Another thread inspired me to ask DU'ers their 10 favorite T.V. shows of all time;

[Upthevibe]

Mine (in no particular order and they're subject to change):

Six Feet Under
Lost
Breaking Bad
Friends
The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
Seinfeld
Ted Lasso
The X Files
The Fugitive (from the 60's)
Veep

[DURHAM D]

1. Designing Women

[Upthevibe]

32. DURHAM D..............

That's a good one!

[BOSSHOG]

2. Got a few

West Wing
Crime Story (from the 80s)
Seinfeld
NCIS New Orleans (why the Hell was that show taken off the air?)

[Upthevibe]

33. BOSSHOG....

I wasn't able to watch The West Wing in real time because I had a job that was overwhelming and I hardly watched anything (I didn't have DVR options back then).

It's so many seasons now that it seem daunting. The West Wing is my sister's favorite show of all time. I've heard fantastic things hear on DU and from other friends.

[BOSSHOG]

54. Excellent Writing

Excellent acting. Good Use of comedy. Stands the test of time. Not too crazy about the last season. Seemed like stuff just thrown together to get out of town.

[rurallib]

3. Twilight Zone is tops by far

then just off the top of my head:

Mary Tyler Moore
Newhart (the one in Vermont)
Big Bang
Everybody loves Raymond
Carol Burnett
Two and a half Men
All in the Family
College sports

I don't watch a lot of TV, mostly network. I will probably think of more tomorrow.

[Upthevibe]

34. rurallib ..............

Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Burnett were two of my favorites too.

[rurallib]

67. some classic memorable moments

"Went with the wind" and Burnett's classic dress

"I hate Spunk!" Mr. Grant on MTM

[elleng]

4. The West Wing

[Upthevibe]

35. elleng........

The West Wing is many people's favorite.

[brewens]

5. MASH, The Bob Newhart Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hogan's Heroes, Green Acres, All in the Family,

Sanford and Son's, Seinfeld, Newhart, Cheers and Taxi.

[Upthevibe]

36. brewens..........

Those are some good ones!

[spooky3]

6. Frasier, Married with Children nt

[Upthevibe]

37. spooky3...........

Married With children was groundbreaking for its time..

[spooky3]

70. Yes it was. And it was obvious how much fun the set designers

Writers, and cast had while making it.

[Boomerproud]

88. Trivia- Thomas Markle. was a set designer for Married With Children and he often brought his daughter Meghan

to the set.

[spooky3]

90. Very cool! I'll bet she loved that. Nt

[CrispyQ]

7. Firefly. -nt

[Upthevibe]

38. spooky3.....

....Lots of people talk about Firefly. I really need to check it out...

[spooky3]

91. I think you meant to address Crispy nt

[RainCaster]

8. Cheers, MASH, Mary Tyler Moore, Johnny Carson

There's probably others, but those all feature prominently with me.
Oh yeah - add:
All in the Family, SNL (80s), Carole Burnett Show.

[Upthevibe]

39. RainCaster.......

When I was just a kid, my dad would let me stay up and watch Johnny Carson with him (even sometimes on school nights)...

[Ocelot II]

9. Off the top of my head, and in no particular order:

The X-Files
LA Law
St. Elsewhere
Breaking Bad
Better Call Saul
The Twilight Zone
The Outer Limits
The West Wing
Downton Abbey
Dr. Who

[Upthevibe]

40. Ocelot II...

I LOVED L.A. Law!

My sister used to say I moved to L.A. because I loved that show so much...

[Chipper Chat]

10. Spur of the moment..

Twin Peaks
Ruth Lyons 50-50 club (50s Cincinnati)
The Rifleman
American Bandstand
Star Trek
I Love Lucy
Johnny Carson (Tonight Show)
Kraft Theatre
What's My Line
Eerie indiana

[Upthevibe]

41. Chipper Chat.......

I Love Lucy is for sure one of my favorites too

[Boomerproud]

89. The 50-50 club was on in my house every day growing up.

Right before it was The Paul Dixon Show that David Letterman says was an inspiration to him. I also remember The Nick Clooney Show and little George dressed as the Easter bunny. WLW was big in those days.

[KarenS]

11. ohhh

The West Wing
Parenthood
Lost
Ozark
Grey's Anatomy
Inventing Anna
Big Bang Theory
Detroit 1-5-7
Code Black
House

I'll probably think of others later,,,, The pandemic helped us find some of these.

[Upthevibe]

42. KarenS........

Ozark is right up there for me too..

[dembotoz]

12. mtm, picket fences, nypd blue,warehouse 13, ncis, countdown, tv nation

[Upthevibe]

43. dembotoz...........

I forgot about Picket Fences. I loved that show!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

13. Twilight Zone, Kolchak, Columbo, Brisco County Junior, Cheers, Wings, Law and Order,

Breaking Bad, Fargo, Call Saul, Unforgotten, Brokenwood Mysteries.

[ggma]

15. Gave you a rec for Brisco County Junior!

gg

[Floyd R. Turbo]

17. ☺️

[Upthevibe]

44. Floyd R. Turbo....

Columbo for sure! I still watch it every Sunday night on Amazan and go to sleep to it because when I was a kid that's when it came on.

I STILL do!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

69. Watching it now on Peacock!

[Scrivener7]

14. The Wire!

[Upthevibe]

45. Scrivener7..

The Wire is consistently on people's lists. I never watched it but will in the future...

[Scrivener7]

65. I think it is the best thing that has ever been on TV.

I have heard people say they don't like season 2, though I did. But if you are one who doesn't like it, don't let it stop you from seeing the subsequent seasons.

It's a Shakespearean tale, told in the setting of Baltimore projects and drug dens.

[AllaN01Bear]

16. my faves are,,

1: time tunnel 1968 1 season. b voyage to the bottom of the sea.4 seasons . captain z-ro 1 season,, 1960s bataman. battlestar galactia 1978, the original mini series . was meant to be a loss leader 1 season. thunder birds , puppet show. stingray puppet show . mash. rowan and martens laugh in. etc dr who, the tim baker era.

[Upthevibe]

46. Scrivener7..........

I forgot about Rowan and Martin's Laugh In! I loved that show.

[padfun]

18. mostly sci-fy but

Man from U.N.C.L.E. (60's show)
The Green Hornet
Babylon 5 (90's)
All Star Trek Series
Battlestar Galactica (both old and new)
I Spy
Rockford Files
Nakita
Breaking Bad
Alias

[electric_blue68]

29. A "Fiver"! 👍

[Upthevibe]

47. padfun...............

Aww.... yes. The Rockford Files!!!

[LudwigPastorius]

64. Cosby ruined "I Spy" for me.

I can't watch it now without thinking "there's that creepy rapist" every time he comes on the screen.

Same with his classic comedy albums.

[madamesilverspurs]

19. Mission: Impossible

Brooklyn Bridge
Northern Exposure

[Upthevibe]

48. madamesilverspurs ............

We never missed Mission: Impossible!

[Bobstandard]

20. Have Gun Will Travel

It was one of the many western themed tv serials of the 50s and 60s. It starred Richard Boon, a guy who would never get a leading man role today. He played Paladin, a sort of dandy private eye, recovery man who righted wrongs, usually for money. The show had a great theme song.

Here’s an odd political connection: Paladin handed out a business card that read, Have Gun Will Travel, Wire Paladin, Hotel Carlton, San Francisco. A Hotel Carlton exists today in San Francisco and I think it’s related to the one on Paladin’s business card. It’s owned-or was owned not long ago-by Dianne Feinstein.

Theme song lyrics:

Have Gun Will Travel reads the card of a man.
A knight without armor in a savage land.

His fast gun for hire heeds the calling wind.
A soldier of fortune is the man called Paladin

[Silent Type]

26. Remember it well. My dad liked it. I did two.

[Upthevibe]

49. Bobstandard...............

I've heard of Have Gun Will Travel but I've never seen it.

[Coventina]

21. My Top 10, in no particular order:

Arrested Development

Ted Lasso

Lucifer

Bob Newhart Show / Newhart (yes, I'm counting them as one, so sue me!)

Batman (The Animated Series)

Star Trek Franchise (I refuse to enumerate them as separate shows, again, sue me!!)

Flight of the Conchords

Hawaii 5-0 (the original, Praise the Lord!!!!!)

The Muppet Show

Mystery Science Theater 3000

[Upthevibe]

50. Coventina..............

Arrested Development is also one of my favorites...

[Alpeduez21]

22. M*A*S*H

Better Call Saul
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
Happy Days
Mr In Between
Rockford Files
Hill Street Blues
Arrested Development
I Carly

[Upthevibe]

52. Alpeduez21..........

Better Call Saul and Hill Street Blues are two of my favorites too!

[LudwigPastorius]

23. 10

Band of Brothers
The Bob Newhart Show
The Leftovers
Fawlty Towers
The Wire
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Star Trek
The Larry Sanders Show
Mad Men
The Twilight Zone

[Upthevibe]

55. Alpeduez21.......

Band of Brothers and The Larry Sanders Show are way up there for me too!

[CanonRay]

24. Breaking Bad

Big Love
Better Call Saul
WKRP in Cincinnati
Taxi
Seinfeld
Star Trek
Twilight Zone
All in the Family
Barney Miller

[CanonRay]

25. Also...

Downton Abbey, Route 66, One Step Beyond, Ozark, Mad Men, I Spy, Ted Lasso.

[Upthevibe]

56. CanonRay.........

IMHO, Breaking Bad is the best show in the history of television...

[OldBaldy1701E]

27. Hmmm... of ALL time, eh?

Star Trek TOS (The Original Series)

Johnny Quest

Soap

MASH

Batman (1966)

The Avengers

Dr. Who (If forced to specify, the Tom Baker years. But, the show is technically still one show.)

The Prisoner

The Incredible Hulk (1978)

Get Smart!

[Upthevibe]

57. OldBaldy1701E..........

I loved Soap and Mash too!

[electric_blue68]

28. W/o looking at anyone else's list (I might change something after looking)...

No order. I often mostly run Science Fiction, and Political shows. Also some police shows, and comedy. So let's see what shows up.

Person of Interest
Fringe
Babylon 5
The Treks
The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr
MASH
Lou Grant
The Good Fight
Madam Secretary
Mary Tyler Moore

And 2 honorary mentions.
Because I find them understandably so grim I can't put then in my top 10 but they're so superb I can't not give then props: BSG Reboot, and The Handmaid's Tale.

I did make one change after looking at the posts.

[Upthevibe]

58. OldBaldy1701E...........

I just recently watched The Good Fight. It was great!

[Tarzanrock]

30. My Ten Television Shows

Perry Mason
The Jackie Gleason Show
The Life and Times of Wyatt Earp
The Rockford Files
Gunsmoke
The Midnight Special
ABC's Wide World of Sports
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
I, Claudius
CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite

[Upthevibe]

59. Tarzanrock ..........

Awwww, Walter Cronkite....I don't think any of us can remember him announcing that Presdent Kennedy has been shot and killed (as least those of us old enough...I was six)...

[Oppaloopa]

31. Favorites

West Wing, Edge of night &The secret storm Bandstand, Cant remember the one Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepard stared in

[Upthevibe]

60. Oppaloopa.............

Bruce Willis and Cybli Shepard show was Moonlighting. I loved it!

[Ritabert]

51. Here are a few

Seinfeld
Big Bang Theory
Rockford Files
M*A*S*H
Perry Mason
Firefly
Bones
Kolchak
Bob Newhart Show
Mary Tyler Moore

[Upthevibe]

61. Ritabert.

Perry Mason's a good one!

[GP6971]

53. One I haven't seem mentioned...

The half hour Abbott & Costello Show. Ran in syndication in the mid and late 50s.

[Upthevibe]

62. GP6971..........

I never saw them...Shame on me. I know they're legends!

[KarenS]

63. Thank You!! What a great thread!

Picture me with a shopping cart,,,, I'm getting some good ideas for our TV viewing

[Upthevibe]

72. KarenS ...........

Awwww....Thank you

I got the idea from a post in which another DU'er was commenting they were watching Six Feet Under....

[LakeArenal]

66. Simpsons

The Buccaneers
Robin Hood (Richard Greene)
Zorro
Big Bang Theory
Downton Abbey
Rifleman
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Rockford Files
Rawhide

[Upthevibe]

73. LakeArenal ...............

I wish I could get into Downton Abbey.

Most of my friends love it. I gave it a try and maybe I gave up too soon.

[LakeArenal]

76. If you aren't into English costume dramas like me.....

It’s all good.

I always call them : dramas where nothing happens.

(I love ‘em).

[windje]

68. Sopranos

[Upthevibe]

75. windje.........

I can't believe I haven't watched it yet ....I don't know what my hesitation is

[Mad_Dem_X]

71. In no particular order:

1. Seinfeld
2. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
3. The Office
4. M*A*S*H
5. Frasier
6. Breaking Bad
7. NYPD Blue
8. Jeopardy!
9. Queer As Folk
10. Will & Grace

[Upthevibe]

77. Mad_Dem_X........

I DVR Jeopardy every night and normally watch all the episodes on a weekend morning.

[Upthevibe]

78. Methu2............

The Dick Van Dyke Show is one of my main go-to's for comfort. It's such a great show!

[SWBTATTReg]

80. Only one show among the many listed already (of my favorites) wasn't on the lists. Bonanza!

Love this show. I think I've got everyone of them recorded!

[NewHendoLib]

81. In no particular order

Six Feet Under
Sopranos
The Americans
Breaking Bad
Handmaid's Tale
Fargo
Upstairs, Downstairs
ER
St.Elsewhere
The Leftovers

Need room for Morse/Lewis/Endeavor

[msdogi]

82. West wing

And, Shameless
Six Feet Under
Picket Fences
Northern Exposure
Dexter
Sons of Anarchy
Mary Tyler Moore
The Bear (already)

[DET]

83. Half Comedy, Half Drama - All Great

Seinfeld - best show ever!
Cheers
Frasier
The Office
Carol Burnett Show
St. Elsewhere
Hill Street Blues
Judging Amy
Six Feet Under
Twilight Zone

[Nanjeanne]

84. No special order

Mary Tyler Moore
Ted Lasso
St. Elsewhere
Homicide, Life on the Street
Breaking Bad
Rectify
Happy Valley
The Twilight Zone
Cheers
Fleabag

Oh wait…The Bear

[Bayard]

85. Star Trek (the original, Next Gen, and Enterprise)

X-files
Grimm
ER
Cheers
Night Court
West Wing
The Walking Dead
Twilight Zone
The Munsters

[Paladin]

86. Here you go:

West Wing
Twilight Zone
Have Gun Will Travel
Seinfeld
Better Call Saul
Hill Street Blues
Band Of Brothers
Mad Men
Upstairs Downstairs
Monty Python

[Tarzanrock]

87. Ten more ...

Leave it to Beaver
Combat
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater
Four Star Theater
Playhouse 90
Death Valley Days as hosted by the Old Ranger, Robert Taylor, Ronald Reagan and Dale Robertson
The High Chaparral (outstanding cast)
The Jack Benny Show
Rawhide -- theme song immortalized by Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues
The Loretta Young Show