The best classic TV shows: Do you agree with these rankings?
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The measure of an iconic TV show is if it can withstand the test of time — if, after decades have gone by, or even if you haven't even watched it yourself, you still recognize its place in silver screen nostalgia.
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There are many TV shows today that seem to be all anyone can talk about. They're winning awards, fan theories about them dominate internet discussion and your friends can't get through brunch without quoting them. Currently, shows such as "Game of Thrones," "Veep" and "Transparent" receive this kind of buzz. But in, say, 20 or 30 years, will they still be as widely heralded as "classics?"
The measure of an iconic TV show is if it can withstand the test of time -- if, after decades have gone by, or even if you haven't even watched it yourself, you still recognize its place in silver screen nostalgia. PrettyFamous, an entertainment data site by Graphiq, found the best classic TV shows.
To do so, PrettyFamous found all TV shows with at least 2,000 IMDb votes that started before 1980 and ranked them. Shows are ranked from worst to best based off of their Smart Rating. This is a score out of 100 that takes into account a show's IMDb ratings and IMDb votes, as well as its Emmy wins. In the case of a tie, the show with more IMDb votes was favored.
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NBC / CBS Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 67.88
Run: 1974-1983
IMDb rating: 7.3
Emmys won: 0
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Marvel Films Animation / Saban Entertainment / BVS Entertainment
Smart Rating: 68.06
Run: 1967-1970
IMDb rating: 7.4
Emmys won: 0
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Filmways TV Productions / Orion Television
Smart Rating: 68.44
Run: 1965-1971
IMDb rating: 7.4
Emmys won: 0
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CBS Productions / Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 69.86
Run: 1964-1967
IMDb rating: 7.4
Emmys won: 0
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New World / ITC Entertainment Group
Smart Rating: 70.98
Run: 1962-1969
IMDb rating: 7.5
Emmys won: 0
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Embassy Television / Columbia Pictures Television
Smart Rating: 71.4
Run: 1975-1985
IMDb rating: 7.5
Emmys won: 0
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Sidney Sheldon Productions / Screen Gems Television
Smart Rating: 72.5
Run: 1965-1970
IMDb rating: 7.5
Emmys won: 0
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Miller-Milkis / Paramount Domestic Television
Smart Rating: 73.18
Run: 1974-1984
IMDb rating: 7.5
Emmys won: 0
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CBS Productions / CBS
Smart Rating: 73.5
Run: 1968-present
IMDb rating: 7.6
Emmys won: 0
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Norman Lear / Tandem Productions / CBS
Smart Rating: 73.52
Run: 1972-1978
IMDb rating: 7.2
Emmys won: 1
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Greenway Productions / 20th Century Fox Television / Warner Bros.
Smart Rating: 73.64
Run: 1966-1968
IMDb rating: 7.5
Emmys won: 0
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Heatter-Quigley Productions / Taft Broadcasting
Smart Rating: 73.91
Run: 1968-1969
IMDb rating: 7.6
Emmys won: 0
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Gomalco Productions / Universal Television
Smart Rating: 74.15
Run: 1957-1963
IMDb rating: 7.6
Emmys won: 0
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Mark VII Limited / NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 76.25
Run: 1968-1975
IMDb rating: 7.7
Emmys won: 0
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Hanna-Barbera Productions / Screen Gems
Smart Rating: 76.46
Run: 1960-1966
IMDb rating: 7.5
Emmys won: 0
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Norway Productions / Paramount Television
Smart Rating: 76.74
Run: 1973-1974
IMDb rating: 7.7
Emmys won: 0
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Smart Rating: 78.14
Run: 1969-1971
IMDb rating: 7.7
Emmys won: 0
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FremantleMedia / CBS
Smart Rating: 78.96
Run: 1972-present
IMDb rating: 7.8
Emmys won: 0
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Hanna-Barbera Productions / Taft Broadcasting
Smart Rating: 79.07
Run: 1972-1973
IMDb rating: 7.8
Emmys won: 0
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MGM Television
Smart Rating: 79.16
Run: 1964-1968
IMDb rating: 7.8
Emmys won: 0
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Warner Bros. Television / ABC
Smart Rating: 79.38
Run: 1972-1975
IMDb rating: 7.8
Emmys won: 0
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Mark VII Limited / NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 81.81
Run: 1972-1977
IMDb rating: 7.9
Emmys won: 0
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AP Films / ITC Entertainment
Smart Rating: 81.85
Run: 1965-1966
IMDb rating: 7.9
Emmys won: 0
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Hanna-Barbera Productions / Screen Gems
Smart Rating: 81.93
Run: 1964-1965
IMDb rating: 7.9
Emmys won: 0
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Universal Television / NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 82.22
Run: 1973-1978
IMDb rating: 7.1
Emmys won: 2
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Tandem Productions / NBC
Smart Rating: 82.48
Run: 1972-1977
IMDb rating: 7.9
Emmys won: 0
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Bing Crosby Productions / CBS Television Network
Smart Rating: 82.62
Run: 1965-1971
IMDb rating: 7.9
Emmys won: 0
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Kayro-Vue Productions / NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 83.15
Run: 1964-1966
IMDb rating: 7.9
Emmys won: 0
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Arness and Company / CBS Productions / CBS Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 84.03
Run: 1955-1975
IMDb rating: 8
Emmys won: 0
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DLT Entertainment / ABC
Smart Rating: 84.08
Run: 1977-1984
IMDb rating: 7.6
Emmys won: 1
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Orion Pictures / Paramount Pictures
Smart Rating: 84.08
Run: 1964-1966
IMDb rating: 8
Emmys won: 0
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Hanna-Barbera Productions / Taft Broadcasting
Smart Rating: 84.1
Run: 1969-1978
IMDb rating: 7.9
Emmys won: 0
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CBS
Smart Rating: 84.12
Run: 1959-1965
IMDb rating: 8.1
Emmys won: 0
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Dan Curtis Productions / CBS Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 84.13
Run: 1966-1971
IMDb rating: 8.1
Emmys won: 0
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DJ Films / KVH Media Group
Smart Rating: 84.14
Run: 1968-present
IMDb rating: 8.1
Emmys won: 0
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BBC
Smart Rating: 84.15
Run: 1972-1985
IMDb rating: 8.1
Emmys won: 0
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MTM Enterprises / Jim Victory Television
Smart Rating: 84.15
Run: 1978-1982
IMDb rating: 8.1
Emmys won: 0
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CBS Productions / Viacom Enterprises
Smart Rating: 84.24
Run: 1965-1969
IMDb rating: 8.2
Emmys won: 0
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Television Reporters International / ITC Entertainment
Smart Rating: 84.24
Run: 1971-1972
IMDb rating: 8.2
Emmys won: 0
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CBS
Smart Rating: 84.24
Run: 1957-1966
IMDb rating: 8.2
Emmys won: 0
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Daystar Productions / United Artists Television / ABC
Smart Rating: 84.26
Run: 1963-1965
IMDb rating: 8.2
Emmys won: 0
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Children's Television Workshop / Sesame Workshop / NET
Smart Rating: 84.29
Run: 1969-present
IMDb rating: 8.2
Emmys won: 0
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Raybert Productions / Columbia Pictures Television
Smart Rating: 84.34
Run: 1966-1968
IMDb rating: 7.5
Emmys won: 2
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Danny Thomas Enterprises / CBS Films
Smart Rating: 84.41
Run: 1960-1968
IMDb rating: 8.3
Emmys won: 0
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Walt Disney Productions / Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Smart Rating: 84.45
Run: 1957-1959
IMDb rating: 8.4
Emmys won: 0
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ABC Weekend Television / ABC
Smart Rating: 84.47
Run: 1961-1969
IMDb rating: 8.4
Emmys won: 0
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Quinn Martin Productions / CBS
Smart Rating: 84.56
Run: 1963-1967
IMDb rating: 8.1
Emmys won: 1
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Family Communications, Inc. / PBS
Smart Rating: 84.56
Run: 1968-2001
IMDb rating: 8.5
Emmys won: 0
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MTM Enterprises / Viacom Enterprises / 20th Television
Smart Rating: 84.57
Run: 1972-1978
IMDb rating: 8.1
Emmys won: 1
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Shamley Productions / Americana Entertainment
Smart Rating: 84.67
Run: 1962-1965
IMDb rating: 8.6
Emmys won: 0
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Universal Television / ABC
Smart Rating: 84.67
Run: 1974-1975
IMDb rating: 8.6
Emmys won: 0
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Lorimar Productions / Warner Bros. Television
Smart Rating: 84.73
Run: 1978-1991
IMDb rating: 7
Emmys won: 4
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Everyman Films / CBS
Smart Rating: 84.73
Run: 1967-1968
IMDb rating: 8.6
Emmys won: 0
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Smart Rating: 84.74
Run: 1955-1962
IMDb rating: 8.6
Emmys won: 0
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Jackie Gleason Enterprises / CBS Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 84.79
Run: 1955-1970
IMDb rating: 8.7
Emmys won: 0
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Warner Bros. Television / ABC
Smart Rating: 84.8
Run: 1960-present
IMDb rating: 8.6
Emmys won: 0
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British Broadcasting Corporation / BBC Worldwide
Smart Rating: 84.81
Run: 1963-1989
IMDb rating: 8.5
Emmys won: 0
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Norway Corporation / NBC
Smart Rating: 84.95
Run: 1966-1969
IMDb rating: 8.4
Emmys won: 0
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Screen Gems / ABC / Columbia Pictures Television
Smart Rating: 84.98
Run: 1964-1972
IMDb rating: 7.6
Emmys won: 3
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London Weekend Television / Independent Television
Smart Rating: 85.11
Run: 1977-1986
IMDb rating: 9
Emmys won: 0
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BBC / London Films / BBC2
Smart Rating: 85.19
Run: 1976-1976
IMDb rating: 9
Emmys won: 0
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Televisa S.A. de C.V.
Smart Rating: 85.23
Run: 1972-1980
IMDb rating: 9.1
Emmys won: 0
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Paramount Network Television / CBS Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 85.33
Run: 1970-1975
IMDb rating: 8
Emmys won: 3
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Smart Rating: 85.43
Run: 1969-1974
IMDb rating: 8.9
Emmys won: 0
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BBC / BBC Worldwide
Smart Rating: 85.47
Run: 1975-1979
IMDb rating: 8.8
Emmys won: 0
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Imperial War Museum in cooperation with Thames Television / BBC
Smart Rating: 85.52
Run: 1973-1974
IMDb rating: 9.3
Emmys won: 0
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Universal Television
Smart Rating: 85.71
Run: 1971-2002
IMDb rating: 8.2
Emmys won: 3
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Witt / Thomas / Harris Productions / CBS
Smart Rating: 85.98
Run: 1977-1981
IMDb rating: 8.2
Emmys won: 4
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Desilu Productions / CBS Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 86.32
Run: 1951-1957
IMDb rating: 8.4
Emmys won: 4
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Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions / NBC Universal Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 86.42
Run: 1974-1980
IMDb rating: 8.2
Emmys won: 5
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CBS
Smart Rating: 86.84
Run: 1959-1964
IMDb rating: 9
Emmys won: 3
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Talent Associates / CBS Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 87.43
Run: 1965-1970
IMDb rating: 8.3
Emmys won: 7
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Paramount Television / CBS Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 88.38
Run: 1966-1973
IMDb rating: 8
Emmys won: 10
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Broadway Video / NBC
Smart Rating: 88.44
Run: 1975-present
IMDb rating: 8.2
Emmys won: 9
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Paramount Network Television / CBS Television Distribution
Smart Rating: 89.91
Run: 1978-1983
IMDb rating: 7.8
Emmys won: 14
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Calvada Productions / Worldvision Enterprises
Smart Rating: 90.54
Run: 1961-1966
IMDb rating: 8.4
Emmys won: 14
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20th Century Fox Television / 20th Television
Smart Rating: 90.86
Run: 1972-1983
IMDb rating: 8.4
Emmys won: 14
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Tandem Productions / Columbia TriStar Television / Sony Pictures Television
Smart Rating: 94.05
Run: 1971-1979
IMDb rating: 8.4
Emmys won: 22
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Burngood / Columbia Broadcasting System
Smart Rating: 95.71
Run: 1967-1978
IMDb rating: 8.8
Emmys won: 25
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There are many TV shows today that seem to be all anyone can talk about. They're winning awards, fan theories about them dominate internet discussion and your friends can't get through brunch without quoting them. Currently, shows such as "Game of Thrones," "Veep" and "Transparent" receive this kind of buzz. But in, say, 20 or 30 years, will they still be as widely heralded as "classics?"
The measure of an iconic TV show is if it can withstand the test of time -- if, after decades have gone by, or even if you haven't even watched it yourself, you still recognize its place in silver screen nostalgia. PrettyFamous, an entertainment data site by Graphiq, found the best classic TV shows.
To do so, PrettyFamous found all TV shows with at least 2,000 IMDb votes that started before 1980 and ranked them. Shows are ranked from worst to best based off of their Smart Rating. This is a score out of 100 that takes into account a show's IMDb ratings and IMDb votes, as well as its Emmy wins. In the case of a tie, the show with more IMDb votes was favored.
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Smart Rating: 78.14
Run: 1969-1971
IMDb rating: 7.7
Emmys won: 0
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