# 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:** 3
**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 31, 2006, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/41 "2006-03-31T03:23:18Z")
Division I **Dawson’s Creek** vs. Bonanza Kojak vs. **Dragnet** \*\*Alias \*\* vs. House Quincy, M.E. vs. **Beverly Hills, 90210** Division II Little House On The Prairie vs. **Lost** \*\*ER \*\* vs. Homicide Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman vs. **NYPD Blue** Columbo vs. \*\*Law & Order \*\* Division III CSI vs. **Northern Exposure** **In The Heat Of The Night** vs. The Waltons Cagney & Lacey vs. **Magnum, P.I.** L.A. Law vs. **The Sopranos** Division IV **St. Elsewhere** vs. The Six Million Dollar Man Ironside vs. \*\*Picket Fences \*\* **24** vs. Hill Street Blues Joan of Arcadia vs. **Law & Order: Special Victims Unit** ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/42 "2006-03-31T03:51:11Z")
Division I Bonanza Kojak Alias Quincy, M.E. Division II Lost ER NYPD Blue Law & Order Division III CSI In The Heat Of The Night Magnum, P.I. The Sopranos Division IV St. Elsewhere Ironside Hill Street Blues Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/43 "2006-03-31T05:10:21Z")
Division I Dawson’s Creek vs. \*\*Bonanza \*\* Kojak vs. \*\*Dragnet \*\* Alias vs. **House** \*\*Quincy, M.E. \*\* vs. Beverly Hills, 90210 Division II Little House On The Prairie vs. **Lost** ER vs. \*\*Homicide \*\* **Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman** vs. NYPD Blue \*\*Columbo \*\* vs. Law & Order Division III \*\*CSI \*\* vs. Northern Exposure In The Heat Of The Night vs. **The Waltons** **Cagney & Lacey** vs. Magnum, P.I. **L.A. Law** vs. The Sopranos Division IV \*\*St. Elsewhere \*\* vs. The Six Million Dollar Man Ironside vs. \*\*Picket Fences \*\* 24 vs. \*\*Hill Street Blues \*\* **Joan of Arcadia** vs. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/44 "2006-03-31T05:13:35Z")
Division I Bonanza Kojak Alias Quincy, M.E. Division II Lost ER NYPD Blue Law & Order Division III Northern Exposure In The Heat Of The Night Magnum, P.I. The Sopranos Division IV St. Elsewhere Ironside Hill Street Blues Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Voting runs through noon EST tomorrow. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/45 "2006-03-31T05:28:48Z")
Division I Bonanza Kojak Quincy, M.E. Division II Lost Homicide NYPD Blue Columbo Division III Northern Exposure The Waltons Magnum, P.I. The Sopranos Division IV Ironside Hill Street Blues Joan of Arcadia ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/46 "2006-03-31T13:20:24Z")
dmark, gaspode, are you guys purposefully declining to vote in certain contests? Dmark, you didn’t boldface anything in division 1, and gaspode, you only listed 3 titles in division 1 and division 4. not meaning to be a MM cop, just wanted to point these out in case either of them were mistakes. ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/47 "2006-03-31T15:52:41Z")
Division I Bonanza Kojak House Quincy, M.E. Division II Little House On The Prairie ER Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Columbo Division III Northern Exposure The Waltons Magnum, P.I. L.A. Law Division IV St. Elsewhere Picket Fences 24 Joan of Arcadia ---
**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 31, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/48 "2006-03-31T18:14:56Z")
Ok, we’ve got Round 2 in the books. Here’s how it shakes out: Division I Dawson’s Creek - 4, **Bonanza** - 13 Kojak - 8, **Dragnet** - 9 **Alias** - 9, House - 7 (Travesty!) **Quincy, M.E.** - 10, Beverly Hills, 90210 - 7 Division II Little House On The Prairie - 3, **Lost** - 15 ER - 8, **Homicide** - 10 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman - 4, **NYPD Blue** - 14 **Columbo** - 10, Law & Order - 8 Division III CSI - 8, **Northern Exposure** - 10 In The Heat Of The Night - 7, **The Waltons** - 11 Cagney & Lacey - 6, **Magnum, P.I.** - 11 L.A. Law - 8, **The Sopranos** - 10 Division IV **St. Elsewhere** - 15, The Six Million Dollar Man - 2 Ironside - 5, **Picket Fences** - 13 24 - 6, **Hill Street Blues** - 12 **Joan of Arcadia** - 9, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - 8 (Another travesty!) Certainly a few upsets on the board. Check back shortly for the Round 3 matchups. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/49 "2006-03-31T18:18:17Z")
I’m very surprised that ‘24’ got trounced so soundly. 🙂 ---
**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 31, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/50 "2006-03-31T18:27:08Z")
[Round 2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7252634) is wrapped up, and we’ve got our Sweet Sixteen shows looking to move on today. Here’s how they match up: Division I Bonanza vs. Dragnet Alias vs. Quincy, M.E. Division II Lost vs. Homicide NYPD Blue vs. Columbo Division III Northern Exposure vs. The Waltons Magnum, P.I. vs. The Sopranos Division IV St. Elsewhere vs. Picket Fences Hill Street Blues vs. Joan of Arcadia Interesting (or not) note – only three of the remaning shows are still in development. It looks like the 80’s are the favored era here. Will this continue, or will the current big guns load up for something like a Lost/Sopranos finals? Voting runs through 2:00 pm EST tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/51 "2006-03-31T18:37:57Z")
Division I Dragnet Alias Division II Lost NYPD Blue Division III Northern Exposure Magnum, P.I. Division IV Picket Fences Joan of Arcadia ---
**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 31, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/52 "2006-03-31T18:39:20Z")
Division I Bonanza vs. **Dragnet** \*\*Alias \*\* vs. Quincy, M.E. Division II \*\*Lost \*\* vs. Homicide **NYPD Blue** vs. Columbo Division III **Northern Exposure** vs. The Waltons Magnum, P.I. vs. **The Sopranos** Division IV **St. Elsewhere** vs. Picket Fences **Hill Street Blues** vs. Joan of Arcadia ---
**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 31, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/53 "2006-03-31T18:40:05Z")
Division I **Bonanza** vs. Dragnet Alias vs. **Quincy, M.E.** Division II **Lost** vs. Homicide **NYPD Blue** vs. Columbo Division III **Northern Exposure** vs. The Waltons **Magnum, P.I.** vs. The Sopranos Division IV **St. Elsewhere** vs. Picket Fences **Hill Street Blues** vs. Joan of Arcadia ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/54 "2006-03-31T18:41:29Z")
Division I \*\*Bonanza \*\*vs. Dragnet \*\*Alias \*\*vs. Quincy, M.E. Division II Lost vs.\*\* Homicide\*\* NYPD Blue vs. **Columbo** Division III \*\*Northern Exposure \*\*vs. The Waltons **Magnum, P.I**. vs. The Sopranos Division IV St. Elsewhere vs. **Picket Fences** **Hill Street Blues** vs. Joan of Arcadia ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/55 "2006-03-31T18:47:16Z")
Division I Bonanza vs. **Dragnet** (my hope to advance to the Final Four) **Alias** vs. Quincy, M.E. Division II **Lost** vs. Homicide NYPD Blue vs. **Columbo** (another Final Four choice) Division III **Northern Exposure** vs. The Waltons (basketball note: Joel Fleischman said on the show that he worshipped at the feet of legendary Knicks coach Red Holzman) Magnum, P.I. vs. **The Sopranos** (Tony’s paying off the refs, but I hope the ones in the next round have more integrity)) Division IV St. Elsewhere vs. **Picket Fences** Hill Street Blues vs. **Joan of Arcadia** (my personal favorite in what, to my eye, is the weakest region) ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/56 "2006-03-31T20:41:55Z")
I. Dragnet Quincy II. Homicide Columbo (the hardest choice of all) III. Northern Exposure Magnum IV. St. Elsewhere Hill Street Blues ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/57 "2006-03-31T21:09:07Z")
Division I Bonanza vs. **Dragnet** **Alias** vs. Quincy, M.E. Division II Lost vs. **Homicide** \*\*NYPD Blue \*\* vs. Columbo Division III Northern Exposure vs. **The Waltons** Magnum, P.I. vs. **The Sopranos** Division IV **St. Elsewhere** vs. Picket Fences \*\*Hill Street Blues \*\* vs. Joan of Arcadia ---
**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 31, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/58 "2006-03-31T23:44:49Z")
Division I Dragnet Alias Division II Homicide Columbo Division III Northern Exposure Magnum, P.I. Division IV St. Elsewhere Joan of Arcadia ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/59 "2006-04-01T01:01:19Z")
Division I Bonanza vs. **Dragnet** **Alias** vs. Quincy, M.E. Division II **Lost** vs. Homicide **NYPD Blue** vs. Columbo Division III **Northern Exposure** vs. The Waltons Magnum, P.I. vs.\*\* The Sopranos\*\* Division IV St. Elsewhere vs. **Picket Fences** **Hill Street Blues** vs. Joan of Arcadia Wow, I’m amazed that _all_ versions of Law & Order got shut out. Go, _Lost_! ---
**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:** [April 1, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-drama-march-madness/350972/60 "2006-04-01T18:18:46Z")
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