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1.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Creating Ragtime
(1998)
TV-G | Music, Musical
Documentary explores the creation of the musical play Ragtime, based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow.
Stars: Lynn Ahrens, Graciela Daniele, E.L. Doctorow, Garth H. Drabinsky
Votes: 21
2. Theater Talk (1996– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Susan Haskins, Michael Riedel, Jesse Green, Michael Musto
Votes: 38
3. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 903
4. CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979– )
TV-PG | 90 min | News, Talk-Show
The news show that does personal interest pieces. Anything from interviews with actors, political figures, athletes, musicians, costume designers, fashion designers, restaurant owners, charity heads, kids with special talents
Stars: Jane Pauley, Charles Osgood, Mo Rocca, Lee Cowan
Votes: 1,071
5. Showing Up (2014)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
An unprecedented look at the audition, compiled from more than 50 interviews with notable artists including: Kristin Chenoweth, Richard Griffiths, Zoe Kazan, Nathan Lane, Chris Messina, Sam Rockwell, and Eli Wallach.
Directors: Riad Galayini, James Morrison | Stars: Whitney Allen, Don Amendolia, Walter Bobbie, David Dean Bottrell
Votes: 61
6. The Rousters (1983–1984)
60 min | Adventure
Wyatt Earp III is a bouncer for a small carnival which travels from town to town. He also works as a bounty hunter to keep his family's law enforcement legacy alive.
Stars: Chad Everett, Jim Varney, Mimi Rogers, Maxine Stuart
Votes: 68
7.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Andre's Mother
(1990)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three days in the life of the lover, Mother and Grandmother of Andre who has just died of AIDS.
Director: Deborah Reinisch | Stars: Richard Thomas, Sada Thompson, Sylvia Sidney, Richard Venture
Votes: 161
8. Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of Rita Moreno from her humble beginnings in Puerto Rico to her success on Broadway and in Hollywood.
Director: Mariem Pérez Riera | Stars: Rita Moreno, Justina Machado, Norman Lear, Frances Negron-Muntaner
Votes: 1,025
9.
3 by Cheever (1979– )
Episode:
The 5:48
(1979)
58 min | Drama, Romance
Louise worries about him as his difficulties with mid-life pull him further away from happiness and comfort with his family.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Laurence Luckinbill, Mary Beth Hurt, Laurinda Barrett, Dale Hodges
Votes: 36
10.
Salvage 1 (1979)
Episode:
Energy Solution
(1979)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Melanie plan to develop a method to create crude oil literally backfires, resulting in a raging underground inferno.
Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: Andy Griffith, Joel Higgins, Trish Stewart, Richard Jaeckel
Votes: 12
11. Every Act of Life (2018)
93 min | Documentary, Biography
The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbreaking plays and musicals, the struggle for LGBT rights, addiction and recovery, finding ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Kaufman | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Lynn Ahrens, Jon Robin Baitz, Christine Baranski
Votes: 166
12. Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
A con-man and an accountant-wanna-be private eye team up to fight crime.
Stars: Ben Vereen, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Romanus, Larry Manetti
Votes: 549
13. Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography
Find out more about the women you love and admire who have made their mark in movies, music, politics, sports, and more in these "Intimate Portraits."
Stars: Linda Emond, Laurent Lederer, Lisa Friedman, Meredith Vieira
Votes: 421
14. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Charlie Rose interviews noteworthy people in fields including politics and government, business and economics, science and technology, media, sports and the arts.
Stars: Charlie Rose, Mark Halperin, Al Hunt, Thomas Friedman
Votes: 1,166
15. The Last Mile (1992 TV Short)
Short, Drama
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Tony Goldwyn, Bill Irwin, Nathan Lane, Bernadette Peters
Votes: 35
16. Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (1988 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Liza Minnelli plays three separate women in three separate stories. There's a serious drama about a hooker and her pimp, a romance about a lonely dancer and a black prince, and a musical about a man and a woman having dog problems.
Director: Piers Haggard | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Louis Gossett Jr., Ryan O'Neal, John Rubinstein
Votes: 27
17. 30 Years from Here (2011 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary
The Emmy Award-nominated 30 Years from Here examines the AIDS pandemic over the past 30 years. Activists and medical experts that share stories include Terrence McNally, Larry Kramer, ... See full summary »
Director: Josh Rosenzweig | Stars: Regan Hoffman, John Knoebel, Frank Spinelli, David Drake
Votes: 23
18. The 50th Annual Tony Awards (1996 TV Special)
Family
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Nathan Lane, George Abbott, Christopher Akerlind, Edward Albee
Votes: 66
19.
CHiPs (1977–1983)
Episode:
Repo Man
(1979)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jon's heroism makes him a reluctant local celebrity. A disreputable repo man makes life difficult for Ponch and Jon. The CHPs pull a practical joke on their published writer colleague Grossman.
Director: Alexander Grasshoff | Stars: Larry Wilcox, Erik Estrada, Robert Pine, Mills Watson
Votes: 80
20. Salvage 1 (1979)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Harry runs a salvage operation, in which he and his partners reclaim trash and junk and sell it as scrap (or as other things). Harry also has a home-made spaceship which he sometimes uses to reclaim junk satellites.
Stars: Andy Griffith, Joel Higgins, Trish Stewart, J. Jay Saunders
Votes: 448
21. Trying Times (1987–1989)
30 min | Comedy
A half-hour sitcom anthology on PBS, about people who are struggling with the daily routines of life.
Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Teri Garr, Candice Bergen, Steven Wright
Votes: 84
22. The Greatest American Hero (1981–1983)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A teacher is asked to be a superhero using a special alien suit with powers he can barely understand or control.
Stars: William Katt, Connie Sellecca, Robert Culp, Michael Paré
Votes: 6,634
23. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 417
24. Common Ground (2000 TV Movie)
R | 105 min | Drama
This movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dorothy," a woman joins the Navy during the 1950s and discovers lesbianism. In "Mr. Roberts,... See full summary »
Director: Donna Deitch | Stars: Erik Knudsen, Brittany Murphy, Jason Priestley, Margot Kidder
Votes: 1,099
25. Making the Boys (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Romance
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the Gay Rights Movement, the film explores the drama, struggle and enduring legacy of the first-ever gay play and subsequent Hollywood movie to ... See full summary »
Director: Crayton Robey | Stars: Edward Albee, Joe Allen, Matt Baney, David Carter
Votes: 712 | Gross: $0.03M
26. 3 by Cheever (1979– )
59 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: John Harkins, Sigourney Weaver, Edward Herrmann, Baxter Harris
Votes: 21
27. The 68th Annual Tony Awards (2014 TV Special)
180 min | Music
Director: Glenn Weiss | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Kevin Adams, Terence Archie, Brooks Ashmanskas
Votes: 99
28.
CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979– )
Episode:
12-27-2020
(2020)
Not Rated | News, Talk-Show
A farewell to those who died in 2020; overshadowed bright spots of the past year; medical professionals who have come face to face with COVID-19; how the pandemic changed how one plans; the... See full summary »
Stars: Jane Pauley, Lee Cowan, Honor Blackman, Kobe Bryant
Votes: 7
29. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 579
30.
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980)
Episode:
The Robin Tucker's Roseland Roof and Ballroom Murder
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Lionel takes on his first case, tracking down a missing girl on behalf of a millionaire. But he soon discovers that the millionaire wants her dead, and others start dropping dead round her.
Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Ben Vereen, Jeff Goldblum, Elayne Heilveil, John Pleshette
Votes: 22
31. Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Gregory invites seven friends to spend the summer at his large, secluded 19th-century home in upstate New York. The seven are: Bobby, Gregory's "significant other," who is blind but who ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Mantello | Stars: Jason Alexander, Stephen Spinella, Stephen Bogardus, Randy Becker
Votes: 3,701 | Gross: $2.87M
32.
The Greatest American Hero (1981–1983)
Episode:
Just Another Three-Ring Circus
(1982)
TV-14 | 49 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Bill is assigned to locate a missing circus clown. Ralph is recruited to infiltrate the circus as a human cannonball act.
Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca, Faye Grant
Votes: 72
33. The Ritz (1976)
R | 91 min | Comedy
Evading a mob contract on his life, a heterosexual man winds up hiding out at a homosexual bathhouse.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller, Kaye Ballard
Votes: 2,711
34. Mama Malone (1984)
30 min
Italian-American homemaker Renata Malone hosts a live cooking show from her home in a fourth-floor apartment in Brooklyn. The action is constantly interrupted by a procession of zany ... See full summary »
Stars: Lila Kaye, Randee Heller, Evan Richards, Don Amendolia
Votes: 28
35. The 55th Annual Tony Awards (2001 TV Special)
TV-PG | Family
Tony Award is the popular name of award, annually awarded for achievements in area of the American theatre, including a musical theatre. Complete official name of award - "Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre".
Director: Glenn Weiss | Stars: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Joan Allen, Nancy Anderson
Votes: 101
36. Frankie and Johnny (1991)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Johnny has just been released from prison, and gets a job in a café beside waitress Frankie. Frankie is a bit of a loner, but Johnny is determined their romance will blossom.
Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo, Nathan Lane
Votes: 34,248 | Gross: $22.77M
37.
The Rousters (1983–1984)
Episode:
The Marshal of Sladetown
(1983)
PG | 95 min | Adventure
This series follows the exploits of Wyatt Earp's descendants. His namesake works as roustabout at Slade Town Carnival. His eccentric family includes his slightly senile mother, Amanda who ... See full summary »
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Chad Everett, Jim Varney, Mimi Rogers, Maxine Stuart
Votes: 96
38. Overheard (2010– )
Talk-Show
In-depth interviews with today's most fascinating public figures. Join us for smart conversations with the country's most interesting people, always with an eye toward the news and always with a sense of humor.
Stars: Evan A. Smith, Richard Linklater, Carolyn Krawczyk, Lawrence Wright
Votes: 20
39. New York Television Theatre (1965– )
Comedy, Drama
Stars: John C. Becher, Charlotte Rae, George Rose, Sada Thompson
Votes: 24
40. CHiPs (1977–1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers.
Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine, Paul Linke
Votes: 11,532
41. The State of Marriage (2015)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Biography, News
The untold story of how legal pioneer Mary Bonauto partnered with small town Vermont lawyers Beth Robinson and Susan Murray in a 2-decade long struggle that built the foundation for the ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Kaufman | Stars: Jeffrey Amestoy, Stan-Lee Ray Baker, Nina Beck, Craig Bensen
Votes: 50
42.
Intimate Portrait (1990–2005)
Episode:
Doris Roberts
(2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography
Stars: Doris Roberts, Valerie Bertinelli, Jack Betts, Pierce Brosnan
Votes: 120
43. Working in the Theatre (1976– )
60 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
Bringing together performers, directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers, producers and behind-the-scenes personnel from the American and international theatre, the program offers a ... See full summary »
Stars: Jean Dalrymple, George White, Brendan Gill, Ted Chapin
Votes: 46
44. The 73rd Annual Tony Awards (2019 TV Special)
News
James Corden hosted the Tony awards where Broadway's best and brightest are celebrated with musical numbers and special guest appearances. The celebration took place live at Radio City Musical Hall in New York City.
Directors: Glenn Weiss, Ken Diego | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening, Regina King
Votes: 81
45. The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1990 TV Special)
Primetime Emmy Award is the main American award in area of television, annually handed by the American television academy.
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Paula Abdul, Les Alexander, Kirstie Alley, Bea Arthur
Votes: 90
46. Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2003)
R | 95 min | Comedy
Television director and producer Michael Pressman mounts a production of Frankie and Johnny in the Clare de Lune starring his wife, Lisa Chess. But their attempts to stage the play and work... See full summary »
Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Michael Pressman, Lisa Chess, Alan Rosenberg, Stephen Tobolowsky
Votes: 249 | Gross: $0.02M
47. The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (1998 TV Special)
Family
Director: Paul Miller | Stars: Rosie O'Donnell, Lynn Ahrens, Alan Alda, Jane Alexander
Votes: 76
48. The Young and the Restless (1973– )
TV-PG | 37 min | Drama, Romance
Set in Genoa City, this is the long-running soap that tells the story of the struggle behind the business, and sex-savvy Abbott and Newman clans.
Stars: Eric Braeden, Doug Davidson, Peter Bergman, Joshua Morrow
Votes: 6,854
49. Concrete Beat (1984 TV Movie)
74 min | Drama
A newspaper columnist becomes determined to clear a woman who is blamed for the death of her child in a tragic fire.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: John Getz, Darlanne Fluegel, Kenneth McMillan, Marla Adams
Votes: 49
50. And Then One Night: The Making of 'Dead Man Walking' (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Music
A behind-the-scenes look at the San Francisco Opera's 2001 world premiere production of "Dead Man Walking", based on Sister Helen Prejean's book.
Director: Linda Schaller | Stars: Angela Bassett, Catherine Cook, Sam Fleming, Susan Graham
Votes: 15