# Television series of which you have seen every single episode **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 22, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010 "2013-05-22T13:12:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/1 "2013-05-22T13:12:35Z")
Seinfeld MASH Gilligans Island Lost Homeland The Sopranos ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/2 "2013-05-22T13:15:49Z")
Turn-On (1969), canceled after the first episode. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/3 "2013-05-22T13:24:01Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Turn-On (1969), canceled after the first episode. Cancelled, effectively, after the first half-episode. (Many affiliates switched to other programming after the first 20 minutes.) I haven’t seen it in its entirety but it’s on my list for my next visit to the Paley museum holdings. Too many series to list for me, because while I watch almost no “TV” we do watch select shows and so far have done start to finish. B5 ST:TOS ST: Enterprise Max Headroom The Wire The Sopranos The Shield BSG (remake) Sherlock Downton Abbey (and when was it ever an abbey, BTW?) … I know I’m missing a few. Some we gave up on: Frasier (“Oh, look, he’s going to lose another stunning GF by being stupid.”) Lillyhammer Snoozegate SG-1 Arrested Development (sorry, fans) Archer (sorry for the fans) …others I am sure I am forgetting, and glad to have. ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/4 "2013-05-22T13:31:55Z")
24 Wallandar (Swedish not UK) The Killing (Danish not US) Fawlty Towers (easily done!) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/5 "2013-05-22T13:38:28Z")
I’ve never missed an episode of True Blood, Mad Men, or Desperate Housewives. I am At Home every single Sunday and not to be disturbed. Probably my favorite of all time, Northern Exposure. Even the dreary last season. I missed ONE episode of Lost, I did record it on a VHS tape, but have no idea where that tape is down in the basement or if I even wrote what episode was on it. Sometimes I watch re-runs of Everybody Loves Raymond, which I never watched when it was on the air, and there must have been dozens of episodes, and surely I think I’ll see an episode I’ve never seen. Doesn’t happen. They show the same ones over and over, if there are episodes I’ve missed, they just don’t show those. I know I’ll see every episode of Downton Abbey in the future when I watch the boxed set(s). Same with Call the Midwife. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/6 "2013-05-22T13:44:13Z")
Even when I really like a show it’s rarely so rabidly that I’ll not miss a single episode. MASH, Cheers, Frasier and Seinfeld probably fell into that category. However, since they’re relatively new I probably have caught all of Modern Family and Duck Dynasty. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/7 "2013-05-22T13:46:21Z")
Off the top of my pointed little head: MASH Battlestar Galactica (both versions) BtVS Angel Firefly ST:TOS ST:TNG Babylon 5 Archer * * * Wings Bosom Buddies … Any number of British shows available on video: Good Neighbors, Thin Blue Line, Fawlty Towers, Solo, Emma Peel Avengers, etc. The OP should really be modified to cover only those shows you’ve seen on broadcast/cable/satellite. Boxed sets shouldn’t count. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/8 "2013-05-22T13:48:26Z")
I think there should be a distinction between 1) Watching every episode of a series, in order, from first to last, and 2) Being certain to have seen every episode over the years in a random, non-intentional manner. Series I have seen based on (1): (and not including shows that are still in production, such as Breaking Bad) [ul] [li]Battlestar Galactica[/li][li]Lost[/li][li]The Wire[/li][/ul] Wow, I thought there would be more. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/9 "2013-05-22T13:51:32Z")
There was another show with a brief run I saw in its entirety in 1996. It was called “The Straight Dope”. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/10 "2013-05-22T13:51:41Z")
Hmmm. Well, I’ve got easy ones, like _Terriers_ and _Firefly_. But then there are the long-arc series like _Boardwalk Empire_, _Game of Thrones_ and _Breaking Bad_ where I couldn’t imagine not seeing every single episode. (I also admit, with perhaps some degree of shame, that I’m fairly sure I’ve seen every episode of _Burn Notice_. :o) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/11 "2013-05-22T13:52:00Z")
Virtually every show I watch. I mean, if I like a show, why wouldn’t I watch every episode of it? ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/12 "2013-05-22T14:01:00Z")
Alias Deadwood The Sopranos Sex and the City Six Feet Under The Wire Game of Thrones Breaking Bad ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/13 "2013-05-22T14:11:13Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Virtually every show I watch. > > I mean, if I like a show, why wouldn’t I watch every episode of it? Heh, you kids today got it easy! Why, when I was a kid, we only had three network channels and a local channel. Shows were only rerun during the summer. No cable, no VCR, no recording of any kind, and y’had to watch the shows when they were aired or you just plain missed 'em! And if company came over, or technical difficulties at the station, then, phooey!! Boy, I’m glad technology’s advanced. 'Scuse me, I have to make sure Madame Pepperwinkle remembered to set the box to record the next Doctor Who special… ---
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/14 "2013-05-22T14:13:21Z")
Spaced (much too easy) Blackadder Peep Show The IT-Crowd Black Books The Inbetweeners (including the movie) ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/15 "2013-05-22T14:20:41Z")
Gone through the entire series on DVD: ST: TNG ST: DS9 ST: Voyager I Love Lucy Bewitched How could I possibly miss an episode - is there ever a time when it’s not showing on some channel? MASH ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/16 "2013-05-22T14:21:56Z")
U.K.: Fawlty Towers Fairly Secret Army Yes, (Prime) Minister The I.T. Crowd Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace Father Ted (I’m 80% confident) Monty Python’s Flying Circus (I’m less confident) U.S.: Seinfeld Friends The Flintstones Star Trek (TOS) Canada: Spider-Man (1967) and Rocket Robin Hood (not 100% confident, but pretty sure) There are lots of “close but not yet” examples, too (30 Rock, Futurama, American Dad, Archer, etc.). ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/17 "2013-05-22T14:25:10Z")
_The Prisoner Firefly Star Trek TOS Game of Thrones Rome Boardwalk Empire The Day the Universe Changed Connections Middle Man The Tick_\* The Outer Limits\*\*\* The Twilight Zone\*\*\* \*\* \*The original 1960s show, of course, not the recent bastardization \*\*animated series. Not sure if I’ve seen all the live episodes \*\*\*The original 1960s series ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/18 "2013-05-22T14:31:18Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Why, when I was a kid, we only had three network channels and a local channel. Shows were only rerun during the summer. > No cable, no VCR, no recording of any kind, and y’had to watch the shows when they were aired or you just plain missed 'em! That’s the thing, the ones we’ve seen every episode of aired after the advent of DVR. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/19 "2013-05-22T14:39:11Z")
Breaking Bad The Walking Dead Hell On Wheels Dexter Friends Archer The Shield Sons Of Anarchy Shameless Survivor Hell’s Kitchen Master Chef Top Chef Deadliest Catch Modern Family Fringe The X Files House Of Lies American Horror Story Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew CSI Parenthood The Biggest Loser Hemlock Grove The Mentalist Swingtown …I watch a lot of TV… ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010/20 "2013-05-22T14:45:13Z")
There have got to be a bunch and I may not be thinking of them all, but here goes: Seinfeld (pretty sure) Friends 30 Rock Night Court The Wire IT Crowd (I heard they’re going to do a Christmas Special) The Office (UK) The Office (US) Terriers Firefly Robotech G.I.Joe Transformers (G1 variety) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers The L Word The Tick (Live Action) Spaced (I’m in the middle of watching this again) Middle Man Rome Star Trek TOS Star Trek: TNG Deadwood Wonderfalls Freaks and Geeks Undeclared There are more, there’s just gotta be. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-series-of-which-you-have-seen-every-single-episode/659010.md?page=2)