Old TV not to watch but to be aware of:
The Dudley Do-Right ShowThe Undersea World of Jacques CousteauDragnet
Knight Rider (1982 TV series)
Remington Steele
T. J. Hooker
The A-Team
Airwolf
Charles in Charge
The Cosby Show
Miami Vice
Murder, She Wrote
Night Court
Punky Brewster
Who’s the Boss?
The Equalizer (1985 TV series)
The Golden Girls
Growing Pains
MacGyver (1985 TV series)
Moonlighting (TV series)
Mr. Belvedere
ALF (TV series)
L.A. Law
Matlock (TV series)
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Teen Wolf (1986 TV series)
21 Jump Street
Full House
Geraldo (talk show)
Jake and the Fatman
Married… with Children
The Tracey Ullman Show
Unsolved Mysteries
America’s Most Wanted
In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series)
Murphy Brown
Roseanne
Wings (1988 TV series)
Baywatch
Coach (TV series)
Cops (TV program)
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Family Matters
Saved by the Bell
Seinfeld
The Simpsons
Blossom (TV series)
In Living Color
Law & Order
Northern Exposure
Twin Peaks
Wings (1990 TV series)
Home Improvement (TV series)
Step by Step (TV series)
The Larry Sanders Show
Mad About You
Boy Meets World
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Diagnosis: Murder
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Frasier
The Nanny
Walker, Texas Ranger
The X-Files
ER (TV series)
Friends
The Drew Carey Show
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
JAG (TV series)
Mad TV
NewsRadio
The Wayans Bros.
3rd Rock from the Sun
7th Heaven (TV series)
Everybody Loves Raymond
Moesha
Nash Bridges
Spin City
Ally McBeal
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Just Shoot Me!
The Practice
South Park
Sex and the City
Sports Night
That ’70s Show
Angel (1999 TV series)
Family Guy
Freaks and Geeks
Futurama
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Man Show
The Norm Show
The Sopranos
The West Wing
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Gilmore Girls
24
Alias (TV series)
Band of Brothers (miniseries)
The Bernie Mac Show
Fear Factor
Malcolm in the Middle
Scrubs (TV series)
Six Feet Under (TV series)
8 Simple Rules
CSI: Miami
Monk (TV series)
Arrested Development
Chappelle’s Show
MythBusters
NCIS (TV series)
Nip/Tuck
Boston Legal
Desperate Housewives
Entourage (American TV series)
House (TV series)
Lost (2004 TV series)
Desperate Housewives
Bones (TV series)
Criminal Minds
How I Met Your Mother
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
30 Rock
Dexter (TV series)
Friday Night Lights (TV series)
Heroes (American TV series)
Burn Notice
Will & Grace
The Big Bang Theory
Undeclared
The Wayne Brady Show
The Wire
Reno 911!
Two and a Half Men
Rescue Me (American TV series)
Veronica Mars
Numbers (TV series)
The Office (American TV series)
Prison Break
Supernatural (American TV series)
Weeds (TV series)
Psych
Mad Men
Pushing Daisies
Reaper (TV series)
Rules of Engagement (TV series)
This American Life (TV series)
The Whitest Kids U’ Know
Breaking Bad
The Mentalist
Archer (2009 TV series)
Community (TV series)
Eastbound & Down
Glee (TV series)
The Good Wife
NCIS: Los Angeles
The League
Modern Family
Parks and Recreation
Royal Pains
White Collar (TV series)
Boardwalk Empire
Covert Affairs
The Good Guys (2010 TV series)
Justified (TV series)
Louie (American TV series)
Melissa & Joey
Rizzoli & Isles
American Horror Story
Game of Thrones
New Girl
Elementary (TV series)
Girls (TV series)
Key & Peele
Perception (TV series)
Veep
The Americans
The Blacklist
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Drunk History
The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)
Hannibal (TV series)
The Jeselnik Offensive
Mom (TV series)
Chuck
Black Sails (TV series)
Black-ish
Bosch (TV series)
Fargo (TV series)
The Flash (2014 TV series)
Gotham (TV series)
How to Get Away with Murder
Silicon Valley (TV series)
True Detective
Adam Ruins Everything
Better Call Saul
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Daredevil (TV series)
The Jinx (TV series)
Making a Murderer
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
The Wonder Years
Atlanta (TV series)
Bull (2016 TV series)
Designated Survivor (TV series)
Houdini & Doyle
Lucifer (TV series)
Luke Cage (TV series)
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Travelers (TV series)
Vice Principals
13 Reasons Why
Dynasty (2017 TV series)
Legion (TV series)
Mindhunter (TV series)
The Punisher (TV series)
Young Sheldon~~
A.P. Bio
Barry (TV series)
Cobra Kai
Jack Ryan (TV series)
The Boys (TV series)
The Mandalorian
Prodigal Son (TV series)
Watchmen (TV series)
The Witcher (TV series)
Die Hart
Reno 911!
Ted Lasso
Abbott Elementary
Andor (TV series)
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
The Recruit (American TV series)
Party Down
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV series)
Shōgun (2024 TV series)
Fallout (American TV series)
~~The Good Place
Game Shows:
The Price Is Right: 1956
To Tell the Truth: 1956
Concentration: 1958
Let’s Make a Deal: 1963
Jeopardy!: 1964
The Dating Game : 1965
The Newlywed Game: 1966
The Hollywood Squares : 1966
Let’s Make a Deal :1963
The Price Is Right: 1972
Wheel of Fortune (American game show) Family Feud The Gong Show To Tell the Truth Love Connection The Newlywed Game Hollywood Squares Concentration (game show) American Gladiators (1989 TV series) Deal or No Deal (American game show) Hollywood Squares Weakest Link (American game show) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (American TV series) Deal or No Deal (American game show) Wipeout (2008 game show) Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (American game show) Project Runway Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)
Soaps:
Guiding Light: 1952 One of the first and longest lasting soap operas
As the World Turns: 1956
General Hospital: 1963
Days of Our Lives: 1965
One Life to Live: 1968 The Bold and the Beautiful
Teen Dramas Beverly Hills, 90210 Party of Five Dawson’s Creek Smallville The O.C. One Tree Hill (TV series) The Hills (TV series) The Vampire Diaries Pretty Little Liars Arrow (TV series)
Famous childrens television programs:
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin: 1954 popular children’s western
Captain Kangaroo 1955: kids television programthat ran for 29 years
Mickey Mouse Club 1955: Popular kids program that ran on and off until the late 90s its staff includes many famous actors and musicians. Ryan Gosling, singers Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, NSYNC band members Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez, actress Keri Russell.
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends: 1959 popular children’s cartoon that has also spawned multiple spinoffs and movies
The Flintstones: 1960 popular children’s cartoon that has also spawned multiple spinoffs and movies
Popeye the Sailor: 1960 popular cartoon
The Bugs Bunny Show: 1960 long running animated show composed with mainly looney tunes and merrie melodies
The Jetsons:1962 popular cartoon
Jonny Quest: 1964 popular sci fi cartoon
Underdog: 1964 popular childrens cartoon
The Porky Pig Show: 1964 more looney tunes
The Dudley Do-Right Show 1969 that originated as a segment on rocky and bullwinkle
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! : 1969 large franchise with many appearances and versions on TV and Film
Sesame Street 1969 one of the most popular and longest running children’s shows of all time
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids 1972 Bill Cosby Cartoon The Tom and Jerry Show (1975 TV series) Heathcliff (1980 TV series) The Smurfs (1981 TV series) Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series) Fraggle Rock He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Reading Rainbow Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Darkwing Duck Doug (TV series) Rugrats Barney & Friends Animaniacs Bill Nye the Science Guy Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Sister, Sister (TV series) Goosebumps (1995 TV series) Arthur (TV series) Even Stevens Drake & Josh Avatar: The Last Airbender
Popular late night shows:
The Tonight Show The David Letterman Show Late Night (franchise) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Late Night with Conan O’Brien The Daily Show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Science fiction shows:
Star Trek: The Original Series:1966 spawn an entire franchise of movies and television series Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Babylon 5 Star Trek: Voyager Stargate SG-1 Star Trek: Enterprise Eureka (2006 TV series)
reality tv: Candid Camera 1974 prank show with people being secretly filmed for their reactions. The People’s Court Star Search America’s Funniest Home Videos The Jerry Springer Show Survivor (American TV series) Hard Knocks (2001 TV series) American Idol Dr. Phil (talk show) Dirty Jobs Last Comic Standing Queer Eye (2003 TV series) Deadliest Catch Hell’s Kitchen (American TV series) America’s Got Talent American Idol Big Brother Pimp My Ride The Soup Trading Spouses Man vs. Wild Top Chef The Apprentice Man v. Food Yard Crashers Hoarders (TV series) Bath Crashers RuPaul’s Drag Race Fixer Upper (TV series) Flip or Flop