Favorite TV Shows By Decade
I've previously done a list of my favorite shows "all-time". This is about which shows I liked when (even though some are from before I was born!)
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- CreatorRoy HugginsStarsJack KellyJames GarnerRoger MooreBret and Bart Maverick are well-dressed gamblers who migrate from town to town always looking for a good game.This is my favorite show from the 50s.
- CreatorCharles Marquis WarrenClyde WareStarsJames ArnessMilburn StoneAmanda BlakeMarshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.2nd favorite show from the 50s.
- StarsJack BennyEddie 'Rochester' AndersonDon WilsonThe comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.3rd favorite show from the 50s
- CreatorSheldon LeonardAaron RubenDanny ThomasStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsWidower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney Fife.Favorite show from the 60s. (And #1 favorite show all-time!)
- CreatorCarl ReinerStarsDick Van DykeMary Tyler MooreRose MarieThe misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home.2nd favorite show from the 60s, and 2nd favorite show all time. (Yes, it's scary that I've actually thought this out)
- CreatorGene RoddenberryStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyIn the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.3rd favorite show from the 60s.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellRoy HugginsStarsJames GarnerNoah Beery Jr.Joe SantosThe cases of an easy-going ex-convict turned private investigator.Favorite show from the 70s and 4th favorite show all-time! (Maverick is #3)
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsLorne GreeneRichard HatchDirk BenedictAfter the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.2nd favorite 70s show. Couldn't get into the remake
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsBen MurphyRoger DavisPete DuelHannibal Heyes and Kid Curry, two of the most wanted outlaws in the history of the West, are popular "with everyone except the railroads and the banks".3rd favorite show from the 70s (mainly because I had a hard time thinking of shows from the 70s I still like)
- CreatorRobert ButlerMichael GleasonStarsStephanie ZimbalistPierce BrosnanDoris RobertsThe cases of a female private detective partnered with a former thief who assumes the role of a fictitious detective in the business.Favorite show from the 80s!
- CreatorDean HargroveStarsAndy GriffithLinda PurlKene HolidayBen Matlock is a very expensive criminal defense attorney, who charges one hundred thousand dollars to take a case. Fortunately, he's worth every penny, as he and his associates defend his clients by finding the real killer.2nd favorite show from the 80s. Could also be listed as my 2nd favorite show from the 90s.
- CreatorTom PatchettPaul FuscoStarsMihaly 'Michu' MeszarosPaul FuscoMax WrightWhen 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.3rd favorite show from the 80s, narrowly edging out "Sledge Hammer" and "Magnum P.I."
- CreatorCarmen FinestraDavid McFadzeanMatt WilliamsStarsTim AllenEarl HindmanTaran Noah SmithThe daily trials and tribulations of Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, a television show host raising three mischievous boys with help from his loyal co-host, loving wife, and eccentric neighbor.Favorite show from the 90s and probably 5th on my all-time list (after Rockford, the list gets muddled)
- CreatorDeborah Joy LeVineJoe ShusterJerry SiegelStarsDean CainTeri HatcherLane SmithIn addition to fighting evil, Superman has a burning romance with Lois Lane in both of his identities.Almost a tie for favorite show of the 90s, but just barely edged out by "Home Improvement"
- CreatorLarry DavidJerry SeinfeldStarsJerry SeinfeldJulia Louis-DreyfusMichael RichardsThe continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.I'm going to list this show as my second favorite show of the 90s because of the tie between "Lois & Clark" and "Home Improvement"
- CreatorChris FedakJosh SchwartzStarsZachary LeviYvonne StrahovskiJoshua GomezWhen a computer geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain, both the CIA and the NSA assign an agent to protect him and exploit his newfound skills.Favorite show of the first decade of the 21st century! Hope they do a return movie.
- CreatorDonald P. BellisarioStarsDavid James ElliottCatherine BellPatrick LabyorteauxThe cases of Harmon Rabb, former Navy fighter pilot, and his fellow lawyers of the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's office.This show started in the 90s and would have been ranked 4th there, but I rank it 2nd in the early 2000s
- CreatorAlfred GoughMiles MillarStarsTom WellingMichael RosenbaumAllison MackA young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville, Kansas.Came to this show late (season 7), but eventually went back and got all the early seasons on DVD. Rank it 3rd in the 2000s
- CreatorMitchell BurgessRobin GreenStarsDonnie WahlbergBridget MoynahanWill EstesRevolves around a family of New York cops.Favorite show from this decade! (At least, of shows that started in this decade. Probably doesn't surpass "Chuck")
- CreatorPeter M. LenkovAlex KurtzmanLeonard FreemanStarsAlex O'LoughlinScott CaanTaylor WilyWhen Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu to find his father's killer, the Governor offers him the chance to run his own task force: Five-0.I was dubious about the validity of a remake, but quickly got hooked! 2nd favorite of this decade
- CreatorEileen HeislerDeAnn HelineStarsPatricia HeatonNeil FlynnCharlie McDermottThe daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the town of Orson, Indiana.A great show that has gotten better with every season. 3rd favorite of this decade