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Top 10 Television Spin-Offs of All-Time

by JoshE117 • Created 8 years ago • Modified 7 years ago
My favorite shows that originated from another show.
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  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)

    1. The Simpsons

    1989– 848 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (454K)
    The satiric half-hour adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.
    CreatorsJames L. BrooksMatt GroeningSam SimonStarsDan CastellanetaNancy CartwrightJulie Kavner
  • Stephen Colbert in The Colbert Report (2005)

    2. The Colbert Report

    2005–20141390 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (39K)
    Satirical newscaster Stephen Colbert provides humorous commentary on the big issues going on in the United States and the rest of the world, with his larger-than-life ego and overly-patriotic spirit along with him every step of the way.
    CreatorsStephen ColbertBen KarlinJon StewartStarsStephen ColbertJay KatsirJon Stewart
  • Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, and Jane Leeves in Frasier (1993)

    3. Frasier

    1993–2004263 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.2 (100K)
    Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.
    CreatorsDavid AngellPeter CaseyDavid LeeStarsKelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde Pierce
  • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

    4. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    1993–1999173 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.1 (74K)
    In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy.
    CreatorsRick BermanMichael PillerStarsAvery BrooksRene AuberjonoisCirroc Lofton
  • Daria (1997)

    5. Daria

    1997–200267 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.1 (28K)
    A smart and cynical girl goes through teenage life as a proud outsider in a world of mainly idiotic adolescents and condescending adults.
    CreatorsGlenn EichlerSusie LewisStarsTracy GrandstaffWendy HoopesJulian Rebolledo
  • Reginald VelJohnson, Jaimee Foxworth, Telma Hopkins, Rosetta LeNoire, Bryton James, Darius McCrary, Jo Marie Payton, Jaleel White, and Kellie Shanygne Williams in Family Matters (1989)

    6. Family Matters

    1989–1998215 epsTV-GTV Series
    6.6 (31K)
    The Winslow family deals with various misadventures, many of them caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.
    CreatorsWilliam BickleyRobert L. BoyettThomas L. MillerStarsReginald VelJohnsonJaleel WhiteDarius McCrary
  • Robin Williams and Pam Dawber in Mork & Mindy (1978)

    7. Mork & Mindy

    1978–198294 epsTV-GTV Series
    7.2 (13K)
    A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
    CreatorsJoe GlaubergGarry MarshallDale McRavenStarsRobin WilliamsPam DawberRalph James
  • Annie Potts, Lance Barber, Zoe Perry, Raegan Revord, Montana Jordan, and Iain Armitage in Young Sheldon (2017)

    8. Young Sheldon

    2017–2024141 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.7 (134K)
    Meet a child genius named Sheldon Cooper (already seen as an adult in The Big Bang Theory (2007)) and his family. Some unique challenges face Sheldon, who is socially impaired.
    CreatorsChuck LorreSteven MolaroStarsIain ArmitageZoe PerryLance Barber
  • Laverne & Shirley (1976)

    9. Laverne & Shirley

    1976–1983178 epsTV-GTV Series
    7.0 (9.3K)
    The misadventures of two single women in the 1950s and '60s.
    CreatorsLowell GanzGarry MarshallMark RothmanStarsPenny MarshallCindy WilliamsDavid L. Lander
  • Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)

    10. The Jeffersons

    1975–1985253 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.5 (11K)
    Wealthy African American dry cleaner George Jefferson, his wife Louise, and son Lionel move into a luxury apartment building and develop occasionally fractious relations with other tenants, including their sassy maid Florence.
    CreatorsNorman LearDon NichollMichael RossStarsIsabel SanfordSherman HemsleyRoxie Roker

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