# Top 5 TV series of all time

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 9, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-tv-series-of-all-time/822711 "2018-10-09T17:48:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-tv-series-of-all-time/822711/41 "2018-10-10T22:19:42Z")

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Justified  
Deadwood  
The Shield  
If you count miniseries then:  
Band of Brothers  
Generation Kill

If not, then:  
The Office  
Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles

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**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-tv-series-of-all-time/822711/42 "2018-10-10T22:24:37Z")

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_M Squad_  
_The Streets of San Francisco_  
_Barney Miller_  
_The Bob Newhart Show_  
_Hart to Hart_

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**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-tv-series-of-all-time/822711/43 "2018-10-10T22:41:11Z")

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> The Walking Dead deserves a mention.

Yes. I’d like to mention that _The Walking Dead_ wouldn’t even crack the Top 200. 😃

1. Breaking Bad
2. The Wire
3. The Leftovers
4. Fawlty Towers
5. Twin Peaks

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**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-tv-series-of-all-time/822711/44 "2018-10-10T23:00:56Z")

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> The Walking Dead deserves a mention.

I came back to point out that The Walking Dead seasons 1-3(maybe 4) were a lot of fun, thrilling, and some amazing TV. In my top 5 for sure.

Since then…it has declined massively. It’s embarrassing to see how meandering it has become. Not as big a decline as Heroes or X-files went through, but it is a lot less great than it used to be.

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**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-tv-series-of-all-time/822711/45 "2018-10-10T23:54:09Z")

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1.) Twin Peaks  
2.) Gunsmoke  
3.) Hill Street Blues  
4.) WKRP in Cincinnati  
5.) Babylon 5

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