>>"The Sopranos" Tops On List Of Best TV Shows Ever
(Undated) -- "The Sopranos" is tops on a new ranking of the best TV shows ever. According to the "New York Post," the now departed mob drama was chosen for the top spot since there "was nothing else like it" and because "viewers never knew what was going to happen next," including its very last scene, when the screen suddenly went black. Following "The Sopranos" on the "Post's" list of "The 35 Best TV Shows -- Ever!" are "All In the Family," "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "American Idol" and "The West Wing." Rounding out the top ten are "Mary Tyler Moore," "Dallas," "24," "Twin Peaks" and "Sesame Street."
Here is the complete "The 35 Best TV Shows -- Ever!" list:
1. "THE SOPRANOS" (1999-2007, HBO)
2. "ALL IN THE FAMILY" (1971-79, CBS)
3. "THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW" (1986-present, syndication) Phil Donahue gets the credit for ushering in this era of
4. "AMERICAN IDOL" (2002-present, FOX)
5. "THE WEST WING" (1999-2006, NBC)
6. "MARY TYLER MOORE" (1970-77, CBS)
7. "DALLAS" (1978-91, CBS)
8. "24" (2001-present, FOX)
9. "TWIN PEAKS" (1990-91, ABC)
10. "SESAME STREET" (1969-present, PBS)
11. "THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JOHNNY CARSON" (1962-92, NBC)
12. "60 MINUTES" (1968-present, CBS)
13. "THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW" (1948-71, CBS)
14. "I LOVE LUCY" (1951-57, CBS)
15. "LAW & ORDER" (1990-present, NBC)
16. "MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS" (1969-1974, PBS)
17. "THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW" (1967-79, CBS)
18. "THE SIMPSONS" (1989-present, FOX)
19. "SEX AND THE CITY" (1998-2004, HBO)
20. "ER" (1994-present, NBC)
21. "THE HONEYMOONERS" (1955-56, CBS)
22. "MIAMI VICE" (1984-89, NBC)
23. "SEINFELD" (1990-98, NBC)
24. "GUNSMOKE" (1955-75, CBS)
25. "ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN" (1968-73, NBC)
26. "HILL STREET BLUES" (1981-87, NBC)
27. "STAR TREK" (1966-1969, NBC)
28. "THE X-FILES" (1993-2002, Fox)
29. "THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW" (1961-66, CBS)
30. "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" (1975-present, NBC)
31. "JEOPARDY!" (1964-75; 1978-79; 1984-present, NBC and syndication)
32. "MOONLIGHTING" (1985-89, ABC)
33. "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" (1966-73, CBS)
34. "THE COSBY SHOW" (1984-92, NBC)
35. "GENERAL HOSPITAL" (1963-present, ABC)