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1.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Woodrow Wilson
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1916 Woodrow Wilson nominates Judge Louis D. Brandeis to the US Supreme Court. As a Jew and as a judge who has stood up to special interests, Judge Brandeis faces intense opposition.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Whit Bissell, John McMartin, Paul Stewart, Oliver McGowan
Votes: 7
2.
Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode:
A Happy Life
(1988)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Catherine and Vincent are forced to question if they could ever be truly happy together.
Director: Victor Lobl | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone
Votes: 129
3.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976)
Episode:
Fun and Games and Michael Ambrose
(1970)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama
A diabetic threatens to stop taking his insulin shots to get even with his father, whom he blames for his mother's suffering.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Robert Young, James Brolin, Elena Verdugo, John McMartin
Votes: 20
4.
Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
Episode:
Give My Regards to Broadway: 1893-1927
(2004)
Documentary, Music
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Broadway was dominated by two names: George M. Cohan and Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.. Cohan wrote and starred in his own shows. Ziegfeld pioneered the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Kantor | Stars: Nancy Kathryn Anderson, Julie Andrews, Mary Ellin Barnett, Irving Berlin
Votes: 26
5.
Lincoln (1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1988)
Drama, History, War
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Sam Waterston, Mary Tyler Moore, Richard Mulligan, Deborah Adair
Votes: 10
6. Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
360 min | Documentary, Music
A six-part documentary about the Broadway musical
Stars: Julie Andrews, Stephen Sondheim, John Lahr, Tommy Tune
Votes: 385
7.
Lincoln (1988)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1988)
Drama, History, War
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Sam Waterston, Mary Tyler Moore, Richard Mulligan, Deborah Adair
Votes: 9
8. Oz (1997–2003)
TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.
Stars: Ernie Hudson, J.K. Simmons, Lee Tergesen, Dean Winters
Votes: 106,630
9.
Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode:
Orphans
(1989)
TV-PG | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
After her father dies, Catherine thinks about living the rest of her life in the world below.
Director: Victor Lobl | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone
Votes: 81
10.
Coach (1989–1997)
Episode:
Poodle Springs
(1990)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Sport
Dauber meets Judy's parents but everything goes wrong when he accidentally lets the Watkins' poodle jump out a six story hotel window.
Director: Tony Dow | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Jerry Van Dyke, Clare Carey, Bill Fagerbakke
Votes: 73
11. East Side/West Side (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
In this weekly drama show, George C. Scott plays a dedicated social worker trying to solve the problems of his clients in the fascinating mix of cultures that makes up New York City.
Stars: George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, Linden Chiles
Votes: 206
12.
Cannon (1971–1976)
Episode:
Nightmare
(1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A dying prisoner, a former hit man, confesses to Cannon that he killed Frank's wife and child 14 years ago when Cannon was a cop. Cannon investigates to find the person responsible while trying to control his desire for revenge.
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: William Conrad, John McMartin, Elizabeth Allen, John McLiam
Votes: 91
13.
Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
Episode:
Syncopated City: 1919-1933
(2004)
Documentary, Music
The radical cultural changes that occurred in the 1920's were reflected in the Broadway musical. Musically, jazz ruled the Broadway musical stage. There was also a sense of liberation in ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Kantor | Stars: Nancy Kathryn Anderson, Julie Andrews, Warner Baxter, Eubie Blake
Votes: 22
14.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
(2010)
Not Rated | 116 min | Music, Musical
Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and work of one of Broadway's greatest legends - the one and only Stephen Sondheim.
Director: Lonny Price | Stars: David Hyde Pierce, Paul Gemignani, New York Philharmonic, Laura Benanti
Votes: 90
15. Bicentennial Minutes (1974– )
1 min | Short, History
Minute-long "on this day in history" shorts, used a countdown to America's bicentennial.
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Cleveland Amory, Edward Asner, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 51
16.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Concealed Enemies, Part I: Suspicion
(1984)
219 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A dramatized account of the actual events that led to the 1950 conviction of former U. S. State Department official Alger Hiss of perjury before a federal grand jury and his resulting imprisonment.
Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Gerry Bamman, John Harkins, Edward Herrmann, Maria Tucci
Votes: 52
17.
Kay O'Brien (1986)
Episode:
Don't Bother Kayo It's Chinatown
(1986)
Drama
A Chinatown merchant is wounded in a shootout and needs a kidney transplant, and his brain-dead assailant may be the only suitable donor; Kayo's parents breeze into town.
Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: Patricia Kalember, Brian Benben, Priscilla Lopez, Jan Rubes
Votes: 7
18. 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: 10,167
19. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who each faced a terrible crisis in their life.
Stars: Jason Wingreen, Ken Drake, Woodrow Parfrey, Len Wayland
Votes: 91
20.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
The Bill of Wrongs
(2000)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Glynn learns from Adebisi that he was given the gun by former C.O. Hughes. Morales enlists Rebadow's help in taking Hernandez's place in the drug ring run by Adebisi and Pancamo. Mobay finds himself in a dangerous position.
Director: Goran Gajic | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney
Votes: 1,963
21. 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: 95,410
22. 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: 47,172
23. The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of an easy-going ex-convict turned private investigator.
Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Luis Delgado
Votes: 10,862
24. Independent Lens (1999– )
TV-14 | Documentary
Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented ... See full summary »
Stars: America Ferrera, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 634
25.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Obituaries
(2000)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The African-American inmates point the finger at McManus for letting Em City get out of hand. After that and his recent erratic behavior, McManus gets the ax from Glynn. Mobay's cover is almost blown.
Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney
Votes: 1,964
26.
Separate But Equal (1991)
Episode:
Separate But Equal: Part One
(1991)
PG | 120 min | Drama, History
Director: George Stevens Jr. | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Burt Lancaster, Richard Kiley, Cleavon Little
Votes: 10
27.
Separate But Equal (1991)
Episode:
Separate But Equal: Part Two
(1991)
PG | 120 min | Drama, History
Director: George Stevens Jr. | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Burt Lancaster, Richard Kiley, Cleavon Little
Votes: 10
28. The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
The professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues.
Stars: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace
Votes: 6,733
29.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
F.O.B. Honolulu: Part II
(1971)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
U.S. Commander Nicholson now has the perfect counterfeit plates. His price: $2 million and amnesty for all crimes (including the murder of the man he got the plates from). His girlfriend, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 129
30.
Medical Center (1969–1976)
Episode:
A Life Is Waiting
(1969)
60 min | Drama
A heart condition threatens a woman's pregnancy. She wants to risk the pregnancy while her husband wants her to have a therapeutic abortion.
Director: George McCowan | Stars: Chad Everett, James Daly, John McMartin, Barbara Rush
Votes: 23
31.
Sisters (1991–1996)
Episode:
Portrait of the Artists
(1992)
Drama
Teddy learns that her high school beau has Aids, Alex enrolls in a writing class taught by a famous author and Frankie drives Georgie's family crazy.
Director: Michael Lange | Stars: Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, Julianne Phillips, Sela Ward
Votes: 12
32.
Further Tales of the City (2001–2002)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2001)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Royal Reichenbach begins dating Anna but, on hearing of Mother Mucca's past, realizes that he is her father. Jon returns to Barbary Lane to begin again with Mouse. The search for the ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Gang | Stars: Olympia Dukakis, Paul Hopkins, Laura Linney, Barbara Garrick
Votes: 48
33. 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: 62,008
34. Mr. Broadway (1964)
60 min | Drama
Life and times of a press agent and man-about-town.
Stars: Craig Stevens, Lani Miyazaki, Horace McMahon, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 52
35.
Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode:
Masques
(1987)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Free to walk the streets openly on Halloween, Vincent becomes the guardian of an Irish peace activist who's been targeted for assassination.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone
Votes: 107
36.
Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode:
Once Upon a Time in the City of New York
(1987)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Attacked, mutilated and left for dead, Catherine Chandler is rescued by the mysterious man-beast called Vincent.
Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Ray Wise
Votes: 236
37.
Coach (1989–1997)
Episode:
My True Love Gave to Me...
(1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Sport
When Dauber's Christmas gift for Judy gets accidentally switched with Hayden's engagement ring for Christine, Judy thinks Dauber is proposing to her.
Director: Craig T. Nelson | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Jerry Van Dyke, Clare Carey, Bill Fagerbakke
Votes: 54
38.
Empty Nest (1988–1995)
Episode:
The Son of a Preacherman
(1992)
TV-PG | Comedy, Drama, Family
Harry takes in a young boy to observe while he works, Harry finds out that he is only doing it because his father wants him to do it so he can become a doctor one day.
Director: Steve Zuckerman | Stars: Richard Mulligan, Kristy McNichol, Dinah Manoff, David Leisure
Votes: 96
39.
The Flying Nun (1967–1970)
Episode:
The Flying Nun
(1967)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Located atop a hill in old San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Convent San Tanco is populated by, among others, the stern and traditional Reverend Mother Superior Placido, straightforward Sister ... See full summary »
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Sally Field, Marge Redmond, Madeleine Sherwood, Alejandro Rey
Votes: 105
40.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Forgive Me, Father
(1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A teacher to whom Dorothy is attracted turns out to be a priest.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 522
41.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
F.O.B. Honolulu: Part I
(1971)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Chinese (led by Wo Fat), the Soviets (led by Mischa Toptegan) and assorted criminals are all after perfect counterfeit plates. The plates were originally developed by the Chinese, who ... See full summary »
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 131
42.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
The Committee
(1991)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jessica is the first women to speak at a function at an all-male club, then a member is murdered.
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Robin Dearden, John Kapelos, Norman Lloyd
Votes: 333
43.
The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
Episode:
The Fourth Man
(1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jim helps a friend who works in the airline industry, who's being pursued by a man, and she's no idea why she's being targeted.
Director: William Wiard | Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, John McMartin
Votes: 299
44. Ghostwriter (1992–1995)
TV-Y | 30 min | Family, Fantasy, Horror
A group of kids solves local crimes, capers, and mysteries in their neighborhood, with the help of a ghost who can only communicate through writing and words.
Stars: David López, Blaze Berdahl, Todd Alexander, Sheldon Turnipseed
Votes: 2,806
45. All the President's Men (1976)
PG | 138 min | Drama, History, Thriller
"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam
Votes: 125,997 | Gross: $70.60M
46. 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: 896
47. Premiere (1968)
60 min | Drama
Composed of pilots for CBS, including Call to Danger (with Peter Graves), Lassiter (starring Burt Reynolds), and Walk in the Sky (by Robert Altman, with Carroll O'Connor).
Stars: John McMartin, Billy Dee Williams, Albert Paulsen, Dustin Hoffman
Votes: 43
48.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Private Contentment
(1982)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young soldier goes home to attend his mother's funeral just before being shipped out to serve in World War II.
Director: Vivian Matalon | Stars: Trini Alvarado, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Lee Laks, John McMartin
Votes: 18
49.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
The Rules of the Game
(1975)
TV-G | 88 min | Music, Musical
Directors: Kirk Browning, Stephen Porter | Stars: Glenn Close, David Dukes, George Ede, Joel Fabiani
Votes: 31
50.
The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978)
Episode:
Somebody Down Here Likes Me
(1973)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The pastor at Bob and Emily's church asks Bob if he can become one of his patients.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Peter Bonerz, Bill Daily
Votes: 137