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The Best TV Shows of the last Twenty Years

by kmmurray1 • Created 14 years ago • Modified 14 years ago
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  • The Wire (2002)

    1. The Wire

    2002–200860 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.3 (403K)
    The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
    CreatorDavid SimonStarsDominic WestLance ReddickSonja Sohn
  • 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)

    2. The Sopranos

    1999–200786 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.2 (524K)
    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
  • Mary McDonnell, Edward James Olmos, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Aaron Douglas, Michael Hogan, Grace Park, Katee Sackhoff, and Tricia Helfer in Battlestar Galactica (2004)

    3. Battlestar Galactica

    2004–200974 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.7 (182K)
    When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
    CreatorsGlen A. LarsonRonald D. MooreStarsEdward James OlmosMary McDonnellJamie Bamber
  • Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor, and Peter Youngblood Hills in Band of Brothers (2001)

    4. Band of Brothers

    200110 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    9.4 (562K)
    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
  • Rome (2005)

    5. Rome

    2005–200722 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (195K)
    The lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans in the last days of the Roman Republic.
    CreatorsBruno HellerWilliam J. MacDonaldJohn MiliusStarsKevin McKiddRay StevensonPolly Walker
  • Matt Stone and Trey Parker in South Park (1997)

    6. South Park

    1997– 328 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.7 (422K)
    Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
    CreatorsTrey ParkerMatt StoneBrian GradenStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneIsaac Hayes
  • Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, and Alia Shawkat in Arrested Development (2003)

    7. 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
  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)

    8. The X-Files

    1993–2018217 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (262K)
    Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.
    CreatorChris CarterStarsDavid DuchovnyGillian AndersonMitch Pileggi
  • Rob Lowe, Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Moira Kelly, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford in The West Wing (1999)

    9. The West Wing

    1999–2006155 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.9 (92K)
    Inside the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House.
    CreatorAaron SorkinStarsMartin SheenRob LoweAllison Janney
  • James Ransone and Lee Tergesen in Generation Kill (2008)

    10. Generation Kill

    20087 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.4 (62K)
    A Rolling Stone reporter, embedded with The 1st Recon Marines chronicles his experiences during the first wave of the American-led assault on Baghdad in 2003.
    StarsAlexander SkarsgårdJames RansoneLee Tergesen
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)

    11. Seinfeld

    1989–1998172 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.9 (369K)
    The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.
    CreatorsLarry DavidJerry SeinfeldStarsJerry SeinfeldJulia Louis-DreyfusMichael Richards
  • Hugh Laurie in House (2004)

    12. House

    2004–2012176 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.7 (558K)
    Using a crack team of doctors and his wits, an antisocial maverick doctor specializing in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way.
    CreatorDavid ShoreStarsHugh LaurieOmar EppsRobert Sean Leonard
  • Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)

    13. Dexter

    2006–201396 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (843K)
    He's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and his nights committing them.
    CreatorJames Manos Jr.StarsMichael C. HallJennifer CarpenterDavid Zayas
  • Paul Giamatti in John Adams (2008)

    14. John Adams

    20087 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    8.4 (38K)
    The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.
    StarsPaul GiamattiLaura LinneyJohn Dossett
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)

    15. Family Guy

    1999– 502 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.1 (377K)
    In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strives to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another.
    CreatorsSeth MacFarlaneDavid ZuckermanStarsSeth MacFarlaneAlex BorsteinSeth Green
  • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)

    16. Curb Your Enthusiasm

    2000–2024120 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.8 (157K)
    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
    Larry David is amazing is this show.
  • Ron Perlman, Jimmy Smits, Katey Sagal, Drea de Matteo, Mark Boone Junior, Dayton Callie, Kim Coates, Rockmond Dunbar, Tommy Flanagan, Charlie Hunnam, Ryan Hurst, William Lucking, Michael Ornstein, Emilio Rivera, Theo Rossi, McNally Sagal, Winter Ave Zoli, Niko Nicotera, Maggie Siff, David Labrava, Chris Reed, Ryder Londo, and Rusty Coones in Sons of Anarchy (2008)

    17. Sons of Anarchy

    2008–201492 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (340K)
    A biker struggles to balance being a father and being involved in an outlaw motorcycle club.
    CreatorKurt SutterStarsCharlie HunnamKatey SagalMark Boone Junior
  • Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn, Dermot Morgan, and Ardal O'Hanlon in Father Ted (1995)

    18. 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
  • Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones in Two and a Half Men (2003)

    19. Two and a Half Men

    2003–2015262 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.1 (290K)
    A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
    CreatorsLee AronsohnChuck LorreStarsJon CryerAshton KutcherAngus T. Jones
  • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)

    20. 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

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