In every single TV genre you can think of what are your top three picks?
My top picks are:

Sitcoms:
"Three's Company" (1977-84,ABC)
"Laverne & Shirley" (1976-83,ABC)
"The Facts of Life" (1979-88,NBC)

Dramas:
"Charlie's Angels" (1976-81,ABC)
"Hart to Hart" (1979-84,ABC)
"Murder, She Wrote" (1984-96,CBS)

Soap Operas:
"All My Children" (1970-present,ABC)
"Dark Shadows" (1966-71,ABC)
"The Young and the Restless" (1973-present,CBS)

Morning Talk Shows:
"The Today Show" (1952-present,NBC)
"Good Morning, America" (1975-present,ABC)
"Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee/Kelly (1989-present,CBS)

Game Shows:
"Match Game 7x/PM" (1973-82,CBS,/Syn.)
"Super Password" (1984-89,NBC)
"Win, Lose, or Draw" (1987-90,NBC)

Cartoons:
"Josie & the Pussycats" (1970-74,???)
"The New Scooby-Doo Movies" (1972-73,???)
"Alvin & the Chipmunks" (1983-91,???)
TIE
"DuckTales" (1987-90,???)

Reality:
"America's Most Wanted" (1988-present,FOX)
"Rescue 911" (1989-93,FOX)
"The Osbournes" (2002-present,MTV)

Variety:
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1968-73,NBC)
"Tony Orlando and Dawn Hour" (1974-76,???)
"The Flip Wilson Show" (1970-74,NBC)

Teen Shows:
"Degrassi: The Next Generation" (2002-present,TheN)
"Lizzie McGuire" (2001-present,Disney)
"Clarissa Explains It All" (1991-94,Nick)
TIE
"Salute Your Shorts" (1991-92,Nick)
"Kenan & Kel" (1996-99,Nick)
"Hey Dude" (1989-91,Nick)

Kiddie Shows:
"Franklin" (1997-present,PBS)
"Mr. Rogers Neighborhood" (1968-02,PBS)
"Arthur" (1996-present,PBS)

Local News:
ABC26 WGNO
FOX8 WVUE
CBS9 WAFB

National News:
"20/20" (1978-present,ABC)
"Dateline NBC" (1992-present,NBC)
"60 Minutes" (1968-present,CBS)

Talk Shows:
"Maury" (1991-present,Syn.)
"Jerry Springer" (1991-present,Syn.)
"Sally Jessy Raphael" (1985-02,Syn.)

In every single TV genre you can think of what are your top three picks?
My top picks are:

Sitcoms:
I Love Lucy
Golden Girls
The Nanny

Dramas:
7th Heaven

Soap Operas:
None

Morning Talk Shows:
None

Game Shows:
Price is Right

Cartoons:
Garfield and Friends
Arthur (I really wouldn't consider this a Kiddie Show even if it is one PBS. They even once had a South Park Spoof!)
The Simpsons

Reality:
Big Brother

Variety:
None

Teen Shows:
Saved by the Bell

Kiddie Shows:
I used to watch Sesame Street when I was like 5.

Local News:
None in Particular

National News:
20/20

Talk Shows:
Maury
Jenny Jones

Sitcoms:
Designing Women
The Facts of Life
Three's Company

Dramas:
The Division
Family Law
Any Day Now

Soap Operas:
Dark Shadows (even tho I haven't seen it yet)

Morning Talk Shows:
none

Game Shows:
Hollywood Squares

Cartoons:
Sponge Bob Square Pants
Hey Arnold!

Reality:
Survivor

Variety:
none

Teen Shows:
i dunno what's classified as a teen show

Kiddie Shows:
Blue's Clues (not w/ Joe tho)
Franklin

Local News:
uum... I guess that one w/ the woman who beat my mom in a beauty pageant....

National News:
uum...

Talk Shows:
Rosie O Donnell
Maury

Sitcoms:
"The Facts of Life"
"Style & Substance"
"Laverne & Shirley"

Dramas:
"The Division"
"Law & Order"
"Third Watch"

Soap Operas:
"Days of Our Lives"
"Passions"
I haven't watched any others.

Morning Talk Shows:
"The Today Show"
"The View" (I think that's still on in the mornings.)
"Live! with Regis and Kelly

Game Shows:
Don't really watch Game Shows

Cartoons:
"Rugrats"


Reality:
"Unsolved Mysteries" <--That counts, right?
"Rescue 911"

Kiddie Shows:
"Sesame Street" ...not that I watch it anymore. lol


National News:
"20/20" (1978-present,ABC)
"Dateline NBC" (1992-present,NBC)
"60 Minutes" (1968-present,CBS)
((I'll keep yours those are all good programs))

Talk Shows:
"Oprah" ...lol

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good enough of a list. I don't watch too much TV I just went by what I have watched before and thought wasn't too bad.

My top picks are:

Sitcoms:
1. "I Love Lucy" (1951-57, CBS)
2. "Three's Company" (1977-84,ABC)
3. "Laverne & Shirley" (1976-83,ABC)

Dramas:
None

Soap Operas:
None

Morning Talk Shows:
None

Game Shows:
1. "The Weakest Link" (NBC)
2. "The Newlywed Game"
3. "The Price Is Right" (1973-Present, CBS)

Cartoons:
1. "Ducktales" (1987-1989, Disney)
2. "Ren & Stimpy" (1991-1993, Nick)
3. "Timon & Pumbaa" (1996-1997?, Disney)

Reality:
1. "Survivor" (CBS, 2000-Present)
2. "Fear Factor" (NBC, 2001-Present)
3. "The Bachelor" (CBS, 2002-Present)

Variety:
1. "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967-79,NBC)
2. "The Amanda Show" (Nick)
3. "All That" (Nick)

Teen Shows:
1. "The Wonder Years" (1988-1993, ABC)
2. "Growing Pains" (1985-1992, ABC)
3. "Saved by the Bell" (1987-1990?, ABC)

Kiddie Shows:
None

Local News:
None

National News:
None

Talk Shows:
1. "The Jerry Springer Show" (1991-present,Syn.)
2. "Ricki Lake"
3. "The Maury Povich Show" (1991-present,Syn.)

For the Record:
PIR came on in '72.

In every single TV genre you can think of what are your top three picks?
My top picks are:

Sitcoms:
"I Love Lucy" (1951-57, CBS)
"Hogan's Heroes" (1965-71, CBS)
"I Dream of Jeannie" (1965-70, NBC) Tied with-
"The Monkees" (1966-68, NBC)

Dramas:
"Adam-12" (1968-75, NBC)
"Route 66" (1960-64, CBS)
"Twilight Zone" (1959-65, CBS)

Morning Talk Shows:
"The KTLA Morning News" (present, KTLA, WB5)

Game Shows:
"Match Game 7x/PM" (1973-82, CBS/Syn.) (Except I don't like post- mid 1978)
"Family Feud" (1976-85, ABC/Syn.)
"Hollywood Squares" (1966-81, NBC/Syn.)

Reality:
"COPS" (1989-present, FOX)
"Maximum Exposure" (I Don't Know, it's Syndicated)
"The Osbournes" (2002-present, MTV)

Variety:
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1968-73,NBC)
"The Diana Dors Show" (No Idea- I've only seen 2 episodes)
"Bob Hope" (I Don't Know, NBC)

Teen Shows:
"Saved by the Bell" (1989-1993, NBC)

Comedy:
Friends
Will and Grace
Girlfriends
One on One
Everybody Loves Ramond
others...

Drama:
Charmed
Seventh Heaven

Morning Talk Shows:
The Today Show

Game Shows:
Will of Fortune

Reality:
The Osbournes
Fear Factor

Teen:
TRL
Cribs
Dissmissed
Becoming

Kiddie:
Blue's Clues

Cartoon:
Johnny Bravo
Rugrats
Spongebob Squarepants

Talk Shows:
Oprah
Ricky Lake

Sitcoms:
Facts Of Life
Growing Pains
Full House

Dramas:
The Division
Gilmore Girls
90210
ChArMeD
7th heaven

Soap Operas:
Port Charles

Morning Talk Shows:
Today Show
Regis and Kelly
Good Morning America

Game Shows:
Who Wants to be a millionaire?

Cartoons:
spongebob
alvin and the chipmunks
rugrats

Reality:
the osbournes

Variety:
none i guess

Teen Shows:
caitlin's way(i loooove lindsay felton!)
taina
lizzie mcguire
even stevens

Kiddie Shows:
dunno

Local News:
abc
nbc
and channel 9 news

National News:
20/20

Talk Shows:
rosie odonnel
jenny jones

Sitcoms:
Will and Grace(NBC)
Roseanne(ABC)
Seinfeld(NBC)

Dramas:
ER(NBC)
Law and Order(NBC)
The West Wing(NBC)

Celebrity talk shows:
Rosie O'Donnell(Syn.)
Live(ABC)
The View(ABC)

Reality Shows:
The Real World (MTV)
The Osbournes (MTV)
Fear Factor(NBC)

Cartoons:
Goof Troop (ABC)
Tales Spin (ABC)
Duck Tales (ABC)

Teen Shows:
Saved By The Bell (NBC)
Lizzie MGuire (Disney)
Popular (the WB)

Real People talk shows:
Ricki Lake (SYN.)

Sitcoms:
1. FOL
2. Living Single
3. Friends
4. Frasier
5. Cosby

Dramas:
1. ER
2. Division
3. Once and Again (Even though its not on anymore)
4. Judging Amy
5. 7th Heaven

Celebrity talk shows:
1. Rosie
2. David Letterman
3. Reggies and Kelly
4. Conen
5. Glick

Reality Shows:
1. Survivor
2. Fear Factor
3. Frontier House (PBS Show)

Cartoons:
1. Garfield and Friends
2. Dexters Lab
3. Hey Arnold
4. Ducktales
5. Muppet Babies

Teen Shows:
1. All about us
2. Step By Step
3. Boy Meets World
4. Clarrisa Explains it all
5. State of Grace

Real People talk shows:
1. Opera
3. Ananda

Soap Operas:
1. As the World Turns
2. General Hospital

Morning Talk Shows:
1. Today
2. This Morning

Game Shows:
1. Price is right
2. Hollywood Squares
3. Street Smarts
4. Double Dare

Variety:
1. Caroll Burnett Show
2. Mad Tv
3. Laugh-In
4. All That
5. Wayne Brady Show
6. SNL (Old ones on E!)
7. Red Green Show

Sitcoms:
Seinfeld
Just Shoot Me
Malcolm In The Middle
Ellen

Dramas:
My So-Called Life
Twin Peaks

Soap Operas:
Sunset Beach
Neighbours

Cartoons:
Invader Zim
Bubblegum Crisis
Daria
Duckman
Downtown

Reality:
The Osbournes
Judge Judy

Teen Shows:
The Amanda Show

Talk Shows:
Ricki Lake
Sally Jesse

Sitcoms:
I Love Lucy
Dick Van Dyke Show
Mary Tyler Moore

Dramas:
The Rockford Files
Maverick
Batman (I thought it would be horrible but it's actually pretty good)

Soap Operas:
None

Morning Talk Shows:
Sally (does she count?)

Game Shows:
Match Game
Family Feud
Wheel Of Fortune

Cartoons:
None really...

Reality:
Jackass
Fear Factor

Variety:
Mad TV
Saturday Night Live

Teen Shows:
Lizzie Mcguire
Facts Of Life (it's a teen show...)

Talk Shows:
Maury
Jenny Jones
Jerry Springer

Sitcoms:
"I Love Lucy"
"The Cosby Show"
"Seinfeld"

Dramas:
"ER"
"Hill Street Blues"
"St. Elsewhere"

Morning Talk Shows:
"Good Morning America"

Game Shows:
"The Price Is Right"
"Family Feud" (Richard Dawson's version only)
"Match Game"

Reality:
"The Osbournes"
"Survivor"
"Fear Factor"

Variety:
"The Carol Burnett Show"
"Saturday Night Live"
"Laugh-In"

Soap Operas:
"The Young & The Restless"
"Days Of Our Lives"
"General Hospital"

Cartoons:
"The Simpsons"
"The Jetsons"
"Scooby-Doo"

Kiddie Shows:
Sesame Street
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
The Electric Company

Talk Shows:
"Late Show With David Letterman"
"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
"The Arsenio Hall Show"

Game Shows:
who wants to be a millionaire
wheel of fortune

Cartoons:
Space ghost
Late nite black & white
Dexter's lab

Reality:
code red
dismissed
you gotta see this

Teen Shows:
dismissed
trl
kenan & kel
all that
amanda show

Local news:
Channel 6 well it's SORTA a news channel cuz u put ads on it

Talk Shows:
maury

Here are mine (BTW, "Regis and Kelly" is an ABC show that airs in some places on CBS..I believe Regis and Kelly are signed with ABC and not CBS):

Sitcoms:
#01- "Three's Company" (1977-1984, ABC)
#02- "Laverne & Shirley" (1976-1983, ABC)
#03- "Diff'rent Strokes" (1978-1986, NBC/ABC)

Dramas:
#01- "Charlie's Angels" (1976-1981, ABC)
#02- "Hart to Hart" (1979-1984, ABC)

Soap Operas:
#01- "Dark Shadows" (1966-1971, ABC)
#02- "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976-1977, Syn.)*

Morning Shows:
#01- "Goodmorning America" (1975- , ABC)
#02- "Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee/Kelly" (1989- , ABC)

*Actually a satire of soap operas since isntead of being murdered people would accidently drown in their soup and stuff...lol well it

I'll do sitcoms and talk shows right now.I'll save ther rest for later.Sitcoms would include animated comedies and dramadeys but there aren't any of those in my Top 3.

*-Original Pilot

Sitcoms
Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999*-)
That's My Bush (2001)
Good Morning Miami (2002-)

Talk Shows
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003-)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-)
Ask Rita (2003-)

Sitcoms:
Still Standing
Golden Girls
Saved by the Bell

Dramas:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
CSI
Crossing Jordan
ER

Morning Talk Shows:
NONE

Game Shows:
"The Price Is Right"
"Family Feud"
Jeopardy

Reality:
The Osbournes
Real World
Road Rules

Variety:
none

Soap Operas:
The Young & The Restless
Passions
Dark Shadows

Cartoons:
The Simpsons
South park
Beavis and Butthead
Daria

Kiddie Shows:
Sesame Street
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood


Talk Shows:
Jenny Jones
Jerry Springer
Maury Povich
Ricki Lake

Sitcoms:
The Facts of Life
Three's Company
I Love Lucy
Bewitched
Happy Days

Dramas:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Game Shows:
Family Feud
The Price is Right
Wheel of Fortune

Cartoons:
Alvin & the Chipmunks
Scooby Doo
Rugrats
Daria

Reality:
American Idol (does this count as reality?)

Teen Shows:
Saved By the Bell
Growing Pains
Step By Step
Boy Meets World
Lizzie McGuire

Kiddie Shows:
Arthur

Local News:
NBC
CBS
ABC

National News:
20/20
60 Minutes
60 Minutes 2

Talk Shows:
Rosie O'Donnell
Oprah
Maury

Sitcoms:
"Happy Days"
"Golden Girls"
"Dharma and Greg"
TIE
"Roseanne"

Dramas:
"American Dreams"
"ER"
"Charmed"

Morning Talk Shows:
"The Today Show"

Cartoons:
"Alvin & the Chipmunks"
"DuckTales"
"The Simpsons"


Variety:
"Ed Sullivan Show"
"Red Skelton Shoe"

Local News
NBC

National News:
CNN
MSNBC
FOX NEWS LIVE

Sitcoms:
Three's Company!!!!!!
Saved by the Bell
8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter

Dramas:
Gilmore Girls
7th Heaven
Once and Again [Shane! :D]

Soap Operas:
Passions

Morning Talk Shows:
The Today Show
Good Morning America

Game Shows:
The Price is Right
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? [with REGIS though]

Cartoons:
Rainbow Brite
Spongebob Squarepants
Muppet Babies
Garfield and Friends

Reality:
The Bachelor/The Bachelorette :blush:
The Mole
Survivor [Season Two...in Australia]

Variety:
i don't know

Teen Shows:
Saved by the Bell of course...
but I love old Nick shows...
Kenan and Kel
Hey Dude
Clarissa Explains it All
Salute your Shorts

Local News:
ABC

National News:
20/20

Talk Shows:
Oprah

Yea, ok I'm going to redo my list because my tastes have changed.

Originally posted by Original Prankster


Sitcoms:
Facts of Life
Diff'rent Strokes
The Nanny
Three's Company

Dramas:
7th Heaven

Soap Operas:
Nada...

Morning Talk Shows:
Nada...

Game Shows:
Price is Right

Cartoons:
Futurama
The Simpsons
Garfield and Friends

Reality:
Road Rules
Big Brother

Variety:
None

Teen Shows:
Saved by the Bell
Clarrisa Explains It All
Salute your Shorts
Hey Dude

Kiddie Shows:
Nada...

Local News:
WB2 - Denver

National News:
Fox News Channel with Sheperd Smith (Whatever it's called)

Talk Shows:
Maury

I'm copying Chris. Argh...some of these answers...

Originally posted by dawsongirl
In every single TV genre you can think of what are your top three picks?
My top picks are:

Sitcoms:
"I Love Lucy" (1951-57, CBS)
"Hogan's Heroes" (1965-71, CBS)
"I Dream of Jeannie" (1965-70, NBC) Tied with-
"The Monkees" (1966-68, NBC)

Dramas:
"Adam-12" (1968-75, NBC)
"Route 66" (1960-64, CBS)
"Twilight Zone" (1959-65, CBS)

Morning Talk Shows:
"The KTLA Morning News" (present, KTLA, WB5)

Game Shows:
"Match Game 7x/PM" (1973-82, CBS/Syn.) (Except I don't like post- mid 1978)
"Family Feud" (1976-85, ABC/Syn.)
"Hollywood Squares" (1966-81, NBC/Syn.)

Reality:
"COPS" (1989-present, FOX)
"Maximum Exposure" (I Don't Know, it's Syndicated)
"The Osbournes" (2002-present, MTV)

Variety:
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1968-73,NBC)
"The Diana Dors Show" (No Idea- I've only seen 2 episodes)
"Bob Hope" (I Don't Know, NBC)

Teen Shows:
"Saved by the Bell" (1989-1993, NBC)

Sitcoms
ILL is NOT #1. Hogan's is. I tired of ILL long ago.

Game Shows
Flip MG and FF.

Reality
Why did I put the Osbournes? I only watched it once.

Cartoons
I didn't even put anything. :rolleyes:
POWERPUFF GIRLS!
THE SIMPSONS!
FUTURAMA!

Sitcoms:
none

Dramas:
none

Soap Operas:
none

Morning Talk Shows:
none

Game Shows:
i bet u will
wheel of fortune
who wants to be a millionaire

Cartoons:
south park
acme hour
cartoon cartoons

Reality:
jenny jones
maury
osbournes

Variety:
i dont even know what that is

Teen Shows:
i bet u will
trl

Kiddie Shows:
none

Local News:
none

National News:
none

Talk Shows:
jenny jones
maury
jerry springer

Sitcoms:
Happy Days
Diff'rent Strokes
The Jeffersons
Sanford and Son
All In The Family

Dramas:
Macgyver
Batman

Soap Operas:
None

Morning Talk Shows:
Regis and Kelly (When Im Up!)

Game Shows:
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Jeopardy
Lets Make A Deal
Password

Cartoons:
The Simpsons
Rocko's Modern Life
Family Guy
Futurama
The Critic
Ren And Stimpy
Doug
Angry Beavers

Reality:
Tough Enough

Variety:
All That

Teen Shows:
Charles In Charge
Boy Meets World
Saved by the Bell
Smart Guy

Kiddie Shows:
Sesame Street
Franklin
Muppets (Muppets Rule!)

Local News:
WAGM 6 PM News (I Dont usually watch it unles something important happens)

National News:
CNN (Same as Local News)

Talk Shows:
Daytime: Used to watch Ricki Lake sometimes
Late Night: Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno, Space Ghost!

Sitcoms
THREE"S COMPANY.
Laverne & Shirley
Simple rules
The Love Boat
Golden Girls
Married W/ Children.

Drama's
Gilmore Girls

Soap Opera's
All my Children
As the world turns
Ryan's Hope
Hotel

Morning Talk Shows
none

Game Shows
LETS MAKE A DEAL W/ Monty Hall
Whammy
Hollywood Squares

Cartoon's
Spongebob
Fairly Odd Parents
Rugrats
As Told by Ginger
Pokemon :D

Reality
Fear Factor
The Ousbornes

Varity.
?

Teens Shows
Kenan and Kel
Clarissa Explains it all
Sister Sister
Even Stevens

Kiddie Shows
Franklin
Mister Rogers
Clifford

Talk Shows
Jenny Joans
Jerry Springer
Maury
Oprah

sitcoms
Wings
NewsRadio
Cheers

dramas
ER

dramadies
Scrubs
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Ed

cartoons
The Simpsons
South Park
The Flintstones

kiddie shows
Sesame Street
Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
Lamb Chop's Play-along

talk shows
none

reality shows
none

game shows
none

Sitcoms;
Mama's Family
Newhart
Facts of Life
Roseanne
Welcome Back Kotter


Drama's;
In The Heat Of The Night
The Waltons
Columbo
Cagney and Lacey
Rockford Files


Cartoons;
Rocky and Bullwinkle
George Of The Jungle
Bugs Bunny(or LooneyToons)


Dramadies;
Dukes Of Hazzard
Here Come The Brides
Family


Soaps;

Dallas
Knots Landing
Days Of Our Lives(in the 70's)
The Doctors(70's)

Game Shows;

Match Game
Video Village
What's My Line(70's)
To Tell TheTruth(70's)
Jeopardy(80's)
Family Feud



Kids shows;

The Original Mickey Mouse Club(50's version)
The Electric Company



Variety;
Sonny and Cher
The Smothers Brothers
The Carol Burnett Show

Sitcoms
The Facts of Life
Friends
The Oblongs
The Simpsons
Married With Children
Roseanne

Dramas
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER :rock: :guitar: :rock:
Birds of Prey
Melrose Place

Soap Operas
Passions
Dark Shadows
All My Children

Cartoons
Gummi Bears
Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers
101 Dalmatians
Gargoyles
X-Men

Talk Shows
Jenny Jones

Reality Shows
Fear Factor

Game Shows
Hollywood Squares