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THE GREATEST TV SHOWS

by graemewilliam • Created 1 year ago • Modified 4 days ago
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  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)

    1. Hawaii Five-O

    1968–1980281 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.4 (8.9K)
    Follows the investigations of Hawaii Five-0; an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police, and answerable only to the governor, and headed by the stalwart, Steve McGarrett.
    CreatorLeonard FreemanStarsJack LordJames MacArthurKam Fong
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

    2. The Streets of San Francisco

    1972–1977120 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.3 (7.5K)
    A veteran cop with more than twenty years of experience is teamed with a young Inspector to solve crimes in San Francisco, California.
    CreatorEdward HumeStarsKarl MaldenMichael DouglasReuben Collins
  • Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)

    3. The Rockford Files

    1974–1980119 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.2 (12K)
    Jim Rockford, an ex-convict turned private detective, solves crimes.
    CreatorsStephen J. CannellRoy HugginsStarsJames GarnerNoah Beery Jr.Joe Santos
  • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)

    4. The Sopranos

    1999–200786 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.2 (541K)
    New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.
    CreatorDavid ChaseStarsJames GandolfiniLorraine BraccoEdie Falco
  • Roger Allam and Shaun Evans in Endeavour (2012)

    5. Endeavour

    2012–202336 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.6 (37K)
    Set from 1965 into the 1970s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford.
    StarsShaun EvansRoger AllamJames Bradshaw
  • Timothy Olyphant in Justified (2010)

    6. Justified

    2010–201578 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (127K)
    Enforcing his own brand of justice, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a strong-willed, quiet law-man haunted by his past, returns to his native town to see that justice is served to those in need.
    CreatorGraham YostStarsTimothy OlyphantNick SearcyJoelle Carter
  • Simon Baker in The Mentalist (2008)

    7. The Mentalist

    2008–2015151 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.2 (215K)
    Famous "psychic", Patrick Jane, outs himself as a fake, and using his heightened observational skills and impeccable knowledge of the human psyche, he works with the police so he can find "Red John", the madman who killed his family.
    CreatorBruno HellerStarsSimon BakerRobin TunneyTim Kang
  • Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in Quantum Leap (1989)

    8. Quantum Leap

    1989–199397 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.2 (38K)
    Dr. Sam Beckett finds himself trapped in time and travels through different periods of the past to help alter different people's futures for the better.
    CreatorDonald P. BellisarioStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellDeborah Pratt
  • Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)

    9. Highway to Heaven

    1984–1989111 epsTV-PGTV Series
    6.9 (7.3K)
    A probationary angel, sent back to Earth, teams with an ex-cop to help people.
    CreatorMichael LandonStarsMichael LandonVictor FrenchJames Troesh
  • Catherine Bell, David James Elliott, and Tracey Needham in JAG (1995)

    10. JAG

    1995–2005227 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.7 (21K)
    The cases of Harmon Rabb, former Navy fighter pilot, and his fellow lawyers of the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's office.
    CreatorDonald P. BellisarioStarsDavid James ElliottCatherine BellPatrick Labyorteaux
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)

    11. Hill Street Blues

    1981–1987144 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.2 (11K)
    The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
    CreatorsSteven BochcoMichael KozollStarsDaniel J. TravantiMichael WarrenBruce Weitz
  • Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)

    12. Adam-12

    1968–1975174 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.7 (5.4K)
    Two regular police officers patrol Los Angeles.
    CreatorsRobert A. CinaderJack WebbStarsMartin MilnerKent McCordShaaron Claridge
  • Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)

    13. Kojak

    1973–1978117 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.1 (9.8K)
    A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in his city.
    CreatorAbby MannStarsTelly SavalasDan FrazerKevin Dobson
  • John Thaw and Dennis Waterman in The Sweeney (1975)

    14. The Sweeney

    1975–197853 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.1 (2.9K)
    Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and--more often than not--successful.
    CreatorIan Kennedy MartinStarsJohn ThawDennis WatermanGarfield Morgan
  • Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)

    15. Breaking Bad

    2008–201362 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.5 (2.4M)
    A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student to secure his family's future.
    CreatorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna Gunn
  • Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, and Molly Parker in Deadwood (2004)

    16. Deadwood

    2004–200636 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (125K)
    A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.
    CreatorDavid MilchStarsTimothy OlyphantIan McShaneMolly Parker
  • Anson Mount in Hell on Wheels (2011)

    17. Hell on Wheels

    2011–201657 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (59K)
    The Civil War is past, but former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon can't put it behind him. Fresh are the memories of the death of his wife, killed at the hands of Union soldiers, an act that sets him on a course of revenge.
    CreatorsJoe GaytonTony GaytonStarsAnson MountColm MeaneyRobin McLeavy
  • Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)

    18. Hardcastle and McCormick

    1983–198667 epsTV Series
    6.6 (3.4K)
    A retired judge and his last defendant follow up on cases that were dismissed due to technicalities.
    CreatorsStephen J. CannellPatrick HasburghStarsBrian KeithDaniel Hugh KellyJoe Santos
  • Graham Wardle, Amber Marshall, Alisha Newton, Ruby Spencer, and Emmanuella Spencer in Heartland (2007)

    19. Heartland

    2007– 281 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.4 (22K)
    A multi-generational saga set in Alberta, Canada and centered on a family getting through life together in both happy and trying times.
    CreatorMurray ShostakStarsAmber MarshallMichelle MorganShaun Johnston
  • Kevin McGarry and Erin Krakow in When Calls the Heart (2014)

    20. When Calls the Heart

    2014– 134 epsTV-GTV Series
    7.9 (16K)
    Elizabeth Thatcher, a young schoolteacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.
    CreatorsBrian BirdMichael Landon Jr.StarsErin KrakowPascale HuttonJack Wagner
  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)

    21. MacGyver

    1985–1992139 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.6 (44K)
    Follows the adventures of Angus MacGyver, a secret agent for a national security agency, who solves complicated missions with his resourcefulness and knowledge of applied sciences (oh and his ever-present Swiss Army knife).
    CreatorLee David ZlotoffStarsRichard Dean AndersonDana ElcarBruce McGill
  • The Wire (2002)

    22. The Wire

    2002–200860 epsTV-MATV Series
    9.3 (411K)
    The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
    CreatorDavid SimonStarsDominic WestLance ReddickSonja Sohn
  • Laurence Fox and Kevin Whately in Inspector Lewis (2006)

    23. Inspector Lewis

    2006–201542 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.2 (17K)
    DI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
    StarsKevin WhatelyLaurence FoxClare Holman
  • Spenser: For Hire (1985)

    24. Spenser: For Hire

    1985–198866 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.3 (3.6K)
    Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
    CreatorJohn WilderStarsRobert UrichAvery BrooksRon McLarty
  • Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)

    25. ER

    1994–2009331 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.9 (74K)
    The doctors who work in the ER at the County General Hospital in Chicago grapple with ups and downs in their personal and professional lives while trying to give apt medical care to their patients.
    CreatorMichael CrichtonStarsAnthony EdwardsGeorge ClooneyJulianna Margulies

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