Title

Creator(s)

Type of show

Years

Stars

The Addams Family

Nat Perrin, Charles Addams

Sitcom

1964-1966

John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy, Blossom Rock, Lisa Loring, Ken Weatherwax, Felix Silla

Alias

J.J. Abrams

Action/drama

2001-2006

Jennifer Garner, Michael Vartan, Victor Garber, Ron Rifkin, Bradley Cooper, Carl Lumbly, Kevin Weisman, Merrin Dungey, Lena Olin, David Anders, Melissa George, Greg Grunberg, Mia Maestro, Rachel Nichols, Balthazar Getty, Elodie Bouchez

All In The Family

Norman Lear

Sitcom

1971-1979

Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Mike Evans

America's Castles

A&E Cable

Documentary

1994-1999

--

Angel

Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt

Action adventure

1999-2004

David Boreanaz, Glenn Quinn, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards, Amy Acker, Andy Hallett, Vincent Kartheiser, James Marsters

Antiques Roadshow

BBC-TV (UK version); PBS (US version)

Appraisal

1979- (UK); 1997- (US)

Arthur Negus, Hugh Scully, Michael Aspel, Fiona Bruce (UK); Chris Jussell, Dan Elias, Lara Spencer, Mark L. Walberg (US)

As Time Goes By

Colin Bostock-Smith and Bob Larbey

Situation comedy

1992-2002, 2005

Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer, Philip Bretherton, Moira Brooker, Jenny Funnell

Babylon 5

J. Michael Straczynski

Science fiction drama

1994-1998

Michael O'Hare, Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Mira Furlan, Jerry Doyle, Peter Jurasik, Andreas Katsulas, Richard Biggs, Stephen Furst, Bill Mumy, Andrea Thompson, Patricia Tallman, Jason Carter, Tracy Scoggins, Jeff Conaway

Barney Miller

Danny Arnold

Sitcom

1975-1982

Hal Linden, Abe Vigoda, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Jack Soo, Gregory Sierra, Barbara Barrie, Steve Landesberg, Ron Carey, James Gregory

The Ben Stiller Show

Ben Stiller

Sketch comedy

1992-1993

Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Andy Dick, Bob Odenkirk, John F. O'Donohue

The Big Valley

A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman

Western drama

1965-1969

Barbara Stanwyck, Lee Majors, Peter Breck, Richard Long, Linda Evans, Napoleon Whiting

Blackadder

Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis

Sitcom

1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2000

Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Miranda Richardson, Brian Blessed, Patsy Byrne, Helen Atkinson-Wood

Bonanza

David Dortort

Western drama

1959-1973

Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts, Victor Sen Yung, David Canary

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Joss Whedon

Action adventure

1997-2003

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Stewart Head, David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Kristine Sutherland, James Marsters, Emma Caulfield, Michelle Trachtenberg, Amber Benson, Seth Green, Eliza Dushku, Marc Blucas, Tom Lenk, Mercedes McNab, Danny Strong

The Carol Burnett Show

Carol Burnett

Sketch comedy

1967-1979

Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, Lyle Waggoner

Cheers

Glen Charles and James Burrows

Sitcom

1982-1993

Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Rhea Perlman, George Wendt, John Ratzenberger, Nicholas Colasanto, Kirstie Alley, Kelsey Grammer, Woody Harrelson, Bebe Neuwirth

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Carl Reiner and Dick Van Dyke

Sitcom

1961-1966

Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Morey Amsterdam, Rose-Marie, Richard Deacon, Jerry Paris, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Larry Mathews

Doctor Who
[new series]

Russell T. Davies, based on the original series created by Sydney Newman

Action adventure

2005-

Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Billie Piper, Noel Clarke, Camille Coduri, Freema Agyeman, Catherine Tate

The Ed Sullivan Show

Ed Sullivan

Variety

1948-1971

Ed Sullivan

Family Ties

Gary David Goldberg

Sitcom

1982-1989

Michael J. Fox, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter Birney, Justine Bateman, Tina Yothers, Marc Price, Brian Bonsall, Scott Valentine, Courteney Cox

Firefly

Joss Whedon

Science-fiction action/adventure

2002

Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Jewel Staite, Adam Baldwin, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass

The Flintstones

William Hanna and Joseph Barbera

Animated sitcom

1960-1966

Voices: Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Gerry Johnson, Don Messick, Harvey Korman, Daws Butler, John Stephenson, June Foray

Frasier

David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee

Sitcom

1993-2004

Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde-Pierce, John Mahoney, Jane Leeves, Peri Gilpin, Dan Butler, Tom McGowan, Edward Hibbert

Gilligan's Island

Sherwood Schwartz

Sitcom

1964-1967

Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, Dawn Wells

The Honeymooners

Jackie Gleason

Sitcom

1955-1956

Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Joyce Randolph

I Dream Of Jeannie

Sidney Sheldon

Sitcom

1965-1970

Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Bill Daily, Hayden Rorke

I Love Lucy

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz

Sitcom

1951-1957

Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance

In Living Color

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Sketch comedy

1990-1994

Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier, Kim Wayans, T'Keyah Crystal Keymah, Kelly Coffield, Kim Coles, Jamie Foxx, Alexandra Wentworth

Jeeves and Wooster

Brian Eastman and Clive Exton, based on stories by P.G. Wodehouse

Comedy

1990-1993

Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Mary Wimbush, Adam Blackwood, Brenda Bruce, Robert Daws, Francesca Folan, Richard Dixon, Amanda Elwes

The Kids In The Hall

Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson

Sketch comedy

1989-1994

Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson

Lost

J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, and Jeffrey Lieber

Drama

2004-

Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Terry O'Quinn, Josh Holloway, Jorge Garcia, Naveen Andrews, Dominic Monaghan, Daniel Dae Kim, Yun-jin Kim, Harold Perrineau Jr., Emilie de Ravin, Malcolm David Kelley, Ian Somerhalder, Maggie Grace, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Watros, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Michael Emerson, Henry Ian Cusick, Elizabeth Mitchell

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Norman Lear

Sitcom/Drama

1976-1977

Louise Lasser, Greg Mullavy, Martin Mull, Mary Kay Place, Dody Goodman, Dabney Coleman, Graham Jarvis, Norman Alden, Orson Bean, Claudia Lamb, Debralee Scott

M*A*S*H

Larry Gelbart, based on novels by Richard Hooker

Sitcom/Drama

1972-1983

Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, Mike Farrell, McLean Stevenson, Harry Morgan, Larry Linville, Loretta Swit, Gary Burghoff, Jamie Farr, David Ogden Stiers, William Christopher

Monty Python's Flying Circus

John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam

Sketch comedy

1969-1974

John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Carol Cleveland

Most Haunted

Karl Beattie and Yvette Fielding

Investigation/documentary

2002-

Yvette Fielding, Karl Beattie, David Wells, Ciaran O'Keefe, Derek Acorah, Richard Felix, Stuart Torevell, Jon Gilbert, Phil Whyman, Catherine Howe

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Joel Hodgson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy, Trace Beaulieu, Josh Weinstein

Comedy

1988-1999

Joel Hodgson, Kevin Murphy, Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Josh Weinstein, Michael J. Nelson, Mary Jo Pehl, Bill Corbett, Jim Mallon, Patrick Brantseg

Newsradio

Bernie Brillstein and Brad Grey

Sitcom

1995-1999

Dave Foley, Phil Hartman, Maura Tierney, Andy Dick, Vicki Lewis, Stephen Root, Khandi Alexander, Joe Rogan

Night Court

Reinhold Weege and Harry Anderson

Sitcom

1984-1992

Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, Richard Moll, Markie Post, Selma Diamond, Florence Halop, Marsha Warfield, Ellen Foley

Northern Exposure

Joshua Brand and John Falsey

Sitcom/Drama

1990-1995

Rob Morrow, Janine Turner, Barry Corbin, John Corbett, John Cullum, Cynthia Geary, Darren E. Burrows, Elaine Miles, Peg Phillips, Paul Provenza, Teri Polo

The Odd Couple

Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall, based on the play by Neil Simon

Sitcom

1970-1975

Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Al Molinaro, Larry Gelman, Garry Walberg, Brett Somers, Janis Hansen, Pamelyn Ferdin, Elinor Donahue, Monica Evans, Carole Shelley, Penny Marshall

Police Squad

Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker

Sitcom

1982

Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, William Duell, Ed Williams, Peter Lupus

Quantum Leap

Donald P. Bellisario

Science fiction comedy/drama

1989-1993

Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell

Saturday Night Live [Original Cast]

Lorne Michaels

Sketch comedy/variety

1975-1980

John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Laraine Newman, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Andy Kaufman, Al Franken, Don Novello

Saturday Night Live [80's Cast]

Lorne Michaels

Sketch comedy/variety

1986-1993

Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey, Nora Dunn, Victoria Jackson, Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealon, Jan Hooks, Mike Myers, Dennis Miller

SCTV

Harold Ramis and Brian Doyle-Murray

Sketch comedy

1976-1981

John Candy, Dave Thomas, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Flaherty, Andrea Martin, Martin Short, Harold Ramis, Robin Duke

Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld

Sitcom

1990-1998

Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Wayne Knight, Jerry Stiller, Estelle Harris, Heidi Swedberg, Patrick Warburton

The Simpsons

Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, Sam Simon

Animated sitcom

1989-

Voices: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria

Spaced

Simon Pegg, Jessica Stevenson, Edgar Wright

Situation comedy

1999, 2001

Simon Pegg, Jessica Stevenson, Mark Heap, Julia Deakin, Nick Frost, Katy Carmichael

Star Trek

Gene Roddenberry

Science fiction action/adventure

1966-1969

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Majel Barrett

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Gene Roddenberry

Science fiction action/adventure

1987-1994

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Colm Meaney, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden

Taxi

James L. Brooks, James Burrows, Ed Weinberger

Sitcom

1978-1983

Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Andy Kaufman, Marilu Henner, Carol Kane, Christopher Lloyd, Tony Danza, Jeff Conaway, J. Alan Thomas

The Twilight Zone

Rod Serling

Science fiction drama

1959-1965

Rod Serling (host)

The Venture Brothers

Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer

Animated Comedy/Action

2003-

Voices: James Urbaniak, Christopher McCulloch, Michael Sinternklaas, Patrick Warburton, Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer, Steven Rattazzi, Lisa Hammer

Veronica Mars

Rob Thomas

Drama/Mystery

2004-2007

Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni, Percy Daggs III, Jason Dohring, Teddy Dunn, Francis Capra, Tessa Thompson, Ryan Hansen, Kyle Gallner, Julie Gonzalo, Chris Lowell, Tina Majorino, Michael Muhney

Wings

David Angell and David Lee

Sitcom

1990-1997

Steven Weber, Tim Daly, Crystal Bernard, Rebecca Schull, David Schramm, Thomas Haden Church, Amy Yasbeck, Tony Shalhoub, Farrah Forke

WKRP in Cincinnati

Hugh Wilson

Sitcom

1978-1982

Gary Sandy, Howard Hesseman, Tim Reid, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Frank Bonner, Jan Smithers, Richard Sanders

Xena: Warrior Princess

Rob Tapert

Action/adventure

1995-2001

Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, Ted Raimi, Kevin Smith, Alexandra Tydings, Hudson Leick, Adrienne Wilkinson, Danielle Cormack, Bruce Campbell, Claire Stansfield, Jennifer Sky, Karl Urban

The X-Files

Chris Carter

Science fiction drama

1993-2002

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish, William B. Davis, James Pickens Jr., Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund, Bruce Harwood, Jerry Hardin, Nicholas Lea