All-Time Greatest Television Shows..Statistically Speaking

This is our attempt to statistically rank the greatest shows in television history.  We are sure you have questions about our rankings, so we will try and answer them in advance.

1.  Which shows were eligible to be ranked?  We only included shows that were “script written”.  Meaning variety shows, game shows, news shows, and talk shows were NOT included.   We are sure you will quickly figure out most of the shows are American shows.

2.  What is the basis of your rankings?  We ranked them in three categories:  (1) Ratings measured by how long the show was on the air.  (2) Reviews from critics and audiences.  (3) Emmy nominations and wins.  Once we collected all the data, we combined the stats to get one rating per show.  Then compared the rating to other shows and made our list.

3.  Does this list include all “script written” shows?  Sadly, no.  We researched over 500 shows and kept over 300 shows for the rankings.  There are many many more television shows out there. If you see a major omission please let us know.

4.  Can this ranking be taken as “gospel”?  Of course not!  Lists are made to get people to argue.  But ultimately this is just a fun way to look at the history of television shows.  The following massive table does provide a ton of stats. Hopefully, you will enjoy that as much as we did researching those stats.

But enough questions….please check out our All-Time Greatest Television Shows….Statistically Speaking.

Three main parts of our rankings. Ratings/years on air, reviews and awards.
Three main parts of our rankings. Ratings/years on air, reviews and awards.

All-Time Greatest Television Shows Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

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RankShowStarYearsShowsReview%Emmy Nom/Wins
Game Of ThronesEmilia Clarke2011-201908 - 07393.00%160 / 059
Breaking BadBryan Cranston2008-201305 - 06295.00%058 / 016
The West WingMartin Sheen1999-200607 - 15588.00%095 / 026
The SopranosJames Gandolfini1999-200706 - 08692.00%112 / 021
Star Trek: Next GenerationPatrick Stewart1987-199407 - 17686.00%058 / 018
SeinfeldJerry Seinfeld1989-199809 - 17388.00%068 / 010
Modern FamilyEd O'Neill2009-202011 - 25084.00%082 / 022
FriendsJennifer Aniston1994-200410 - 23689.00%062 / 006
M.A.S.H.Alan Alda1972-198311 - 25184.00%109 / 014
The SimpsonsDan Castellaneta1989-31 - 68487.00%092 / 034
The X-FilesDavid Duchovny1993-200211 - 21786.00%061 / 015
24 Keifer Sutherland2001-201008 - 19583.00%068 / 020
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowMary Tyler Moore1970-197707 - 16881.00%067 / 029
FrasierKelsey Grammer1993-200411 - 26380.00%107 / 037
The Office (USA)Steve Carell2005-201309 - 18889.00%042 / 005
CheersTed Danson1982-199311 - 27178.00%117 / 028
Downton AbbeyHugh Bonneville2011-201606 - 05287.00%069 / 015
The WireIdris Elba2002-200805 - 06093.00%002 / 000
Mad MenJon Hamm2007-201507 - 09286.00%116 / 016
Hill Street BluesDaniel J. Travanti1981-198707 - 14481.00%098 / 026
30 RockAlec Baldwin2006-201307 - 13882.00%103 / 016
All In The FamilyCarroll O'Connor1971-197909 -20883.00%055 / 022
Boardwalk EmpireSteve Buscemi2010-201405 - 05785.00%057 / 020
The Golden GirlsBea Arthur1985-199207 - 17779.00%068 / 011
House of CardsKevin Spacey2013-2018
06 - 07388.00%056 / 007
Six Feet UnderMichael C. Hall2001-200505 - 06387.00%053 / 009
ERGeorge Clooney1994-200915 - 33177.00%124 / 023
HouseHugh Laurie2004-201208 - 17687.00%025 / 005
The Good WifeJulianna Margulies2009-201607 - 15683.00%043 / 005
The Big Bang TheoryJim Parsons2007-201912 - 28181.00%055 / 010
How I Met Your MotherNeil Patrick Harris2005-201409 - 20883.00%030 / 010
LostMatthew Fox2004-201006 - 11883.00%051 / 010
VeepJulia Louis-Dreyfus2012-201907 - 06583.00%068 / 017
Twilight ZoneRod Sterling1959-196405 - 15690.00%009 / 004
NYPD BluesDennis Franz1993-200512 - 26175.00%084 / 020
Malcolm In The MiddleBryan Cranston2000-200607 - 15181.00%033 / 007
Mission ImpossiblePeter Graves1966-197307 - 17179.00%036 / 010
The HoneymoonersJackie Gleason1952-195706 - 17786.00%018 / 004
SherlockBenedict Cumberbatch2010-04 - 01591.00%039 / 009
The PracticeDylan McDermott1997-200408 - 16777.00%041 / 015
I Love LucyLucille Ball1951-195706 - 18184.00%020 / 004
St. ElsewhereDenzel Washington1982-198806 - 13778.00%062 / 013
Northern ExposureRob Morrow1990-199506 - 11082.00%039 / 007
Will & GraceDebra Messing1998-11 - 24672.00%091 / 018
FargoEwan McGregor2014-04 - 04089.00%052 / 006
Arrested DevelopmentJason Bateman2003-05 - 08487.00%025 / 006
WestworldEd Harris2016-03 - 02887.00%043 / 009
The WaltonsRichard Thomas1971-198109 - 21376.00%037 / 013
The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselRachel Brosnahan2017-04 - 02787.00%034 / 016
Boston LegalWilliam Shatner2004-200805 - 10184.00%024 / 004
Everybody Loves RaymondRay Romano1996-200509 - 21071.00%069 / 015
Curb Your EnthusiasmLarry David2000-10 - 10087.00%043 / 002
The Handmaid's TaleElisabeth Moss2017-04 - 04685.00%044 / 014
Barney MillerHal Linden1975-198208 - 17181.00%032 / 003
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InRowan and Martin1967-197306 - 14180.00%034 / 007
L.A.LawCorbin Bernsen1986-199408 - 17169.00%089 / 015
Star Trek: VoyagerKate Mulgrew1995-200107 -17078.00%034 / 007
TaxiDanny DeVito1978-198305 - 11476.00%034 / 018
Battlestar GalacticaEdward James Olmos2003-200904 - 07387.00%022 / 003
Star Trek: Deep Space NineAvery Brooks1993-199907 - 17379.00%032 / 004
The Wonder YearsFred Savage1988-199306 - 11583.00%028 / 004
The Larry Sanders ShowGary Shandling1992-199806 - 08984.00%056 / 003
True DetectiveMatthew-McConaughey2014-03 - 02490.00%022 / 005
DeadwoodTimothy Olyphant2004-200603 - 03686.00%028 / 008
South ParkTrey Parker1997-24 - 30987.00%018 / 004
Night CourtHarry Anderson1984-199209 - 19376.00%031 / 007
Stranger ThingsDavid Harbour2016-04 - 03388.00%030 / 006
Desperate HousewivesTeri Hatcher2004-201208 - 18074.00%038 / 007
This Is UsMilo Ventimiglia2016-06 - 07487.00%027 / 003
Get SmartDon Adams1965-197005 - 13882.00%016 / 007
Quantum LeapScott Bakula1989-199305 - 09781.00%032 / 006
HomelandClaire Danes2011-2020
08 - 09683.00%039 / 008
Lou GrantEd Asner1977-198205 - 11472.00%056 / 013
Law & OrderJerry Orbach1990-201020 - 45677.00%050 / 006
The CrownOlivia Colman2016-05 - 04187.00%026 / 008
Homicide:Life On The StreetsRichard Belzer1993-199907 - 12285.00%017 / 004
Murphy BrownCandice Bergen1988-201811 - 26068.00%062 / 018
3rd Rock From The SunJohn Lithgow1996-200106 - 13977.00%031 / 008
EntourageJeremy Pivem2004-201108 - 09684.00%026 / 006
DexterMichael C. Hall2006-201308 - 09686.00%024 / 004
ScrubsZach Braff2001-201009 - 18283.00%017 / 002
LouieLouis C.K.2010-201505 - 06185.00%022 / 003
Law & Order: Special Victims UntiChristopher Meloni1999-22 - 48380.00%023 / 006
Home ImprovementTim Allen1991-199908 - 20472.00%034 / 007
The Rockford FilesJames Garner1974-198006 - 11981.00%017 / 005
Father Knows BestRobert Young1954-196006 - 20474.00%020 / 006
The Cosby ShowBill Cosby1984-199208 - 19773.00%029 / 006
BarryBill Hader2018-03 - 01783.00%030 / 006
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsAlfred Hitchcock1955-196207 - 26885.00%014 / 003
FleabagPhoebe Waller-Bridge2016-201902 - 01287.00%011 / 006
Friday Night LightsKyle Chandler2006-201105 - 07687.00%013 / 003
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationsWilliam Petersen2000-201515 - 33576.00%038 / 004
Monty Python's Flying CircusMonty Python1969-197404 - 04688.00%000 / 000
Twin PeaksDavid Lynch1990-199102 - 03088.00%018 / 002
MonkTony Shalhoub2002-200908 - 12579.00%018 / 008
The Danny Thomas ShowDanny Thomas1953-196511 - 34472.00%022 / 005
Two and a Half MenCharlie Sheen2003-201512 - 26270.00%047 / 009
Family GuySeth MacFarlane1999-19 - 35081.00%
027 / 008
AtlantaDonald Glover2016-04 - 03986.00%022 / 005
Grey's AnatomyPatrick Dempsey2005-17 - 36476.00%040 / 004
The AmericansKeri Russell2013-06 - 07584.00%018 / 004
MoonlightingBruce Willis1985-198905 - 06676.00%041 / 006
ThirtysomethingTimothy Busfield1987-199104 - 08672.00%042 / 013
Better Call SaulBob Odenkirk2015-06 - 05287.00%032 / 000
SoapBilly Crystal1977-198104 - 09381.00%017 / 004
Perry MasonRaymond Burr1957-196609 - 27181.00%009 / 003
FuturamaBilly West1999-201307 - 12484.00%014 / 006
Mad About YouHelen Hunt1992-199907 - 16266.00%034 / 012
Hogan's HeroesBob Crane1965-197106 - 16879.00%012 / 002
Key & PeeleJordan Peele2012-201505 - 05583.00%019 / 002
That '70s ShowAshton Kutcher1998-200608 - 20081.00%016 / 001
Our Miss BrooksEve Arden1952-195604- 13081.00%007 / 001
BewitchedElizabeth Montgomery1964-197208 - 25475.00%022 / 003
Black MirrorBryce Dallas Howard2011-05 - 02288.00%011 / 006
GunsmokeJames Arness1955-197520 - 63579.00%015 / 005
Magnum P.I.Tom Selleck1980-198808 - 15875.00%017 / 004
Family TiesMichael J. Fox1982-198907 - 17272.00%019 / 005
Orange Is The New BlackTaylor Schilling2013-07 - 09181.00%020 / 004
Little House on the PrairieMichael Landon1974-198309 - 20576.00%016 / 004
Miami ViceDon Johnson1984-198905 - 11175.00%020 / 004
Sex And The CitySarah Jessica Parker1998-200406 - 09471.00%054 / 007
Star Trek: EnterpriseScott Bakula2001-200504 - 09875.00%017 / 004
DragnetJack Webb1951-195908 - 27675.00%010 / 005
Parks & RecreationChris Pratt2009-201507 - 12586.00%014 / 000
Chicago HopeAdam Arkin1994-200006 - 14168.00%042 / 007
The Odd CoupleTony Randall1970-197505 - 11478.00%014 / 003
JustifiedTimothy Olyphant2010-201506 - 07886.00%009 / 002
Stargate SG-1Richard Dean Anderson1997-200710 - 21384.00%009 / 000
The Walking DeadAndrew Lincoln2010-10 - 14882.00%016 / 002
Cagney & LaceyTyne Daly1981-198807 - 12667.00%037 / 014
Brooklyn Nine-NineAndy Samberg2013-08 - 14484.00%009 / 002
NewhartBob Newhart1982-199008 - 18477.00%025 / 000
Ally McBealCalista Flockhart1997-200205 - 11268.00%034 / 007
RoseanneJohn Goodman1988-201810 - 23070.00%027 / 004
Marcus Welby, M.D.Robert Young1969-197607 - 17070.00%019 / 004
The BlacklistJames Spader2013-08 - 15380.00%007 / 001
OzarkJason Bateman2017-03 - 03084.00%014 / 002
Orphan BlackTatiana Maslany2013 -05 - 05083.00%003 / 001
Murder, She WroteAngela Lansbury1984-199612 - 26469.00%041 / 002
Have Gun - Will TravelRichard Boone1957-196306 - 22584.00%005 / 000
True BloodAnna Paquin2008-201407 - 08179.00%016 / 001
FamilyKristy McNichol1976-198005 - 08675.00%017 / 004
Star TrekWilliam Shatner1966-196903 - 08083.00%013 / 000
BensonRobert Guillaume1979-198607 - 15971.00%017 / 002
The UntouchablesRobert Stack1959-196304 - 11980.00%006 / 002
Buffy The Vampire SlayerSarah Michelle Gellar1997-200307 - 14582.00%014 / 000
I SpyBill Cosby1965-196803 - 08271.00%019 / 004
The Dick Van Dyke ShowDick Van Dyke1961-196605 - 15883.00%002 / 001
Mr. RobotRami Malek2015-201904 - 04685.00%012 / 002
Maverick James Garner1957-196205 - 12480.00%009 / 001
The JeffersonsSherman Hemsley1975-198511 - 25374.00%014 / 002
The ShieldMichael Chiklis2002-200807 - 08987.00%006 / 001
DallasLarry Hagman1978-199114 - 35669.00%021 / 004
CommunityChevy Chase2009-201506 - 11085.00%004 / 001
Crazy Ex-GirlfriendRachel Bloom2015-04 - 06278.00%008 / 003
It's Always Sunny In PhiladelphiaDanny DeVito2005-14 - 15388.00%003 / 000
ColumboPeter Falk1971-200313 - 06382.00%011 / 003
MannixMike Connors1967-197508 - 19473.00%016 / 001
BonanzaMichael Landon1959-197314 - 43073.00%012 / 003
The Lucy ShowLucille Ball1962-196806 - 15672.00%009 / 002
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.Robert Vaughn1964-196804 - 10577.00%016 / 000
The FugitiveDavid Janssen1963-196704 - 12080.00%005 / 001
Room 222Lloyd Haynes1969-197405 - 11375.00%007 / 003
Married With ChildrenEd O'Neill1987-199711 - 26280.00%007 / 000
The Many Loves of Dobie GillisBob Denver1959-196304 - 14877.00%000 / 000
WKRP in CincinnatiLoni Anderson1978-198204 - 09079.00%010 / 001
Designing WomenDelta Burke1986-199307 - 16370.00%018 / 001
Rescue MeDenis Leary2004-201107 - 09583.00%008 / 001
Hawaii Five-OJack Lord1968-198012 - 28173.00%011 / 002
FireflyNathan Fillion2012-201201 - 01490.00%001 / 001
IronsideRaymond Burr1967-197508 - 19569.00%015 / 002
Kung FuDavid Carradine1972-197503 - 06377.00%007 / 002
CoachCraig T. Nelson1989-199709 - 19969.00%016 / 002
Girls Adam Driver2012-06 - 06273.00%019 / 002
KojakTelly Savalas1973-197805 - 11771.00%015 / 002
PoseBilly Porter2018-03 - 01986.00%006 / 001
Wild, Wild WestRobert Conrad1965-196904 - 10481.00%003 / 001
ChuckZachary Levi2007-201205 - 09182.00%004 / 002
Happy DaysRon Howard1974-198411 - 25574.00%009 / 001
Gilmore GirlsAlexis Bledel2000-200707 -15481.00%001 / 001
The RiflemanChuck Connors1958-196305 -16883.00%002 / 000
Three's CompanyJohn Ritter1976-198408 - 17475.00%005 / 001
King of the HillMike Judge1997-201013 - 25873.00%007 / 002
The Streets of San FranciscoKarl Malden1972-197705 -12073.00%017 / 000
Sons Of AnarchyCharlie Hunnam2008-201407 - 09286.00%005 / 000
Freaks and GreeksSeth Rogen1999-2000
01 - 01888.00%003 / 001
Spin CityMichael J. Fox1996-200206 - 14573.00%008 / 002
Sanford and SonRedd Foxx1972-197806 - 13579.00%007 / 000
HazelShirley Booth1961-196605 - 15471.00%004 / 002
RhodaValerie Harper1974-197805 - 10967.00%017 / 002
That GirlMarlo Thomas1966-197105 - 13771.00%007 / 000
The AvengersPatrick Macnee1961 - 196907 - 16182.00%004 / 000
The Good PlaceTed Danson2016-202004 - 05082.00%006 / 000
Fringe Joshua Jackson2008-201305 - 10084.00%003 / 000
Big LoveBill Paxton2006-201105 - 05375.00%009 / 000
Penny DreadfulJosh Hartnett2014-201603 - 02782.00%013 / 000
Criminal MindsJoe Mantegna2005-202015 - 32381.00%003 / 000
MaudeBea Arthur1972-197806 - 14171.00%012 / 001
The Real McCoysWalter Brennan1957-196306 - 22575.00%005 / 000
JAGDavid James Elliott1995-200510 - 22765.00%010 / 003
Peyton PlaceRyan O'Neal1964-196905 - 51473.00%003 / 001
The Bob Newhart ShowBob Newhart1972-197806 - 14281.00%004 / 000
CastleNathan Fillion2009-2016
08 - 17380.00%004 / 000
Without A TraceAnthony LaPaglia2002-200907 - 16069.00%005 / 002
NewsRadioPhil Hartman1995-199905 - 09779.00%004 / 001
The Andy Griffith ShowAndy Griffith1960-196808 - 24883.00%001 / 000
Dr. WhoDavid Tennant2005-12 - 19086.00%000 / 000
Alias Jennifer Garner2001-2006
05 - 10576.00%036 / 004
The Big ValleyLee Majors1965-196904 - 11276.00%003 / 001
DynastyJohn Forsythe1981-198909 - 22062.00%024 / 001
Schitt's CreekEugene Levy2015-202006 - 08083.00%004 / 000
Xena: Warrior PrincessLucy Lawless1995-200106 - 13467.00%006 / 001
Oz J.K. Simmons1997-200306 - 05687.00%002 / 000
Wagon TrainWard Bond1957-196508 - 28471.00%007 / 000
EmpireTaraji P. Henson2015-06 - 10374.00%008 / 000
ElementaryLucy Liu2012-201907 - 15479.00%002 / 000
The Office (UK)Ricky Gervais2001-200303 - 01485.00%002 / 001
The NannyFran Drescher1993-199906 - 14569.00%011 / 001
Judging AmyAmy Brenneman1999-200506 - 13869.00%011 / 001
The Beverly HillbilliesBuddy Edsen1962-197109 - 27471.00%007 / 000
Evening ShadeBurt Reynolds1990-199404 - 09869.00%009 / 002
The Drew Carey ShowDrew Carey1995-200409 - 22368.00%007 / 000
NCISMark Harmon2003-17 - 39878.00%003 / 000
Who's The BossTony Danza1984-199208 - 19665.00%010 / 001
Quincy, M.E.Jack Klugman1976-198308 - 14872.00%010 / 000
MatlockAndy Griffith1986-199509 - 18170.00%004 / 001
Dr. KildareRichard Chamberlain1961-196605 - 19170.00%005 / 000
Growing PainsKirk Cameron1985-199207 - 16766.00%005 / 002
BonesDavid Boreanaz2005-201712 - 24578.00%002 / 000
AliceLinda Lavin1976-198509 - 20268.00%008 / 000
McHale's NavyErnest Borgnine1962-196604 - 13874.00%005 / 000
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaRichard Basehart1964-196804 - 11072.00%011 / 004
Peter GunnBlake Edwards1958-196103 - 11480.00%008 / 000
JuliaDiahann Carroll1968-197103 - 08676.00%005 / 000
Hawaii Five-OScott Caan2010-202010 - 24073.00%004 / 000
MacGyverRichard Dean Anderson1985-199207 - 13977.00%004 / 000
Last Man StandingTim Allen2011-08 - 17376.00%002 / 000
Leave It To BeaverJerry Mathers1957-196306 - 23575.00%002 / 000
Family AffairBrian Keith1966-197105 - 13869.00%008 / 000
ArrowStephen Amell2012-202008 - 17076.00%000 / 000
Chicago P.D.Jason Beghe2014-08 - 15181.00%000 / 000
ParenthoodCraig T. Nelson2010-201506 - 10382.00%001 / 000
BarettaRobert Blake1975-197804 - 08267.00%007 / 002
The Adventures of Ozzie & HarrietOzzie Nelson1952-196614 - 43674.00%003 / 000
LassieLassie1954-197419 - 59165.00%007 / 002
CSI: MiamiDavid Caruso2002-201210 - 23264.00%005 / 002
The MOD SquadClarence Williams III1968-197305 - 12369.00%007 / 000
WingsTim Daly1990-199708 -17272.00%003 / 000
CSI: New YorkGary Sinise2004-201309 - 19769.00%005 / 000
RawhideClint Eastwood1959-196508 - 21780.00%000 / 000
LawmanJohn Russell1958-196204 - 15680.00%000 / 000
One Day At A TimeBonnie Franklin1975-198409 - 20965.00%003 / 002
Fantasy IslandRicardo Montalban1977-198407 - 15465.00%007 / 000
Trapper John M.D.Pernell Roberts1979-198607 - 15166.00%006 / 000
Knott's LandingWilliam Devane1979-199314 - 34466.00%004 / 001
Chicago FireJesse Spencer2012-09 - 18279.00%000 / 000
The MillionaireMarvin Miller1955-196006 - 20779.00%000 / 000
The FlintstonesMel Blanc1960-196606 - 16775.00%001 / 000
AngelDavid Boreanaz1999-200405 - 11179.00%001 / 000
Adam-12Martin Milner1968-197507 - 17475.00%001 / 000
Rules of EngagmentDavid Spade2007-201307 - 10173.00%004 / 000
Doogie Howser, M.D.Neil Patrick Harris1989-199304 - 09765.00%004 / 003
Cold CaseKathryn Morris2003-201007 - 15675.00%001 / 000
Fresh Prince of Bel AirWill Smith1990-199606 - 14879.00%001 / 000
Highway To HeavenMichael Landon1984-198905 - 11167.00%007 / 000
Touched By An AngelRoma Downey1994-200309 - 21160.00%012 / 000
Blue BloodsTom Selleck2010-10 - 21675.00%001 / 000
My Three SonsFred MacMurray1960-197212 - 38070.00%003 / 000
Simon & SimonGerald McRaney1981-198908 - 15671.00%002 / 000
Chico and the ManJack Albertson1974-197804 - 08868.00%004 / 001
The F.B.I. Efrem Zimbalist Jr.1965-197409 - 24174.00%001 / 000
Just Shoot Me!David Spade1997-200307 - 14968.00%006 / 000
The A-TeamGeorge Peppard1983-198705 - 09775.00%003 / 000
The Incredible HulkBill Bixby1977-198205 - 08270.00%003 / 001
Hart To HartRobert Wagner1979-198405 - 11166.00%006 / 000
The King of QueensKevin James1998-200709 - 20773.00%001 / 000
The VirginianLee J. Cobb & James Drury1962-197109 - 24976.00%000 / 000
The Facts of LifeCharlotte Rae1979-198809 - 20367.00%003 / 000
Falcon CrestJane Wyman1981-199009 - 22861.00%004 / 001
Welcome Back KotterJohn Travolta1975-197904 - 09570.00%004 / 000
CheyenneClint Walker1955-196307 - 10879.00%001 / 000
I Dream Of JeannieBarbara Eden1965-197005 - 13975.00%001 / 000
Peaky BlindersTom Hardy2013-07 - 03788.00%000 / 000
The LeftoversJustin Theroux2014-201703 - 02883.00%001 / 000
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpHugh O'Brian1955-196106 - 22676.00%002 / 000
Barnaby JonesBuddy Edsen1973-198008 - 17868.00%002 / 000
The PrisonerPatrick McGoohan1967-196801 - 01784.00%000 / 000
Police WomanAngie Dickinson1974-197804 - 09065.00%007 / 000
Wanted Dead Or AliveSteve McQueen1958-196103 - 09481.00%000 / 000
Fawlty TowersJohn Cleese1975-197902 - 01287.00%000 / 000
A Different WorldLisa Bonet1987-199306 - 14469.00%003 / 000
Emergency!Randolph Mantooth1972-197907 - 13378.00%000 / 000
The Love BoatGavin MacLeod1977-198710 - 25061.00%005 / 000
Laverne & ShirleyPenny Marshall1976-198308 - 18369.00%001 / 000
McMillan & WifeRock Hudson1971-197706 - 04071.00%007 / 000
Charlie's AngelsFarrah Fawcet1976-198105 - 11065.00%004 / 000
CannonWilliam Conrad1971-197605 - 12067.00%003 / 000
Here's LucyLucille Ball1968-197406 - 14469.00%002 / 000
The Addams FamilyJohn Astin1964-196602 - 06479.00%000 / 000
Mork & MindyRobin Williams1978-198204 - 09471.00%002 / 000
Diagnosis MurderDick Van Dyke1993-200108 - 17868.00%001 / 000
BeckerTed Danson1998-200406 - 12972.00%001 / 000
The Six Million Dollar ManLee Majors1974-197805 - 09971.00%002 / 000
Green AcresEddie Albert1965-197106 - 17072.00%000 / 000
The MunstersYvonne De Carlo1964-196602 - 07278.00%000 / 000
The Dukes Of HazzardTom Wopat1979-198507 - 14671.00%001 / 000
NCIS: Los AngelesChris O'Donnell2009-11 - 26267.00%001 / 000
McCloudDennis Weaver1970-197707 - 04669.00%006 / 000
Lost In SpaceGuy Williams1965-196803 - 08472.00%002 / 000
ALFPaul Fusco1986-199004 - 10374.00%000 / 000
Daniel BooneFess Parker1964-197006 - 16573.00%000 / 000
The Bionic WomanLindsay Wagner1976-197803 - 05866.00%001 / 001
Petticoat JunctionEdgar Buchanan1963-197007 - 22270.00%000 / 000
Eastbound & DownDanny McBride2009-201304 - 02982.00%000 / 000
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Jim Nabors1964-196905 - 15070.00%000 / 000
Saved By The BellMark-Paul Gosselaar1989-199204 - 08670.00%000 / 000
Remington SteelePierce Brosnan1982-198705 - 09472.00%001 / 000
Eight Is EnoughDick Van Patten1977-198105 - 11265.00%002 / 000
Family MattersJaleel White1989-199809 - 21565.00%001 / 000
Good TimesJimmie Walker1974-197906 - 13373.00%000 / 000
Starsky and HutchDavid Soul1975 -197904 - 09270.00%000 / 000
Dragnet 1967Harry Morgan1967-197004 - 09876.00%000 / 000
Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyGil Gerard1979-198102 - 03269.00%005 / 001
The Patty Duke ShowPatty Duke1963-196603 - 10572.00%001 / 000
My Favorite MartianRay Walston1963-196603 - 10773.00%000 / 000
Grace Under FireBrett Butler1993-199805 - 11263.00%002 / 000
Knight RiderDavid Hasselhoff1986-198604 - 08669.00%001 / 000
Beverly Hills, 90210Luke Perry1990-200010 - 29263.00%001 / 000
Head of the ClassHoward Hesseman1986-199105 - 11466.00%001 / 000
Dennis The MenaceJay North1959-196304 - 14671.00%000 / 000
The Fall GuyLee Majors1981-198605 - 11271.00%000 / 000
The OABrit Marling2016-201902 - 01679.00%000 / 000
Vega$Robert Urich1978-198103 - 06967.00%001 / 000
Diff'rent StrokesGary Coleman1978-198608 - 18166.00%000 / 000
Gilligan's IslandBob Denver1964-196703 - 09973.00%000 / 000
AndromedaKevin Sorbo2000-200505 - 11066.00%000 / 000
The Brady BunchFlorence Henderson1969-197405 - 11767.00%000 / 000
Too Close For ComfortTed Knight1980-198706 - 12965.00%000 / 000
Walker, Texas RangerChuck Norris1993-200109 - 19655.00%001 / 000
Hercules: The Legendary JourneysKevin Sorbo1995-199906 - 11165.00%000 / 000
The RookiesKate Jackson1972-197604 - 09367.00%000 / 000
BaywatchDavid Hasselhoff1989-200111 - 24253.00%000 / 000
Full HouseBob Saget1987-1996
08 - 19367.00%000 / 000
CHiPsErik Estrada1977-198306 - 13964.00%000 / 000
HotelJames Brolin1983-198805 - 11564.00%000 / 000
Melrose PlaceHeather Lockyear1992-199907 - 22058.00%000 / 000
The Partridge FamilyShirley Jones1970-197404 - 09664.00%000 / 000
Silver SpoonsRicky Schroder1982-198705 - 11660.00%001 / 000
T.J. HookerWilliam Shatner1982-198605 - 09160.00%000 / 000
Mayberry R.F.D.Ken Berry1968-197103 - 07859.00%000 / 000
MacGyverLucas Till2016-04 - 07952.00%001 / 000

65 thoughts on “All-Time Greatest Television Shows..Statistically Speaking

  1. Hi Mr. Cogerson,

    Here is a list of some more TV shows.

    Charles in Charge
    Airwolf
    Major Dad
    Harry and the Hendersons
    Weird Science
    Sliders
    The Steve Harvey Show
    Crossing Jordan
    The District
    Heroes
    Friday Night Lights
    Grimm
    Kate & Allie
    Punky Brewster
    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
    Providence
    Warehouse 13
    The Magicians

    Thx
    M

  2. My comments on what shows I’ve seen from this list

    1 Game Of Thrones seen 1 season and 1 episode of last – not my cup of tea
    2 Breaking Bad never seen
    3 The West Wing never seen
    4 The Sopranos never seen
    5 Star Trek: Next Generation seen 5 eps
    6 Seinfeld have complete collection
    7 Modern Family never seen
    8 Friends seen a few
    9 M.A.S.H. seen a few
    10 The Simpsons never seen, saw the movie
    11 The X-Files never seen, saw the movie
    12 24 never seen
    13 The Mary Tyler Moore Show have first 3 seasons
    14 Frasier never seen
    15 The Office (USA) have 4 seasons, have seasons1 and 5 through 7
    16 Cheers never seen
    17 Downton Abbey never seen
    18 The Wire never seen
    19 Mad Men saw 1 ep that was enough
    20 Hill Street Blues never seen
    21 30 Rock have 3 seasons
    22 All In The Family watched a little bit as a kid
    23 Boardwalk Empire have 1st season
    24 The Golden Girls never seen
    25 House of Cards watched season 1
    26 Six Feet Under never seen
    27 ER never seen
    28 House saw pilot
    29 The Good Wife never seen
    30 The Big Bang Theory have 10 seasons, only watched first 9
    31 How I Met Your Mother saw first season, didn’t appeal to me
    32 Lost never seen
    33 Veep have 1st season
    34 Twilight Zone seen most
    35 NYPD Blues never seen
    36 Malcolm In The Middle have 1st season or did at 1 time
    37 Mission Impossible have seasons 5 through 7
    38 The Honeymooners seen them all
    39 Sherlock never seen
    40 The Practice never seen
    41 I Love Lucy seen a few, hated the show
    42 St. Elsewhere never seen
    43 Northern Exposure never seen
    44 Will & Grace have 1st season
    45 Fargo seen 1st season
    46 Arrested Development have the 1st and last seasons of the television version (not streaming)
    47 Westworld never seen
    48 The Waltons never seen
    49 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel never seen don’t have hulu
    50 Boston Legal never seen
    51 Everybody Loves Raymond seen bits of
    52 Curb Your Enthusiasm gave up after 1st 4 eps
    53 The Handmaid’s Tale never seen
    54 Barney Miller seen a few back in the day
    55 Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In have complete collection
    56 L.A.Law never seen
    57 Star Trek: Voyager never seen
    58 Taxi never seen
    59 Battlestar Galactica saw pilot of Lorne Greene version
    60 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine never seen
    61 The Wonder Years never seen
    62 The Larry Sanders Show saw 1 ep
    63 True Detective saw season 1
    64 Deadwood saw 1 ep, more than enough
    65 South Park have a number of seasons
    66 Night Court never seen
    67 Stranger Things never seen
    68 Desperate Housewives seen season 1 and have 2 but never got to it
    69 This Is Us never seen
    70 Get Smart have 4 seasons
    71 Quantum Leap never seen
    72 Homeland never seen
    73 Lou Grant never seen
    74 Law & Order never seen
    75 The Crown never seen
    76 Homicide:Life On The Streets never seen
    77 Murphy Brown never seen
    78 3rd Rock From The Sun have 4 seasons
    79 Entourage saw the movie
    80 Dexter saw season 1
    81 Scrubs have the 1st and last seasons
    82 Louie never seen
    83 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit seen 1 season
    84 Home Improvement never seen
    85 The Rockford Files never seen – great theme though
    86 Father Knows Best saw a few
    87 The Cosby Show saw 10 eps
    88 Barry never seen
    89 Alfred Hitchcock Presents seen a couple
    90 Fleabag never seen
    91 Friday Night Lights never seen
    92 CSI: Crime Scene Investigations have first 3 seasons
    93 Monty Python’s Flying Circus have complete collection
    94 Twin Peaks saw a couple
    95 Monk had 1st season
    96 The Danny Thomas Show saw a couple
    97 Two and a Half Men seen bits of
    98 Family Guy have a few seasons
    99 Atlanta never seen
    100 Grey’s Anatomy never seen
    101 The Americans never seen and they used to shoot in the neighborhood all the time
    102 Moonlighting saw the last season
    103 Thirtysomething never seen
    104 Better Call Saul never seen
    105 Soap saw season 1, have 2 but haven’t watched
    106 Perry Mason have first 2 seasons and the movie collection
    107 Futurama never seen
    108 Mad About You never seen
    109 Hogan’s Heroes saw some
    110 Key & Peele ????
    111 That ’70s Show have the first 2 seasons
    112 Our Miss Brooks seen a couple, saw the movie
    113 Bewitched have the first 4 seasons
    114 Black Mirror ????
    115 Gunsmoke saw 4 eps from 1st season
    116 Magnum P.I. never seen
    117 Family Ties never seen
    118 Orange Is The New Black never seen
    119 Little House on the Prairie never seen
    120 Miami Vice never seen
    121 Sex And The City saw the movie
    122 Star Trek: Enterprise never seen
    123 Dragnet saw some of the old ones
    124 Parks & Recreation never seen
    125 Chicago Hope never seen
    126 The Odd Couple saw a few
    127 Justified never seen
    128 Stargate SG-1 never seen
    129 The Walking Dead never seen
    130 Cagney & Lacey never seen
    131 Brooklyn Nine-Nine seen 1 episode
    132 Newhart saw last episode
    133 Ally McBeal never saw – bought but never watched and gave away
    134 Roseanne never seen
    135 Marcus Welby, M.D. saw 10 eps
    136 The Blacklist never seen
    137 Ozark never seen
    138 Orphan Black never seen
    139 Murder, She Wrote have season 1
    140 Have Gun – Will Travel never seen
    141 True Blood never seen
    142 Family never seen
    143 Star Trek seen them all
    144 Benson never seen
    145 The Untouchables saw them back in the day
    146 Buffy The Vampire Slayer saw 1st season
    147 I Spy never seen
    148 The Dick Van Dyke Show saw a couple
    149 Mr. Robot never seen
    150 Maverick saw maybe 2 eps
    151 The Jeffersons never seen
    152 The Shield never seen
    153 Dallas never seen
    154 Community never seen
    155 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend never seen
    156 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia have 12 seasons
    157 Columbo saw 1st season more than enough
    158 Mannix never seen
    159 Bonanza used to watch as a kid
    160 The Lucy Show used to watch as a kid (worse than I Love Lucy if that’s possible)
    161 The Man From U.N.C.L.E. seen TV movies made out of 2 eps on TCM
    162 The Fugitive never saw
    163 Room 222 watched as a kid
    164 Married With Children have complete but only watched the first 9 seasons and it’s been a few years
    165 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis seen maybe 2
    166 WKRP in Cincinnati saw maybe a couple
    167 Designing Women never seen
    168 Rescue Me never seen
    169 Hawaii Five-O the old one I watched as a kid for a couple of years, never seen the current version
    170 Firefly saw a few eps and the movie
    171 Ironside never saw
    172 Kung Fu never saw
    173 Coach saw 1st season
    174 Girls saw 1st season
    175 Kojak a few as a kid
    176 Pose never
    177 Wild, Wild West seen 1 season
    178 Chuck never
    179 Happy Days seen some as a teenager
    180 Gilmore Girls never
    181 The Rifleman seen a few as a kid
    182 Three’s Company seen a couple
    183 King of the Hill never
    184 The Streets of San Francisco seen a few as a teenager
    185 Sons Of Anarchy saw 1st season
    186 Freaks and Greeks never
    187 Spin City never
    188 Sanford and Son a few as a kid
    189 Hazel maybe 1
    190 Rhoda maybe 1
    191 That Girl a few
    192 The Avengers have the Diana Riggs episodes
    193 The Good Place have the 1st 2 seasons
    194 Fringe ????
    195 Big Love never
    196 Penny Dreadful never
    197 Criminal Minds never
    198 Maude never
    199 The Real McCoys seen the pilot
    200 JAG saw the 1st season
    201 Peyton Place never
    202 The Bob Newhart Show seen a few in the day
    203 Castle seen 1 season
    204 Without A Trace seen the 1st season
    205 NewsRadio seen the first season
    206 The Andy Griffith Show a few
    207 Dr. Who never
    208 Alias seen maybe 15
    209 The Big Valley seen the first season and a half (hey that’s what they sold it as)
    210 Dynasty never
    211 Schitt’s Creek never
    212 Xena: Warrior Princess never
    213 Oz never
    214 Wagon Train seen 1
    215 Empire seen season 1
    216 Elementary never’
    217 The Office (UK) have both seasons
    218 The Nanny have season 1
    219 Judging Amy never
    220 The Beverly Hillbillies some
    221 Evening Shade never
    222 The Drew Carey Show seen 1st season
    223 NCIS never
    224 Who’s The Boss never
    225 Quincy, M.E. never
    226 Matlock never
    227 Dr. Kildare seen 1
    228 Growing Pains never
    229 Bones seen the 1st season
    230 Alice never
    231 McHale’s Navy seen a few in the day
    232 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea seen a few
    233 Peter Gunn seen a few
    234 Julia have all 3 seasons but have only watched the first 2
    235 Hawaii Five-O see comment above
    236 MacGyver never
    237 Last Man Standing seen parts of
    238 Leave It To Beaver seen them all
    239 Family Affair maybe 1
    240 Arrow have the 1st season
    241 Chicago P.D. never
    242 Parenthood never
    243 Baretta never
    244 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet have 100 episodes
    245 Lassie as a kid
    246 CSI: Miami have the first 3 seasons
    247 The MOD Squad never
    248 Wings have 1st 2 seasons
    249 CSI: New York have the first couple of seasons
    250 Rawhide saw maybe 2 eps
    251 Lawman never
    252 One Day At A Time a few as a teenager
    253 Fantasy Island have the 1st season
    254 Trapper John M.D. never
    255 Knott’s Landing never
    256 Chicago Fire never
    257 The Millionaire never
    258 The Flintstones as a kid
    259 Angel ???
    260 Adam-12 never
    261 Rules of Engagment never
    262 Doogie Howser, M.D. never
    263 Cold Case seen all eps
    264 Fresh Prince of Bel Air never
    265 Highway To Heaven never
    266 Touched By An Angel seen 1 episode
    267 Blue Bloods never
    268 My Three Sons seen almost every one
    269 Simon & Simon never
    270 Chico and the Man never
    271 The F.B.I. never
    272 Just Shoot Me! never
    273 The A-Team never
    274 The Incredible Hulk never
    275 Hart To Hart never
    276 The King of Queens bits of
    277 The Virginian never
    278 The Facts of Life never
    279 Falcon Crest never
    280 Welcome Back Kotter a few as a teenager
    281 Cheyenne maybe 1 episode
    282 I Dream Of Jeannie have complete collection
    283 Peaky Blinders ????
    284 The Leftovers ????
    285 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp never
    286 Barnaby Jones never
    287 The Prisoner a few
    288 Police Woman never
    289 Wanted Dead Or Alive have the first 2 seasons
    290 Fawlty Towers a few
    291 A Different World never
    292 Emergency! never
    293 The Love Boat have the 1st season
    294 Laverne & Shirley a few as a teenager
    295 McMillan & Wife one
    296 Charlie’s Angels a few as a teenager
    297 Cannon never
    298 Here’s Lucy see Lucy comments
    299 The Addams Family some
    300 Mork & Mindy a few as a teenager
    301 Diagnosis Murder never
    302 Becker never
    303 The Six Million Dollar Man maybe the pilot
    304 Green Acres have the first 3 seasons
    305 The Munsters some
    306 The Dukes Of Hazzard never
    307 NCIS: Los Angeles never
    308 McCloud the first 2 seasons
    309 Lost In Space one
    310 ALF have the complete collection
    311 Daniel Boone never’
    312 The Bionic Woman the 1st season
    313 Petticoat Junction some
    314 Eastbound & Down never
    315 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. a few
    316 Saved By The Bell never
    317 Remington Steele never
    318 Eight Is Enough never
    319 Family Matters never
    320 Good Times never
    321 Starsky and Hutch never
    322 Dragnet 1967 no
    323 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century the pilot which was in theaters
    324 The Patty Duke Show maybe 1
    325 My Favorite Martian a few
    326 Grace Under Fire never
    327 Knight Rider never
    328 Beverly Hills, 90210 never
    329 Head of the Class never
    330 Dennis The Menace a few
    331 The Fall Guy never
    332 The OA ????
    333 Vega$ never
    334 Diff’rent Strokes never
    335 Gilligan’s Island most
    336 Andromeda ????
    337 The Brady Bunch some as a kid
    338 Too Close For Comfort 1 live
    339 Walker, Texas Ranger never
    340 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys the 1st season
    341 The Rookies never
    342 Baywatch never
    343 Full House never
    344 CHiPs never
    345 Hotel never
    346 Melrose Place never
    347 The Partridge Family have the 1st season
    348 Silver Spoons never
    349 T.J. Hooker saw the first 2 seasons
    350 Mayberry R.F.D. some
    351 MacGyver never

    No Gale Storm show, no Donna Reed, no Mr. Ed !!!!

    1. I am impressed with the amount of information on the page, but I am even more impressed with Dan’s comment. This comment had to take a lot of time and a great deal of patience. Surprised about a few of the shows you have not heard of before. Fringe, Peaky Blinders and Black Mirror are really good shows. So good job UMR and good job Dan.

      1. I agree with you 100% In The Shadows….Dan’s willingness to share this information is always appreciated but his breakdown of all 351 shows is mind blowing. As for the shows he has not seen….I have not seen Peaky Blinders or Black Mirror but I really liked Fringe…I have seen every episode of that movie….and you get Leonard Nimoy in a few episodes. Thanks for stopping by…your rare visits are always welcomed.

    2. Well done Dan. Even The Work Horse who executes some massively hefty exercises himself must be gasping at what you have produced here.

      It is truly the Mother of all “Here’s what I have seen” declarations on this site. A mega direct confrontation for good or bad with EVERY one of the 351 entries in Bruce’s super-comprehensive TV stats chart. Awesome and eye-catchingly easy to follow and understand – “even Solomon in all his splendor was not arrayed like one of these.” Matthew 6:29

      Seriously though Dan a tremendous piece of work.

      1. Hey Bob…..we are having one of those rare times we agree. I agree with you 100% of your praise for Dan and his massive comment. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

    3. Hey Dan
      1. Oh my goodness….what an epic comment. Truly impressed you took the time to tackle this monster 351 television list.
      2. The reason there is no Gale Storm, Donna Reed, or Mr. Ed is because I figured you where tired commenting on so many shows….354 might have been the straw that broke the camels back….lol.
      3. Actually….I have in my notes to include The Donna Reed Show and Mr. Ed……I am hoping to return to this page later in the week…..reality struck hard today….as online school started back up….and it was a long day.
      4. Ok….some of my thoughts on your thoughts: Surprised you have not seen many of the Top 14…..Seinfeld & The Office are your first ones you have seen more than a handful of episodes. I guess. Some pretty famous shows you managed to avoid.
      5. I like you was able to avoid most of the Friends shows….I think the Bruce Willis arc was the only time I watched the show…..though Bruce did win an Emmy for that one.
      6. Star Trek…so you watched all the original shows….then avoided the rest of the Star Trek shows….you might be one of the few that can make that claim. Star Trek was huge in my house..all the shows.
      7. As In The Shadows mentioned….surprised you are not aware of Fringe…but you avoided The X-Files….and those two shows are often compared with each other.
      8. So in looking at your comments….I am seeing a trend…..grabbing my Sherlock Holmes cap and pipe….I will take an educated guess. Most of the shows you watched were when you were a child….as lots of the really classic shows you have seen…..but many of the popular shows of my youth and today you have not seen too many. Knowing the number of movies you have seen….you must have picked going to the theater to see movies…versus staying at home to watch these movies. Am I close?
      9. If I am correct….I think I am in the same boat as you. Over the last 15 years…I have only turned on the tv to watch one show in primetime…and that was Modern Family….and that didd not really last year long. The only shows I watch now are ones I binge watch…most recently I watched all 3 seasons of Ozark in about 5 days. But I always get my movies in.
      Your efforts in this comment are greatly appreciated…you are the man. Continue to stay healthy and safe…especially now that Boston has replaced New York in the frontline of the Coronavirus fight.

  3. “Cogerson
    April 20, 2020 at 7:28 am
    He Bob…. Mike/Anonymous is a regular contributor….one day…I will go back and change all his Anonymous to Mike….and you will see him skyrocket up the top commentor leaders lst.”

    WORK HORSE Fair enough -but let’s not get carried away. There are those of us who enjoy holding down the tops spots and like telling all our relatives and friends about it. You know what I mean: “Made it Myrna – I’m top of the Cogerson charts!”

    Glad you enjoyed the weekend.

  4. CONTINUED. And briefly away from the westerns Bill Shatner/Captain Kirk remained an icon via the T J hooker and Boston Legal shows – and through being one of the most fascinating larger than life characters off screen!

    However many of the performers who monopolised the TV western cycle didn’t have a great acting range[indeed if Stallone had been about in those days he probably would have been a TV cowboy; and Jace mightn’t have figured at all because plummy voiced Brits -with one or two exceptions like Stewart Granger who actually turned up in a lead role in The Virginian – “don’t do cowboy”]. Also even the most popular TV shows don’t normally run for more than a decade at the outside. Bruce’s table above shows the decade+ shows as sporadic

    Accordingly I have often wondered whatever happened to the following thespians who for a short while became stars via the TV westerns.

    James Drury [The Virginian]
    Robert Fuller and John Smith [Laramie]
    Robert Horton [Flint McCullough of Wagon Train]
    Jack Kelly [Maverick]
    The Cartwrights [Bonanza]
    Will Hutchins [Tenderfoot/aka Sugarfoot]
    Ty Hardin [ Bronco]
    Lee Majors [The Big Valley and The Virginian and later 6 Million Dollar Man/The Fall Guy]

    I hope you are enjoying your break.

    1. Hi Bob, I am enjoying a break from youtube, thanks.

      With all the lockdowns across the world it’s a good excuse for tv stations to revive some of the old tv shows of the past. I think there are channels that show only old tv series, there’s one here that shows old UK sitcoms with some Carry On films repeated over and over.

      TV westerns I enjoyed watching when I was young include – The High Chaparral, Bonanza, Lancer (remember that one?) and Alias Smith and Jones. Kung Fu too, a sort of eastern western.

      And of course 60s and 70s TV was filled with detective shows, too numerous to mention, and some classic spy shows too.

      1. HI STEVE: Thanks for your further thoughts on this subject and I’m glad you’re getting a bit of relaxation. I remember Lancer exceptionally well for two reasons apart from the content of the series itself:

        1/Elizabeth Baur the lovely feminine lead who was in all 51 episodes of the series which ran from 1968-1970. Liz then moved over to Raymond Burr’s [wheelchair hero] Ironside series as Officer Fran Belding and was in 89 episodes of that show from 1971 until its cessation in 1975. “Where are they Now?” Liz was in just 7 more television productions after Ironside and one TV movie – 1993’s The Return or Ironside in which she reprised Fran Belding. Sadly she died 3 years ago of cancer at the relatively young age of 69.

        2/An occurrence in my own private life. Sometime in the mid to late 1970s I was randomly selected by one of the big breweries to join a focus group of about a dozen people. The brewery was bringing a new beer onto the market and wanted the group to select one from a number of blends that we were asked to sample – ie it was a free night’s drinking!

        When we had made our blend choice on a majority opinion we were then asked to choose a name and label for the new beer from a number of titles that were based on famous TV cowboy show titles such as Bronco/Maverick/Bonanza/Lancer. We chose Lancer and the beer went onto the market under that name. Sadly it lasted on the marketplace for just a couple of years and then disappeared as far as I can remember.

        I was reading lately that James Drury [television’s The Virginian] ultimately went bald in real life but he said that one of the benefits of that decline was that he was able to go outdoors in private life [minus a toupee] and get peace because nobody recognised him – ie he didn’t have guys like you and The Work Horse ambushing him and asking him for his autograph and/or telling him how wonderful they thought he was! Anyway please keep safe.

      2. Hey Steve….well that explains why there is no video. Seems like you are taking more and more breaks for the video making. Good call back to the shows of yesteryear. Lancer had a big part in Once Upon A Time…in Hollywood. Thanks again for checking out our different type of page. Good stuff as always.

      1. WHERE ARE THEY NOW? – The Virginian dies 2 weeks ago today on 6 April 1920
        James Drury, best known for playing the titular role on the TV series The Virginian, passed away on April 6, 2020. He was 85. He left a net worth of $1.5 million according to Celebrity Net Worth site.

        The news was announced by his assistant Karen Lindsey on the actor’s official Facebook page. She wrote, “THE COWBOY took his last ride. It is with immense sadness that I let you all know that James Drury, our beloved Virginian and dear friend passed away this morning of natural causes, Monday, April 6, 2020. He will be missed so much. It is beyond words. Memorial service to be determined later.”

        Born on April 18, 1934, in New York, the actor opened up about his experience playing The Virginian, which ran for nine seasons, the third-longest running western TV series behind Bonanza and Gunsmoke. In 2012, Drury told Chron, “It was the greatest experience in my life. I never had a bad day at work.”

        James Drury, The Virginian – The Man with No Name Video from INSP – James Drury and the Virginian Cast talk about ‘the man with no name’.2013-06-23T01:00:20.000Z NOTE: Throughout the series The Virginian was never referred to by any name Christian or otherwise other than The Virginian. When talking ABOUT him other characters called him simply The Virginian; and when speaking directly TO him they mentioned no name at all.

        Drury was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1991. He had appeared in Sam Peckinpah’s 1962 classic Ride the High Country.

        In an interview shared on Medium in 2017, Drury explained how it was thrilling to learn “The Virginian” still had a dedicated fan base. While he wasn’t a fan of traveling, always preferring to drive over flying in an airplane, Drury was grateful for those who supported the series and the longevity of success it has had.

        “Going to these festivals gives me a chance to see a lot of my old friends,” Drury said. “For instance, I always enjoy catching up with my co-stars on The Virginian, such as Gary Clarke and Roberta Shore, or my buddy, actor Robert Fuller, who guest-starred in two episodes. It’s great to get together with people you worked side by side with over 50 years ago, and it feels like it was yesterday. We all have that immediacy because we remember when we were making films together. I’ve always enjoyed that aspect of it.”

        1. Hey Bob. Thanks for sharing this information on James Drury. It is a little late…but glad we were able to talk about Drury’s impact. Lots of good information in your comment. Really glad I included Cheyenne on the table. Rest in Peace Mr. Drury.

  5. Hi Mr. Cogerson,

    Here are a few oldies from the past.

    The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
    Mister Ed-Alan Young
    The Jack Benny Program
    The Bob Cummings Show
    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
    Laramie-Robert Fuller
    Tales of Wells Fargo-Dale Robertson
    The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet-Ricky Nelson
    Make Room for Daddy-Danny Thomas
    Hopalong Cassidy-William Boyd
    The Gale Storm Show-Gale Storm
    Lawman-John Russell
    Sea Hunt-Lloyd Bridges
    Dark Shadows-Joan Bennett
    My So-Called Life -Claire Danes
    Dark Skies-Keri Russell
    Dark Angel-Jessica Alba
    No Ordinary Family-Michael Chiklis
    Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles-Lena Heady
    Trackdown-Robert Culp
    I Spy-Robert Culp
    Batman-Adam West
    Alias -Jennifer Garner
    The Doris Day Show
    The Loretta Young Show
    General Electric Theater -Ronald Reagan
    Death Valley Days-Ronald Reagan

    May you should do a category about everyone’s favorite Music/Song etc.

    Thx

    Mike

    1. Thanks Mike… a few of them are already on the table…Alias (208th) Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (244th), Lawman (251st) ….I will see about some of the other shows later tonight…I did not include variety shows…so Sonny and Cher, Donnie and Marie and The Carol Burnett Show (it would have been a Top 10 show) were not included. Good suggestions.

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