TV Guide's 50 Worst Shows of All Time
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- CreatorBurt DubrowStarsJerry SpringerPeter A KellySteve WilkosAmong his peers' other talk-shows, Jerry's is of the more passionate and of the more sensational. His topics range from bisexual affairs to rape. His guests are more believable than some other talk-shows.
- CreatorsAllan BurnsChris HaywardStarsJerry Van DykeMaggie PierceAnn SothernThe story of the relationship between a man and his mother, the latter having been reincarnated as a 1928 Porter automobile.
- StarsStephan RachukManny WilkinsA.J. McCarronCoverage of XFL Football games on ESPN, ABC, Fox and Fox Sports One.
- StarsFlorence HendersonRobert ReedAnn B. DavisThe Brady family sings, dances, and performs comedy skits.
- CreatorsBernard FeinAlbert S. RuddyStarsBob CraneWerner KlempererJohn BannerThe inmates of a German World War II prisoner of war camp conduct an espionage and sabotage campaign right under the noses of their warders.
- DirectorsSandy GrossmanMarci KleinStarsChris RoseRay 'Boom Boom' ManciniMichael BufferSix of America's most controversial celebrities will get in the boxing ring and fight against each other in three groups of three rounds.
- CreatorLarry GelbartStarsHarry MorganJamie FarrWilliam ChristopherThe Korean War has ended. Colonel Potter, Sergeant Klinger, and Father Mulcahy find themselves together once again, this time at a veteran's hospital.
- CreatorsSteven BochcoWilliam M. FinkelsteinStarsAnne BobbyBarbara BossonDavid GianopoulosThe musical adventures of a police force.
- CreatorAllan ShermanStarsJackie GleasonJohnny OlsonDennis JamesThe four panelists put their heads through a cutout in a board. They did not know what was painted on the board and their job was to guess what it was.
- CreatorsJohn AylesworthFrank PeppiattStarsBarbara MandrellLoretta LynnMickey GilleyLulu runs a roadside diner and features singing. Misty plays the "dumber" but more popular sister. Sometimes she sang as well. Half hour of light fun and country performers.
- CreatorsBarry FanaroMort NathanStarsChi McBrideMax BakerDann FlorekThe misadventures of Abraham Lincoln, his loony associates, and the only sane man among them, the President's Black butler Desmond Pfeiffer.
- CreatorsDick BensfieldPerry GrantStarsMcLean StevensonKim RichardsJoanna GleasonLarry Alder is a 44-year-old divorcee in Portland, Oregon, raising his two teenage daughters and hosting a call-in psychology radio show.
- StarsJack BarryCharles Van DorenElfrida Von NardroffTwo contestants were placed in separate isolation booths. Each player in turn would be given a category and asked how many points, from 1 to 11, they wanted to risk. Points increased with the question's difficulty. A correct answer earned the stated number of points, whereas a wrong answer would result in the points being deducted from the player's score. The first player to get 21 points won, unless the other player matched the score and forced a tie. Players could also end the game early if they felt they had enough points to win.
- CreatorMichael SaltzmanStarsAdam ArkinJoely FisherHolland TaylorA married couple is shocked when they realize that their six-month-old baby son can talk.
- CreatorsDonald R. BoyleGlen A. LarsonStarsSimon MacCorkindaleMelody AndersonReni SantoniA suave and elegant university professor, who can shape-shift into any animal, fights crime along with a female New York detective and his right-hand man.
- StarsChevy ChaseRon RussRobert TownsendChevy Chase hosts his own short-lived talk show.
- StarsDavid SoulHector ElizondoReuven Bar-YotamA short-lived prequel to Casablanca (1942).
- CreatorRobert KaufmanStarsPeter KastnerPatricia BrakeGary MarshalThe misadventures of a man disguised as a female model in London, England to be with a woman he loves.
- StarsJim BakkerTammy Faye BakkerJ.P. SloaneDaily religious-oriented series hosted by televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, which adopted a talk-show format.
- CreatorDavid LevyStarsPhyllis DillerReginald GardinerGrady SuttonFollows the Pruitt family, who live like royalty in a huge mansion. The only slight problem: they are flat broke and live off the state.
- CreatorsMichael BerkGregory J. BonannDouglas SchwartzStarsDavid HasselhoffPamela AndersonYasmine BleethFollows a team of lifeguards led by Lieutenant Mitch Buchannon save lives, deal with personal dramas, fight crime and participate in over the top adventures on a daily basis on a beach in Los Angeles, California (S1-9) and Hawii (S10-11).
- CreatorsSteven E. de SouzaAllan BalterHarve BennettStarsPeter BartonLouis Gossett Jr.Amy SteelThe adventures of high-school student Matthew Star, who is actually a superpowered alien Prince from another world.
- StarsSammy Davis Jr.William B. WilliamsGeorge RhodesSammy and Company was a variety and talk-show program hosted by the American singer, dancer, and comedian Sammy Davis Jr. from 1975 to 1977.
- CreatorsBernie OrensteinSaul TurteltaubStarsMickey RooneyDana CarveyNathan LaneAn energetic grandpa is invited to move out of his retirement home and into the cool pad of his college student grandson and his roommate.
- DirectorDon WeinerStarsAnna AgatkaKate BarnettAlycia BennA high-stakes "till-death-us-do-part" Dating Game, but with better prizes. The bride got a $35,000 engagement ring, a free Caribbean cruise honeymoon and an Isuzu Trooper. Total estimated value: $100,000. The groom didn't get quite as much, but it wasn't supposed to matter because he was a millionaire.