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1. Seinfeld (1989–1998)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.

Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander

Votes: 352,186

2. Baby Talk (1991–1992)
Episode: Wedding Bell Blahs (1992)

Comedy

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Director: Linda Day | Stars: Mary Page Keller, Scott Baio, Francesca P. Roberts, Polly Bergen

Votes: 10

3. Grey's Anatomy (2005– )
Episode: Elevator Love Letter (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Owen's PTSD endangers Cristina, Izzie's illness leaves the residents dealing with guilt and anger - at her expense, and Derek's fear causes him to persevere for Meredith's answer.

Director: Edward Ornelas | Stars: Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers

Votes: 1,620

4. Twin Peaks (1990–1991)

TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.

Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook

Votes: 215,776

5. Christmastime with Mister Rogers (1977 TV Special)

Not Rated | 60 min | Musical, Family

It's Christmas in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Mr. Rogers wishes his neighbors a merry Christmas, while in the Neighborhood of Make Believe, all the neighbors exchange gifts with each other... See full summary »

Director: J. Philip Miller | Stars: Fred Rogers, Betty Aberlin, Frances Bay, Veronica Beirne

Votes: 31

6. Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode: The Rye (1996)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

After George's parents take back the bread they gifted to Susan's parents, George makes Jerry find another loaf and tries to appease Susan's parents by taking them on Kramer's Manhattan horse tours, to disastrous consequences.

Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander

Votes: 4,299

7. The X-Files (1993–2018)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.

Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis

Votes: 250,215

8. Dave's World (1993–1997)
Episode: Lost Weekend (1994)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Kenny looks after the kids and loses one of them while Dave and Beth spend a weekend out of town at a hotel with some unusual people.

Stars: Harry Anderson, DeLane Matthews, Shadoe Stevens, J.C. Wendel

Votes: 10

9. Avonlea (1990–1996)

TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A young girl is sent to live with her late mother's relatives in Prince Edward Island. Set in the early 1900's, the series follows her adventures, as well as that of her family and the town's people as she grows up in Avonlea.

Stars: Zachary Bennett, Lally Cadeau, Mag Ruffman, Cedric Smith

Votes: 4,856

10. Seinfeld (1989–1998)
Episode: The Cadillac (1996)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy

In this hour-long episode, Jerry performs the biggest show of his life in Atlantic City. He receives a rather generous pay check for the event, and decides to buy his father a Cadillac. ... See full summary »

Director: Andy Ackerman | Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander

Votes: 3,735

11. Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode: Coma (1990)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Albert determines that neither Leo nor Jacques killed Laura, but he is unable to find any leads into who shot Cooper. Cooper says they must find the third man, who he believes to be Bob, the gray-haired man.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook

Votes: 4,820

12. Mitzi & Joe (1997)

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Director: Cain DeVore | Stars: Frances Bay, Bruce Bohne, Frankie Como, Jon Gries

Votes: 11

13. Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2006)
Episode: A Nice Home in the Country (1999)

44 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama

The Coroner's Office and Homicide investigate the finding of dead body - Robert Magus - buried in the yard of a private home. Beyond the fact that the body was obviously buried, the initial... See full summary »

Directors: Tom Braidwood, Chris Haddock | Stars: Nicholas Campbell, Suleka Mathew, Donnelly Rhodes, Venus Terzo

Votes: 31

14. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

The lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home.

Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper

Votes: 10,179

15. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)

50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A miscellany of numerous classic fairy tales' adaptations.

Stars: Shelley Duvall, John Achorn, Patrick DeSantis, David McCharen

Votes: 2,523

16. Short on Time (2010)

19 min | Short, Drama

When Edith (92) takes a final journey from the hospital to a hospice, she finds an unlikely friend in Howard (34) the disenchanted orderly charged with delivering Edith to her destination.

Director: Benjamin Mattingly | Stars: Frances Bay, Karl Herlinger, Andreas Leondidis, Adam Albanese

Votes: 10

17. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.

Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty

Votes: 47,312

18. Quantum Leap (1989–1993)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

During an experiment into time travel, a scientist finds himself trapped in the past, "leaping" into the lives of different people, sorting out their problems and changing history in hopes of getting back to his own life in the present.

Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Deborah Pratt, Dennis Wolfberg

Votes: 36,522

19. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.

Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking

Votes: 10,583

20. C-16: FBI (1997–1998)
Episode: The Art of War (1998)

Action, Crime, Drama

Stoddard, Rooney, Robinson and DiRado pit a gang of armed robbers who pretend to bi FBI agents against one another. Robinson also looks for his missing junkie brother. Meanwhile, elderly Miss Wilson confesses a 1940s robbery to Reardon.

Director: Donna Deitch | Stars: Eric Roberts, D.B. Sweeney, Christine Tucci, Angie Harmon

Votes: 12

21. Empty Nest (1988–1995)
Episode: The Fracas in Vegas (1993)

TV-PG | Comedy, Drama, Family

Charley and Harry get conned in Las Vegas.

Director: Steve Zuckerman | Stars: Richard Mulligan, Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure

Votes: 100

22. The Marshal (1995)
Episode: Snow Orchid (1995)

Action, Crime, Drama

The escape of Leander Booth, a biochemist convicted of espionage, leads MacBride on a twisted trail involving commandos, spies, laser guns, nuclear radiation, orchids, snow globes - and a pie-baking grandmother.

Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Jeff Fahey, Patricia Harras, Kristina Lewis, Carly McKillip

Votes: 10

23. Cavemen (2007–2008)
Episode: Pilot (2007)

Comedy, Sci-Fi

Joel, Andy and Nick are invited to a private barbecue which Kate's parents are having. Joel attempts to get Kate's father's blessing for him and Kate to marry.

Directors: Josh Gordon, Will Speck | Stars: Bill English, Dash Mihok, Nick Kroll, Kaitlin Doubleday

Votes: 18

24. Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2006)

44 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama

A Vancouver cop turned coroner searches for truth and justice with the help of his friends.

Stars: Nicholas Campbell, Donnelly Rhodes, Venus Terzo, Ian Tracey

Votes: 1,301

25. Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode: Violation (1985)

TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A teenager is raped when he's accidentally sent to a violent prison over a petty crime, resulting in both a lawsuit from his parents and a case for Cagney and Lacey to solve.

Director: Allen Baron | Stars: Sharon Gless, Tyne Daly, Al Waxman, Carl Lumbly

Votes: 54

26. Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001)
Episode: Murder in the Air (1997)

TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The pilot of an airliner escorting Sloan and Amanda to a medical conference in Europe is killed.

Director: Tom Chehak | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell, Charlie Schlatter, Michael Tucci

Votes: 89

27. St. Elsewhere (1982–1988)
Episode: Ewe Can't Go Home Again (1987)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

A student nurse's lie comes back to haunt her; Warren wants better conditions for the orderlies; Craig's artificial-heart program improves as his marriage deteriorates; Wade's hostelry is filled with hostility.

Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: William Daniels, Norman Lloyd, Ronny Cox, Bonnie Bartlett

Votes: 37

28. Who's the Boss? (1984–1992)
Episode: Savor the Veal: Part 3 (1992)

Not Rated | 24 min | Comedy, Romance

Conclusion. When Tony and Angela's long-distance relationship comes up short, Angela (Judith Light) is moved to make a decision that she hopes will bring them closer together.

Director: Tony Singletary | Stars: Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro

Votes: 100

29. Cheers (1982–1993)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama

The regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name.

Stars: Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt

Votes: 62,154

30. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

"Tales from the Crypt" was a 1989 horror story anthology series based on the gruesome E.C. comic books of the 1950s presented by the legendary "Crypt Keeper", a sinister ghoul obsessed with gallows humor and horrific puns.

Stars: John Kassir, Roy Brocksmith, Miguel Ferrer, Cam Clarke

Votes: 27,124

31. St. Elsewhere (1982–1988)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

The lives and work of the staff of St. Eligius Hospital, an old and disrespected Boston teaching hospital.

Stars: Ed Begley Jr., Howie Mandel, David Morse, Christina Pickles

Votes: 5,225

32. Style & Substance (1998)

30 min | Comedy

Chelsea Stevens is a neurotic, egocentric Martha Stewart-type who finds herself reluctantly answering to naive Midwesterner Jane Sokol after her empire is bought out by another company.

Stars: Jean Smart, Nancy McKeon, Heath Hyche, Linda Kash

Votes: 61

33. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: Wings (1983)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Former aviatrix Emily Stilson suffers a stroke and is plunged into a world of disorientation and grief. Memories flood in between painful attempts to re-learn the basic functions of everyday life.

Stars: Constance Cummings, Mary-Joan Negro, Holgie Forrester, Frances Bay

Votes: 15

34. Empty Nest (1988–1995)
Episode: Charley for President (1992)

TV-PG | Comedy, Drama, Family

In need of a new home owner association President Carol pushes Charley into running for the position. Barbara tries all sorts of disguises to fool Dr. Weston while she is on an undercover job at the hospital.

Director: Doug Smart | Stars: Richard Mulligan, Kristy McNichol, Dinah Manoff, David Leisure

Votes: 98

35. Father Dowling Mysteries (1989–1991)
Episode: The Christmas Mystery (1990)

TV-PG | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

After leaving her son with Father Dowling and Sister Stephanie at St. Michael's Parish, a woman is shot and wounded badly. The trail leads Father Dowling and the police to a department ... See full summary »

Director: James Frawley | Stars: Tom Bosley, Tracy Nelson, James Stephens, Mary Wickes

Votes: 60

36. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode: The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo (1988)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Drama

While Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche sit around and feel like their lives are boring, Sophia goes out and fights with the grocery store over a nectarine and a piece of meat, conducts a jazz band made up of old ladies, and volunteers at the hospital.

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty

Votes: 530

37. Futurestates (2010–2014)
Episode: Life Begins at Rewirement (2012)

24 min | Sci-Fi

Set in the near future, LIFE BEGINS AT REWIREMENT follows Simon Ender on the day he checks his 100-year-old mother Jessica, into a memory care facility that uploads elderly minds into data ... See full summary »

Director: Trevin Matcek | Stars: Dave Allen, Jill Andre, Norman L. Blackman, Salvador Cardenas

Votes: 49

38. ER (1994–2009)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Romance

The doctors who work in the ER at the County General Hospital in Chicago grapple with ups and downs in their personal and professional lives while trying to give apt medical care to their patients.

Stars: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Salle

Votes: 67,862

39. Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997–2024)

TV-PG | 60 min | Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy

Five mysterious stories are shown in which people meet strange or unexplainable events. The viewer is invited to decide if the stories are fact or fiction.

Stars: Jonathan Frakes, Don LaFontaine, Campbell Lane, James Brolin

Votes: 5,453

40. Charmed (1998–2006)
Episode: The Three Faces of Phoebe (2002)

TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Phoebe develops a case of cold feet over marrying Cole and casts a spell which brings a young innocent Phoebe and an old cynical Phoebe to the Manor to help her make a decision.

Director: Joel J. Feigenbaum | Stars: Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan, Holly Marie Combs, Brian Krause

Votes: 714

41. The Commish (1991–1996)
Episode: Off Broadway: Part 2 (1995)

TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Though her obsession with the job jeopardizes her personal life, NYPD detective Connie Muldoon presses to find a serial killer.

Director: Miles Watkins | Stars: Michael Chiklis, Theresa Saldana, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Jason Schombing

Votes: 78

42. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode: Larry of Arabia (1986)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Frank convalesces at home. Fabian's mother tries to hit up Lucy for more money. Buntz appears on a court TV show. LaRue and Washington get in trouble when they botch a federal gun-running investigation.

Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, Robert Prosky

Votes: 82

43. My Sister Sam (1986–1988)
Episode: Another Saturday Night (1987)

Comedy

Patti sets Sam up on a date.. until Sam's old boyfriend shows up to surprise her.

Director: Ellen Gittelsohn | Stars: Pam Dawber, Jenny O'Hara, Joel Brooks, David Naughton

Votes: 78

44. My Name Is Earl (2005–2009)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

A ne'er do well wins $100,000 in the lottery and decides to right all the wrongs from his past with his newfound realization!

Stars: Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly, Nadine Velazquez

Votes: 109,720

45. Newhart (1982–1990)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

The misadventures of an author-turned-innkeeper and his friends in rural Vermont.

Stars: Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Tom Poston, Julia Duffy

Votes: 8,122

46. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)

TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A youth anthology series focusing primarily on adaptations of children's literature.

Stars: Willie Tyler, Frank Welker, Hal Smith, Janet Waldo

Votes: 352

47. Pacific Station (1991–1992)

30 min | Comedy

A police comedy show about eccentric police officers. Veteran police detective Bob Ballard is reassigned to Pacific Station in Venice, California. The station is habitually used as an exile... See full summary »

Stars: Robert Guillaume, Richard Libertini, John Hancock, Joel Murray

Votes: 29

48. The Judge (I) (1986–1993)

30 min | Drama

The Judge ran for a dozen years as a local show on WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio until it was picked up and syndicated by CBS. It centered on family court situations and involved children and ... See full summary »

Stars: John Harlan, Robert Shield, Stan Roth, Dana Gibson

Votes: 36

49. Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
Episode: What Murder? (1980)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

After witnessing a murder, Jonathan hits his head and loses his memory. As he tries to recover his memory, he starts to suspect he may have had a mistress -- and killed her.

Director: John Patterson | Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Jack Ging

Votes: 145

50. Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode: Fatal Obsession: Part 1 (1991)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A former girlfriend complicates Hunter's investigation of a string of campus murders while Molenski becomes the target of a cop-killer.

Directors: Corey Allen, Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Fred Dryer, Darlanne Fluegel, Charles Hallahan, Lauren Lane

Votes: 74