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TV Programs are either a television series that includes multiple episodes or a single television special or made-for-TV movie (which would also be co-typed with Film).  It is distinct from a TV Season, which represents a single season of the series. more
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x Twin Peaks TwinPeaks openingshotcredits David Lynch Apr 8, 1990 Jun 10, 1991
Twin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation, headed by Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), of the brutal murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen,...
Mark Frost
x Gilligan's Island Gilligan (middle, bottom row) Sherwood Schwartz Sep 26, 1964 Sep 4, 1967
Gilligan's Island is an American television situation comedy originally produced by United Artists Television. It aired for three seasons on the CBS network, from September 26, 1964, to September 4, 1967. It was originally sponsored by Philip Morris...
x The Sopranos The Sopranos David Chase Jan 10, 1999 Jun 10, 2007
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created and produced by David Chase. It premiered on premium cable network HBO in the United States on January 10, 1999 and ended its original run of six seasons and 86 episodes on June 10, 2007....
x The Shield The Shield Shawn Ryan Mar 12, 2002 Nov 25, 2008
The Shield is an American television drama series which aired on FX Networks in the United States and other networks internationally. Known for its controversial portrayal of corrupt police officers, it was originally advertised as "Rampart" in...
x Seinfeld Seinfeld logo Larry David Jul 5, 1989 May 14, 1998
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. The eponymous series was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, with the latter starring...
Jerry Seinfeld
x All in the Family All in the Family Johnny Speight Jan 12, 1971 Apr 8, 1979
All in the Family is an American situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971 to April 8, 1979. In September 1979, the show was revamped, and given a new title, Archie Bunker's Place. This...
Norman Lear
x Six Feet Under Six Feet Under Ensemble Cast Alan Ball Jun 3, 2001 Aug 21, 2005
Six Feet Under is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball. It premiered on the premium cable network HBO in the United States on June 3, 2001 and ended on August 21, 2005, spanning five seasons and 63 episodes. The show...
x First of the Summer Wine   Roy Clarke Jan 3, 1988 Oct 8, 1989
First of the Summer Wine was a sitcom written by Roy Clarke that aired on BBC1. The pilot originally aired on 3 January 1988, and the first series of episodes followed on 4 September 1988. The show ran for two series of six episodes each, with the...
x Survival of the Richest   RDF Media Mar 31, 2006 May 5, 2006
Survival of the Richest is an American reality television show with the WB Television Network that first aired on March 31, 2006, in which seven "rich kids" who had a combined net worth of over $3 billion were forced to work together with 7 "poor...
x That Girl That Girl   Sep 8, 1966 Sep 10, 1971
That Girl is an American television situation comedy that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It starred Marlo Thomas as the title character, Ann Marie, an aspiring (but only sporadically employed) actress, who had moved from her hometown of Brewster, New...
x Ed (top/back): The Cast Rob Burnett Oct 8, 2000 Feb 6, 2004
Ed is an NBC television program produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated that aired from 2000 to 2004. The hour-long comedy-drama starred Tom Cavanagh as Edward Jeremy Stevens, the protagonist, Julie Bowen as his love interest...
x Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears Jymn Magon Sep 14, 1985 Dec 7, 1990
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears is an American animated television series that aired in the United States in the mid-1980s through the early 1990s. The series was the first animated production by Walt Disney Animation Television, and loosely...
x Most Evil Most Evil   Jul 13, 2006  
Most Evil is an American forensics television program on Investigation Discovery starring forensic psychiatrist Michael Stone from Columbia University. On the show, Stone rates murderers on a scale of evil that he has developed in order to help...
x This Week at War This Week at War   1987  
This Week in Politics was a weekly political news and talk program on CNN. Originally started as This Week at War, the program focused on the week's news in regards to U.S.-involved wars, security in the United States, and terrorism. Due to much...
x Meerkat Manor Meerkat Manor   Sep 12, 2005 Aug 22, 2008
Meerkat Manor is a British television programme produced by Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet International that premiered in September 2005 and ran for four series until its cancellation in August 2008. Blending more traditional animal...
x Chico and the Man Chico and the Man James Komack Sep 13, 1974 Jul 21, 1978
Chico and the Man is an American sitcom which ran on NBC from September 13, 1974 to July 21, 1978, starring Jack Albertson as Ed Brown (The Man), the cantankerous owner of a run down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and Freddie Prinze as Chico...
x Harsh Realm Harsh Realm Chris Carter Oct 8, 1999 May 19, 2000
Harsh Realm is a science fiction television series about humans trapped inside a virtual reality simulation. It was developed by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files and Millennium, and began airing on the Fox Network on October 8, 1999. The series...
x Baywatch Nights Baywatch Nights David Hasselhoff Sep 25, 1995 May 16, 1997
Baywatch Nights is a spin-off from the popular television series, Baywatch. Created by Douglas Schwartz, David Hasselhoff, and Gregory J. Bonann, the show aired in syndication and ran from 1995 to 1997. The original premise of the show was that,...
Michael Berk
Douglas Schwartz
x 227 227 intro   Sep 14, 1985 May 6, 1990
227 is an American situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985 until May 6, 1990. The series starred Marla Gibbs and was produced by Embassy Television from 1985 to 1986, by Embassy Communications from 1986 until 1988, then...
x GARO The "GARO" splash logo, screenshot taken from the TV show Keita Amemiya Oct 7, 2005 Mar 31, 2006
GARO (牙狼＜GARO＞（ガロ）, GARO, literally "Fanged Wolf" in English) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 7, 2005 to March 31, 2006, lasting 25 episodes (with one additional "Overview" special, summarizing...
x Astronauts     Oct 26, 1981 Dec 7, 1981
Astronauts is a British sitcom that aired on ITV in 1981. It was written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, two of The Goodies. Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, who wrote Porridge, were script editors. It was made for the ITV network by ATV. In...
x Shoestring Shoestring Robert Banks Stewart 1979 1980
Shoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with his own show on Radio West, the local radio station. The programme ran between 30 September 1979 and 21 December 1980, in two series with 21 one hour-long...
x Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve Dick Clark Dec 31, 1972  
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (formerly Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve) is a television program that airs every New Year's Eve on ABC. It has been hosted by Dick Clark since its first airing on Sunday, December 31, 1972....
x Dream Team Dream Team   Oct 14, 1997 Jun 3, 2007
Dream Team is a British television series produced by Hewland International which aired on Sky1 and Sky3 from 1997 to 2007, that chronicled the on-field and off-field affairs of the fictional Harchester United Football Club. Events in the series...
x Everwood The cast of Everwood, as of Season 3 Greg Berlanti Sep 16, 2002 Jun 5, 2006
Everwood was a prime time drama television series that initially aired in the United States on The WB. The series is set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado. It is primarily a serious drama with some comedic moments. Downtown Everwood...
x Sons of Butcher   Jay Ziebarth Aug 5, 2005  
Sons of Butcher is a cartoon based on the band of the same name, airing weeknights at 9:30 p.m. & 2 a.m. et/pt on The Detour on Teletoon. It is animated using a variety of programs, put together using Adobe Flash. The show follows the exploits of...
x Mystery Science Theater 3000 The MST3K planet logo Joel Hodgson Nov 24, 1988 Aug 8, 1999
Mystery Science Theater 3000, often abbreviated MST3K, is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999. The series features a man and his robot sidekicks who are...
x Beg, Borrow & Deal Beg, Borrow & Deal   Sep 17, 2002 Aug 20, 2003
Beg, Borrow & Deal is a reality television show that aired on ESPN with a first season in 2002 and a second season in 2003. The show, which was originally called "Beg, Borrow and B.S.", featured two teams of four pitted against each other. The...
x So Weird So Weird Henry Winkler Jan 18, 1999 Sep 28, 2001
So Weird is a television series shot in Vancouver, British Columbia that aired on the Disney Channel as a midseason replacement from January 18, 1999 to September 28, 2001. The series at first centered around teenage girl Fiona Phillips (Cara...
Jon Cooksey
x The Wrong Coast The Wrong Coast   Dec 3, 2003 2005
The Wrong Coast is a Canadian stop-motion animated television show. The show emulates a Hollywood gossip show with fake news and features, and includes many parodies on Hollywood movies, often utilizing the voices of real stars. The theme song is...
x VR.5 VR.5   Mar 10, 1995 May 12, 1995
VR.5 is an American television program. It was broadcast on the Fox network from March 10 to May 12, 1995. Of the 13 episodes that were produced, only 10 aired during its original run. The show starred Lori Singer as Sydney Bloom, a telephone...
x Idol Ko si Kap   GMA Network 2000 2005
Idol Ko si Kap (Kap Is My Idol) is a situational comedy television show in the Philippines aired every Saturday evenings by GMA Network from 2000 to 2005. The show was part of the network's GMA KiliTV block. It was eventually replaced by Hokus Pokus....
x Food Jammers Nobu Adilman, far left.      
Food Jammers is a cooking show featuring Micah Donovan, Chris Martin, and Nobu Adilman; three backyard mechanics who make homebrew cooking equipment using junkyard parts, found objects, and locally sourced ingredients. Food is essentially an excuse...
x Erky Perky Erky Perky   Sep 7, 2006  
Erky Perky is an Australian and Canadian animated television program on YTV developed by CCI Entertainment, Ltd. and Ambience Entertainment. The show is about two bickering, dimwitted insects, Erky and Perky, who live at a hot dog stand, but are...
x The Jeffersons The Jeffersons Norman Lear Jan 18, 1975 Jun 25, 1985
The Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through June 25, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes produced by T.AT. Communications Company from 1975-1982 and Embassy Television from 1982-1985...
x Lonelygirl15 Lonelygirl15 Mesh Flinders Jun 16, 2006 Aug 1, 2008
lonelygirl15 was an interactive web-based video series which began in June 2006 and ran through August 1, 2008. Developed by the creators of what later became EQAL under the working title The Children of Anchor Cove, the show gained worldwide media...
Miles Beckett
Greg Goodfried
x Canada's Next Top Model Canada's Next Top Model Tyra Banks May 31, 2006  
Canada's Next Top Model (CNTM) is a Canadian reality show in which the aspiring model contestants are taught the ins and outs of the modeling world as they compete for the title "Canada's Next Top Model". The winner walks away with a modeling...
x Girls On Top Girls On Top Ruby Wax 1985 1986
Girls On Top is a British television sitcom which ran on ITV from 1985 to 1986.. It was conceived by and starred comedic duo French & Saunders - in their first high-profile writing project for television - and despite a very low budget and poor...
Dawn French
Jennifer Saunders
x Hogan Knows Best Hulk Hogan3   Jul 10, 2005 Oct 21, 2007
Hogan Knows Best is an American television show produced by Pink Sneakers Productions and centered on the family life of professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea). Often focusing on the Hogans' raising of their children, and on Hulk...
x Sunrise Sunrise   Jan 17, 1991  
Sunrise and Weekend Sunrise are Australian breakfast television programs, broadcast on Channel Seven. On weekdays the program follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am. On Sundays, Weekend Sunrise runs from 7am to 10am. The history...
x Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica intro Ronald D. Moore Oct 18, 2004 Mar 24, 2009
Battlestar Galactica (often abbreviated as BSG or just Battlestar) is a military science fiction serial drama television series and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was created by David Eick and Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining...
Glen A. Larson
x 24 24 title screen Robert Cochran Nov 6, 2001  
24 is an American serial action/drama television series broadcast by Fox in the United States and syndicated worldwide. The series debuted November 6, 2001. The story of 24 is presented in the semblance of real time. Each season depicts a 24-hour...
Joel Surnow
x Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is Keyshia Cole Jul 12, 2006 Dec 30, 2008
Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is is R&B; singer Keyshia Cole's own reality show, which aired on BET. The series was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia. The series debuted July 12, 2006 and concluded on December 30, 2008. All 3 seasons are currently on DVD in...
Tracey Edmonds
x Keynotes Keynotes   1992 Dec 18, 1992
Keynotes was a game show created in Australia. According to the host's patter, the aim of the game was for "two teams of players, to try to put the right words in the right songs and see how well they can follow the bouncing ball to solve our puzzle...
x Charmed Charmedtitlelogo1 Constance M. Burge Oct 7, 1998 May 21, 2006
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M. Burge and was produced by Aaron Spelling and his Spelling...
x The Flintstones The Flintstones William Hanna Sep 30, 1960 Apr 1, 1966
The Flintstones is an animated American television sitcom that ran from 1960 to 1966 on ABC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions (H-B) and celebrating 50 years on the air in 2010, The Flintstones is about a working class Stone Age man's life with...
Joseph Barbera
x The Comeback The Comeback Michael Patrick King Jun 5, 2005 Sep 4, 2005
The Comeback is a television series produced by HBO that stars actress Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los Angeles, California. It was created by Kudrow and Michael Patrick King, a former executive producer of Sex and the...
Lisa Kudrow
x Ratz Ratz   2003  
Ratz is an created by France's Xilam studios, with joint production from Canada. The series is about two rats, Rapido and Razmo, aboard the S.S. Wanderer, a cheese ship with (seemingly) no actual destination. The focus of the series is on the...
x Cooperation Cooperation      
\tCooperation was the fourteenth episode for ''Wonder Showzen'', making its debut appearance on MTV2's channel on May 5, 2006 Illegal episode trading and knock-offs have killed the budget for the show, forcing the team to watch a bootleg of Wonder...
x Gamezville Gamezville   2003 2004
Gamezville was a computer games show broadcast on Sky One that ran for two series during the years 2003-2004. It was presented by models - Darren Malcolm and Jamie Atiko. The non-studio segments of the show were also shown in the United States...
x Sports Night Sports Night Aaron Sorkin Sep 22, 1998 May 16, 2000
Sports Night is an American television series about a fictional sports news show (also called Sports Night) and the people who work there. It focuses on the friendships, pitfalls, and ethical issues they face while trying to produce a good show...
x The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Walt Disney Television Sep 10, 1988 Oct 7, 1991
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is an American animated television series produced by The Walt Disney Company, which was inspired by A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories for children and people of all ages. It was animated overseas in Japan...
x Flamingo Road Flamingo Road Robert Wilder May 12, 1980 May 4, 1982
Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980, and as a series on January 6, 1981, after a rebroadcast of the pilot on December 30, 1980. The show was based on the 1949 movie...
Rita Lakin
x CD:UK CD:UK   Aug 29, 1998 Apr 1, 2006
CD:UK (an abbreviation of Count Down:United Kingdom) was a British music television programme. Originally run in conjunction with SMTV Live, the programme was first aired on ITV (now ITV1) on 29 August 1998 to rival the BBC's Live & Kicking and was...
x Office Gossip   Paul Mayhew-Archer Feb 2, 2001 Mar 9, 2001
Office Gossip is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One in 2001. Starring Pauline Quirke, it was written by Paul Mayhew-Archer, who co-wrote The Vicar of Dibley, and George Pritchett. Recently, it has been aired in the United States on various PBS...
x Rocket Power Rocket Power Arlene Klasky Aug 16, 1999 Aug 2, 2002
Rocket Power is a cartoon from United States that aired from August 16, 1999 until July 30, 2004 on Nickelodeon. It is the thirteenth Nicktoon overall. A show based around extreme sports and friendship, Rocket Power involves the daily situations of...
Gábor Csupó
x Yakkity Yak Yakkity Yak   Jan 9, 2002 Jan 11, 2004
Yakkity Yak is a television program that ran on Nickelodeon from November 9 to December 12, 2003. Yakkity Yak was canceled on December 11 with 26 episodes, due to a generally low fanbase. However the episode "Fairy Yakkity" was declared as the final...
x Doggy Fizzle Televizzle Doggy Fizzle Televizzle Vernon Chatman Nov 25, 2002 Aug 3, 2003
Doggy Fizzle Televizzle is a sketch comedy show that was produced by, and starred, the rap musician Snoop Dogg. It was aired on MTV in 2002 until 2003. Snoop Dogg stated that according to the contract, the show was to air six times, but it turned...
x Greed Greed   Nov 4, 1999 Jul 14, 2000
Greed is a television game show where a team of contestants answered a series of multiple-choice trivia questions for a potential prize of up to $2 Million ($4 Million during the five Super Greed episodes). On the US version, the largest prizes were...
x Pay And Display     Jul 12, 2000 Aug 10, 2000
Pay And Display is a short-lived British sitcom starring James Bolam that lasted only one series. It was written by Dominic English. Set in an underground car-park, this sitcom mainly focuses around the banter between the two car-park attendants,...
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