# TV Guide's 60 Best Shows - Which ones have you NOT seen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 8, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818 "2015-12-08T14:22:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [December 8, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/1 "2015-12-08T14:22:11Z")
TV Guide released this list in 2013. Please indicate the shows of which you have not seen a single complete episode. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/2 "2015-12-08T14:25:05Z")
How about a link? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/3 "2015-12-08T14:30:54Z")
I’ve more than one episode of 23. If you add the ones I’ve tested by rejected, add 5 more. As lists like this go, it’s not bad. “Cultural impact and most enduring influence” means different than “best”, so the list seems fairly representative. I can’t think of any obvious omissions right now. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/4 "2015-12-08T14:32:09Z")
14 for me. Of note: The Sopranos, The X-Files, and Buffy. mmm ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/5 "2015-12-08T14:37:18Z")
Shows I’ve seen 2 episodes or less - The Wire, Mad Men, Lost, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, West Wing, American Idol The Good Wife is the only one I’ve never seen an episode of at all. Your Show of Shows I’ve only seen in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/6 "2015-12-08T14:38:04Z")
Just ‘at least one episode’, 41 of them. Watched on a somewhat regular basis, or say, at least enough episodes to know the characters and premise probably only cuts it down to 30-35. ETA, I did the poll wrong, I checked off all of them that I HAD seen at least one episode. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/7 "2015-12-08T14:44:17Z")
Mine were down at the bottom of the list and I was fair in that if I had seen an episode (or part of one) I counted it as having seen the show. If I had counted the one episode only group I could have added another group. Of that group I actually followed for at least a few episodes (even in rerun mode) I’m guessing I’d have to list maybe 20 total. My _favorites_ from the list would number maybe a dozen. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/8 "2015-12-08T15:16:52Z")
1. A few I saw bits and pieces of (e.g, _Carol Burnett_), some I saw most of but not an entire shore (_Letterman_). I never watched the TV _Gunsmoke_, but I have listened to quite a few of the radio version. And a few shows I watched one and gave up. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/9 "2015-12-08T15:31:21Z")
Glaring omission. “The Fugitive”. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/10 "2015-12-08T15:36:32Z")
While I’ve actually seen an episode of the X files, I never watched the show. I was visiting friends who were huge fans, and I was forced to watch it. The idiocy still burns! Similarly with Star Trek, I never made any effort to watch, but my husband loves it, so by default, like football, I’ve seen it. Same with Breaking Bad - one episode was more than enough for me. ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/11 "2015-12-08T15:41:22Z")
I voted 8 of the list I have never seen ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/12 "2015-12-08T15:45:26Z")
One I was unable to vote for was _Friends_. I’ve seen exactly one (1) episode. That was on a hotel TV in Kuala Lumpur in 1999. A local station was showing reruns every afternoon, and we watched one episode, then the TV blew up before the next afternoon. Really. There were no replacements to give us. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/13 "2015-12-08T15:51:19Z")
Wow, nearly one-third have never seen at all. Maybe ten more I saw one episode and one episode only. Of the one-third, there are a few I hope to get around to binge-watching someday. Yeah, not a bad list, compared to others. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2015, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/14 "2015-12-08T15:53:18Z")
I’ve seen 'em all, what do I get? ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/15 "2015-12-08T15:55:09Z")
25 where I haven’t seen a single episode, almost all of the “before-my-time” variety. Most of the ones I have seen are one or two episodes only; it’s the kind of appeal-to-everyone list I’d expect from a website with the audience profile of TV Guide. It’s not a bad list, it’s just a really broad one, and overweight on stuff that people under 35 haven’t seen unless they’ve actively sought it out. The only two that I’ve seen the entirety of are _West Wing_ and _Battlestar Galactica_, though in sheer episode numbers I’ve probably seen more of _TDS with Jon Stewart_ and _Jeopardy!_ than anything else. Probably 25 are in the “well under a season, in a lot of cases just one random episode” variety. I watch a lot of TV, just not _this_ TV. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/16 "2015-12-08T16:09:02Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > While I’ve actually seen an episode of the X files, I never watched the show. I was visiting friends who were huge fans, and I was forced to watch it. The idiocy still burns! > > Similarly with Star Trek, I never made any effort to watch, but my husband loves it, so by default, like football, I’ve seen it. Same with Breaking Bad - one episode was more than enough for me. The idiocy still burns? Really? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/17 "2015-12-08T16:14:07Z")
45 that I’ve never seen a full episode of, but then I’m from the UK so perhaps no surprise. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/18 "2015-12-08T16:19:45Z")
I haven’t seen episodes of stuff from the 90’s on, other than The X-Files, The Sopranos, and Breaking Bad. Just not that much of a series watcher, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/19 "2015-12-08T16:31:32Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818/20 "2015-12-08T16:42:17Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Glaring omission. “The Fugitive”. I noticed another…“The Prisoner”. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-guides-60-best-shows-which-ones-have-you-not-seen/739818.md?page=2)