May 2002 Poll Results

What was the greatest TV show of the 80s?

Celebrating its 50th anniversary, TV Guide announced its list of the 50 Greatest TV shows of all time.

Only six 80s shows were selected, excluding "Donahue", which started in 1970 as "The Phil Donahue Show". The other show 44 shows either ran entirely or longer in other decades.

The 80s shows chosen were "Cheers", "The Cosby Show", "Hill St. Blues", "St. Elsewhere", "Taxi", and "thirtysomething". Using TV Guide's picks from the 80s, a few other random shows, we ask you to choose:

Choice
"The Cosby Show" 27% 3 (27%)
"Cheers" 18% 2 (18%)
"The A-Team" 18% 2 (18%)
"Family Ties" 9% 1 (9%)
"Hill St. Blues" 9% 1 (9%)
"Transformers" 9% 1 (9%)
"You Can't Do That on Television" 9% 1 (9%)
"ALF"   0 (0%)
"Dallas"   0 (0%)
"Moonlighting"   0 (0%)
"St. Elsewhere"   0 (0%)
"Taxi"   0 (0%)
"thirtysomething"   0 (0%)
They all stink.   0 (0%)
I don't watch TV.   0 (0%)

Total votes = 11