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The greatest TV shows of all time according to Rolling Stone

The top 3 according to 1,222 votes from people: The Sopranos · The Simpsons · Seinfeld. (Updated Dec 5, 2022.)

The Sopranos, The Simpsons, Breaking Bad, The Wire, Fleabag, Seinfeld and Mad Men: the top 25 of Rolling Stone's 2022 ranking of the 100 greatest TV shows ever, voted by critics, showrunners and actors.

matinee_detroit · · 25 items · 1222 votes · 2 comments

Top 25

  1. 1

    The Sopranos

    No. 1 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 100 ▼ 7

    93
  2. 2

    The Simpsons

    No. 2 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 75 ▼ 9

    66
  3. 3

    Seinfeld

    No. 6 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 64 ▼ 3

    61
  4. 4

    Breaking Bad

    No. 3 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 61 ▼ 5

    56
  5. 5

    Fleabag

    No. 5 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 59 ▼ 6

    53
  6. 6

    Mad Men

    No. 7 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 50 ▼ 5

    45
  7. 7

    The Wire

    No. 4 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 58 ▼ 17

    41
  8. 8

    Cheers

    No. 8 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 48 ▼ 8

    40
  9. 9

    Succession

    No. 11 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 40 ▼ 3

    37
  10. 10

    Atlanta

    No. 9 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 42 ▼ 7

    35
  11. 11

    The Twilight Zone

    No. 12 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 39 ▼ 5

    34
  12. 12

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    No. 10 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 35 ▼ 2

    33
  13. 13

    Saturday Night Live

    No. 18 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 37 ▼ 6

    31
  14. 14

    Veep

    No. 13 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 32 ▼ 5

    27
  15. 15

    Twin Peaks

    No. 16 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 33 ▼ 9

    24
  16. 16

    The Leftovers

    No. 17 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 32 ▼ 8

    24
  17. 17

    The Americans

    No. 14 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 30 ▼ 6

    24
  18. 18

    The Larry Sanders Show

    No. 15 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 30 ▼ 6

    24
  19. 19

    30 Rock

    No. 20 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 29 ▼ 6

    23
  20. 20

    All in the Family

    No. 21 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 28 ▼ 5

    23
  21. 21

    Watchmen

    No. 23 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 30 ▼ 8

    22
  22. 22

    Freaks and Geeks

    No. 24 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 27 ▼ 5

    22
  23. 23

    Star Trek

    No. 22 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 25 ▼ 4

    21
  24. 24

    I May Destroy You

    No. 19 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 31 ▼ 11

    20
  25. 25

    M*A*S*H

    No. 25 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time (2022).

    ▲ 24 ▼ 7

    17

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Grace Kelly

Simpsons at 2 is correct and I will not be taking questions

labrat_pretoria

Fleabag at 5 above Seinfeld and Mad Men feels very 2022. Great show but it's 12 episodes lol

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