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The 233 Greatest TV Shows of All Time

by gibboanx • Created 13 years ago • Modified 3 years ago
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  • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)

    1. The Sopranos

    1999–200786 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.2 (527K)
    New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.
    CreatorDavid ChaseStarsJames GandolfiniLorraine BraccoEdie Falco
  • The Wire (2002)

    2. The Wire

    2002–200860 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.3 (404K)
    The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
    CreatorDavid SimonStarsDominic WestLance ReddickSonja Sohn
  • Chernobyl (2019)

    3. Chernobyl

    20195 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    9.3 (952K)
    In April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.
    CreatorCraig MazinStarsJessie BuckleyJared HarrisStellan Skarsgård
  • Game of Thrones (2011)

    4. Game of Thrones

    2011–201974 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.2 (2.4M)
    Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.
    CreatorsDavid BenioffD.B. WeissStarsEmilia ClarkePeter DinklageKit Harington
  • Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)

    5. Breaking Bad

    2008–201362 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.5 (2.3M)
    A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student to secure his family's future.
    CreatorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna Gunn
  • Twin Peaks (1990)

    6. Twin Peaks

    1990–199130 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (232K)
    An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.
    CreatorsMark FrostDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanMichael OntkeanMädchen Amick
  • Ricky Gervais in The Office (2001)

    7. The Office

    2001–200314 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (129K)
    The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.
    CreatorsRicky GervaisStephen MerchantStarsRicky GervaisMartin FreemanMackenzie Crook
  • Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor, and Peter Youngblood Hills in Band of Brothers (2001)

    8. Band of Brothers

    200110 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    9.4 (563K)
    The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.
    StarsScott GrimesDamian LewisRon Livingston
  • Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn, Dermot Morgan, and Ardal O'Hanlon in Father Ted (1995)

    9. Father Ted

    1995–199825 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (46K)
    Three misfit priests and their housekeeper live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland that it seems to be.
    StarsDermot MorganArdal O'HanlonFrank Kelly
  • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)

    10. Curb Your Enthusiasm

    2000–2024120 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.8 (158K)
    Larry David stars as an over-the-top version of himself in this comedy series that shows how seemingly trivial details of day-to-day life can precipitate a catastrophic chain of events.
    CreatorLarry DavidStarsLarry DavidCheryl HinesJeff Garlin
  • Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu in Gangs of London (2020)

    11. Gangs of London

    2020– 25 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.0 (49K)
    Tells the story of London being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of its international gangs and the sudden power vacuum that's created when the head of London's most powerful crime family is assassinated.
    CreatorsGareth EvansMatt FlanneryStarsMichelle FairleySope DirisuLucian Msamati
  • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)

    12. American Crime Story

    2016– 30 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.4 (101K)
    An anthology series centered around America's most notorious crimes and criminals.
    CreatorsScott AlexanderLarry KaraszewskiSarah BurgessStarsSarah PaulsonAnnaleigh AshfordSterling K. Brown
  • James Franco, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., and Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce (2017)

    13. The Deuce

    2017–201925 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.1 (34K)
    A look at life in New York City during the 1970s and '80s, when porn and prostitution were rampant in Manhattan.
    CreatorsGeorge PelecanosDavid SimonStarsJames FrancoMaggie GyllenhaalLawrence Gilliard Jr.
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)

    14. The Simpsons

    1989– 848 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (454K)
    The satiric half-hour adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.
    CreatorsJames L. BrooksMatt GroeningSam SimonStarsDan CastellanetaNancy CartwrightJulie Kavner
  • Joe Exotic in Tiger King (2020)

    15. Tiger King

    2020–202112 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.5 (89K)
    A rivalry between big cat eccentrics takes a dark turn when Joe Exotic, a controversial animal park boss, is caught in a murder-for-hire plot.
    StarsJoe ExoticCarole BaskinJeff Lowe
  • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)

    16. Friends

    1994–2004235 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.9 (1.1M)
    Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
    CreatorsDavid CraneMarta KauffmanStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa Kudrow
  • Black Mirror (2011)

    17. Black Mirror

    2011– 33 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (696K)
    Featuring stand-alone dramas -- sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia -- "Black Mirror" is a contemporary reworking of "The Twilight Zone" with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world.
    CreatorCharlie BrookerStarsAnjana VasanCristin MiliotiJimmi Simpson
  • Oz (1997)

    18. Oz

    1997–200356 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (112K)
    The daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.
    CreatorTom FontanaStarsErnie HudsonTerry KinneyJ.K. Simmons
  • Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, and Alia Shawkat in Arrested Development (2003)

    19. Arrested Development

    2003–201984 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (335K)
    Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.
    CreatorMitchell HurwitzStarsJason BatemanMichael CeraPortia de Rossi
  • David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, and Lennard Pearce in Only Fools and Horses (1981)

    20. Only Fools and Horses

    1981–200364 epsTV-PGTV Series
    9.0 (61K)
    Comedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.
    CreatorJohn SullivanStarsDavid JasonNicholas LyndhurstRoger Lloyd Pack
  • Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)

    21. Cheers

    1982–1993270 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.0 (66K)
    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.
    CreatorsJames BurrowsGlen CharlesLes CharlesStarsTed DansonRhea PerlmanJohn Ratzenberger
  • Mad Men (2007)

    22. Mad Men

    2007–201592 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (276K)
    A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.
    CreatorMatthew WeinerStarsJon HammElisabeth MossVincent Kartheiser
  • The Royle Family (1998)

    23. The Royle Family

    1998–201225 epsTV Series
    8.2 (9.6K)
    A British sitcom about the everyday life of a working-class family in Northwest England: watching telly, smoking, drinking, and bickering.
    StarsCaroline AherneCraig CashSue Johnston
  • The Larry Sanders Show (1992)

    24. The Larry Sanders Show

    1992–199889 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (9.8K)
    A comedic behind the scenes look at a late night talk show.
    CreatorsDennis KleinGarry ShandlingStarsGarry ShandlingJeffrey TamborWallace Langham
  • Billy Bob Thornton, Colin Hanks, Jason Schwartzman, and Allison Tolman in Fargo (2014)

    25. Fargo

    2014–202451 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.8 (445K)
    Various chronicles of deception, intrigue, and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. All of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota.
    CreatorNoah HawleyStarsBilly Bob ThorntonMartin FreemanAllison Tolman

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