Entertainment Weekly's 100 Best TV Series [1983-2008]

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/// Specially prepared for Entertainment Weekly's 999-1000 issue (June 27, 2008) /// -------- Missing: -------- * Civil War, PBS (31) * Mr. Show, (HBO, 1995-98) (40) * Melrose Place, Fox (51) * Felicity (52) * Planet Earth, Discovery Channel (67) * Wiseguy, CBS (74) * I'll Fly Away, NBC (78) * Comeback, HBO (79) * Hills (82) * Prime Suspect, ITV (1991-2006) (86) * Designing Women, CBS (95) * Party of Five, Fox (1994-2000) (97)

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Vote Ranking	List Ranking
51	1	The Simpsons TV Series 32.41% (47 of 145 votes)
39	2	Sopranos TV Series 45.45% (40 of 88 votes)
44	3	Seinfeld TV Series 37.37% (37 of 99 votes)
106	4	X-Files TV Series 0% (0 of 2 votes)
40	5	Sex and the City TV Series 44.44% (4 of 9 votes)
15	6	Survivor 12: Exile Island TV Series 100% (1 of 1 votes)
16	6	Survivor 5: Thailand TV Series 100% (1 of 1 votes)
17	6	Survivor 7: Pearl Islands TV Series 100% (2 of 2 votes)
18	6	Survivor 9: Vanuatu TV Series 100% (1 of 1 votes)
19	6	Survivor 15: China TV Series 100% (1 of 1 votes)
24	6	Survivor 4: Marquesas TV Series 62.50% (5 of 8 votes)
33	6	Survivor 16: Fans vs. Favorites TV Series 50.0% (5 of 10 votes)
35	6	Survivor 10: Palau TV Series 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
36	6	Survivor 8: All-Stars TV Series 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
45	6	Survivor 2: Australian Outback TV Series 35.29% (6 of 17 votes)
57	6	Survivor (TV) TV Series 28.67% (41 of 143 votes)
58	6	Survivor 3: Africa TV Series 28.57% (2 of 7 votes)
73	6	Survivor 13: Cook Island TV Series 0% (0 of 1 votes)
74	6	Survivor 14: Fiji TV Series 0% (0 of 0 votes)
80	6	Survivor 6: Amazon TV Series 0% (0 of 0 votes)
81	6	Survivor 11: Guatemala TV Series 0% (0 of 0 votes)
21	7	The Cosby Show TV Series 75.00% (3 of 4 votes)
9	8	Lost TV Series 100% (1 of 1 votes)
68	9	Friends (TV) TV Series 5.88% (1 of 17 votes)
66	10	Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV Series 5.88% (1 of 17 votes)
83	11	The Wire TV Series 0% (0 of 1 votes)
56	12	South Park TV Series 29.59% (29 of 98 votes)
70	13	Freaks and Geeks TV Series 0% (0 of 2 votes)
64	14	Daily Show TV Series 9.09% (1 of 11 votes)
60	15	Oprah Winfrey Show TV Series 17.50% (7 of 40 votes)
104	16	Arrested Development (TV) TV Series 0% (0 of 2 votes)
20	17	The Office (UK) TV Series 83.33% (5 of 6 votes)
13	18	American Idol 5 - 2006 TV Series 100% (1 of 1 votes)
22	18	American Idol TV Series 71.35% (1086 of 1522 votes)
62	18	American Idol 4 - 2005 TV Series 12.12% (4 of 33 votes)
65	19	E.R. TV Series 8.33% (3 of 36 votes)
91	20	Beverly Hills 90210 TV Series 0% (0 of 0 votes)
48	21	Roseanne (TV Series) TV Series 33.33% (2 of 6 votes)
1	22	Real World TV Series 100% (10 of 10 votes)
63	23	West Wing TV Series 12.12% (4 of 33 votes)
32	24	Star Trek: The Next Generation TV Series 50.0% (4 of 8 votes)
76	25	Miami Vice TV Series 0% (0 of 1 votes)
4	26	Chappelle's Show TV Series 100% (25 of 25 votes)
30	27	Law and Order TV Series 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
101	27	Law and Order: Special Victims Unit TV Series 0% (0 of 3 votes)
107	28	Larry Sanders Show TV Series 0% (0 of 1 votes)
34	29	The Shield TV Series 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
29	30	Late Show with David Letterman TV Series 56.00% (42 of 75 votes)
95	32	Gilmore Girls TV Series 0% (0 of 1 votes)
2	33	My So Called Life TV Series 100% (1 of 1 votes)
50	34	24 (TV Series) TV Series 32.82% (64 of 195 votes)
12	35	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV Series 100% (2 of 2 votes)
102	36	Thirtysomething TV Series 0% (0 of 2 votes)
49	38	Beavis and Butthead TV Series 33.33% (25 of 75 votes)
105	39	Six Feet Under (TV) TV Series 0% (0 of 0 votes)
7	41	Frasier TV Series 100% (5 of 5 votes)
79	42	L.A. Law TV Series 0% (0 of 2 votes)
47	43	Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV Series 33.33% (1 of 3 votes)
96	45	Curb Your Enthusiasm TV Series 0% (0 of 1 votes)
61	46	Homicide TV Series 14.29% (1 of 7 votes)
78	47	30 Rock TV Series 0% (0 of 2 votes)
90	48	Ally McBeal TV Series 0% (0 of 0 votes)
31	49	Twin Peaks TV Series 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
89	50	Baywatch TV Series 0% (0 of 1 votes)
69	51	Melrose Place TV Series 5.88% (1 of 17 votes)
10	53	Will and Grace TV Series 100% (1 of 1 votes)
75	54	Moonlighting TV Series 0% (0 of 0 votes)
71	55	Pee-Wee's Playhouse TV Series 0% (0 of 8 votes)
43	56	Desperate Housewives TV Series 37.50% (3 of 8 votes)
3	57	The Amazing Race TV Series 100% (4 of 4 votes)
26	58	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV Series 61.31% (103 of 168 votes)
103	59	Battlestar Galactica (2004) TV Series 0% (0 of 1 votes)
93	60	Xena: Warrior Princess TV Series 0% (0 of 0 votes)
97	61	The Office (US) TV Series 0% (0 of 2 votes)
98	62	House TV Series 0% (0 of 1 votes)
55	63	Mystery Science Theater 3000 TV Series 30.29% (53 of 175 votes)
6	64	The Osbournes TV Series 100% (2 of 2 votes)
28	65	Family Guy TV Series 60.0% (42 of 70 votes)
99	66	Grey's Anatomy TV Series 0% (0 of 0 votes)
86	68	Jackass TV Series 0% (0 of 2 votes)
37	69	Colbert Report TV Series 47.83% (11 of 23 votes)
27	70	Everybody Loves Raymond TV Series 60.0% (36 of 60 votes)
82	71	Friday Night Lights TV Series 0% (0 of 0 votes)
87	72	NewsRadio TV Series 0% (0 of 1 votes)
5	73	Oz TV Series 100% (1 of 1 votes)
67	75	Project Runway TV Series 5.88% (1 of 17 votes)
54	76	In Living Color TV Series 30.43% (21 of 69 votes)
38	77	Golden Girls TV Series 46.15% (24 of 52 votes)
46	80	King of the Hill TV Series 34.15% (28 of 82 votes)
8	81	Murphy Brown TV Series 100% (1 of 1 votes)
84	83	Absolutely Fabulous TV Series 0% (0 of 5 votes)
72	84	Northern Exposure TV Series 0% (0 of 0 votes)
59	85	Kids in the Hall TV Series 22.00% (11 of 50 votes)
85	87	Deadwood (TV) TV Series 0% (0 of 0 votes)
100	88	Malcolm in the Middle TV Series 0% (0 of 2 votes)
53	89	Spongebob Squarepants TV Series 31.48% (17 of 54 votes)
14	90	Dawson's Creek TV Series 100% (1 of 1 votes)
77	91	Mad Men TV Series 0% (0 of 0 votes)
41	92	Ben Stiller Actor 44.27% (58 of 131 votes)
94	93	Queer Eye for the Straight Guy TV Series 0% (0 of 1 votes)
42	94	Married... with Children TV Series 42.07% (61 of 145 votes)
23	95	Designing Women TV Series 66.67% (2 of 3 votes)
52	96	Arsenio Hall Comedian 32.17% (37 of 115 votes)
88	97	Party of Five TV Series 0% (0 of 0 votes)
25	98	MacGyver TV Series 61.54% (8 of 13 votes)
11	99	Bachelor TV Series 100% (8 of 8 votes)
92	100	Saved By The Bell TV Series 0% (0 of 1 votes)

Entertainment Weekly's 100 Best TV Series [1983-2008]

51

1

TV Series

32.41% (47 of 145 votes)

39

2

TV Series

45.45% (40 of 88 votes)

44

3

TV Series

37.37% (37 of 99 votes)

106

4

TV Series

0% (0 of 2 votes)

40

5

TV Series

44.44% (4 of 9 votes)

15

6

TV Series

100% (1 of 1 votes)

16

6

TV Series

100% (1 of 1 votes)

17

6

TV Series

100% (2 of 2 votes)

18

6

TV Series

100% (1 of 1 votes)

19

6

TV Series

100% (1 of 1 votes)

24

6

TV Series

62.50% (5 of 8 votes)

33

6

TV Series

50.0% (5 of 10 votes)

35

6

TV Series

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

36

6

TV Series

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

45

6

TV Series

35.29% (6 of 17 votes)

57

6

TV Series

28.67% (41 of 143 votes)

58

6

TV Series

28.57% (2 of 7 votes)

73

6

TV Series

0% (0 of 1 votes)

74

6

TV Series

0% (0 of 0 votes)

80

6

TV Series