# TV shows with the highest signal-to-noise ratio.

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-the-highest-signal-to-noise-ratio/742167
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [January 4, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-the-highest-signal-to-noise-ratio/742167 "2016-01-04T18:04:13Z")
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### Author: ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-the-highest-signal-to-noise-ratio/742167/41 "2016-01-31T23:37:40Z")

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Just about every episode of Mary Tyler Moore is wonderful.

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### Author: ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-the-highest-signal-to-noise-ratio/742167/42 "2016-02-02T13:40:55Z")

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Better Off Ted, though it only had 26 episodes.

Reaper, but again, only 31 episodes.

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### Author: ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-the-highest-signal-to-noise-ratio/742167/43 "2016-02-02T14:17:01Z")

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A slightly obscure one - but every episode of the British series _Spaced_ was funny, without exception. 🆒

> **[Spaced (TV Series 1999–2001) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187664/)**
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> Spaced: With Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, Julia Deakin, Nick Frost. Friends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can afford.

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