Rolling Stone magazine issued a list ranking what they call the 100 greatest TV shows of all time. The list was compiled after the pop culture magazine sent out ballots to entertainment inudustry professionals.
http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-w439520
Highest Rated TV Series With At Least 5,000 Votes
Shows on Comedy Central
Updated: 02 May 2020. Added new 2020 shows.
Source:
https://thevoiceofblackcincinnati.com/tv-shows-with-black-actors/
**Please note: some of the 2020 shows have yet to air.
This list comprises of shows (and some Netflix movies) with black actors as the lead or mostly black cast.
All credits go to IMDb user: RDLongoria
As of 3/3/2024
The following is a list of series from 1950-2023. Series within were in the top ten of both Trakt’s Popular & Trakt’s All Time Watched in each of their respective years. The exception to that sole guideline above was the years 1950-1955, where the top ten were cross reference as a group as opposed to individual years.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/sep/16/100-best-tv-shows-of-the-21st-century
They are not listed on Trakt but #59 should be MTV's Busted, #64 should be VH1's Bands on the Run, #73 should be Jim Rome Is Burning.
BLACK TV 60's-Present
All the winners in the Comedy, Drama, and Variety categories of the Emmys.
On June 2, 2013 the Writers Guild of America West announced a list ranking the 101 best written TV series of all time.
Source: http://www.wga.org/writers-room/101-best-lists/101-best-written-tv-series/list
The 50 greatest black TV shows
A collaborative ranked list of television shows in 2017
an ever evolving list of tv shows I have watched
Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time
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