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Variety 100 Greatest TV Shows

Variety 100 Greatest TV Shows is a ranked list published in 2023 — one of the 13 sources behind the tv canon, weighted as critics' canon. 85 of its 100 entries appear in the aggregated canon.

  1. 1I Love LucyCanon #11
  2. 2Mad MenCanon #7
  3. 3The SopranosCanon #1
  4. 4The SimpsonsCanon #4
  5. 5Breaking BadCanon #5
  6. 6Sex and the CityCanon #72
  7. 7The WireCanon #2
  8. 8SeinfeldCanon #3
  9. 9The Mary Tyler Moore ShowCanon #12
  10. 10RootsCanon #42
  11. 11CheersCanon #9
  12. 12Sesame StreetCanon #46
  13. 13SuccessionCanon #29
  14. 14The Twilight ZoneCanon #6
  15. 15Saturday Night LiveCanon #27
  16. 16All in the FamilyCanon #14
  17. 17The Oprah Winfrey ShowCanon #74
  18. 18The Golden GirlsCanon #44
  19. 19Playhouse 90Canon #109
  20. 2060 Minutes
  21. 21Game of ThronesCanon #26
  22. 2230 RockCanon #18
  23. 23The Carol Burnett ShowCanon #32
  24. 24M*A*S*HCanon #8
  25. 25The West WingCanon #13
  26. 26VeepCanon #35
  27. 27Twin PeaksCanon #19
  28. 28The Civil War
  29. 29FriendsCanon #10
  30. 30Hill Street BluesCanon #30
  31. 31SurvivorCanon #119
  32. 32LostCanon #15
  33. 33Jeopardy!Canon #80
  34. 34ERCanon #23
  35. 35Late Night With David LettermanCanon #98
  36. 36Curb Your EnthusiasmCanon #22
  37. 37EnlightenedCanon #96
  38. 38The X-FilesCanon #17
  39. 39The Office (US)Canon #68
  40. 40Buffy the Vampire SlayerCanon #31
  41. 41The Real WorldCanon #124
  42. 42The Americans (2013)Canon #106
  43. 43The Larry Sanders ShowCanon #34
  44. 44Star Trek: The Next GenerationCanon #50
  45. 45The Dick Van Dyke ShowCanon #48
  46. 46The LeftoversCanon #36
  47. 47Friday Night LightsCanon #21
  48. 48The ShieldCanon #28
  49. 49WatchmenCanon #55
  50. 50My So-Called LifeCanon #67
  51. 51Arrested DevelopmentCanon #16
  52. 52The Tonight Show starring Johnny CarsonCanon #113
  53. 53Six Feet UnderCanon #20
  54. 54Gilmore GirlsCanon #59
  55. 55BoJack HorsemanCanon #62
  56. 56Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  57. 57Chappelle's ShowCanon #149
  58. 58The Good PlaceCanon #65
  59. 59South ParkCanon #39
  60. 60In Living Color
  61. 61Orange Is the New BlackCanon #81
  62. 62The Comeback
  63. 63Angels in America
  64. 64The JeffersonsCanon #123
  65. 65Freaks and GeeksCanon #33
  66. 66The Bob Newhart ShowCanon #111
  67. 67RuPaul's Drag Race
  68. 68Grey's Anatomy
  69. 69RoseanneCanon #69
  70. 70American Crime Story
  71. 71Living Single
  72. 72The Wonder YearsCanon #76
  73. 73NYPD BlueCanon #56
  74. 74DeadwoodCanon #24
  75. 75TaxiCanon #38
  76. 76The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirCanon #120
  77. 77The Daily ShowCanon #47
  78. 78DallasCanon #134
  79. 79The Muppet ShowCanon #87
  80. 80Scandal (2012)
  81. 81ThirtysomethingCanon #107
  82. 82FleabagCanon #40
  83. 83Stranger ThingsCanon #99
  84. 84AtlantaCanon #95
  85. 85ColumboCanon #83
  86. 86GirlsCanon #77
  87. 87Happy DaysCanon #103
  88. 88General Hospital
  89. 89Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
  90. 90The Cosby ShowCanon #129
  91. 91Daria
  92. 92St. ElsewhereCanon #112
  93. 93Will & GraceCanon #102
  94. 94I May Destroy YouCanon #79
  95. 95Black MirrorCanon #70
  96. 96The Good FightCanon #127
  97. 97Top Chef
  98. 98HomelandCanon #90
  99. 99HannibalCanon #121
  100. 100CommunityCanon #97

List compiled and published by its original authors; positions shown as published. Canon ranks link to each entry's full evidence page.