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1. Starship Excelsior (2007 Podcast Series)
80 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The crew of the Starship Excelsior flits between the stars of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek universe, and, in exploring new life and new civilizations, she and her crew help chart the paths of the human experience
Stars: Mike Hennessy, Samuel Gillis, Caitlin Heaney, Larry Phelan
Votes: 10
2.
EZ Streets (1996–1997)
Episode:
A Ceremony of Innocence
(1997)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Romance
Theresa prompts Jimmy (Joe Pantoliano) to find out who planted the gun that killed Quinn's partner; Capt. Geary's past comes to light; Danny (Jason Gedrick) gets further indebted to Murtha ... See full synopsis »
Director: Michael Fields | Stars: Ken Olin, Joe Pantoliano, Jason Gedrick, Sarah Trigger
Votes: 18
3.
General Hospital (1963– )
Episode:
Episode #1.12034
(2010)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Owen Renfroe | Stars: Anthony Geary, John J. York, Steve Burton, Maurice Benard
Votes: 8
4.
Doctor Doctor (1989–1991)
Episode:
Pediatricks
(1989)
Comedy
Abe reluctantly allows Mike to babysit while he takes his wife out for their anniversary. He's not happy with what Mike teaches his kid.
Director: Michael Lembeck | Stars: Matt Frewer, Julius Carry, Beau Gravitte, Maureen Mueller
Votes: 50
5.
Jack & Bobby (2004–2005)
Episode:
Lost Boys
(2004)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
The brothers are understandably suspicious when culinarily hopeless ma announces she's going to cook a Thanksgiving turkey for their guests. Jack's longstanding friend Matt Kramer has ... See full summary »
Director: Bryan Gordon | Stars: Christine Lahti, Matt Long, Logan Lerman, Edwin Hodge
Votes: 62
6.
The Gilded Age (2022– )
Episode:
In Terms of Winning and Losing
(2023)
TV-MA | Drama
The van Rhijn staff question their employment. Jack's patent is approved. Peggy wins for local schools, ponders leaving NY Globe. Marian reveals feelings to Dashiell. Bertha and Mrs. Astor make final opera war maneuvers.
Director: Michael Engler | Stars: Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton
Votes: 887
7. The West Wing (1999–2006)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Inside the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, John Spencer
Votes: 85,737
8.
Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode:
Those Are Strings, Pinocchio
(2003)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Drama
Rory graduates from Chilton, and the girls look forward to traveling in Europe, Yale, and opening the new inn.
Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena
Votes: 1,062
9.
My Two Dads (1987–1990)
Episode:
Quality Time
(1987)
TV-G | 23 min | Comedy, Family
Michael feels guilty when the responsibility of his career prohibits him from being the kind of parent he would like to be to Nicole.
Director: J.D. Lobue | Stars: Paul Reiser, Staci Keanan, Florence Stanley, Greg Evigan
Votes: 54
10.
My Two Dads (1987–1990)
Episode:
Story with a Twist
(1989)
TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family
When 14 year old Nicole comes home with liquor on her breath, the Dads employ their own brand of shock therapy: a vivid and frightening demonstration of the dangers of alcohol abuse.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman | Stars: Paul Reiser, Staci Keanan, Florence Stanley, Dick Butkus
Votes: 57
11. House M.D. (2004–2012)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery
Using a crack team of doctors and his wits, an antisocial maverick doctor specializing in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way.
Stars: Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, Jesse Spencer
Votes: 515,115
12. Vengeance Unlimited (1998–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The mysterious Mr. Chapel helps others to gain vengeance against criminals.
Stars: Michael Madsen, Kathleen York, Scott Patterson, Dayton Callie
Votes: 1,177
13.
The Closer (2005–2012)
Episode:
Standards and Practices
(2005)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Captain Taylor makes his move against Brenda, meaning she must juggle concerns of an I.A. investigation with solving the murder of a famous producer.
Director: Michael M. Robin | Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett
Votes: 553
14.
My Two Dads (1987–1990)
Episode:
The Man in the Pink Slip
(1989)
TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Lifestyles and temperaments change dramatically in the Taylor/Harris household when Michael loses his job and Joey goes to work.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman | Stars: Paul Reiser, Staci Keanan, Florence Stanley, Dick Butkus
Votes: 51
15.
My Two Dads (1987–1990)
Episode:
Together We Stand
(1989)
TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Michael is excited and Joey apprehensive as they begin their jobs together at a new financial magazine, but emotions mix when they meet their boss, Karen, an attractive and assertive woman.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman | Stars: Paul Reiser, Staci Keanan, Florence Stanley, Dick Butkus
Votes: 49
16. Dexter (2006–2013)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
He's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and nights committing them.
Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas, James Remar
Votes: 768,776
17. Parks and Recreation (2009–2015)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
The absurd antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place.
Stars: Amy Poehler, Jim O'Heir, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt
Votes: 288,530
18. From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, History
Dramatized portrayal of the Apollo manned space program.
Stars: Tom Hanks, Nick Searcy, Lane Smith, David Andrews
Votes: 13,238
19. Doctor Doctor (1989–1991)
30 min | Comedy
Doctor, Doctor chronicles the exploits of four doctors who formed the Northeast Medical Partners. After completing their Harvard medical schooling and residences they all got together and ... See full summary »
Stars: Matt Frewer, Julius Carry, Beau Gravitte, Maureen Mueller
Votes: 437
20.
Dear John (1988–1992)
Episode:
Stand by Your Man
(1989)
Comedy
Tony Larkin joins the group.
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jere Burns, Jane Carr, Harry Groener
Votes: 37
21.
Jack & Bobby (2004–2005)
Episode:
Election Night
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Feminist fury Grace manages to blame Tom and his 'apathic generation' for signing up 180 girls in a Democrat election party she could only interest 20 students in, next pours her invariably... See full summary »
Director: Keith Samples | Stars: Christine Lahti, Matt Long, Logan Lerman, Jessica Paré
Votes: 32
22. Boston Legal (2004–2008)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Boston Legal is a spin-off of the long-running David E. Kelley series The Practice (1997), following the exploits of former Practice character Alan Shore (James Spader) at the legal firm of Crane, Poole, and Schmidt.
Stars: James Spader, William Shatner, Candice Bergen, Rene Auberjonois
Votes: 50,072
23. The Silence at Bethany (1988)
90 min
Ira Matrin (Mark Moses), who grew up in a Mennonite community in the 1930s, went to live with relatives out of town when his parents accidentally died.
Director: Joel Oliansky | Stars: Ann Marie Breen, Faye Brenner, Tom Dahlgren, Richard Fancy
Votes: 18
24.
Jack & Bobby (2004–2005)
Episode:
Running Scared
(2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
After his cowardly roughing-up by a gang while putting out the trash at his restaurant job, Jack decides to return to daily athletic team training, leaving Bobby without a jogging partner, ... See full summary »
Director: Perry Lang | Stars: Christine Lahti, Matt Long, Logan Lerman, Jessica Paré
Votes: 36
25.
Jack & Bobby (2004–2005)
Episode:
The Kindness of Strangers
(2004)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Bobby is admitted to the Challenge program for the academically gifted, but the 'cool' friends he makes there are vindictive vandals who drag him along into trouble, even wreck the kind ... See full summary »
Director: David Nutter | Stars: Christine Lahti, Matt Long, Logan Lerman, Jessica Paré
Votes: 34
26.
My Two Dads (1987–1990)
Episode:
Michael's Sister Comes Over and Visits
(1988)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
When Michael's adventuresome sister pays him a visit after a long separation, he tries to stop doting and accept her for the free spirit she is.
Director: Valentine Mayer | Stars: Paul Reiser, Staci Keanan, Florence Stanley, Dick Butkus
Votes: 52
27.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Peeler? I Hardly Knew Her
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man's gunshot-induced amnesia causes Jones and Medavoy to concoct an unconventional way to nail his assailant. Meanwhile, a man Sipowicz put away twenty years ago for raping and murdering... See full summary »
Director: Jesse Bochco | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 98
28.
St. Elsewhere (1982–1988)
Episode:
Where There's Hope, There's Crosby
(1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
The hospital's founder, Father McCabe, 90 years old and stricken with ALS, comes to visit the hospital; Craig gets some bad news regarding his hand injury; Morrison returns and gets a surprise in the morgue.
Director: Bruce Paltrow | Stars: Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd, Ed Begley Jr., Stephen Furst
Votes: 45
29.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode:
Relativity
(1999)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Federation time ship Capt Braxton pulls Seven out of her time to help identify and destroy a bomb planted aboard Voyager.
Director: Allan Eastman | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill
Votes: 2,264
30.
Huff (2004–2006)
Episode:
Maps Don't Talk 2
(2006)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A mission to Mexico to rescue Teddy forces Huff enlist Russell's help.
Director: Scott Winant | Stars: Hank Azaria, Paget Brewster, Anton Yelchin, Andy Comeau
Votes: 43
31.
Dexter (2006–2013)
Episode:
Father Knows Best
(2006)
TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dexter is joined by Rita, Debra and Rudy for a weekend away when he learns that his biological father, whom he was told died thirty years ago, has just recently passed away and left him everything he owned, including his house.
Director: Adam Davidson | Stars: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Erik King
Votes: 6,339
32.
Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode:
Lorelai? Lorelai?
(2007)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Rory stresses out as graduation approaches. Lorelai takes the stage for a karaoke serenade.
Director: Bethany Rooney | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Scott Patterson, Melissa McCarthy
Votes: 846
33.
The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode:
Red Queen
(2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Evidence in the murder of an antiques dealer found dead in a museum indicates that the suspect may be a member of the CBI team.
Director: Chris Long | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman
Votes: 1,489
34.
The Gilded Age (2022– )
Episode:
Close Enough to Touch
(2023)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama
In Newport, Bertha Russell makes final preparations for the societal event of the summer season with a dinner to honor the Duke of Buckingham .
Director: Michael Engler | Stars: Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton
Votes: 647
35. The Good Wife (2009–2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alicia Florrick has been a good wife to her husband, a former state's attorney. After a very humiliating sex and corruption scandal, he is behind bars. She must now provide for her family and returns to work as a litigator in a law firm.
Stars: Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth, Josh Charles, Matt Czuchry
Votes: 82,898
36. Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore other planets through the recently discovered Stargates.
Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge
Votes: 101,561
37. Veep (2012–2019)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy
Former Senator Selina Meyer finds that being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she hoped and everything that everyone ever warned her about.
Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Reid Scott
Votes: 63,637
38. Carnivàle (2003–2005)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
During the Great Depression, an Oklahoma farm boy and a charismatic minister learn that they are key players in a proxy war being fought between Heaven and Hell.
Stars: Michael J. Anderson, Adrienne Barbeau, Clancy Brown, Debra Christofferson
Votes: 46,910
39.
Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode:
The Big One
(2003)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Drama
Rory and Paris finally hear from Harvard. Lorelai and Max meet again.
Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena
Votes: 856
40.
My Two Dads (1987–1990)
Episode:
Class
(1989)
TV-G | 23 min | Comedy, Family
Joey learns about an opening for an art teacher but he lacks the college degree required. He returns to school but discovers his instructor is Mr. Kelcher who he clashed with in the past.
Directors: Mark Brull, Florence Stanley | Stars: Paul Reiser, Staci Keanan, Florence Stanley, Chad Allen
Votes: 44
41.
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Episode:
Apollo One
(1998)
TV-PG | 58 min | Action, Drama, History
NASA prepares for the Apollo 1 mission, then investigates the cause of the mission's tragic cabin fire.
Director: David Frankel | Stars: Tom Hanks, Mason Adams, Jo Anderson, David Andrews
Votes: 520
42.
BrainDead (2016)
Episode:
The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis
(2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Laurel discovers the secret to driving the bugs out of a person's brain and tests the tactic on her father. Armed with new knowledge, Laurel and Gareth attempt to expel the Queen bug out of Red's head once and for all. Laurel and Gareth progress in their romantic relationship.
Director: Robert King | Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Danny Pino, Aaron Tveit, Nikki M. James
Votes: 329
43. Why Women Kill (2019–2021)
TV-MA | 984 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An anthology series that follows three women in different decades all living in the same house, as they deal with infidelity and betrayals in their marriages.
Stars: Jack Davenport, Lucy Liu, Allison Tolman, Ginnifer Goodwin
Votes: 31,185
44.
Charmed (1998–2006)
Episode:
Witch Way Now?
(2002)
TV-PG | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
The Charmed Ones are visited by the Angel of Destiny who offers them a choice of destinies for vanquishing The Source: they can remain Charmed or choose to relinquish their powers and live normal lives.
Director: Brad Kern | Stars: Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan, Holly Marie Combs, Brian Krause
Votes: 752
45.
The Michael Richards Show (2000)
Episode:
Discrimination
(2000)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
An attractive lawyer "Brenda Strong" hires Vic to investigate a fast-food restaurant for a discrimination case.
Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Michael Richards, William Devane, Bill Cobbs, Amy Farrington
Votes: 21
46.
NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
Episode:
Traylor Trash
(2004)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Andy and John approach Mrs Clifton for help with her daughter's murder. Jennifer turns up out of the blue, apparently off her meds. A man is shot, apparently over a church and a video tape.
Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gordon Clapp, Henry Simmons
Votes: 100
47.
Touched by an Angel (1994–2003)
Episode:
Seek and Ye Shall Find
(1998)
TV-PG | 46 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Monica slips and falls when walking on ice. She does not remember her name or her faith. As she works with a doctor, she starts to remember and helps the doctor find his own faith.
Director: Victor Lobl | Stars: Roma Downey, Della Reese, John Dye, Dakin Matthews
Votes: 59
48.
Vengeance Unlimited (1998–1999)
Episode:
Ambition
(1998)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
A friend of K.C.'s has been having an affair for a man running for re-election as a Senator. When she has an accident, his mother decides to have the woman murdered. Now it is up to Chapel to set things right.
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Michael Madsen, Kathleen York, Todd Allen, Michael C. Mahon
Votes: 25
49.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Take Out the Trash Day
(2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
In preparation for the Friday night briefing for the Saturday papers and news broadcasts -- nicknamed "take out the trash day" because it disposes of all the stories the White House doesn't... See full summary »
Director: Ken Olin | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 1,162
50.
My Two Dads (1987–1990)
Episode:
Say Goodnight, Gracie
(1989)
TV-G | 23 min | Comedy, Family
Joey goes for brownie points by offering to babysit his girlfriend's daughter.
Directors: Mark Brull, Florence Stanley | Stars: Paul Reiser, Staci Keanan, Florence Stanley, Chad Allen
Votes: 47