60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, & 2000s TV shows, sitcoms, varieties and comedies I've enjoyed.
IMDb's Top TV Shows released between 1950 and 1979.
Minimum of 5,000 votes, minimum rating of 6.0, maximum 250 shows.
Last Updated: June 28, 2024
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All the winners in the Comedy, Drama, and Variety categories of the Emmys.
Only acquired programming. I didn't include original programs nor repeats of Nickelodeon series.
All the shows from METV including all the newer versions!
List of TV shows that kids of the 1970's will remember growing up.
In 2015 THR asked more than 2,800 industry people — including 779 actors, 365 producers and 268 directors, among others — to choose their favorite series of all time (excluding talk shows and news programs).
Classic TV shows
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
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
Rolling Stone magazine issued a list ranking what they call the 100 best sitcoms of all time. The list was compiled by 4 writers at the pop culture magazine: Alan Sepinwall, Maria Fontoura, David Fear, and Rob Sheffield.
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-lists/best-tv-sitcoms-1162237/
Recently, I wrote 100 essays totaling 260,000+ words about my 100 favorite shows ever made! You can find all of them here: https://medium.com/the-television-project-100-favorite-shows
Two Experts Pick the Greatest American Shows of All Time
by Alan Sepinwall
by Matt Zoller Seitz
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alan-sepinwall/tv-the-book/9781455588190/
From time-capsule sitcoms to cutting-edge Peak-TV dramas — the definitive ranking of the game-changing small-screen classics.
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.
Source: http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-w439520
Latest ranking
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/best-tv-shows-of-all-time-1234598313/
A ranking of the most game-changing, side-splitting, tear-jerking, mind-blowing, world-building, genre-busting programs in television history, from the medium’s inception in the early 20th century through the ever-metastasizing era of Peak TV (https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/best-tv-shows-of-all-time-1234598313/)
TV Shows
Retro TV Shows
by Cassandra Wells