The 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME
"First, I apologize. I know I left some of your favorite shows off this list. How do I know that? Because I left some of my favorite shows off this list. The happy and unfortunate fact is that there are far more than 100 great shows, and more created every year. Lists are incredibly important: they are how we define what matters to us, what we want entertainment and art to do, what we expect of our culture."
—TIME TV critic James Poniewozik Read More »
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100 Best Movies
Presenting the 100 best films as chosen by TIME's movie critics Richard Corliss and Richard Schickel More »
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A - F
From Abbott and Costello to Friends More »
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G - M
From General Hospital to Mystery Science Theater 3000 More »
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N - S
From The Odd Couple to Survivor More »
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T - Z
From Taxi to Your Show of Shows More »
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Talk Back: What is your all-time favorite TV show?
Which films should have been included and weren't? More »
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Blog: Tuned In
TIME's TV critic James Poniewozik blogs daily on all visual media. Join the discussion here More »
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All-TIME 100 Albums
A list of the greatest and most influential records ever by Josh Tyrangiel and Alan Light More »
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100 Best Novels
TIME critics Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo pick the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present More »
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Video: How I Chose The List
Adding to this list would be easy; taking shows off is the tricky part. How did I settle on this list? I set a few guidelines... More »
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