Favorite TV Shows
by HankW180 | created - 07 Jan 2012 | updated - 24 May 2012 | Publicmy all-time favorite TV shows, in chronological order by series premier
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1. Star Trek (1966–1969)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols
Votes: 92,992
2. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.
Stars: Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus
Votes: 11,507
3. The Odd Couple (1970–1975)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
Two men, a neat freak and a slob separated from their wives, have to live together despite their differences.
Stars: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Al Molinaro, Penny Marshall
Votes: 7,185
favorite situation comedy
4. Soap (1977–1981)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The soap-operish antics of two families: the Campbells and the Tates.
Stars: Katherine Helmond, Rod Roddy, Richard Mulligan, Cathryn Damon
Votes: 8,287
5. Taxi (1978–1983)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things.
Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner
Votes: 15,848
6. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton
Votes: 136,194
7. Eek! The Cat (1992–1997)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The comical misadventures of Eek, a kind-hearted anthropomorphic purple cat who finds himself in constant mortal danger while trying to help others. The show had two more segments - The Terrible Thunderlizards and Klutter.
Stars: Bill Kopp, Savage Steve Holland, Charlie Adler, Dan Castellaneta
Votes: 3,345
8. Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is seventy-five years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.
Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill
Votes: 77,396
9. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000–2007)
TV-MA | 15 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Third-rate superhero Harvey Birdman gets a new lease on life when he becomes a lawyer.
Stars: Gary Cole, Stephen Colbert, Thomas Michael Allen, John Michael Higgins
Votes: 12,138
10. Invader ZIM (2001–2006)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An alien named Zim from the planet Irk is sent on a secret mission to conquer Earth, not realising that his leaders were just trying to get rid of him and hoped that he would die. Once there, Zim manages to disguise himself as a human child, but one boy named Dib sees through his disguise.
Stars: Andy Berman, Richard Steven Horvitz, Rikki Simons, Melissa Fahn
Votes: 22,610
11. The Oblongs (2001–2002)
TV-14 | 284 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
The misadventures of a goofy family deformed by toxic waste.
Stars: Will Ferrell, Pamela Adlon, Jean Smart, Randy Sklar
Votes: 9,679
12. The Venture Bros. (2003–2018)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The bizarre escapades of pseudo-heroic scientist Dr. Rusty Venture, his competent, high-strung bodyguard, and his two overenthusiastic sons.
Stars: Christopher McCulloch, James Urbaniak, Doc Hammer, Michael Sinterniklaas
Votes: 28,092
13. How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
TV-14 | 4,576 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.
Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 728,857
14. Ca$h Cab (2005–2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Game-Show, History
Contestants unknowingly climb into a cab and try to win money by answering questions correctly on the way to their desired location.
Stars: Ben Bailey, Gilbert Gottfried, Jim Poserina, Devin Ratray
Votes: 3,343
favorite game show
15. Eureka (2006–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A U.S. Marshal becomes the sheriff of Eureka, a remote, cozy little Northwestern town where the best minds in the US have secretly been tucked away to build futuristic inventions for the government which often go disastrously wrong.
Stars: Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston
Votes: 58,303
favorite drama
16. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.
Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg
Votes: 868,639
17. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Set after the events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Sarah Connor and her son, John, try to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.
Stars: Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Richard T. Jones
Votes: 62,844
18. Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal (2008– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
Psychic/Medium Chip Coffey and clinical psychologist/director Dr. Lisa Miller help psychic children and their families cope, validate, empower and understand psychic abilities.
Stars: Chip Coffey, Edy Nathan, Lisa Miller, Chris Fleming
Votes: 374
favorite reality show
19. True Jackson, VP (2008–2011)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Impressed by her no-nonsense style as she sells sandwiches outside his offices, fashion executive Max impulsively offers teenager True Jackson a dream job as vice president in charge of his youth apparel line.
Stars: Keke Palmer, Ashley Argota Torres, Matt Shively, Danielle Bisutti
Votes: 3,469
20. Warehouse 13 (2009–2014)
TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Pete and Myka, U.S Secret Service agents, are deployed in South Dakota's Warehouse 13 with a new assignment from an authority above and outside the government.
Stars: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, Allison Scagliotti
Votes: 57,385
21. The Dead Files (2011– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Fantasy, Horror, Reality-TV
Evidential medium Cindy Kaza and former NYPD homicide detective Steve DiSchiavi continue to investigate allegedly haunted locations at the request of their clients to provide proof of paranormal activity.
Stars: Steve DiSchiavi, Amy Allan, Matthew Anderson, Jefferson Davis
Votes: 3,174
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