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1. V (1984–1985)
TV-PG | 1,088 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A year after Liberation Day, courtesy of the red-dust bacteria, the humanoid, lizard-like aliens develop a resistance to the micro-organism and try to regain control of the Earth--only now, some humans are knowingly working with them.
Stars: Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Michael Ironside, Jane Badler
Votes: 14,073
2. CHiPs (1977–1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers.
Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine, Paul Linke
Votes: 11,532
3. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1981)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A 20th-century astronaut emerges out of 500 years of suspended animation into a future time to become Earth's greatest hero.
Stars: Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Felix Silla, Mel Blanc
Votes: 10,410
4. Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The globe-trotting adventures of amateur detectives Jonathan and Jennifer Hart.
Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Lee Wilkof
Votes: 8,813
5. 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: 8,479
6. Hunter (I) (1984–1991)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Rick Hunter is a renegade cop who bends the rules and takes justice into his own hands. Partnered with the equally stunning and rebellious Sgt. McCall, he sets out to crack down on L.A.'s slimiest criminals.
Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Charles Hallahan, Perry Cook
Votes: 5,659
7. Skin Deep (1989)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A womanizing alcoholic writer, whose life seems to be falling apart at the seams, repeatedly finds himself in trouble of one sort or another with the law, ex-girlfriends, and jealous boyfriends.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: John Ritter, Vincent Gardenia, Alyson Reed, Joel Brooks
Votes: 5,139 | Gross: $19.67M
8. Adam-12 (1968–1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama
Two regular police officers patrol Los Angeles.
Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Shaaron Claridge, William Boyett
Votes: 5,003
9. The Initiation (1984)
R | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An amnesiac sorority member who has been plagued by a recurring nightmare is stalked alongside other coeds by a killer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.
Directors: Larry Stewart, Peter Crane | Stars: Vera Miles, Clu Gulager, Daphne Zuniga, James Read
Votes: 4,495
10. Fame (1982–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Music, Musical
The stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts.
Stars: Carlo Imperato, Gene Anthony Ray, Debbie Allen, Albert Hague
Votes: 4,457
11. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The submarine Seaview is commissioned to investigate the mysteries of the seas. Usually it finds more problems than answers...
Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Robert Dowdell, Del Monroe
Votes: 4,215
12. Assassination (1987)
PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A presidential bodyguard is assigned to protect an objecting first lady, as repeated attempts are made on her life.
Director: Peter R. Hunt | Stars: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Stephen Elliott, Jan Gan Boyd
Votes: 3,682 | Gross: $6.08M
13. Freddy's Nightmares (1988–1990)
TV-14 | 45 min | Horror, Thriller
"Freddy's Nightmares" was a 1988 horror anthology series with "Freddy", the dream serial killer, hosting stories set in Springwood, USA.
Stars: Robert Englund, Mary Crosby, Todd Allen, Sandahl Bergman
Votes: 3,471
14. McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)
TV-PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
San Francisco Police Commissioner Stewart "Mac" McMillan and his amateur detective wife keep their marriage unpredictable while solving the city's most baffling crimes.
Stars: Rock Hudson, John Schuck, Susan Saint James, Nancy Walker
Votes: 3,021
15. Max Headroom (1987–1988)
60 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In the near future, an intrepid investigative TV reporter does his job with the help of his colleagues and a computerized version of himself.
Stars: Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays, George Coe, Chris Young
Votes: 3,021
16. Land of the Giants (1968–1970)
TV-G | 60 min | Sci-Fi
A spaceship from Earth crash-lands on an Earth-like planet on which everything, including the human-like inhabitants, is twelve times the size of its counterpart on Earth.
Stars: Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Stefan Arngrim, Don Marshall
Votes: 2,868
17. Wicked Stepmother (1989)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A mother-and-daughter pair of witches wreaks havoc on a suburban family.
Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: Bette Davis, Barbara Carrera, Colleen Camp, Lionel Stander
Votes: 2,392 | Gross: $0.04M
18. S.W.A.T. (1975–1976)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The missions of a major city's police department's Special Weapons and Tactics unit.
Stars: Steve Forrest, Robert Urich, Rod Perry, Mark Shera
Votes: 2,098
19. Hotel (1983–1988)
60 min | Drama, Romance
The misadventures of the staff and guests of the St. Gregory Hotel.
Stars: James Brolin, Connie Sellecca, Nathan Cook, Shari Belafonte
Votes: 1,901
20. The Master (1984)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An aging American ninja master and his headstrong young apprentice search for the elder man's daughter.
Stars: Lee Van Cleef, Timothy Van Patten, Shô Kosugi, Cynthia Lea Clark
Votes: 1,617
21. Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In 1862, the British commission inventor Fergusson to claim uncharted land in West Africa for Britain by flying his giant hot air balloon there.
Director: Irwin Allen | Stars: Red Buttons, Fabian, Barbara Eden, Cedric Hardwicke
Votes: 1,395
22. The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds, Stephen Brooks
Votes: 1,379
23. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,174
24. City Beneath the Sea (1971 TV Movie)
G | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A group of 21st-century colonists inhabit the underwater city called Pacifica. They find they must defend the city against hostile alien forces.
Director: Irwin Allen | Stars: Stuart Whitman, Rosemary Forsyth, Robert Colbert, Burr DeBenning
Votes: 757
25. Macho Callahan (1970)
R | 99 min | Drama, Western
Macho Callahan breaks out of a Confederate military prison, intent on revenge against the man who conscripted him into the army. Before he gets started, he kills another man in a petty dispute and is in turn pursued by the vengeful widow.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: David Janssen, Jean Seberg, Lee J. Cobb, James Booth
Votes: 482
26.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1981)
Episode:
Planet of the Slave Girls
(1979)
TV-14 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Earth Defense Directorate faces a crisis when nearly everyone becomes sick after eating poisoned food. An attempt is made to create an antidote but the plan is thwarted when the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor, David Groh
Votes: 396
27. Surfside 6 (1960–1962)
60 min | Drama
Ken, Dave, and Sandy are three hip private detectives living on, and working out of, a houseboat in Miami Beach, Florida. While not pursuing criminals, they spend time at the Fontainebleau Hotel.
Stars: Van Williams, Lee Patterson, Margarita Sierra, Troy Donahue
Votes: 331
28. Studio One (1948–1958)
60 min | Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair
Votes: 330
29. 240-Robert (1979–1981)
60 min | Adventure
The missions of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Emergency Services Detail.
Stars: John Bennett Perry, Mark Harmon, Joanna Cassidy, Peter J. Pitchess
Votes: 252
30.
V (1984–1985)
Episode:
The Betrayal
(1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
While Bates remains in a coma Charles plots to overthrow him. Elsewhere, Willie is gravely wounded so the rebels kidnap a medical student of the Visitors.
Director: Gilbert M. Shilton | Stars: Jane Badler, June Chadwick, Jennifer Cooke, Robert Englund
Votes: 244
31. Stoney Burke (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama, Sport, Western
Stoney Burke is a rodeo rider who wants to win the Golden Buckle, the award to the world's champion saddle bronco rider. He didn't win it, but he encountered a considerable amount of violence along the way.
Stars: Jack Lord, Warren Oates, Robert Dowdell, Bill Hart
Votes: 232
32. Terror in the Sky (1971 TV Movie)
74 min | Drama, Thriller
On a transcontinental flight, the flight crew suffer from food poisioning and become incapacitated. To save the aircraft, the cabin crew locate a passenger with flying experience. He is coached by an experienced pilot on the ground.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Leif Erickson, Doug McClure, Roddy McDowall, Lois Nettleton
Votes: 212
33.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Eleven Days to Zero
(1964)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
In exactly eleven days there will be a terrible polar earthquake. The resulting tidal wave could destroy civilization. The Seaview is dispatched for damage control. Certain enemy forces also go there to upset the Seaview's mission.
Director: Irwin Allen | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Eddie Albert, Henry Kulky
Votes: 179
34. O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971–1972)
60 min | Drama
James O'Hara of the United States Treasury works in several branches to stop illegal activities such as smuggling contraband, tax evasion, and the like.
Stars: David Janssen, Paul Picerni, Stacy Harris, Joe E. Tata
Votes: 178
35. Capitol (1982–1987)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Follow the political struggles for power and personal machinations between two conflicting families, the wealthy Cleggs and the middle-class McCandlesses.
Stars: Constance Towers, Debrah Farentino, Rory Calhoun, Carolyn Jones
Votes: 151
36. Masquerade (1983–1984)
60 min | Adventure, Thriller
An intelligence organization recruits civilian specialists for individual missions requiring their skills.
Stars: Rod Taylor, Kirstie Alley, Greg Evigan, Katia Christine
Votes: 151
37. Outrage! (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a technicality results in the release of a man being tried for the rape and murder of a young woman, her father murders the man. Admitting his guilt and refusing to use temporary ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Robert Preston, Beau Bridges, Burgess Meredith, Linda Purl
Votes: 147
38.
McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)
Episode:
The Face of Murder
(1972)
TV-PG | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mac's ex-pug pal Freddie O'Neale becomes a target for murder after he claims he can identify The Dutchman, a notorious jewel thief whose face is unknown to the police and to the posh San Francisco social set whose treasures he plunders.
Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Rock Hudson, Susan Saint James, John Schuck, Nancy Walker
Votes: 139
39.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The City Beneath the Sea
(1964)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
A research vessel vanishes during a routine mission near an island off Greece. Another ship is sent to investigate, and also disappears without a trace. Now the Seaview pays a visit. They ... See full summary »
Director: John Brahm | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Hurd Hatfield, Linda Cristal
Votes: 131
40.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Price of Doom
(1964)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
A scientist on a research facility in Antarctica discovers a new form of sea plankton that turns monstrously large and aggressive if exposed to heat. After the scientist mysteriously disappears, the Seaview is sent in to investigate.
Director: James Goldstone | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, David Opatoshu, John Milford
Votes: 125
41.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Fear-Makers
(1964)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Seaview continues the secret underwater explorations that another sub was on when it mysteriously disappeared.
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Lloyd Bochner, Edgar Bergen
Votes: 124
42.
Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
Episode:
Hart of Diamonds
(1982)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Jennifer has been brainwashed into stealing very expensive jewelry.
Director: Harry Winer | Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Emory Bass
Votes: 121
43.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Jonah and the Whale
(1965)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Admiral Nelson and a Soviet scientist are in a diving bell when the vessel is swallowed by a giant whale. With only 90 minutes of oxygen, Captain Crane, Kowalski, and Riley swim into the whale's mouth to attempt a harrowing rescue.
Director: Sobey Martin | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Gia Scala, Terry Becker
Votes: 120
44.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Sky Is Falling
(1964)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
A U. F. O. has been spotted flying around the United States, terrifying people and violating every airspace regulation in the book. It falls into the sea, which, after another ship is ... See full summary »
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Charles McGraw, Adam Williams
Votes: 120
45.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Comprised of interviews with Poe scholars, dramatic sequences, and an adaptation of "The Cask of Amontillado", this documentary covers the life of Edgar Allen Poe thoroughly from a number of perspectives.
Directors: Joyce Chopra, Karen Thomas | Stars: Eric Christmas, Sky Rumph, Michelle Joyner, Pam Van Sant
Votes: 119
46.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Submarine Sunk Here
(1964)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Chip Morton and Curley Jones are in New London making repairs on the diving bell's guidance system. At the same time a skirmish in the control room of the Seaview inadvertently allows it to... See full summary »
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Carl Reindel, Eddie Ryder
Votes: 119
47.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Turn Back the Clock
(1964)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
A lone survivor of a doomed Antarctic expedition is rescued. The Seaview takes him and a women photographer to see if there really is a dinosaur laden tropical paradise somewhere in the Antarctic.
Director: Alan Crosland Jr. | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Nick Adams, Yvonne Craig
Votes: 119
48.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Deadly Dolls
(1967)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
A puppeteer comes on board to entertain the crew. But it is later revealed that his puppets are alive and they plan to take over the sub. That's when they replace the crew members with ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Vincent Price, Terry Becker
Votes: 117
49. Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
60 min | Drama
The show featured original plays plus plays adapted from works.
Stars: Walter Matthau, David White, Constance Ford, Kim Stanley
Votes: 113
50.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964–1968)
Episode:
Long Live the King
(1964)
TV-G | 52 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The assassination of a king means Prince Ang receives an early promotion. The new king is just a boy, and has a lot to learn about ruling. In fact, he has a lot to learn about everything. ... See full summary »
Director: Laslo Benedek | Stars: Richard Basehart, David Hedison, Carroll O'Connor, Sara Shane
Votes: 112