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  • John Cleese, Connie Booth, Andrew Sachs, and Prunella Scales in Fawlty Towers (1975)

    1. Fawlty Towers

    1975–197912 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.8 (106K)
    Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
    CreatorsConnie BoothJohn CleeseStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew Sachs
  • John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)

    2. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    2014– 389 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.8 (101K)
    Former Daily Show host and correspondent John Oliver brings his persona to this weekly news satire program.
    StarsJohn OliverDavid KayeRyan Barger
  • Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)

    3. Monty Python's Flying Circus

    1969–197445 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.8 (83K)
    The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.
    CreatorsGraham ChapmanEric IdleTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry Gilliam
  • Carol Burnett in The Carol Burnett Show (1967)

    4. The Carol Burnett Show

    1967–1978287 epsTV-GTV Series
    8.7 (7.8K)
    Legendary long-running television variety show featuring skits and songs by Carol Burnett, her comedy troupe, and their celebrity guests. Stars Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway.
    StarsCarol BurnettVicki LawrenceThe Ernie Flatt Dancers
  • H. Jon Benjamin in Archer (2009)

    5. Archer

    2009–2023144 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (172K)
    Covert black ops and espionage take a back seat to zany personalities and relationships between secret agents and drones.
    CreatorAdam ReedStarsH. Jon BenjaminJudy GreerAmber Nash
  • Martin Mull and Fred Willard in Fernwood Tonight (1977)

    6. Fernwood Tonight

    197765 epsTV Series
    8.6 (873)
    Set in the fictional small town of Fernwood, OH, the show parodies real talk shows, complete with a stage band, as well as the sort of fare one might expect from a small-town locally produced television program.
    CreatorNorman LearStarsMartin MullFred WillardFrank De Vol
  • Sarah Alexander, Gina Bellman, Richard Coyle, Jack Davenport, Kate Isitt, and Ben Miles in Coupling (2000)

    7. Coupling

    2000–200428 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.5 (49K)
    Six best friends talk about all aspects of sex and relationships on their never-ending quest to find true love.
    StarsJack DavenportGina BellmanSarah Alexander
  • Dave Allen in Dave Allen at Large (1971)

    8. Dave Allen at Large

    1971–197933 epsTV Series
    8.4 (424)
    Comedy show by Irish comedian
    StarsDave AllenMichael Sharvell-MartinJacqueline Clarke
  • Zach Galifianakis in Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (2008)

    9. Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

    2008–201823 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (10K)
    Zach Galifinakas comically interviews various celebrites between two ferns.
    CreatorsScott AukermanBJ PorterZach GalifianakisStarsZach GalifianakisJon HammBradley Cooper
  • Carrie Fisher, Caroline Lena Olsson, Ashley Jensen, Frances Tomelty, Michaela Watkins, Sharon Horgan, Sarah Niles, Sanchia McCormack, Tina Simmons, Catherine Skinner, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Susannah Fielding, Claire Dargo, Yemisi Oyinloye, Sonny Hyman, Dexter Hyman, and Danielle Harrison in Catastrophe (2015)

    10. Catastrophe

    2015–201924 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.2 (25K)
    American man Rob gets Irish woman Sharon pregnant when they hook up for a week while he is on a business trip in London.
    StarsSharon HorganRob DelaneyMark Bonnar
  • Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)

    11. Orange Is the New Black

    2013–201991 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.0 (330K)
    Convicted of a decade-old crime of transporting drug money, ordinarily law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to 18 months behind bars and quickly discovers the realities of life-changing prison time.
    CreatorJenji KohanStarsTaylor SchillingDanielle BrooksTaryn Manning
  • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)

    12. Shameless

    2011–2021134 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (315K)
    A scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies.
    CreatorsPaul AbbottJohn WellsStarsEmmy RossumWilliam H. MacyEthan Cutkosky
  • Alan Alda, David Ogden Stiers, Gary Burghoff, William Christopher, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, and Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H (1972)

    13. M*A*S*H

    1972–1983251 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.5 (67K)
    The staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.
    CreatorLarry GelbartStarsAlan AldaWayne RogersLoretta Swit
  • Joe Flaherty and Andrea Martin in SCTV (1976)

    14. SCTV

    1976–198178 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.5 (3.1K)
    The staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.
    CreatorsAndrew AlexanderBernard SahlinsStarsJoe FlahertyEugene LevyAndrea Martin
  • Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)

    15. The Dick Van Dyke Show

    1961–1966158 epsTV-GTV Series
    8.4 (13K)
    The misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home.
    CreatorCarl ReinerStarsDick Van DykeMary Tyler MooreRose Marie
  • Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, and Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)

    16. The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    1970–1977168 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.3 (11K)
    The lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home.
    CreatorsJames L. BrooksAllan BurnsStarsMary Tyler MooreEdward AsnerGavin MacLeod
  • Soap (1977)

    17. Soap

    1977–198188 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (9K)
    The soap-operish antics of two families: the Campbells and the Tates.
    CreatorSusan HarrisStarsKatherine HelmondRod RoddyRichard Mulligan
  • Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski in Chuck (2007)

    18. Chuck

    2007–201291 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.2 (152K)
    When a computer geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain, both the CIA and the NSA assign an agent to protect him and exploit his newfound skills.
    CreatorsChris FedakJosh SchwartzStarsZachary LeviYvonne StrahovskiJoshua Gomez
  • Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch, and Kunal Nayyar in The Big Bang Theory (2007)

    19. The Big Bang Theory

    2007–2019279 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.1 (914K)
    Aspiring film actress Penny moves into a Pasadena apartment across the hall from brilliant, but socially awkward, physicists Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter and shows them how little they know about life outside of the lab.
    CreatorsChuck LorreBill PradyStarsJohnny GaleckiJim ParsonsKaley Cuoco
  • John Cho and Karen Gillan in Selfie (2014)

    20. Selfie

    201413 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.2 (13K)
    After being the subject of an embarrassing viral video, a self-involved 20-something enlists the help of a marketing expert to revamp her image in the real world.
    CreatorEmily KapnekStarsKaren GillanJohn ChoAllyn Rachel
  • Ryan George in Screen Rant Pitch Meetings (2017)

    21. Screen Rant Pitch Meetings

    2017– 399 epsTV-PGTV Series
    9.3 (1.5K)
    A Youtube online comedy series where Ryan George parodies the process of pitching well known movie and TV show ideas to executives, offering a satirical take on how absurd and sometimes unrealistic these pitches must have been.
    StarsRyan GeorgeMatthew PatrickJames Murray
  • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)

    22. Friends

    1994–2004235 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.9 (1.2M)
    Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
    CreatorsDavid CraneMarta KauffmanStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa Kudrow
  • Jason Sudeikis in Ted Lasso (2020)

    23. Ted Lasso

    2020– 35 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.8 (409K)
    American college football coach Ted Lasso heads to London to manage AFC Richmond, a struggling English Premier League soccer team.
    CreatorsBrendan HuntJoe KellyBill LawrenceStarsJeremy SwiftJason SudeikisHannah Waddingham
  • Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Martin Starr, and Jason Segel in Freaks and Geeks (1999)

    24. Freaks and Geeks

    1999–200018 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.8 (161K)
    A high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.
    CreatorPaul FeigStarsLinda CardelliniJohn Francis DaleyJames Franco
  • David Duchovny in Californication (2007)

    25. Californication

    2007–201484 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.3 (193K)
    A writer tries to juggle his career, his relationship with his daughter and his ex-girlfriend, as well as his addiction to beautiful women.
    CreatorTom KapinosStarsDavid DuchovnyNatascha McElhoneEvan Handler

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