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Top 25 TV shows

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  • Richard Dean Anderson, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, and Amanda Tapping in Stargate SG-1 (1997)

    1. Stargate SG-1

    1997–2007213 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (105K)
    A secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore other planets through the recently discovered Stargates.
    CreatorsJonathan GlassnerBrad WrightStarsRichard Dean AndersonMichael ShanksAmanda Tapping
  • Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)

    2. NCIS

    2003– 487 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (171K)
    Follows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
    CreatorsDonald P. BellisarioDon McGillStarsSean MurrayDavid McCallumMark Harmon
  • Sophia Bush, James Lafferty, Bethany Joy Lenz, Chad Michael Murray, and Hilarie Burton Morgan in One Tree Hill (2003)

    3. One Tree Hill

    2003–2012187 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (91K)
    Half-brothers Lucas and Nathan Scott trade between kinship and rivalry both on the basketball court and in the hearts of their friends in the small, but not so quiet town of Tree Hill, North Carolina.
    CreatorMark SchwahnStarsChad Michael MurrayJames LaffertyHilarie Burton Morgan
  • David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, and Glenn Quinn in Angel (1999)

    4. Angel

    1999–2004111 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.9 (78K)
    The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption.
    CreatorsDavid GreenwaltJoss WhedonStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterAlexis Denisof
  • Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Sean Maher, Jewel Staite, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, and Summer Glau in Firefly (2002)

    5. Firefly

    2002–200314 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.9 (291K)
    Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.
    CreatorJoss WhedonStarsNathan FillionGina TorresAlan Tudyk
    Killed before its time - but we got a movie out of it
  • Roswell (1999)

    6. Roswell

    1999–200261 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.5 (31K)
    The lives of three young alien/human hybrids with extraordinary gifts in Roswell.
    CreatorJason KatimsStarsShiri ApplebyJason BehrKatherine Heigl
  • Jessica Alba in Dark Angel (2000)

    7. Dark Angel

    2000–200242 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.4 (36K)
    A group of genetically-enhanced children escape from a lab project. Years later we meet Max, one of the escapees who now works for a messenger service in the post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest.
    CreatorsJames CameronCharles H. EgleeStarsJessica AlbaMichael WeatherlyRichard Gunn
    Cancelled before its time
  • Jennifer Garner in Alias (2001)

    8. Alias

    2001–2006105 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.6 (56K)
    Sydney Bristow agrees to become an international spy for a secret branch of the CIA. The secrecy complicates her social and love lives, but it's nothing compared to what happens when she finds out her employer has no ties to the CIA.
    CreatorJ.J. AbramsStarsJennifer GarnerRon RifkinCarl Lumbly
  • Claudia Black, Ben Browder, and Virginia Hey in Farscape (1999)

    9. Farscape

    1999–200388 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (42K)
    Thrown into a distant part of the universe, an Earth astronaut finds himself part of a fugitive alien starship crew.
    CreatorRockne S. O'BannonStarsBen BrowderClaudia BlackAnthony Simcoe
  • Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, Torri Higginson, Rachel Luttrell, Paul McGillion, Jason Momoa, and Mitch Pileggi in Stargate: Atlantis (2004)

    10. Stargate: Atlantis

    2004–200999 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.1 (74K)
    An international team of scientists and military personnel discover a Stargate network in the Pegasus Galaxy and come face-to-face with a new, powerful enemy: The Wraith.
    CreatorsRobert C. CooperBrad WrightStarsJoe FlaniganRachel LuttrellDavid Hewlett
  • Mary McDonnell, Edward James Olmos, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Aaron Douglas, Michael Hogan, Grace Park, Katee Sackhoff, and Tricia Helfer in Battlestar Galactica (2004)

    11. Battlestar Galactica

    2004–200974 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.7 (183K)
    When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
    CreatorsGlen A. LarsonRonald D. MooreStarsEdward James OlmosMary McDonnellJamie Bamber
  • Peter Coyote, Joel Gretsch, Richard Kahan, Karina Lombard, Jacqueline McKenzie, Mahershala Ali, Patrick John Flueger, Chad Faust, and Conchita Campbell in The 4400 (2004)

    12. The 4400

    2004–200745 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.3 (48K)
    As the reappearance of 4,400 missing persons on a single day confounds the global community, federal agents on the case slowly discover the ways in which the victims have been changed.
    CreatorsRené EchevarriaScott PetersStarsJacqueline McKenzieJoel GretschPatrick John Flueger
    Got hit bad by the writers strike so end half way through series four :(
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

    13. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    1997–2003145 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (168K)
    A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
    CreatorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson Hannigan
  • Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp in Revenge (2011)

    14. Revenge

    2011–201590 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (128K)
    An emotionally troubled young woman sets out to exact revenge against the people who wronged her father.
    CreatorMike KelleyStarsMadeleine StoweEmily VanCampGabriel Mann
  • Sharon Gless, Hal Sparks, Michelle Clunie, Robert Gant, Thea Gill, Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Scott Lowell, and Peter Paige in Queer as Folk (2000)

    15. Queer as Folk

    2000–200583 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (23K)
    Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA.
    CreatorsRon CowenDaniel LipmanRussell T. DaviesStarsGale HaroldHal SparksRandy Harrison
  • Meryl Cassie, Caleb Ross, Victoria Spence, and Michael Wesley-Smith in The Tribe (1999)

    16. The Tribe

    1999–2003260 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.6 (3.3K)
    A group of young adults struggle to survive in a world where all the adults have been killed by a mysterious virus.
    CreatorsHarry DuffinRaymond ThompsonStarsCaleb RossVictoria SpenceMeryl Cassie
  • Numb3rs (2005)

    17. Numb3rs

    2005–2010119 epsTV-PGTV Series
    6.9 (47K)
    An FBI agent recruits his brother, a mathematics genius, to help solve crimes.
    CreatorsNicolas FalacciCheryl HeutonStarsRob MorrowDavid KrumholtzJudd Hirsch
  • Life Unexpected (2010)

    18. Life Unexpected

    2010–201126 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.5 (16K)
    The life of 15-year-old Lux who was abandoned in foster care takes an unexpected turn when she applies for emancipation and the judge makes her stay with her biological parents.
    CreatorLiz TigelaarStarsShiri ApplebyKristoffer PolahaBritt Robertson
    Cancelled - but wrapped up nicely in the last episode
  • Sally Field, Tom Skerritt, Calista Flockhart, Balthazar Getty, Rachel Griffiths, Sarah Jane Morris, John Pyper-Ferguson, Matthew Rhys, Ron Rifkin, Patricia Wettig, and Dave Annable in Brothers & Sisters (2006)

    19. Brothers & Sisters

    2006–2011110 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.5 (26K)
    The story of the drama surrounding a family's adult siblings.
    CreatorJon Robin BaitzStarsDave AnnableCalista FlockhartRachel Griffiths
    Though the last season was disappointing
  • Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, and Shannen Doherty in Charmed (1998)

    20. Charmed

    1998–2006179 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.2 (96K)
    Three sisters discover that they are descendants of a line of good female witches and are destined to fight against the forces of evil.
    CreatorConstance M. BurgeStarsHolly Marie CombsAlyssa MilanoBrian Krause
  • James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, and Michelle Williams in Dawson's Creek (1998)

    21. Dawson's Creek

    1998–2003128 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.8 (46K)
    Two childhood best friends, Dawson and Joey, go through different stages of adolescence together. Their friendship is later tested when they both start a relationship with different people.
    CreatorKevin WilliamsonStarsJames Van Der BeekKatie HolmesMichelle Williams
  • Daria (1997)

    22. Daria

    1997–200267 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.1 (28K)
    A smart and cynical girl goes through teenage life as a proud outsider in a world of mainly idiotic adolescents and condescending adults.
    CreatorsGlenn EichlerSusie LewisStarsTracy GrandstaffWendy HoopesJulian Rebolledo
  • Kate Bosworth and Kate Moennig in Young Americans (2000)

    23. Young Americans

    20008 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.6 (1.7K)
    Portrays life at Rawley Summer Academy, an elite school in Connecticut where boys with a bright Ivy League future spend the summer industriously in classes and rowing training on the lake.
    CreatorSteve AntinStarsMark FamigliettiKate BosworthRodney Scott
  • Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)

    24. Will & Grace

    1998–2020246 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.4 (63K)
    Gay lawyer Will and straight interior designer Grace share a New York City apartment. Their best friends are gleeful and proud gay Jack and charismatic, filthy-rich, amoral socialite Karen.
    CreatorsDavid KohanMax MutchnickStarsEric McCormackDebra MessingMegan Mullally
  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)

    25. Grey's Anatomy

    2005– 466 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.6 (361K)
    A drama centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors.
    CreatorsShonda RhimesMichelle LirtzmanStarsEllen PompeoChandra WilsonJames Pickens Jr.

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