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1.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
Act of Violence: Part 2
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
In the conclusion to a two-part story that began on its sister series The Doctors and the Nurses, sixteen year old student Robert Bauer has committed a senseless murder that he claims to ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 8
2.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
Secure Any Special Priviledge or Advantage
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
While on his way to work in costume as a policeman, actor Ernie Garatella is nearly the victim of a hit and run, but the driver, believing him to be a cop, attempts to bribe him. Garatella ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Hirschman | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 8
3. Michael Jackson NRJ 12 Tribute (2009 TV Special)
120 min | Music
Director: Bruce Gowers | Stars: Beyoncé, Romuald Boulanger, Rah Digga, Michael Jackson
Votes: 25
4.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
The Killing of One Human Being
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Koster's attempt to prosecute a young hoodlum for homicide is complicated by the appearance of a lawyer with high political connections representing the defendant.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 11
5.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
Guilt Shall Not Escape Nor Innocence Suffer
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Dave Koster thinks he has a slam dunk case against drunken vagrant Samuel Chaplin who is arrested for burglary and assaulting police officer Dutka. Although Chaplin admits to hitting Dutka,... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 10
6.
Entertainment Tonight (1981– )
Episode:
Episode dated 18 December 2007
(2007)
News, Talk-Show
Interview of Patricia Mizen with entertainment tonight.
Director: Dennis Coleman | Stars: Daniel Baldwin, Nikki Blonsky, Gerard Butler, Nicolas Cage
Votes: 20
7.
Match Game PM (1975–1981)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1975)
TV-PG | Comedy, Family, Game-Show
Director: Marc Breslow | Stars: Gene Rayburn, William Shatner, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly
Votes: 19
8.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
Any Benevolent Purpose
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
After minor league con-artist Fred Rice finds himself facing arrest and prosecution, he offers to expose the leader of a charitable organization that is bilking the public each for year for... See full summary »
Director: Howard Da Silva | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 9
9.
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010–2020)
Episode:
The Perfect Pear
(2017)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Applejack and her siblings discover a few surprises when they set out to unravel the mystery of the feud between the Apple and Pear families.
Directors: Denny Lu, Mike Myhre, Jim Miller | Stars: Ashleigh Ball, Michelle Creber, Peter New, William Shatner
Votes: 859
10.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
Dangerous to the Public Peace and Safety
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
On the subway, a girl is murdered at the height of rush hour by a psycho serial killer. Koster feels guilty when he realizes that the young man named as the perpetrator was once a ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 12
11.
The Screen Savers (1998–2005)
Episode:
Episode dated 8 May 2003
(2003)
Talk-Show
Star: William Shatner
Votes: 14
12.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
The City on the Edge of Forever
(1967)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When a temporarily insane Dr. McCoy accidentally changes history and destroys his time, Kirk and Spock follow him to prevent the disaster, but the price to do so is high.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Joan Collins, DeForest Kelley
Votes: 6,583
13.
A Twist in the Tale (1999)
Episode:
A Ghost of Our Own
(1999)
TV-PG | 53 min | Drama, Family, Mystery
Laura Bradley and her two daughters move into their new home, an unexpected inheritance from a great-uncle they never met. All is going well as they settle into their new town and community, until they discover that their home is haunted.
Stars: Emily Barclay, Joseph Crawford, Robin Johnson, Nerine Kidd
Votes: 11
14.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
Seized, Confined and Detained
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Todays theme is Seized, Confined and Detained.
Director: Paul Almond | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 12
15. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.
Stars: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, James Turley
Votes: 93,233
16.
Boston Legal (2004–2008)
Episode:
Son of the Defender
(2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Denny is forced to recount a trial with his father from fifty years earlier when the victim's son--carrying a gun and wired to a bomb--returns demanding justice. Meanwhile, Alan is found in... See full summary »
Director: Bill D'Elia | Stars: James Spader, Julie Bowen, Mark Valley, Rene Auberjonois
Votes: 770
17.
Boston Legal (2004–2008)
Episode:
Last Call
(2008)
TV-PG | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Before Alan and Denny go to the Supreme Court, they must fight an injunction to keep them from getting married to each other. Meanwhile, religious differences could threaten Shirley and Carl's upcoming wedding.
Director: Bill D'Elia | Stars: James Spader, John Larroquette, Christian Clemenson, Tara Summers
Votes: 556
18.
Better Late Than Never (2016–2018)
Episode:
A Thai Goodbye
(2016)
TV-14 | Documentary, Comedy
They travel to Thailand and Terry Bradshaw turns 67 while there.
Stars: Terry Bradshaw, Jeff Dye, George Foreman, William Shatner
Votes: 102
19. Inglorious Treksperts (2018 Podcast Series)
Not Rated | Talk-Show
The world's foremost Treksperts, Mark A. Altman (writer/producer, Free Enterprise and author of the bestselling The Fifty-Year Mission) and Daren Dochterman (visual effects supervisor; Star... See full summary »
Stars: Daren Dochterman, Mark A. Altman, Ashley Miller, Robert Meyer Burnett
Votes: 25
20.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
To Prosecute All Crimes
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
New York City assistant district attorney Dave Koster finds himself humiliated in court when he's assigned to prosecute a vagrancy charge on the city's most notorious racketeer Johnny Pack.... See full summary »
Director: David Greene | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 13
21.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
Mirror, Mirror
(1967)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A transporter accident places Captain Kirk's landing party in an alternate universe, where the Enterprise is in the service of a barbarically brutal empire.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, BarBara Luna
Votes: 5,147
22.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
(1963)
TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A man, newly recovered from a nervous breakdown, becomes convinced that a monster only he sees is damaging the plane he's flying in.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: William Shatner, Christine White, Ed Kemmer, Asa Maynor
Votes: 5,503
23.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
The Influence of Fear
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Todays theme is the Influence of Fear.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 12
24.
Psych (2006–2014)
Episode:
Heeeeere's Lassie
(2012)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
After Lassiter moves into a new condominium building and strange things start happening to him, he is forced to hire Shawn and Gus to figure out what could be causing the supposed paranormal disturbance.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez | Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson
Votes: 1,363
25.
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2015)
Episode:
Final Show
(2014)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Craig concludes his late night series with guest Jay Leno.
Stars: Craig Ferguson, Jay Leno, Drew Carey, Marion Cotillard
Votes: 91
26.
Better Late Than Never (2016–2018)
Episode:
Seoul Brothers
(2016)
TV-14 | Documentary, Comedy
Group visits a K-pop school, learn dance moves from the K-pop band Girls Generation in a music video shoot with them. Visits to an inexpensive spa, the DMZ; and eat at a restaurant that serves live octopus.
Stars: Terry Bradshaw, Jeff Dye, George Foreman, Girls' Generation
Votes: 99
27.
Boston Legal (2004–2008)
Episode:
Death Be Not Proud
(2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Alan assists Chelina in Texas, where a former client is getting executed while he is maybe innocent. Denny and Shirley represent an old friend of theirs when she is charged with having ... See full summary »
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: James Spader, Monica Potter, Rhona Mitra, Mark Valley
Votes: 553
28.
Better Late Than Never (2016–2018)
Episode:
Kyoto and Hong Kong: Less Talky, More Sake
(2016)
TV-14 | Documentary, Comedy
The group visits a geisha house and samurai warrior school in Kyoto, Japan. In Hong Kong Shatner books a top hotel. Group rents a yacht, has custom suits made and visits an ancient Chinese medicine shop.
Stars: Terry Bradshaw, La Carmina, Jeff Dye, George Foreman
Votes: 112
29. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Former Daily Show host and correspondent John Oliver brings his persona to this weekly news satire program.
Stars: John Oliver, David Kaye, Ryan Barger, Noel MacNeal
Votes: 95,813
30. The Screen Savers (1998–2005)
90 min | Talk-Show
Tech Gurus answers your computer questions.
Stars: Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, Daniel Hanttula, Laura Foy
Votes: 258
31. The Morning Program (1987)
90 min | News
Stars: Bette Davis, Mariette Hartley, Rolland Smith, Mark McEwen
Votes: 99
32. The Rock & Roll Roast of Zakk Wylde (2012 TV Movie)
44 min | Music
The comedy rock & roll roast of legendary guitarist Zakk Wylde.
Director: Bryan Beasley | Stars: Sharon Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne, Scott Ian
Votes: 45
33.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis
(1977)
90 min | Documentary
Jane Fonda hosts the AFI Life Achievement Awards ceremony honoring Bette Davis featuring clips from her films and the reminiscences of many co-workers.
Stars: Diahnne Abbott, Lou Adler, Eddie Albert, Susan Anspach
Votes: 535
34.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
Balance of Terror
(1966)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Enterprise must decide on its response when a Romulan ship makes a destructively hostile armed probe of Federation territory.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Mark Lenard, Paul Comi
Votes: 5,703
35.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
The Trouble with Tribbles
(1967)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
To protect a space station with a vital grain shipment, Kirk must deal with Federation bureaucrats, a Klingon battle cruiser and a peddler who sells furry, purring, hungry little creatures as pets.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, William Schallert
Votes: 4,936
36.
World Poker Tour (2003– )
Episode:
Hollywood Home Game V
(2005)
TV-14 | Game-Show
Stars: Jonathan Baker, Paul Darden, Daisy Fuentes, Shana Hiatt
Votes: 23
37.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
Between Candor and Shame
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
While pursuing a case against a pornography publisher David Koster's wife is blackmailed due to an alleged adulterous divorce.
Director: Tom Gries | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 12
38.
Boston Legal (2004–2008)
Episode:
The Court Supreme
(2008)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Alan is given the opportunity to present an appeal to the Supreme Court in the case of a mentally challenged man sentenced to death for the sexual assault of a young girl.
Director: Robert Yannetti | Stars: James Spader, John Larroquette, Christian Clemenson, Gary Anthony Williams
Votes: 473
39.
Better Late Than Never (2016–2018)
Episode:
Munich
(2017)
TV-14 | Documentary, Comedy
Bavaria, lederhosen, Ocktoberfest, beer, Autobahn, BMW, Sound of Music; the boys have to try it all.
Director: Neil DeGroot | Stars: Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, George Foreman
Votes: 77
40.
Better Late Than Never (2016–2018)
Episode:
Sweden - I'm a Viking!
(2018)
TV-14 | Documentary, Comedy
Challenges that aren't for the faint of heart; the world's smelliest dish; an etiquette class; George is surprised by a founding member of ABBA.
Stars: Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, George Foreman
Votes: 81
41.
Better Late Than Never (2016–2018)
Episode:
Lithuania - I'm King of the Castle
(2018)
TV-14 | Documentary, Comedy
A goat beauty contest; a stay in an uncomfortable haunted castle; an unpleasant visit to Russia.
Stars: Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, George Foreman
Votes: 78
42.
Better Late Than Never (2016–2018)
Episode:
Barcelona - If Terry's Not Naked, Who Is?
(2018)
TV-14 | Documentary, Comedy
In Barcelona the boys dress up for a giants parade and join in group activities with the locals. Though they find some parts of the Spanish culture are a bit nauseating and painful it's not... See full summary »
Stars: Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, George Foreman
Votes: 63
43. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)
30 min | Talk-Show
Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.
Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan
Votes: 169
44. The Woody Woodbury Show (1967–1968)
60 min | Talk-Show
The Woody Woodbury Show was on television from 1967 to 1968, a 90-minute talk/variety show which aired weekday afternoons in most markets.
Stars: Robert Ridgely, Woody Woodbury, Victor Buono, Michael Melvin Combo
Votes: 25
45. Bald and Bonkers (2021– )
Talk-Show
Stars: Dakota Frandsen, Christopher Moule, Sherry Brett, Mike Coleman
Votes: 7
46.
Boston Legal (2004–2008)
Episode:
Hired Guns
(2004)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lori and Brad defend a woman who is accused of killing her husband and his mistress. Alan's life becomes in danger when he helps a woman whose ex-husband plans to kidnap their children.
Director: Dennis Smith | Stars: James Spader, Monica Potter, Rhona Mitra, Lake Bell
Votes: 480
47.
Hercules (1998–1999)
Episode:
Hercules and the Argonauts
(1998)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Hercules meets Jason, the Argonaut: a great hero and one of the most patient men of all time, having spent many years searching for the Golden Fleece and not having found it yet. Jason ... See full synopsis »
Director: Bob Kline | Stars: Robert Costanzo, Tate Donovan, Brad Garrett, Rebecca Gayheart
Votes: 37
48.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
Space Seed
(1967)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
While on patrol in deep space, Captain Kirk and his crew find and revive a genetically-engineered world conqueror and his compatriots from Earth's Twentieth Century.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban, Madlyn Rhue
Votes: 5,415
49.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
The Doomsday Machine
(1967)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The USS Enterprise encounters the wrecked USS Constellation and its distraught commodore who's determined to stop the giant planet-destroying robot ship that killed his crew.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, William Windom
Votes: 4,507
50.
Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode:
No Deadly Medicine: Part 2
(1957)
60 min | Drama
Dr. Joseph Pearson and his young assistant clash over the circumstances of a premature birth and a cancer diagnosis.
Stars: Bea Arthur, Philip Bourneuf, Carolyn Brenner, James Broderick
Votes: 29