Talk-Show
A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment, and sports.
Stars: Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jack Lescoulie, Frank Blair
Votes: 2,464
14. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 417
15. Bram and Alice (2002– )
30 min | Comedy
Ambitious Alice O'Connor dreams of being a writer in New York City. When she discovers that her biological father is Bram Shepherd, the author of a well-known novel that is required reading... See full summary »
Stars: Alfred Molina, Traylor Howard, Roger Bart, Katie Finneran
Votes: 304
16. The Beat (2000)
60 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
Two uniformed police officers cope with day-to-day life in New York City.
Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Derek Cecil, Celeste Holm, David Zayas
Votes: 91
17. Married to the Kellys (2003–2004)
30 min | Comedy
When an only-child New Yorker moves to Kansas City, Missouri so his wife can be closer to her family, he finds things getting a little too close for comfort. From her bug-collecting brother... See full summary »
Stars: Breckin Meyer, Josh Braaten, Derek Waters, Kiele Sanchez
Votes: 262
18. Working in the Theatre (1976– )
60 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
Bringing together performers, directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers, producers and behind-the-scenes personnel from the American and international theatre, the program offers a ... See full summary »
Stars: Jean Dalrymple, George White, Brendan Gill, Ted Chapin
Votes: 46
19. Kristin (2001)
30 min | Comedy
Heart of gold southern secretary working in the big city.
Stars: Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Tenney, Larry Romano, Ana Ortiz
Votes: 159
20. Attica (1980 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama
The true story of the events leading up to and during the 1971 Attica Correctional Facility riot and the aftermath.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Henry Darrow, Charles Durning, Joel Fabiani, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 541
21. The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000 TV Movie)
176 min | Comedy, Drama
An eccentric, cantankerous theatre critic gets stranded at the home of a Midwestern factory owner and turns the lives of everyone in the vicinity upside-down.
Directors: Jay Sandrich, Judy Kinberg, Jerry Zaks | Stars: Nathan Lane, Jean Smart, Harriet Sansom Harris, Lewis J. Stadlen
Votes: 355
22. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - The Original Radio Drama (1983)
30 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A radio drama version of 'The Empire Strikes Back'.
Stars: Mark Hamill, Ken Hiller, Anthony Daniels, Ann Sachs
Votes: 58
23. The Wall (1982 TV Movie)
Unrated | 135 min | Action, War, Drama
A dramatic re-enactment of the Warsaw Ghetto Jewish uprising in April 1943 were 650 armed members of the Jewish Fighting Organization of Poland held off a 3,000 strong Nazi force in which ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Tom Conti, Lisa Eichhorn, Gerald Hiken, Rachel Roberts
Votes: 227
24. The New Temperatures Rising Show (1972–1974)
30 min | Comedy
Set at the Capital General Hospital in Washington D.C., follows the adventures of the no-nonsense chief of surgery Dr. Vincent Campanelli and his all-nonsense staff.
Stars: Cleavon Little, Nancy Fox, Joan Van Ark, Reva Rose
Votes: 132
25. All About the Andersons (2003–2004)
TV-PG | Comedy, Family
A struggling actor tries to provide a good life for his young son when he makes the tough decision to move back in with his parents, however he instantly remembers why he left home in the first place.
Stars: Anthony Anderson, Roz Ryan, Damani Roberts, Aimee Garcia
Votes: 114
26. Stars in the House (2020– )
60 min | Talk-Show
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley have created ... See full summary »
Stars: Seth Rudetsky, James Wesley, Jon LaPook, Jack Plotnick
Votes: 40
27. Who Do You Love (2008)
91 min | Biography, Drama
The life story of legendary record producer Leonard Chess, founder of Chess Records, the label that helped popularize Blues music during the 1950s and '60s.
Director: Jerry Zaks | Stars: Alessandro Nivola, David Oyelowo, Chi McBride, Jon Abrahams
Votes: 175
28. The Gentleman Bandit (1981 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
Based on the real-life ordeal of Baltimore priest Bernard Pagano, who was fingered by a witness as a holdup man. During a lineup, several other witnesses confirm this.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Ralph Waite, Julie Bovasso, Jerry Zaks, Joe Grifasi
Votes: 66
29. Julie Lydecker (2002 TV Movie)
Comedy
Julie is a 30-year-old-woman who, after a financial set-back, is forced to move back home with her quirky mother Beth and her live-in friend Josh.
Director: Jerry Zaks | Stars: Mary McCormack, Bryan Cuprill, Amy Farrington, Mia Farrow
Votes: 11
30. The 71st Annual Tony Awards (2017 TV Special)
180 min | Music, Reality-TV
Kevin Spacey hosts the ceremony that honors the best of Broadway for the 2016-17 season.
Director: Glenn Weiss | Stars: Mike Faist, Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Wilde, Mark Hamill
Votes: 110
31. O. Henry's Christmas (1996 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama
Three episodes based on O. Henry's texts. The first deals with the friendship between a painter and two young women. The second, a young man who receives an insignificant amount of his ... See full summary »
Directors: John Driver, Francesco Quinn, Jerry Zaks | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Eli Wallach, Roberta Wallach, Ariana Munker
Votes: 15
32. Charlie Lawrence (2003)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Nathan Lane, Ted McGinley, Stephanie Faracy, T.R. Knight
Votes: 28
33. Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller (2002 TV Special)
PG | 105 min | Musical
A musical revue made up of legendary song-writing duo, Leiber and Stoller's best-known songs.
Director: Don Roy King | Stars: Ken Ard, Adrian Bailey, Matt Bogart, Brenda Braxton
Votes: 110
34. One Plus One (2011– )
News, Talk-Show
Host Jane Hutcheon interviews Australian and international celebrities, artists, personalities and everyday people who do interesting things to talk about their world, work and personal lives.
Stars: Jane Hutcheon, Kurt Fearnley, Barrie Cassidy, Shane Jenek
Votes: 25
35. The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986 TV Special)
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Brad Miskell, George Abbott, Debbie Allen, Philip Anglim
Votes: 31
36. The Standbys (2012)
76 min | Documentary, Drama
A documentary revealing the under-appreciated, highly demanding world of Broadway Understudies and Standbys. Three undiscovered performers at various points in their careers get the chance ... See full summary »
Director: Stephanie Riggs | Stars: Rebecca Baxter, Ben Crawford, Brian d'Arcy James, Ryan Duncan
Votes: 107
37. Spotlight on Broadway (2013– )
History
Spotlight on Broadway is a multimedia project of the City of New York's Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment to celebrate the unique, indelible legacy of Broadway and its forty theaters.... See full summary »
Stars: Eric Bogosian, Audra McDonald, Andrew Dolkart, Jeffrey Eric Jenkins
38. The 50th Annual Tony Awards (1996 TV Special)
Family
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Nathan Lane, George Abbott, Christopher Akerlind, Edward Albee
Votes: 66
39. The 46th Annual Tony Awards (1992 TV Special)
Family
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Glenn Close, Bruce Adler, Alan Alda, Jane Alexander
Votes: 63
40. Tintypes (1982 TV Movie)
Musical
5 cast portray characters from American society during the age of ragtime, including Teddy Roosevelt, Emma Goldman, and Anna Held, evoking the pride, nostalgia, suffering and optimism felt by Americans at the start of the last century.
Director: Gary Pearl | Stars: Carolyn Mignini, Lynne Thigpen, Trey Wilson, Mary Catherine Wright
41. The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (1989 TV Special)
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Jason Alexander, Joan Allen, Cholly Atkins
Votes: 25
42. The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (1988 TV Special)
Family
Tony Award is the popular name of award, annually awarded for achievements in area of the American theatre, including a musical theatre. Complete official name of bonus - "Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre".
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Kimberleigh Aarn, Joan Allen, Scott Bakula
Votes: 49
43. The 45th Annual Tony Awards (1991 TV Special)
Family
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Julie Andrews, Jeremy Irons, Jane Adams, Bruce Adler
Votes: 64
44. The 49th Annual Tony Awards (1995 TV Special)
Tony Award is the popular name of award, annually awarded for achievements in area of the American theatre, including a musical theatre. Complete official name of bonus - "Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre".
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Glenn Close, Gregory Hines, Nathan Lane, Jane Alexander
Votes: 73
45. The 76th Annual Drama League Awards (2010 TV Special)
Stars: Nina Arianda, Betty Buckley, Norbert Leo Butz, Kathleen Chalfant
46.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
The House of Blue Leaves
(1987)
113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Zoo attendant Artie Shaughnessy dreams of being a successful songwriter. What his mistress, Bunny Flingus, who lives downstairs from his Queens apartment won't tell him -- and what his ... See full summary »
Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: Swoosie Kurtz, John Mahoney, Christine Baranski, Julie Hagerty
Votes: 132
47.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
(1992)
TV-G | Music, Musical
A behind-the-scenes look at the cast-album recording session of the 1992 Tony-winning Broadway revival of the Frank Loesser musical.
Director: Gail Levin | Stars: Walter Bobbie, Christopher Chadman, Jossie DeGuzman, Peter Gallagher
Votes: 37
48.
All About the Andersons (2003–2004)
Episode:
Face the Music
(2004)
TV-PG | Comedy, Family
Director: Jerry Zaks | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Roz Ryan, Damani Roberts, Aimee Garcia
49.
All About the Andersons (2003–2004)
Episode:
Into the Woods
(2004)
TV-PG | Comedy, Family
Director: Jerry Zaks | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Roz Ryan, Damani Roberts, Aimee Garcia
50.
The Beat (2000)
Episode:
Can I Get a Witness?
(2000)
Drama, Crime, Mystery
A swastika is found painted on a Jew's store; Zane fights with Beatrice's new boyfriend.
Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Derek Cecil, Mark Ruffalo, Heather Burns, Poppy Montgomery
Votes: 8