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WGA 101 Best Written Series

WGA 101 Best Written Series is a ranked list published in 2013 — one of the 13 sources behind the tv canon, weighted as critics' canon. 88 of its 101 entries appear in the aggregated canon.

  1. 1The SopranosCanon #1
  2. 2SeinfeldCanon #3
  3. 3The Twilight ZoneCanon #6
  4. 4All in the FamilyCanon #14
  5. 5M*A*S*HCanon #8
  6. 6The Mary Tyler Moore ShowCanon #12
  7. 7Mad MenCanon #7
  8. 8CheersCanon #9
  9. 9The WireCanon #2
  10. 10The West WingCanon #13
  11. 11The SimpsonsCanon #4
  12. 12I Love LucyCanon #11
  13. 13Breaking BadCanon #5
  14. 14The Dick Van Dyke ShowCanon #48
  15. 15Hill Street BluesCanon #30
  16. 16Arrested DevelopmentCanon #16
  17. 17The Daily ShowCanon #47
  18. 18Six Feet UnderCanon #20
  19. 19TaxiCanon #38
  20. 20The Larry Sanders ShowCanon #34
  21. 2130 RockCanon #18
  22. 22Friday Night LightsCanon #21
  23. 23FrasierCanon #49
  24. 24FriendsCanon #10
  25. 25Saturday Night LiveCanon #27
  26. 26The X-FilesCanon #17
  27. 27LostCanon #15
  28. 28ERCanon #23
  29. 29The Cosby ShowCanon #129
  30. 30Curb Your EnthusiasmCanon #22
  31. 31The HoneymoonersCanon #45
  32. 32DeadwoodCanon #24
  33. 33Star TrekCanon #25
  34. 34Modern FamilyCanon #114
  35. 35Twin PeaksCanon #19
  36. 36NYPD BlueCanon #56
  37. 37The Carol Burnett ShowCanon #32
  38. 38Battlestar Galactica (2003)Canon #118
  39. 39Sex and the CityCanon #72
  40. 40Game of ThronesCanon #26
  41. 41The Bob Newhart ShowCanon #111
  42. 42Your Show of ShowsCanon #94
  43. 43ThirtysomethingCanon #107
  44. 44Law & OrderCanon #57
  45. 45Downton AbbeyCanon #58
  46. 46Homicide: Life on the StreetCanon #105
  47. 47St. ElsewhereCanon #112
  48. 48HomelandCanon #90
  49. 49Buffy the Vampire SlayerCanon #31
  50. 50The OfficeCanon #101
  51. 51The Good WifeCanon #60
  52. 52The Colbert ReportCanon #144
  53. 53Northern ExposureCanon #130
  54. 54The Wonder YearsCanon #76
  55. 55L.A. Law
  56. 56Sesame StreetCanon #46
  57. 57ColumboCanon #83
  58. 58The Rockford FilesCanon #104
  59. 59Fawlty TowersCanon #66
  60. 60Freaks and GeeksCanon #33
  61. 61MoonlightingCanon #117
  62. 62RootsCanon #42
  63. 63South ParkCanon #39
  64. 64Everybody Loves Raymond
  65. 65Playhouse 90Canon #109
  66. 66DexterCanon #61
  67. 67The Office (US)Canon #68
  68. 68My So-Called LifeCanon #67
  69. 69The Golden GirlsCanon #44
  70. 70The Andy Griffith Show
  71. 7124Canon #51
  72. 72RoseanneCanon #69
  73. 73The ShieldCanon #28
  74. 74HouseCanon #64
  75. 75Murphy BrownCanon #126
  76. 76I, ClaudiusCanon #131
  77. 77Barney MillerCanon #137
  78. 78The Odd CoupleCanon #140
  79. 79Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCanon #136
  80. 80Monty Python's Flying CircusCanon #135
  81. 81Star Trek: The Next GenerationCanon #50
  82. 82Upstairs, Downstairs
  83. 83Get Smart
  84. 84The Defenders
  85. 85GunsmokeCanon #116
  86. 86JustifiedCanon #154
  87. 87The Phil Silvers ShowCanon #146
  88. 88Band of BrothersCanon #37
  89. 89Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  90. 90The Prisoner
  91. 91Absolutely Fabulous
  92. 92The Muppet ShowCanon #87
  93. 93Boardwalk EmpireCanon #156
  94. 94Will & GraceCanon #102
  95. 95Family Ties
  96. 96Soap
  97. 97Lonesome Dove
  98. 98The FugitiveCanon #153
  99. 99Late Night With David LettermanCanon #98
  100. 100Louie (2010)
  101. 101OzCanon #132

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