TV's 70 best shows

In this piece we list some of the great shows of each decade.  Some series, THE SIMPSONS, for instance, have been on more than one decade.  To keep the lists fresh, each show can only make one list.  By decade, here's our take on the best.




50s:

I LOVE LUCY
PERRY MASON
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS
THE HONEYMOONERS
THE THIN MAN
PETER GUNN
THE ANN SOUTHERN SHOW
THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW
THE GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN SHOW
THE TWILIGHT ZONE


60s:

THE FLINTSTONES
THE MOD SQUAD
GET SMART
HERE'S LUCY
LAND OF THE GIANTS
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW

ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN
THE AVENGERS
BEWITCHED
IT TAKES A THIEF

70s:

THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW
THE BIONIC WOMAN
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW
COLUMBO
THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
GOOD TIMES
SOAP
THE MUPPET SHOW
THE MAN FROM ATLANTIS

80s:

THE GOLDEN GIRLS
ROSEANNE
MOONLIGHTING
THE TRACEY ULLMAN SHOW
THE SIMPSONS
NEWHART
DESIGNING WOMEN
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF BEANS BAXTER
SQUARE PEGS
KNOTS LANDING

90s:

FRIENDS
LIVING SINGLE
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
IN LIVING COLOR
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
SOUTHPARK
PROFIT
THE X-FILES
MARTIN
RUG RATS


00s:

WILL & GRACE
DAMAGES
DARK ANGEL
FRINGE
KING OF THE HILL
CHUCK
UGLY BETTY
HEROES
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE
AMERICAN DAD

10s:





NIKITA
SENSE8 
HAPPY ENDINGS
THE ORIGINALS
JUSTIFIED
PORTLANDIA
THE AMERICANS
EMPIRE
GRACE & FRANKIE


SANTA CLARITA DIET



So one of your favorites didn't make the list?

We voted and some of ours faves didn't make it.  REVENGE, for example, came in at number eleven.  We didn't expand the list for that decade, we just accepted that some shows did better in voting.