Classic TV | Action, Adventure & Western | Animation & Children’s Shows | Comedy & Sitcoms
Crime & Procedural | Drama | Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Supernatural | Soap Operas
Documentaries | Reality, Variety & Other

Classic TV (1950-1965)

• The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954-1959) – Adventure, Family, Western.
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955-1960) – Action, Adventure, Family.
• The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968) – Sitcom, Family.
• Ben Casey (1961-1966) – Medical Drama.
• The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971) – Sitcom, Family.
• Kildare (1961-1966) – Medical Drama.
• Lassie (1954-1974) – Adventure, Drama, Family.
• Leave It to Beaver (1957-1963) – Sitcom, Family.
• My Favorite Martian (1963-1966) – Sitcom, Sci-Fi.
• My Three Sons (1960-1972) – Sitcom, Family.
• The Real McCoys (1957-1963) – Sitcom.
• The Rifleman (1958-1963) – Western, Family.
• Spy King (1951-1962) – Western, Adventure.

Action, Adventure & Western

• Branded (1965-1966) – Western.
• Burn Notice (2007-2013) – Action, Drama.
• Charlie’s Angels (1976-1981) – Action, Adventure, Crime.
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-1968) – Action, Adventure, Crime.
• Maya (1967-1968) – Adventure. A 1960s adventure series shot in India, starring Jay “Dennis the Menace” North.
• Primeval (2007-2011) – Action, Adventure, Mystery.
• Rough Riders (1997) – Miniseries, History, Action.
• Tarzan (1966-1968) – Action, Adventure.

Animation & Children’s Shows

• The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour (1968-1978) – Animation, Comedy.
• Captain Kangaroo (1955-1992) – Children’s Show.
• The Flintstones (1960-1964) – Animation, Comedy, Family.
• The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958-1962) – Animation, Comedy, Family.
• Matty’s Funnies with Beany and Cecil (1959-1962) – Animation, Children’s Show.
• The Mickey Mouse Club (1955-1958) – Variety, Comedy, Family.
• The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (1959-1964) – Animation, Comedy, Family.

Comedy & Sitcoms

• Bewitched (1964-1972) – Sitcom, Fantasy.
• F Troop (1965-1967) – Sitcom, Western.
• Get Smart (1965-1970) – Comedy, Action, Adventure.
• Happy Days (1974-1984) – Sitcom, Family.
• Here Come the Brides (1968-1970) – Comedy, Western.
• I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970) – Sitcom, Fantasy.
• The Love Boat (1977-1987) – Sitcom, Romance.
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988-1999) – Comedy, Sci-Fi.
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994-2004) – Animated, Comedy, Talk Show, Sci-Fi.
• Three’s Company (1976-1984) – Sitcom.
• Wonderfalls (2004) – Comedy, Drama.

Crime & Procedural

• Adam-12 (1968-1975) – Police Procedural.
• Castle (2009-2016) – Crime, Comedy, Drama. Barely recommended—not enough humor anymore, and their “drama” is childish.
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-2015) – Crime, Drama. The plots are getting ridiculous.
• Hill Street Blues (1981-1987) – Crime, Drama.
• Honey West (1965-1966) – Crime, Drama, Action.
• Ironside (1967-1975) – Police Procedural, Drama, Mystery.
• Law & Order (1990-2010) – Crime, Drama.
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001-2011) – Crime, Drama. I want my Jeff Goldblum back!
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-Present) – Crime, Drama.
• Law & Order: UK (2009-Present) – Crime, Drama.
• Leverage (2008-2012) – Crime, Mystery, Thriller.
• NYPD Blue (1993-2005) – Police Procedural.
• Vega$ (1978-1981) – Crime, Drama, Mystery.

Drama

• Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014) – Crime, Drama, History.
• Oz (1997-2003) – Crime, Drama. Mature.
• The Sandbaggers (1978-1980) – Drama, Thriller.
• The Sopranos (1999-2007) – Crime, Drama. Mature. Recommended, but I’m REALLY ashamed.
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) & Smiley’s People (1982) – Miniseries, Drama, Thriller. BBC miniseries starring Sir Alec Guinness as George Smiley.
• The Tudors (2007-2010) – Drama, History, Romance.
• The West Wing (1999-2006) – Drama.

Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Supernatural

• Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990) – Fantasy, Drama.
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) – Supernatural, Action, Drama.
• Doctor Who (1963-1989, 2005-Present) – Sci-Fi, Adventure. Particularly the Ninth Doctor (2005) and Tenth Doctor (2006-2010).
• Dollhouse (2009-2010) – Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery. Enjoyed ’til the implications got me.
• Firefly (2002-2003) – Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama.
• Fantasy Island (1977-1984) – Fantasy, Drama, Comedy.
• Forever Knight (1992-1996) – Horror, Crime, Drama.
• Fringe (2008-2013) – Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery.
• Life on Mars (UK; 2006-2007) – Police Procedural, Sci-Fi.
• Night Gallery (1969-1973) – Horror, Fantasy, Drama.
• She-Wolf of London (1990-1991) – Horror, Comedy.
• Star Trek (1966-1969) – Sci-Fi, Adventure.
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999) – Sci-Fi, Adventure.
• The Time Tunnel (1966-1967) – Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure.
• Torchwood (2006-2011) – Sci-Fi, Drama. Recommended, though it drives me nuts.
• True Blood (2008-2014) – Horror, Drama, Fantasy. But I’m ashamed.
• The Twilight Zone (1959-1964) – Horror, Mystery, Fantasy.

Soap Operas

• Dark Shadows (1966-1971) – Horror, Soap Opera.
• The Edge of Night (1956-1984) – Crime, Mystery, Drama, Soap Opera.
• General Hospital (1963-Present) – Medical Drama, Soap Opera.

Documentaries

• The Civil War (1990) – Miniseries, Documentary, History.
• Gettysburg (2011) – Miniseries, Documentary, History.
• Life on Earth (1979) – Miniseries, Documentary, Nature.
• The Living Planet (1984) – Miniseries, Documentary, Nature.
• The World at War (1973) – Miniseries, Documentary, History.

Reality, Variety & Other

• American Bandstand (1952-1989) – Music.
• Happening ’68/It’s Happening (1968-1969) – Music.
• MonsterVision (1993-2000) – Variety, Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy.
• Project Runway (2004-Present) – Reality, Competitive. Mondo! Mondo! Mondo!
• Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (1967-1973) – Variety, Comedy, Music.
• So You Think You Can Dance (2005-Present) – Reality, Competitive.
• WWE Raw/Monday Night Raw (1993-Present) – Wrestling.