Some examples...
Last year, they ranked the 100 greatest sitcoms. In the Top 50, they included Barney Miller, King of the Hill and Andy Griffith. Further down, there was Sgt. Bilko, WKRP, Jack Benny, Sanford & Son. None of those shows are on this new list. Odd.
On the flip side, NOT making last year's sitcom-only list was "The Wonder Years"... but now on the 100 greatest shows of all-time list, it's #90? Makes no sense!
This new list also makes a point of specifying only the first three years of SCTV, when Harold Ramis was head writer, and before Rick Moranis, Martin Short, Robin Duke, and Tony Rosato joined the cast. Very arbitrary.
And there's more: "Atlanta" was rated the 25th best sitcom last year... but it has now vaulted up to be the 9th best series of any kind? (And 84 slots above "The Rockford Files"?!)
Other shows not making the list, which often do make lists such as this one: Soap, Happy Days, Fernwood 2 Night, The Real World, Mission: Impossible, The Untouchables, Bewitched, Leave it to Beaver, Dallas, Lou Grant, and St. Elsewhere.
The list DOES include several shows beyond prime time on the "Big Four" networks, such as Jeopardy and Sesame Street. But they left off Rocky & Bullwinkle, Mr. Rogers, Hollywood Squares, Beavis & Butthead, The Tomorrow Show, Dick Cavett, The Today Show, The Price is Right, Jack Paar, and any soap operas. Just so long as we can continue peeing our pants over "Watchmen."
The only way to make this list worse is to read it twice...
1. The Sopranos (HBO/1999-2007)
2. The Simpsons (FOX/1989-PRESENT)
3. Breaking Bad (AMC/2008-13)
4. The Wire (HBO/2002-08)
5. Fleabag (BBC/AMAZON/2016-19)
6. Seinfeld (NBC/1989-98)
7. Mad Men (AMC/2007-15)
8. Cheers (NBC/1982-93)
9. Atlanta (FX/2016-PRESENT)
10. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS/1970-77)
11. Succession (HBO/2018-PRESENT)
12. The Twilight Zone (CBS/1959-64)
13. Veep (HBO/2012-19)
14. The Americans (FX/2013-18)
15. The Larry Sanders Show (HBO/1992-98)
16. Twin Peaks (ABC/1990-91)
17. The Leftovers (HBO/2014-17)
18. Saturday Night Live (NBC/1975-PRESENT)
19. I May Destroy You (BBC/HBO/2020)
20. 30 Rock (NBC/2006-13)
21. All in the Family (CBS/1971-79)
22. Star Trek (NBC/1966-69)
23. Watchmen (HBO/2019)
24. Freaks and Geeks (NBC/1999-2000)
25. M*A*S*H (CBS/1972-83)
26. Sesame Street (PBS/1969-PRESENT)
27. Deadwood (HBO/2004-06)
28. Friday Night Lights (NBC/2006-08)
29. Roots (ABC/1977)
30. Parks and Recreation (NBC/2009-15)
31. Game of Thrones (HBO/2011-19)
32. Better Call Saul (AMC/2015-22)
33. Monty Pythons Flying Circus (BBC/1969-74)
34. The Office (U.S.) (NBC/2005-13)
35. Lost (ABC/2004-10)
36. I Love Lucy (CBS/1951-57)
37. Arrested Development (FOX/2003-06)
38. Hill Street Blues (NBC/1981-87)
39. Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO/2000-PRESENT)
40. The Good Place (NBC/2016-20)
41. BoJack Horseman (NETFLIX/2014-20)
42. Battlestar Galactica (SCI-FI/2003-09)
43. Insecure (HBO/2016-21)
44. Late Night With David Letterman (NBC/1982-93)
45. Columbo (NBC/1971-78; ABC)
46. The West Wing (NBC/1999-2006)
47. My So-Called Life (ABC/1995-96)
48. The Shield (FX/2002-08)
49. Friends (NBC/1994-2004)
50. Jeopardy! (SYNDICATION/1984-PRESENT)
51. The X-Files (FOX/1993-2002)
52. Barry (HBO/2018-PRESENT)
53. The Office (U.K.) (BBC/2001-03)
54. ER (NBC/1994-2009)
55. Halt and Catch Fire (AMC/2014-17)
56. Community (NBC/2009-14)
57. Russian Doll (NETFLIX/2019-PRESENT)
58. Six Feet Under (HBO/2001-05)
59. Key & Peele (COMEDY CENTRAL/2012-15)
60. Taxi (ABC/1978-82)
61. The Underground Railroad (AMAZON PRIME/2021)
62. The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS/1961-66)
63. South Park (COMEDY CENTRAL/1997-PRESENT)
64. The Golden Girls (NBC/1985-92)
65. Girls (HBO/2012-17)
66. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (COMEDY CENTRAL/1999-2015)
67. NYPD Blue (ABC/1993-2005)
68. Fawlty Towers (BBC/1975-79)
69. Chappelle’s Show (COMEDY CENTRAL/2003-06)
70. SCTV (GLOBAL/1976-79)
71. Better Things (FX/2016-2022)
72. Good Times (CBS/1974-79)
73. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (WB/UPN/1997-2001/2001-03)
74. The Honeymooners (CBS/1955-56)
75. Frasier (NBC/1993-2004)
76. Justified (FX/2010-15)
77. The Jeffersons (CBS/1975-85)
78. Sex and the City (HBO/1998-2004)
79. Mr. Show with Bob and David (HBO/1995-98)
80. Band of Brothers (HBO/2001)
81. Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX/2005-PRESENT)
82. Party Down (STARZ/2009-10)
83. I’m Alan Partridge (BBC/1997-2002)
84. Fargo (FX/2014-PRESENT)
85. Orange Is the New Black (NETFLIX/2013-19)
86. The Bob Newhart Show (CBS/1972-78)
87. The Kids in the Hall (CBC/1988-95)
88. The Crown (NETFLIX/2016-PRESENT)
89. The Carol Burnett Show (CBS/1967-78)
90. The Wonder Years (ABC/1988-93)
91. The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson (NBC/1962-92)
92. The Muppet Show (SYNDICATED/1976-81)
93. The Rockford Files (NBC/1974-80)
94. NewsRadio (NBC/1995-99)
95. Squid Game (NETFLIX/2021-PRESENT)
96. Rick and Morty (ADULT SWIM/2013-PRESENT)
97. The Odd Couple (ABC/1970-75)
98. The Good Fight (CBS ALL ACCESS/2017-20)
99. Oz (HBO/1997-2003)
100. What We Do in the Shadows (FX/2019-PRESENT)
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