I have included all the #1 ranked shows in the Complete Directory to Prime Time Shows from 1950 to 2007. The 1940s are not included in there so I left them off this poll. For the years after 2006-2007 I think I have the 4 shows that were #1.

My rank of the 9 shows I voted for
1. I Love Lucy
2. The Andy Griffith Show
3. Happy Days
gap
4. Seinfeld
5. Cheers
6. Laverne and Shirley
7. Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
8. The Beverly Hillbillies
9. The Cosby Show

I picked:
I Love Lucy
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Andy Griffith Show
All in The Family
Happy Days
Laverne & Shirley
Cheers
Friends
The Big Bang Theory

Friends
ER
The Cosby Show
Roseanne
Cheers

Hang Time
The Parkers

Hang Time
The ParkersThose shows don't qualify for this thread. It's not your favorite shows but shows from the 50s til now that finished as TV's #1 show in the ratings at season's end.

I Love Lucy
Laverne & Shirley
Marcus Welby

Those shows don't qualify for this thread. It's not your favorite shows but shows from the 50s til now that finished as TV's #1 show in the ratings at season's end.

They are in a moment because Hang Time was #1 in former TNBC Saturday Morning and The Parkers was #1 in former UPN Monday Night Network.

^catsrule, it's best to just nod and smile....

I Love Lucy
Gunsmoke
Wagon Train
The Beverly Hillbillies
Bonanza
Happy Days
Cheers
Seinfeld

Gunsmoke
The Andy Griffith Show
Laverne & Shirley
Happy Days
Dynasty
The Cosby Show
Cheers
Seinfield
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Sunday Night Football

Cosby Show had a five year run at no1, right?

Oh and I voted Cosby Show and Dynasty - I love the 80s!