A few...in no particular order: Cheers The Cosby Show Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier MASH Seinfeld Soap I like comedy on TV. I stick to movies for action and drama.
This is just too hard. On one hand I love shows like Mash but it's just so hard to compare them to stuff like Sopranos and Mythbusters. We need categories. Network Sitcoms Seinfeld Cheers Mash Cosby Simpsons Network Drama Dukes of Hazard Quantum Leap 90210 ER (early years) A-Team Cable Shows The Wire Entourage Mad Men Sopranos Californication Reality/Variety In Living Color Deadliest Catch American Chopper (before Vin and Cody left) SNL (a lot of crap has come from them but their best stuff is priceless) Mythbusters
wow, i categorize too much for just a top 5. whoever said shield was right, that show was awesome. the top 5 shows i watch right now: 1) lost 2) entourage 3) family guy 4) the office 5) how i met your mother (30 rock probably belongs in there somewhere and i'm not sure if scrubs still counts for being on the air but it would be #4 if so.) all time sitcoms: i qualify that these shows must be off the air and had a run of at least 4 seasons (so no arrested development and such) and in some way have their place in TV history secure. 1) all in the family 2) cosby show 3) seinfeld 4) cheers 5) MASH