what are your top 5 favorite tv shows?

[handmaidenofprincesses]

Hi everybody!

I'm just wondering what everyone's favorite TV shows are:tv:... I know a lot of people who watch a ton of TV, and they're always trying to get me to watch this show or that, but I just don't have the time! So I'm wondering what you guys think?

My top 5 at the moment have to be(in no particular order):

Numb3rs
NCIS
The Mentalist
Doctor Who
Psych

I also love Primeval from the BBC, but I ended up watching the entire 1st season in one saturday, so it'll be a while before I get new episodes of that...

[LauraleeH]

In no particular order:

Jon and Kate Plus 8
Gilmore Girls
Ugly Betty (Not this season, though...it's been dumb so far)
Whatever, Martha
The Bonnie Hunt Show

[Ian]

I assume you mean current and not historical shows, so mine are:

Entourage
Deadliest Catch
Dirty Jobs
Mythbusters
Amazing Race

[SpecJoe Magic]

As far as all-time favorites is concerned, I can't pick just 5 because there are too many, but I can pick my 6 (sorry, 5 isn't enough) favorites from the shows that are still airing new episodes.

1. Lost
2. Fringe
3. Big Bang Theory
4. Pushing Daises
5. Biggest Loser
6. Amazing Race

I would also put The Mole on the list, but I'm afraid it might be canceled before next season.

[SBETigg]

I love:

House
Bones
Survivor
The Colbert Report
The Rachel Maddow Show

[Donald]

Two and a half men is the only show that I "have" to watch. I just think it is hilarious.

[Aggie97]

My current favorites are:


The Office
Mad Men
Pushing Daisies
Friday Night Lights
Burn Notice
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Greek (total guilty pleasure :blush:)

[tracibell]

Currently my list is:

1. The Office
2. Fringe
3. NCIS
4. Grey's Anatomy
5. House

I also really like Big Bang Theory and I am looking forward to the new season of Lost. :thumbsup:

[alphamommy]

If I don't count sporting events, I'm not even sure I can come up with 5!

In no particular order:

1. What Not to Wear
2. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
3. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
4. Don't Forget the Lyrics
5. Pardon the Interruption (ESPN)

We don't really watch any traditional series TV anymore. I do like to catch "Magnum, PI", "Murder, She Wrote", and other old shows when I notice them, but that's about it.

[citizensnoopy]

In no particular order:

House
American Idol
America's Next Top Model
The Office
Project Runway

[RAIDER]

In no particular order for shows that i currently watch

Scrubs
My name is Earl
Nasa's Greatest Missions
Family Guy
South Park

[Katzateer]

I haven't been able to watch any of the new shows since I am not home in the evenings and can't seem to get them to load on my computer (too slow). And my VCR isn't working.:mad:

But if I could watch - my favorites -

1. Ugly Betty
2. Pushing Daises
3. Scrubs
4. Ellen (sometimes I do get to watch during the day)
5. Hallmark Hall of Fame movies

[The Reservoir Dog]

Family Guy
House
Law & Order SVU
Mock The Week
24

[Davyjones]

I don't watch a lot of TV, so I don't have a lot to choose from. But, here they are, in no particular order:

Scrubs
CSI: Miami
Burn Notice
Mythbusters
Any English Premier League Football Match :soccer:

[Jen0610]

For me it would have to be:

Sons of Anarchy
The Shield
Chuck
Fringe
NCIS

[TinkerbellT421]

1. House
2. Terminator: Sarah Conor Chronicles
3. CSI (The original, Vegas)
4. True Blood
5. Brotherhood (It is filmed just blocks away from me lol)
and I have to add a 6th: Two and a half men

[Jeff G]

1. Lost
2. Sunday Night Football
3. Survivor
4. 24
5. How I Met Your Mother

[IloveDisney71]

#1 - The Unit
#2 - Criminal Minds
#3 - Pushing Daisies
#4 - The Mentalist
#5 - Life

(I also enjoy Office & NCIS)

[luvdiznee]

No particular order: Judge Judy, Law & Order (yes, a little serious sometimes). But then Two and a half Men and King of Queens. :cool:Countdown w/Keith Olbermann. :secret:I could also mention Talk Soup and Best Week Ever. And too many reruns...:D

[RedSoxFan]

Hard to pick just 5; but this is what I watch:

. Law/Order (all of them)
. CSI (all of them)
. Criminal Minds
. ER
. Numbers
. Lipstick Jungle
. Mentalist
. Without A Trace

[ChipnDaleGal]

I am a total TV addict, so picking 5 is impossible... but 5 of my current favorites would be

Lost
How I Met Your Mother
Brothers and Sisters
Heroes
ER

[Ian]

I haven't been able to watch any of the new shows since I am not home in the evenings and can't seem to get them to load on my computer (too slow). And my VCR isn't working.:mad:You still have a VCR??? :eek:

I didn't know there were any of those left in existence!

[TinkerbellT421]

You still have a VCR??? :eek:

I didn't know there were any of those left in existence!

LOL! I had the same reaction when I read that post! :blush:

[Scar]

Hmmm... I don't even think I watch 5 current shows. Let's see, there's:

NY Giants Football
Survivor
Maybe if a good movie is on

That's it.


Now, if we are talking all-time, that's easy:

M*A*S*H
Sienfeld
Cheers
All in the Family
The Honeymooners

These five shows are so far and away better than any other show it's not even close.

Oh, and I still use my VCR.

[minnie-mouse]

1. Prison Break
2. Priviledged
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. 90210
5. Designed to Sell (anything on HGTV)

[IamBelle]

In no particular order:
1. Monk
2. Psych
3. Bones
4. Pushing Daisies
5. House

[Mickey'sGirl]

Law and Order

Law and Order: Criminal Intent

Law and Order: SVU

Jamie at Home

Good Eats

Other than this stuff, I mostly stick to the Discovery Channel, the Food Network, Hockey and old movies on TCM.

[PirateLover]

Mad Men
Desperate Housewives
Project Runway
Lost
24
American Idol
South Park

These are the only "can't miss" shows I have

[2Epcot]

My top shows vary as the season goes along, but right now ...

1. Amazing Race
2. How do they do that / How is it made
3. Big Bang Theory
4.Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles
5. ER / Lost (when it is on)

[iDisney]

My only "can't miss" show is number one, even though I do miss it. (I have a class during it's time slot. I do watch it online though, as soon as it comes up.) The others are ones I enjoy, but I don't feel horrible if I miss. I watch them if I run into them. I don't watch that much television though.

1) Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2) Doctor Who
3) How Clean is Your House?
4) Family Guy
5) How I Met Your Mother

6) Rules of Engagement
7) Skins

[AdventurerKim]

Current faves:

1. Boston Legal
2. Pushing Daisies
3. House
4. Medium
5. The Tudors

Best Ever:

1. Night Court
2. Love Boat
3. Moonlighting
4. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
5. Fantasy Island

[lovewalt]

1.Survivor
2.Grey's Anatomy
3.Lost
4.Project Runway
5.Clean House

[disneycutie165]

My top 5 are hard, but here they are:

1.Crowned-don't know if it will continue this winter
2. Celebrity Apprentice- again, don't know if it will continue
3. The Office
4. America's got talent
5. Gossip Girl

I used to love american idol, but now i am extremely tired of singers!

[Boojum]

Current favorites:

My Name is Earl
Battlestar Galactica (when it's on, that is!)
Friday Night Lights
Mad Men
Snapped (it's the cheesy, tabloid reader in me!)

All-Time Favorites:

I Love Lucy
The Andy Griffith Show
The Wonder Years
Cheers
Wings

[Dopey's Girl]

Top 5, in order.


The Office. I can't get enough! I watch it no matter when it is on.
Criminal Minds. I just got hooked on this one last year...so good!
CSY:NY. I have been a fan of Eddie Cahill since his days as Tag on Friends.
Bones. Love the Chemistry.
Jon and Kate Plus 8. Gotta tune in to see what Alexis is doing this week!

[Katzateer]

You still have a VCR??? :eek:

I didn't know there were any of those left in existence!

And I have a rotary dial telephone on the wall in the kitchen. When my 14 year old has a friend that needs to make a call I direct them to the phone and love the reaction!

[Mousefever]

The Office
House
The Amazing Race
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report

Edit:
The Tudors
Pushing Daisies
24

[Stitchahula]

In no particular order
grey's anatomy
army wives
groomer has it (I'm a dog groomer and this coming season a friend of mine might be on the show)
desperate housewives
samantha who?

[bertasso59]

Amazing Race
Sarah Connor Chronicles
My Name is Earl
Smallville
Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia

[hokies4life]

=House
=Grey's Anatomy
=Greek
=Law and Order: SVU
=Numb3rs
=Private Practice
=Brothers & Sisters
=Gossip Girl
=The Secret Life of the American Teenager (hopefully it will be back next season)

....I couldn't pick just 5....:blush:

:chipdale:

[DisneyMelissa]

House
The Office
Army Wives
Heroes
Entourage
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Flight of the Conchords

Sorry..couldn't pick only 5! :secret:

[brownie]

My current favorites are:


The Amazing Race
Burn Notice
Dog the Bounty Hunter
The Unit
Eli Stone
The Mentalist

[Nate's Grandpa]

My favorites are:

1. Dr Who
2. NCIS
3. Two and a Half Men
4. Big Bang Theory
5. Robin Meade

[Mackflava99]

Mine:
Sara Conner- totally terrific TV
Prison Break - suspenseful
Always Sunny in Philadelphia- funny as heck
Survivor - still good
The Unit - BETTER than ever

Special note- Mentalist, 90210, and Testees are both very good but very new- we will see

[AwPhooey]

My top five, in no particular order, are:


Amazing Race
Eli Stone
The Mentalist
Grey's Anatomy
Big Brother


In fact, with the addition of Survivor, they are the only non-sports television shows I watch on a regular basis.

[Mackflava99]

Also- i saw the note about the VCR-

My grandmother has an old beta max- she still uses it alot because she has movies on it she can't find elsewhere or doesnt want to buy...she had a vcr and now a dvd but her betamax still clunks along- its a gigantic top loader...

[MissMaryPoppins]

Curb your enthusiasm
The Office
Extras
Countdown with Keith Olbermann
The Rachel Maddow Show

[beksy]

I love the older shows and re-runs, such as A-Team, and the comedies from the 50's on up. I also watch:
1. Two and a Half Men
2. House
3. Monk
4. Judge Judy (really any court shows)
5. Law and Order: SVU

[caryrae]

For me it would have to be:

Sons of Anarchy


I love this show, so far it's my favorite of all time. Will not be for everyone since it is definitely not a PG show.

[Scar]

Funny this thread should pop up again after all these years. I just saw an article on "the five best TV shows of all time" and 4 of my 5 were in it. :thumbsup:

[jnfr2424]

Currently:
Once Upon a Time
Revenge
Grey's Anatomy
Private Practice
Boardwalk Empire

Of All Time:
The Jetsons
Fantasy Island
Love Boat
I Love Lucy
Brady Bunch
Three's Company

[NJGIRL]

1. Revenge
2. Being Human
3. Grimm
4. The Office
5. Supernatural

I like these shows because they are so well written.

[joonyer]

I usually only watch comedies on TV, with the exception of sports and some documentaries (Love Ken Burns "Civil War" "Baseball", etc.)

My top 5 favorite TV shows (series) of all time. I have all of these on DVD, so we don't have to depend on re-runs.

Fawlty Towers
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Seinfeld
Mash
The Office

Hon. Mention:
All in the Family, Andy Griffith show, Carol Burnett show


My favorite current comedy show:
Big Bang Theory.

[mdhiggin]

Big Bang Theory
Rules of Engagement
Walking Dead
Game of Thrones
True Blood

[ftwildernesskid]

Big Bang Theory
Grey's Anatomy
Once Upon A Time
The League
Glee
I am also loving the new show, The New Normal. It may end up on my favorites list.

[RAIDER]

In no particular order shows on now in the UK

Dallas
Modern Family
Criminal Minds
UK Strictly Come Dancing ( A decent line up this year )
Boardwalk Empire

[BriarRose0708]

Loved looking back 4 years ago at the popular shows of the time, lol! I never answered this the first time so here's my 2008 list and my 2012 list!

2008:
Amazing Race
Grey's Anatomy
Glee
LOST
The Closer

2012:
Downton Abbey
New Girl
Call the Midwife
Smash
The Closer

I still like Amazing Race and Glee, but there are better shows now that trump them!

[Aditya8100]

Doctor Who
Brothers and Sisters
Jamie at Home
The Amazing Race
Family Guy

[The Hitchhiking Ghost]

Not sure I can list a top 5, easier for me to put it into current categories.

Favorite Reality TV:
-Amazing Race
-Survivor

Favorite BBCA/PBS:
-Sherlock
-Top Gear
-Copper
-Downton Abbey
-Life on Mars (threw in an old one)
-Warehouse 13 (actually sci-fi channel)

Favorite Network Shows:
-Castle
-Hawaii 5-0
-Bones
-Mentalist
-Fringe

Premium Cable (usually have to wait for dvd):
-True Blood
-Dexter
-Weeds
-Californication
-Sparticus

[Kenny1113]

Only one :
The Soup

Everything else, I could take it or leave it.

[Mackflava99]

NCIS
Walking Dead - Terrific last night
Burn Notice
Glades
Suits

[MissMaryPoppins]

1. Mad Men
2. The Office (UK)
3. Sherlock
4. Upstairs, Downstairs (The original 70's series)
5. The Homeymooners