# Television Drama March Madness **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 29, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972 "2006-03-29T14:50:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/1 "2006-03-29T14:50:40Z")
Another thread [del]rippe[/del] inspired by **Happy Lendervedder** ’s sitcom thread. This time around, we’ve got television dramas (and yes, I know, a few of these could be looked at as comedies…work with me here people). The participants were culled off of [TV.com](http://TV.com)’s dramatic series list, with weight being given first to popularity, and then to longevity. The bracketing set-up was purely random. I’m sure we all know how this works by now, so let’s get this one underway. First round of voting runs through 11:00am EST tomorrow. Division I Baywatch vs. Dawson’s Creek Bonanza vs. Eight is Enough Kojak vs. Dukes Of Hazzard Smallville vs. Dragnet Highway to Heaven vs. Alias Fantasy Island vs. House Quincy, M.E. vs. Mannix Beverly Hills, 90210 vs. Murder, She Wrote Division II Little House On The Prairie vs. Touched By An Angel Knots Landing vs. Lost Melrose Place vs. ER The Prisoner vs. Homicide Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman vs. Judging Amy NYPD Blue vs. Perry Mason Columbo vs. Miami Vice Roswell vs. Law & Order Division III The Practice vs. CSI Northern Exposure vs. Oz In The Heat Of The Night vs. Deadwood The Waltons vs. JAG Third Watch vs. Cagney & Lacey Silk Stalkings vs. Magnum, P.I. L.A. Law vs. Twin Peaks CSI: Miami vs. The Sopranos Division IV Diagnosis Murder vs. St. Elsewhere Party of Five vs. The Six Million Dollar Man Matlock vs. Ironside NCIS vs. Picket Fences 24 vs. Dynasty Dallas vs. Hill Street Blues Joan of Arcadia vs. Adam-12 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit vs. Felicity ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/2 "2006-03-29T15:38:10Z")
Division I Dawson’s Creek Bonanza Kojak Dragnet Alias House Mannix Murder, She Wrote Division II Touched By An Angel Lost ER Homicide Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman NYPD Blue Columbo Law & Order Division III CSI Northern Exposure Deadwood The Waltons Cagney & Lacey Magnum, P.I. Twin Peaks CSI: Miami Division IV St. Elsewhere The Six Million Dollar Man Ironside Picket Fences 24 Hill Street Blues Adam-12 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/3 "2006-03-29T16:16:34Z")
Division I \*\*Baywatch \*\* vs. Dawson’s Creek **Bonanza** vs. Eight is Enough Kojak vs. **Dukes Of Hazzard** \*\*Smallville \*\* vs. Dragnet **Highway to Heaven** vs. Alias Fantasy Island vs. **House** Quincy, M.E. vs. **Mannix** **Beverly Hills, 90210** vs. Murder, She Wrote Division II **Little House On The Prairie** vs. Touched By An Angel Knots Landing vs. **Lost** Melrose Place vs. \*\*ER \*\* The Prisoner vs. \*\*Homicide \*\* **Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman** vs. Judging Amy **NYPD Blue** vs. Perry Mason Columbo vs. **Miami Vice** Roswell vs. \*\*Law & Order \*\* Division III \*\*The Practice \*\* vs. CSI **Northern Exposure** vs. Oz In The Heat Of The Night vs. \*\*Deadwood \*\* **The Waltons** vs. JAG **Third Watch** vs. Cagney & Lacey Silk Stalkings vs. \*\*Magnum, P.I. \*\* \*\*L.A. Law \*\* vs. Twin Peaks CSI: Miami vs. \*\*The Sopranos \*\* Division IV Diagnosis Murder vs. **St. Elsewhere** Party of Five vs. **The Six Million Dollar Man** **Matlock** vs. Ironside **NCIS** vs. Picket Fences **24** vs. Dynasty Dallas vs.\*\* Hill Street Blues \*\* Joan of Arcadia vs. **Adam-12** **Law & Order: Special Victims Unit** vs. Felicity ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/4 "2006-03-29T16:38:49Z")
Division I Dawson’s Creek Bonanza Dukes Of Hazzard Smallville Alias House Quincy, M.E. Murder, She Wrote Division II Little House On The Prairie Lost ER The Prisoner Judging Amy Perry Mason Columbo Roswell Division III CSI Northern Exposure In The Heat Of The Night JAG Cagney & Lacey Magnum, P.I. Twin Peaks CSI: Miami Division IV St. Elsewhere The Six Million Dollar Man Matlock NCIS Dynasty Hill Street Blues Joan of Arcadia Felicity ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/5 "2006-03-29T17:14:31Z")
Division I Baywatch vs. **Dawson’s Creek** **Bonanza** vs. Eight is Enough **Kojak** vs. Dukes Of Hazzard Smallville vs.\*\* Dragnet\*\* Highway to Heaven vs.\*\* Alias\*\* Fantasy Island vs. **House** \*\*Quincy, M.E. \*\* vs. Mannix **Beverly Hills, 90210** vs. Murder, She Wrote Division II **Little House On The Prairie** vs. Touched By An Angel Knots Landing vs. **Lost** Melrose Place vs. **ER** **The Prisoner** vs. Homicide **Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman** vs. Judging Amy **NYPD Blue** vs. Perry Mason Columbo vs. **Miami Vice** Roswell vs. \*\*Law & Order \*\* Division III The Practice vs. **CSI** **Northern Exposure** vs. Oz In The Heat Of The Night vs. \*\*Deadwood \*\* **The Waltons** vs. JAG Third Watch vs. **Cagney & Lacey** Silk Stalkings vs. **Magnum, P.I.** **L.A. Law** vs. Twin Peaks CSI: Miami vs. \*\*The Sopranos \*\* Division IV Diagnosis Murder vs. **St. Elsewhere** Party of Five vs. **The Six Million Dollar Man** Matlock vs.\*\* Ironside\*\* NCIS vs. **Picket Fences** **24** vs. Dynasty Dallas vs. **Hill Street Blues** **Joan of Arcadia** vs. Adam-12 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit vs. **Felicity** ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/6 "2006-03-29T17:23:35Z")
Division I Baywatch vs. **Dawson’s Creek** \*\*Bonanza \*\* vs. Eight is Enough \*\*Kojak \*\* vs. Dukes Of Hazzard \*\*Smallville \*\* vs. Dragnet Highway to Heaven vs. \*\*Alias \*\* Fantasy Island vs. **House** **Quincy, M.E.** vs. Mannix \*\*Beverly Hills, 90210 \*\* vs. Murder, She Wrote Division II \*\*Little House On The Prairie \*\* vs. Touched By An Angel Knots Landing vs. **Lost** Melrose Place vs. \*\*ER \*\* The Prisoner vs. \*\*Homicide \*\* Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman vs. **Judging Amy** \*\*NYPD Blue \*\* vs. Perry Mason \*\*Columbo \*\* vs. Miami Vice \*\*Roswell \*\* vs. Law & Order Division III \*\*The Practice \*\* vs. CSI \*\*Northern Exposure \*\* vs. Oz In The Heat Of The Night vs. \*\*Deadwood \*\* \*\*The Waltons \*\* vs. JAG \*\*Third Watch \*\* vs. Cagney & Lacey Silk Stalkings vs. **Magnum, P.I.** \*\*L.A. Law \*\* vs. Twin Peaks CSI: Miami vs. \*\*The Sopranos \*\* Division IV Diagnosis Murder vs. **St. Elsewhere** \*\*Party of Five \*\* vs. The Six Million Dollar Man Matlock vs. **Ironside** NCIS vs. \*\*Picket Fences \*\* 24 vs. **Dynasty** Dallas vs. \*\*Hill Street Blues \*\* \*\*Joan of Arcadia \*\* vs. Adam-12 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit vs. **Felicity** [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/7 "2006-03-29T17:49:17Z")
Division I Baywatch vs. **Dawson’s Creek** \*\*Bonanza \*\* vs. Eight is Enough **Kojak** vs. Dukes Of Hazzard Smallville vs. \*\*Dragnet \*\* Highway to Heaven vs. \*\*Alias \*\* Fantasy Island vs. **House** Quincy, M.E. vs. **Mannix** Beverly Hills, 90210 vs. \*\*Murder, She Wrote \*\* Division II \*\*Little House On The Prairie \*\* vs. Touched By An Angel Knots Landing vs. **Lost** Melrose Place vs. \*\*ER \*\* The Prisoner vs. **Homicide** Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman vs. **Judging Amy** \*\*NYPD Blue \*\* vs. Perry Mason **Columbo \*\* vs. Miami Vice Roswell vs.** Law & Order \*\* Division III The Practice vs. **CSI** Northern Exposure vs.\*\* Oz\*\* \*\*In The Heat Of The Night \*\* vs. Deadwood **The Waltons** vs. JAG **Third Watch** vs. Cagney & Lacey Silk Stalkings vs. **Magnum, P.I.** **L.A. Law** vs. Twin Peaks CSI: Miami vs. \*\*The Sopranos \*\* Division IV Diagnosis Murder vs. **St. Elsewhere** Party of Five vs. **The Six Million Dollar Man** **Matlock** vs. Ironside NCIS vs. **Picket Fences \*\* 24 vs. Dynasty Dallas vs.** Hill Street Blues \*\* **Joan of Arcadia** vs. Adam-12 **Law & Order: Special Victims Unit** vs. Felicity ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/8 "2006-03-29T17:50:24Z")
Division I Dawson’s Creek Eight is Enough Dukes Of Hazzard Smallville Alias House Quincy, M.E. Beverly Hills, 90210 Division II Touched By An Angel Lost Melrose Place The Prisoner Judging Amy Perry Mason Miami Vice Roswell Division III The Practice Northern Exposure Deadwood JAG Third Watch Silk Stalkings Twin Peaks The Sopranos Division IV Diagnosis Murder Party of Five Ironside Picket Fences 24 Dallas Joan of Arcadia Felicity ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/9 "2006-03-29T18:08:23Z")
Division I Dawson’s Creek Eight is Enough Kojak Smallville Alias Fantasy Island Quincy, M.E. Beverly Hills, 90210 Division II Little House On The Prairie Lost ER The Prisoner Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman NYPD Blue Columbo Law & Order Division III CSI Northern Exposure Deadwood JAG Third Watch Magnum, P.I. Twin Peaks The Sopranos Division IV St. Elsewhere Party of Five Ironside NCIS 24 Hill Street Blues Joan of Arcadia Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Was there some order to the divisions? ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/10 "2006-03-29T18:37:28Z")
Division I Baywatch vs. **Dawson’s Creek** **Bonanza** vs. Eight is Enough **Kojak** vs. Dukes Of Hazzard Smallville vs. **Dragnet \*\* Highway to Heaven vs. Alias \*\* Fantasy Island vs. House** **Quincy, M.E.** vs. Mannix Beverly Hills, 90210 vs. \*\*Murder, She Wrote \*\* Division II **Little House On The Prairie** vs. Touched By An Angel Knots Landing vs. **Lost** **Melrose Place** vs. ER The Prisoner vs. **Homicide** **Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman** vs. Judging Amy **NYPD Blue** vs. Perry Mason **Columbo** vs. Miami Vice Roswell vs. **Law & Order** Division III The Practice vs.\*\* CSI\*\* Northern Exposure vs. **Oz** In The Heat Of The Night vs. \*\*Deadwood \*\* **The Waltons** vs. JAG Third Watch vs. **Cagney & Lacey** Silk Stalkings vs. **Magnum, P.I.** L.A. Law vs. **Twin Peaks** CSI: Miami vs. **The Sopranos** Division IV **Diagnosis Murder** vs. St. Elsewhere **Party of Five** vs. The Six Million Dollar Man **Matlock** vs. Ironside NCIS vs. **Picket Fences** **24** vs. Dynasty **Dallas** vs. Hill Street Blues **Joan of Arcadia** vs. Adam-12 \*\*Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \*\* vs. Felicity That was some seriously skewed parings…I mean, 24 vs Dynasty? Both good, but that is like pairing off The Rolling Stones vs Barbra Streisand…not quite the same fan base… ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/11 "2006-03-29T20:29:39Z")
Division I Baywatch (Oh yuck, but how do you choose between crap and crap?) Bonanza Dukes Of Hazzard Smallville Alias House Quincy, M.E. Murder, She Wrote Division II Little House On The Prairie Lost ER The Prisoner Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Perry Mason Columbo Law & Order Division III The Practice Northern Exposure In The Heat Of The Night JAG Third Watch Magnum, P.I. L.A. Law CSI: Miami Division IV St. Elsewhere Party of Five Matlock Picket Fences 24 Hill Street Blues Joan of Arcadia Felicity No X-Files anywhere? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/12 "2006-03-29T20:35:56Z")
Ya know, I thought this would be a fun thread to participate in, but I have never watched about two-thirds of these. ☹ I guess that disqualifies me from playing. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/13 "2006-03-29T20:44:20Z")
Aw hell. voting when I have seen both shows: Division I **Smallville** vs. Dragnet Division II The Prisoner vs. **Homicide** **NYPD Blue** vs. Perry Mason Roswell vs. **Law & Order** Division III **L.A. Law** vs. Twin Peaks Division IV **Joan of Arcadia** vs. Adam-12 **Law & Order: Special Victims Unit** vs. Felicity ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/14 "2006-03-29T21:07:34Z")
First of all, a protest vote. The best drama of all time, James Garner starring in **The Rockford Files** , has been omitted from the competition. All other shows are competing for second place. **Baywatch** vs. Dawson’s Creek **Bonanza** vs. Eight is Enough **Kojak** vs. Dukes Of Hazzard Smallville vs.\*\* Dragnet\*\* Highway to Heaven vs.\*\* Alias\*\* Fantasy Island vs. House Quincy, M.E. vs.\*\* Mannix\*\* **Beverly Hills, 90210** vs. Murder, She Wrote Division II Little House On The Prairie vs. Touched By An Angel Knots Landing vs. Lost Melrose Place vs. **ER** The Prisoner vs. **Homicide** Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman vs. Judging Amy **NYPD Blue vs. Perry Mason Columbo vs. Miami Vice Roswell vs. Law & Order** Division III The Practice vs. **CSI** **Northern Exposure** vs. Oz **In The Heat Of The Night** vs. Deadwood The Waltons vs. **JAG** Third Watch vs. **Cagney & Lacey** Silk Stalkings vs.\*\* Magnum, P.I.\*\* L.A. Law vs. Twin Peaks **CSI: Miami** vs. The Sopranos Division IV **Diagnosis Murder** vs. St. Elsewhere Party of Five vs. **The Six Million Dollar Man** Matlock vs. **Ironside** NCIS vs. **Picket Fence** s \*\*24 \*\*vs. Dynasty Dallas vs. **Hill Street Blues** Joan of Arcadia vs. **Adam-12** \*\*Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \*\*vs. Felicity ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/15 "2006-03-29T23:11:13Z")
Hey, I get to be in on this one from the opening round! My picks: Division I **Baywatch** vs. Dawson’s Creek Bonanza vs. **Eight is Enough** Kojak vs. **Dukes Of Hazzard** (no real problem with Telly’s show, but my real surname is similar to “Kojak”, and approximately 10,786 people have attempted to dazzle me with their wit by playing off this fact) Smallville vs. **Dragnet** Highway to Heaven vs. **Alias** (though I would leave the arena/hit the sack early if this were the fourth game of a quadrupleheader) Fantasy Island vs. **House** Quincy, M.E. vs. **Mannix** (my brother Mike’s favorite show, so I’ll pick it) **Beverly Hills, 90210** vs. Murder, She Wrote Division II **Little House On The Prairie** vs. Touched By An Angel Knots Landing vs. **Lost** (an excuse to see the latter for the first time) **Melrose Place** vs. ER (how many bids does the Spelling Conference get, anyway?) **The Prisoner** vs. Homicide Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman vs. **Judging Amy** (my mom would really have a hard time rooting against either) NYPD Blue vs. **Perry Mason** **Columbo** vs. Miami Vice (guess which team I’d have rooted for in a Princeton-UNLV matchup during the Pete Carril-Jerry Tarkanian era) **Roswell** vs. Law & Order (a scrappy outsider I gotta take against the behemoth) Division III The Practice vs. **CSI** (I’ll sneak peeks at the paper during this one) **Northern Exposure** vs. Oz **In The Heat Of The Night** vs. Deadwood **The Waltons** vs. JAG Third Watch vs. **Cagney & Lacey** (if only for the theme music) **Silk Stalkings** vs. Magnum, P.I. **L.A. Law** vs. Twin Peaks (even though I’ve also been called “Kuzak” once or twice too often) CSI: Miami vs. **The Sopranos** (since it’ll win anyway) Division IV Diagnosis Murder vs. **St. Elsewhere** (Van Dyke should have retired instead of taking that post-sitcom job) **Party of Five** vs. The Six Million Dollar Man (Bionic Woman Lindsay Wagner would have presented a dilemma against Jennifer Love Hewitt, though) **Matlock** vs. Ironside (since Griffith went out too early in the sitcom tourney) NCIS vs. **Picket Fences** 24 vs. **Dynasty** (Heather Locklear only redeeming feature of this yawner) Dallas vs. **Hill Street Blues** (survivor is ripe to be upset in Round 2) **Joan of Arcadia** vs. Adam-12 (what was going through the committee’s collective mind here?) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit vs. **Felicity** ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/16 "2006-03-29T23:24:59Z")
how were these seedings determined? there seems to be what should be several #1’s going against each other. just wondering Division I Baywatch Bonanza Kojak Dragnet Alias House Mannix Beverly Hills, 90210 Division II Little House On The Praire Knots Landing ER Homicide Dr. Quinn, Medicine NYPD Blue Columbo Law & Order Division III The Practice Oz In The Heat Of The Night The Waltons Cagney & Lacey Magnum, P.I. L.A. Law The Sopranos Division IV St. Elsewhere The Six Million Dollar Man Ironside Picket Fences Dynasty Dallas Adam-12 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/17 "2006-03-29T23:30:29Z")
Division I Dawson’s Creek Bonanza Kojak Dragnet Alias House Mannix Murder, She Wrote Division II Little House On The Prairie Lost ER Homicide Judging Amy Perry Mason Columbo Law & Order Division III CSI Northern Exposure In The Heat Of The Night JAG Cagney & Lacey Silk Stalkings Twin Peaks CSI: Miami Division IV St. Elsewhere Party of Five Ironside NCIS 24 Hill Street Blues Joan of Arcadia Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/18 "2006-03-30T00:28:21Z")
Division I Dawson’s Creek Bonanza Kojak Dragnet Alias House Mannix Murder, She Wrote Division II Little House On The Prairie Lost ER Homicide Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Perry Mason Columbo Law & Order Division III CSI Oz Deadwood JAG Cagney & Lacey Magnum, P.I. Twin Peaks The Sopranos Division IV St. Elsewhere The Six Million Dollar Man Matlock Picket Fences 24 Hill Street Blues Joan of Arcadia Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/19 "2006-03-30T03:07:52Z")
Where’s The West Wing? Isn’t having one of these without TWW kinda like having an NCAA tournament without Kentucky, i.e. pointless? ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/20 "2006-03-30T03:42:29Z")
Division I Baywatch vs. **Dawson’s Creek** **Bonanza** vs. Eight is Enough **Kojak** vs. Dukes Of Hazzard **Smallville** vs. Dragnet **Highway to Heaven** vs. Alias (haven’t seen highway to heaven, HAVE seen Alias) Fantasy Island vs. **House** **Quincy, M.E.** vs. Mannix **Beverly Hills, 90210** vs. Murder, She Wrote Division II **Little House On The Prairie** vs. Touched By An Angel Knots Landing vs. **Lost** (tough choice, I hate them both) Melrose Place vs. **ER** The Prisoner vs. **Homicide** (another tough one, same reason) **Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman** vs. Judging Amy (yet another tough one, same reason) NYPD Blue vs. **Perry Mason** (and yet another tough one, not a great bracket for me) Columbo vs. **Miami Vice** **Roswell** vs. Law & Order Division III **The Practice** vs. CSI **Northern Exposure** vs. Oz **In The Heat Of The Night** vs. Deadwood The Waltons vs. **JAG** **Third Watch** vs. Cagney & Lacey Silk Stalkings vs. **Magnum, P.I.** **L.A. Law** vs. Twin Peaks CSI: Miami vs. **The Sopranos** Division IV **Diagnosis Murder** vs. St. Elsewhere **Party of Five** vs. The Six Million Dollar Man **Matlock** vs. Ironside NCIS vs. **Picket Fences** **24** vs. Dynasty Dallas vs. **Hill Street Blues** **Joan of Arcadia** vs. Adam-12 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit vs. **Felicity** [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972.md?page=2)