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

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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The celebrated thriller director lent his name, wit and rotund silhouette to this anthology of suspense, mystery and horror tales. The stories, some original, some adaptations of writers like H. G. Wells, always had knotty twists and often came to macabre endings, as in "The Case of Mr. Pelham," in which a businessman is stalked by a perfect double who usurps his life and drives him insane. Hitchcock directed only 20 episodes; however, he not only inspired the series' perverse sensibility but gave each episode a personal introduction and epilogue that showed that—long before HBO made it respectable—not all movie types felt that they were above television. Hitch's arch sensibility and feel for popcorn entertainment made, in the words of his droll introductions, for a go-o-o-o-d e-e-e-e-vening indeed.