TV shows that needs a reboot
by RaineRP | created - 07 Dec 2016 | updated - 30 Mar 2023 | PublicTelevision shows that needs to get a revival
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1. Ready or Not (1993–1997)
TV-PG | 23 min | Drama, Family
Two teenage friends come of age while going through life's struggles together.
Stars: Laura Bertram, Lani Billard, Gerry Mendicino, Gail Kerbel
Votes: 2,569
2. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Set in the vineyards of California, this prime-time soap opera presented the conflict in the powerful Gioberti family, owners of the vast Falcon Crest Winery.
Stars: Jane Wyman, Lorenzo Lamas, Chao Li Chi, David Selby
Votes: 4,276
3. Peyton Place (1964–1969)
30 min | Drama, Romance
People married and divorced, loved and lost. Murder, illicit passion, insanity, and secrets were the staples of Peyton Place.
Stars: Ed Nelson, Barbara Parkins, Warner Anderson, Dick Tufeld
Votes: 715
4. The White Shadow (1978–1981)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Sport
A white former NBA professional retires from the pro game and gets a job as a basketball coach in a predominantly Black inner-city high school.
Stars: Ken Howard, Kevin Hooks, Byron Stewart, Timothy Van Patten
Votes: 1,506
5. Our House (1986–1988)
60 min | Drama, Family
Following the death of his son, Gus Witherspoon takes in his daughter-in-law and his three grandchildren to live with him. Adjustment to the new arrangement is not easy on any of them.
Stars: Wilford Brimley, Deidre Hall, Shannen Doherty, Chad Allen
Votes: 906
6. Matt Houston (1982–1985)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Matt Houston is a wealthy Texan who moves to California to oversee his family's offshore drilling enterprises but spends most of his time dabbling in his private investigator hobby.
Stars: Lee Horsley, Pamela Hensley, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Cis Rundle
Votes: 1,458
7. The Fall Guy (1981–1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The adventures of a film stuntman who moonlights as a bounty hunter when movie work is slow.
Stars: Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, Heather Thomas, Markie Post
Votes: 9,001
8. Aaron's Way (1988)
60 min | Drama, Family
Aaron Miller finds out that his oldest son Noah was killed in a surfing accident in California, where he was living at a winery with his pregnant girlfriend Susannah Lo Verde. Aaron attends... See full summary »
Stars: Jessica Walter, Samantha Mathis, Belinda Montgomery, Kathleen York
Votes: 74
9. TV 101 (1988– )
60 min | Drama
Kevin Keegan is a recently divorced news photographer who quits his job and returns to Roosevelt High School to teach kids how to make a TV show.
Stars: Sam Robards, Andrew Cassese, Stacey Dash, Alex Désert
Votes: 120
10. Rags to Riches (1987–1988)
Not Rated | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A wealthy widowed businessman adopts five daughters to live with him at his mansion.
Stars: Joseph Bologna, Tisha Campbell, Blanca De Garr, Kimiko Gelman
Votes: 808
11. Knots Landing (1979–1993)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
The residents of Knots Landing, a coastal suburb of Los Angeles, deal with various issues such as infidelity, health scares, rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, corporate intrigue and criminal investigations.
Stars: Michele Lee, Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark, Kevin Dobson
Votes: 3,220
12. Eight Is Enough (1977–1981)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
This comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children.
Stars: Dick Van Patten, Lani O'Grady, Connie Needham, Susan Richardson
Votes: 3,810
13. A Year in the Life (1987–1988)
60 min | Drama
Joe Gardner, a child of the Depression, is a successful plastics manufacturer in Seattle, Washington. After his wife dies, his four adult children move back in.
Stars: Richard Kiley, Trey Ames, Adam Arkin, Jayne Atkinson
Votes: 264
14. The Rifleman (1958–1963)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
The adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.
Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Joe Benson
Votes: 5,013
15. 77 Sunset Strip (1958–1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama.
Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, Jacqueline Beer
Votes: 1,636
16. Rescue 911 (1989–1996)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
William Shatner hosts this television show, featuring dramatic reenactments of situations leading to emergency calls to 9-1-1.
Stars: William Shatner, David Teschendorf, Dick Warlock, John Sherrod
Votes: 1,050
17. Combat! (1962–1967)
60 min | Action, Drama, War
Combat!, a one-hour World War II drama series, followed a front line American infantry squad as they battled their way across Europe
Stars: Vic Morrow, Rick Jason, Pierre Jalbert, Jack Hogan
Votes: 3,142
18. Room 222 (1969–1974)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Teacher Pete Dixon tries to teach the students at Walt Whitman High to be tolerant. He's assisted by girlfriend and school counselor, Liz and student teacher (later teacher) Alice. The students love him.
Stars: Lloyd Haynes, Denise Nicholas, Michael Constantine, Karen Valentine
Votes: 1,221
19. Thirtysomething (1987–1991)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Seven tricenarians living in Philadelphia struggle with everyday adult angst.
Stars: Timothy Busfield, Polly Draper, Mel Harris, Peter Horton
Votes: 3,047
20. The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A veteran cop with more than twenty years of experience is teamed with a young Inspector to solve crimes in San Francisco, California.
Stars: Karl Malden, Michael Douglas, Reuben Collins, Richard Hatch
Votes: 6,905
21. Moonlighting (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 3,073 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The quirky cases of a former model and a smart aleck detective who manage a private detective agency.
Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley, Curtis Armstrong
Votes: 24,272
22. Life Goes On (1989–1993)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
A modern All-American family deals with the struggles of life and love in mid-western suburbia.
Stars: Kellie Martin, Chris Burke, Patti LuPone, Bill Smitrovich
Votes: 2,920
23. Everwood (2002–2006)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
A widowed brain surgeon from Manhattan moves his two children to the small mountain town of Everwood, Colorado.
Stars: Treat Williams, Gregory Smith, Emily VanCamp, Debra Mooney
Votes: 15,266
24. Perfect Strangers (1986–1993)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A high-strung and cynical man's life is never the same when his naive but good-natured cousin comes to America to live with him.
Stars: Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker, Melanie Wilson, Rebeca Arthur
Votes: 11,016
25. Family Ties (1982–1989)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Chronicles liberal ex-hippies Steven and Elyse Keaton, their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter, Justine Bateman
Votes: 20,325
26. Family Matters (1989–1998)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The Winslow family deals with various misadventures, many of them caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.
Stars: Reginald VelJohnson, Jaleel White, Darius McCrary, Kellie Shanygne Williams
Votes: 30,021
27. Step by Step (1991–1998)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Divorced contractor Frank Lambert and widowed beautician Carol Foster meet, fall in love and quickly get married. Both have three children and when the families all move in together the kids and parents have a lot of learning to do.
Stars: Patrick Duffy, Suzanne Somers, Brandon Call, Staci Keanan
Votes: 16,303
28. Flamingo Road (1980–1982)
60 min | Drama, Romance
The lives and trials of the residents of Truro, Florida.
Stars: John Beck, Woody Brown, Howard Duff, Morgan Fairchild
Votes: 465
29. Paper Dolls (1984)
60 min | Drama
The cut-throat worlds of modeling and cosmetic. Storylines centered around acid-tongued modeling executive Racine, who held fief over the careers of young models Laurie Caswell and Taryn Blake, and cosmetics tycoon Grant Harper.
Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Dack Rambo, Mimi Rogers, Richard Beymer
Votes: 256
30. It's a Living (1980–1989)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
This series featured a group of waitresses (and a pianist, Sonny) who work at a fancy restaurant at the top of a skyscraper.
Stars: Gail Edwards, Barrie Youngfellow, Paul Kreppel, Marian Mercer
Votes: 1,265
31. Too Close for Comfort (1980–1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
In liberal San Francisco a conservative cartoonist tries to keep his two daughters, who rent an apartment below him, safe. In season 6 the cartoonist buys a small-town newspaper in Tiburon.
Stars: Ted Knight, Nancy Dussault, Jim J. Bullock, Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Votes: 2,703
32. Three's Company (1976–1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of two women and one man living in one apartment and their neighbors.
Stars: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Suzanne Somers, Richard Kline
Votes: 17,115
33. Hotel (1983–1988)
60 min | Drama, Romance
The misadventures of the staff and guests of the St. Gregory Hotel.
Stars: James Brolin, Connie Sellecca, Nathan Cook, Shari Belafonte
Votes: 1,898
34. Gimme a Break! (1981–1987)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
Nell agrees to look after the Kanisky's home, as a special favor to her dying friend, and takes on the role of housekeeper to widowed police chief Carl and a parental figure to his three teenage daughters, and eventually a foster son.
Stars: Nell Carter, Lara Jill Miller, Kari Michaelsen, Lauri Hendler
Votes: 3,684
35. The Wonder Years (1988–1993)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Kevin Arnold recalls growing up during the late 60s and early 70s; the turbulent social times make the transition from child to adult unusually interesting.
Stars: Fred Savage, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, Jason Hervey
Votes: 40,787
36. Picket Fences (1992–1996)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Family
An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.
Stars: Kathy Baker, Tom Skerritt, Lauren Holly, Costas Mandylor
Votes: 5,142
37. Cop Rock (1990)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The musical adventures of a police force.
Stars: Anne Bobby, Barbara Bosson, David Gianopoulos, Larry Joshua
Votes: 662
38. James at 16 (1977–1978)
60 min | Drama
James, a daydreamer and photographer, must learn to cope with life as his father moves the family from Oregon to Boston, Massachusetts.
Stars: Lance Kerwin, Linden Chiles, Lynn Carlin, Kim Richards
Votes: 522
39. Private Eye (1987–1988)
60 min | Crime, Drama
1950s Hollywood detective Jack Cleary loses his cop badge exposing corruption, becomes a PI after his brother's murder, aided by Johnny Betts.
Stars: Michael Woods, William Sadler, Josh Brolin, Lisa Jane Persky
Votes: 173
40. Family (1976–1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family
The joys and heartaches of the Lawrence family of Pasadena, California.
Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol
Votes: 2,055
41. Chicago Hope (1994–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The lives and trials of the staff of a major hospital in Chicago.
Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, Hector Elizondo, Peter Berg
Votes: 4,694
42. Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During an experiment into time travel, a scientist finds himself trapped in the past, "leaping" into the lives of different people, sorting out their problems and changing history in hopes of getting back to his own life in the present.
Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Deborah Pratt, Dennis Wolfberg
Votes: 36,475
43. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 8,752
44. Dream On (1990–1996)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Martin Tupper is a book editor in Manhattan, recently divorced from Judith, a psychologist. Martin's life is filled with fantasies and sexual thoughts, many times coming in the form of black-and-white shots from old TV shows and movies.
Stars: Brian Benben, Denny Dillon, Wendie Malick, Chris Demetral
Votes: 3,815
45. Northern Exposure (1990–1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.
Stars: Rob Morrow, Janine Turner, Barry Corbin, John Cullum
Votes: 21,693
46. China Beach (1988–1991)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama, History, War
The trials of a weary nurse, her friends and colleagues in a Vietnam War field hospital.
Stars: Dana Delany, Marg Helgenberger, Brian Wimmer, Oliver Theess
Votes: 3,545
47. Sisters (1991–1996)
60 min | Drama
Follows the lives and loves of four close, but very different, sisters of the Reed family living in Winnetka, Illinois.
Stars: Swoosie Kurtz, Patricia Kalember, Sela Ward, Elizabeth Hoffman
Votes: 2,299
48. My So-Called Life (1994–1995)
TV-14 | 912 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A 15-year-old girl and her trials and tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents, and school.
Stars: Bess Armstrong, Wilson Cruz, Claire Danes, Devon Gummersall
Votes: 21,976
49. Relativity (1996–1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Romantic and family serio-comic drama series about two American strangers in their twenties who meet and fall in love in Italy, and return home, get to know each other's families and take ... See full summary »
Stars: Kimberly Williams-Paisley, David Conrad, Jane Adams, Cliff De Young
Votes: 378
50. Once and Again (1999–2002)
60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A divorced father and a soon-to-be divorced mother meet and begin a romantic courtship which is always complicated by their respective children and their own life problems.
Stars: Sela Ward, Billy Campbell, Jeffrey Nordling, Julia Whelan
Votes: 2,996
51. Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Drama
A high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.
Stars: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine
Votes: 153,272
52. Party of Five (1994–2000)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family
Five siblings raise each other following their parents' untimely deaths.
Stars: Matthew Fox, Scott Wolf, Neve Campbell, Lacey Chabert
Votes: 11,280
53. Dawson's Creek (1998–2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
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.
Stars: James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams, Joshua Jackson
Votes: 44,661
54. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head
Votes: 159,750
55. Angel (1999–2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption.
Stars: David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards
Votes: 75,778
56. Hope Island (1999– )
Drama
Reverend Daniel Cooper has come to Hope Island to reopen the Community Church, hoping the assignment will help him through the grief of a terrible loss. Distrusted by the local inhabitants ... See full summary »
Stars: Cameron Daddo, Suki Kaiser, Duncan Fraser, Haig Sutherland
Votes: 136
57. Life as We Know It (2004–2005)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
See life through the eyes of Dino, Ben, and Jonathan -- three teens experiencing the joys and pains of growing up. Although different in many ways, these guys have one main thing in common -- women.
Stars: Sean Faris, Jon Foster, Christopher Lowell, Missy Peregrym
Votes: 3,310
58. The O.C. (2003–2007)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A troubled youth becomes embroiled in the lives of a close-knit group of people in the wealthy, upper-class neighborhood of Newport Beach, Orange County, California.
Stars: Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan
Votes: 96,187
59. Point Pleasant (2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A series of supernatural events begins in a small coastal New Jersey town after the arrival of a mysterious teenage girl, who apparently has the ability to influence the people and events around her.
Stars: Elisabeth Harnois, Grant Show, Sam Page, Aubrey Dollar
Votes: 2,522
60. Palmetto Pointe (2005– )
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Stars: Timothy Woodward Jr., Brent Lovell, Sarah Edwards, Madison Moss
Votes: 49
61. Day by Day (1988–1989)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
A married couple gives up their high-powered careers to run a daycare center in their home.
Stars: Doug Sheehan, Linda Kelsey, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Courtney Thorne-Smith
Votes: 310
62. One Tree Hill (2003–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
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.
Stars: Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton Morgan, Bethany Joy Lenz
Votes: 87,188
63. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Young Punky Brewster is abandoned with her dog, Brandon, in a supermarket. When she befriends Henry Warnimont, her new family life begins.
Stars: Soleil Moon Frye, George Gaynes, Cherie Johnson, Sandy
Votes: 6,107
64. ALF (1986–1990)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
When an ugly creature, who loves eating cats, crash-lands into the Tanner family's garage, they treat him as a guest and allow him to live with them as he comments on the stupidity of mankind.
Stars: Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros, Paul Fusco, Max Wright, Anne Schedeen
Votes: 39,147
65. American Dreams (2002–2005)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family, History
In the 1960s, a family experiences life and the struggles of the era, accompanied by the well-known pop songs of the period.
Stars: Gail O'Grady, Tom Verica, Brittany Snow, Jonathan Adams
Votes: 3,252
66. Reunion (2005–2006)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Six friends come together for their 20th high school reunion in which one of them is murdered and all of them become suspects. A detective traces their turbulent and secretive lives back spanning 20 years to find which one had the motive.
Stars: Dave Annable, Alexa Davalos, Will Estes, Sean Faris
Votes: 1,277
67. To Rome with Love (1969–1971)
30 min | Comedy, Romance
Michael Endicott accepts a teaching position at a school in Rome.
Stars: John Forsythe, Joyce Menges, Susan Neher, Melanie Fullerton
Votes: 81
68. Love, American Style (1969–1974)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
Stars: Stuart Margolin, Barbara Minkus, William Callaway, Mary Grover
Votes: 2,503
69. The Colbys (1985–1987)
60 min | Drama
This spin-off of Dynasty (1981) featured the adventures of Jeff and Fallon Colby and Jeff's other wealthy relatives in California.
Stars: Charlton Heston, John James, Katharine Ross, Emma Samms
Votes: 1,174
70. Significant Others (1998– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Three twenty-something best friends living in Los Angeles and are having the best - and worst - times of their lives but through it all, they know that no matter what they will always have each other's friendship to carry them through.
Stars: Scott Bairstow, Eion Bailey, Michael Weatherly, Jennifer Garner
Votes: 123
71. Undressed (1999–2002)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Anthology series examines the diverse sexual relationships involving the different genders, races, sexual orientations, and fetishes of high schoolers, college students, and post-college roommates.
Stars: Serah D'Laine, Scott Hamm Duenas, Gina May, Bree Turner
Votes: 1,324
72. Time of Your Life (1999–2001)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
In a spin off from "Party of Five," Sarah leaves the Salingers behind to search for her birth-father in New York.
Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jennifer Garner, Pauley Perrette, Gina Ravera
Votes: 435
73. Civil Wars (1991–1993)
60 min | Drama
Eli and Sydney are top divorce attorneys in New York City. The dynamic changes when Charlie is hired and Eli takes a lower profile. Sydney and Charlie develop a flirtatious arrangement while concentrating on their clients' problems.
Stars: Mariel Hemingway, Peter Onorati, Debi Mazar, Alan Rosenberg
Votes: 150
74. Homefront (1991–1993)
60 min | Drama, History, Romance
World War II is over and the boys from the town of River Run, Ohio, are coming home. It seems that life is slowly going back to normal, but war has changed everything and they will never be the same again.
Stars: Kyle Chandler, Sammi Davis, Ken Jenkins, Mimi Kennedy
Votes: 1,405
75. I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
60 min | Drama
Forrest Bedford is a Southern lawyer in the late 1950s, generally content with his privileged life.
Stars: Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, Jeremy London, Ashlee Levitch
Votes: 1,036
76. Hunter (I) (1984–1991)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Rick Hunter is a renegade cop who bends the rules and takes justice into his own hands. Partnered with the equally stunning and rebellious Sgt. McCall, he sets out to crack down on L.A.'s slimiest criminals.
Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Charles Hallahan, Perry Cook
Votes: 5,651
77. Sledge Hammer! (1986–1988)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Comedy
The adventures of a deranged and dumb police detective who always looks for the most violent solution to any problem.
Stars: David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, Leslie Morris
Votes: 7,525
78. North Shore (2004–2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Intrigue abounds at the Grand Waimea Hotel, the perfect place for an exclusive Hawaiian getaway for the rich, powerful and beautiful.
Stars: Kristoffer Polaha, Brooke Burns, Corey Sevier, Nikki Deloach
Votes: 1,166
79. Kate & Allie (1984–1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Two divorced mothers and their children share an apartment.
Stars: Susan Saint James, Jane Curtin, Frederick Koehler, Allison Smith
Votes: 2,355
80. Columbo (1971–2003)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
Stars: Peter Falk, Mike Lally, John Finnegan, Bruce Kirby
Votes: 42,005
81. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz, James Sikking
Votes: 10,567
82. St. Elsewhere (1982–1988)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
The lives and work of the staff of St. Eligius Hospital, an old and disrespected Boston teaching hospital.
Stars: Ed Begley Jr., Howie Mandel, David Morse, Christina Pickles
Votes: 5,211
83. Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990–1993)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy
For a cool high-school kid and his friends, thwarting authority figures and other enemies is never a problem.
Stars: Corin Nemec, Billy Jayne, Troy W. Slaten, Melanie Chartoff
Votes: 6,233
84. NYPD Blue (1993–2005)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives from NYPD's 15th Precinct investigate homicides within their precinct.
Stars: Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, Gordon Clapp, James McDaniel
Votes: 16,340
85. Ally McBeal (1997–2002)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Follows the personal and professional life of lawyer Ally.
Stars: Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Jane Krakowski, Vonda Shepard
Votes: 36,421
86. The Practice (1997–2004)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
We follow the exploits and cases of defense attorneys of a Boston law firm. Bobby Donnell is the senior defense attorney and founder of the firm.
Stars: Dylan McDermott, Kelli Williams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Steve Harris
Votes: 10,422
87. Boston Legal (2004–2008)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Boston Legal is a spin-off of the long-running David E. Kelley series The Practice (1997), following the exploits of former Practice character Alan Shore (James Spader) at the legal firm of Crane, Poole, and Schmidt.
Stars: James Spader, William Shatner, Candice Bergen, Rene Auberjonois
Votes: 50,020
88. C.P.W. (1995–1996)
60 min | Drama
Ambitious New Yorkers maneuver against each other as they pursue their passion for money, sex, and power.
Stars: Mädchen Amick, John Barrowman, Melissa Errico, Lauren Hutton
Votes: 377
89. Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two female police detectives cooperate with each other both in their professions and in their personal lives.
Stars: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Al Waxman, Martin Kove
Votes: 5,052
90. Bodies of Evidence (1992–1993)
60 min | Drama, Crime
A team of homicide detectives, led by the veteran head of the department Lt. Ben Carroll, work cases in an unnamed big city.
Stars: Lee Horsley, George Clooney, Kate McNeil, Al Fann
Votes: 152
91. Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dr. Mark Sloan has a knack for getting into trouble, negotiating the twists and turns of mysteries and solving crimes with the help of his son, Steve, a homicide detective.
Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell, Charlie Schlatter
Votes: 8,617
92. Jake and the Fatman (1987–1992)
TV-PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama
Veteran district attorney "Fatman" McCabe solves cases with the help of his easygoing private investigator partner Jake Styles.
Stars: William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell, Olga Russell
Votes: 3,244
93. Medicine Ball (1995)
60 min | Drama
Medical drama set at a hospital in Seattle where a group of young doctors are about to begin their residencies under the supervision of Dr. Douglas McGill.
Stars: Timothy Omundson, Donal Logue, Vincent Ventresca, Jensen Daggett
Votes: 22
94. Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (2002–2006)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When Josie Trent is sent to the private prep school, she comes face-to-face with paranormal things that cannot be explained. But with the help of her friends and one science teacher, maybe surviving school won't be that hard.
Stars: Emma Taylor-Isherwood, Shadia Simmons, Michael Seater, Noah Reid
Votes: 1,487
95. Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A group of teenagers meet in the woods, and tell scary stories.
Stars: Ross Hull, Daniel DeSanto, Raine Pare-Coull, Jodie Resther
Votes: 16,188
96. Quincy M.E. (1976–1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of a brilliant, if Irascible, coroner who investigates suspicious deaths which usually suggest murder.
Stars: Jack Klugman, John S. Ragin, Robert Ito, Joseph Roman
Votes: 7,334
97. Pepper Dennis (2006)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Pepper Dennis is an ambitious reporter with her sights set on anchoring Chicago's top-rated evening news broadcast. Complicating her daily life is the fact that her spoiled, needy, ... See full summary »
Stars: Rebecca Romijn, Josh Hopkins, Brooke Burns, Lindsay Price
Votes: 944
98. 7th Heaven (1996–2007)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Eric Camden, a minister, and his wife Annie deal with the drama of having seven children, ranging from toddlers to adults with families of their own.
Stars: Stephen Collins, Catherine Hicks, Jessica Biel, Beverley Mitchell
Votes: 26,997
99. Drexell's Class (1991–1992)
30 min | Comedy
Otis Drexell is a corporate raider who is known for getting the deal done. After he is caught red-handed for dodging taxes, he's given a suspended sentence on the condition that he teaches ... See full summary »
Stars: Dabney Coleman, Dakin Matthews, Damian Cagnolatti, A.J. Langer
Votes: 200
100. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993–1998)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama, Family, Western
The trials and adventures of a female doctor in a small Wild West town.
Stars: Jane Seymour, Joe Lando, Shawn Toovey, Chad Allen
Votes: 13,728
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