# Which popular TV shows, past or present, have you not seen a single episode of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 2, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867 "2012-06-02T14:03:17Z")\ **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:** [June 2, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/1 "2012-06-02T14:03:17Z")
I consider myself fairly culturally aware, but have not seen even one episode of: Baywatch Bones Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Closer CSI (any variation) Desperate Housewives Doctor Who Entourage Firefly Friday Night Lights Game of Thrones Knight Rider Law & Order Matlock Miami Vice Monk Murder, She Wrote Nip/Tuck Rome Sex and the City Smallville South Park Two and a Half Men X-Files ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/2 "2012-06-02T14:19:06Z")
NYPD Blue Moonlighting Sex and the City Friday Night Lights Smallville Two and Half Men Doctor Who (any version) Boardwalk Empire Carnivale Nip/Tuck Firefly Enterprise ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/3 "2012-06-02T14:23:57Z")
Way too many to name. I would love to see your list as a poll, though. I have more than half of those I could ditto. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/4 "2012-06-02T14:30:14Z")
The Simpsons The Family Guy and pretty much any TV series which started in the past 10 years ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/5 "2012-06-02T14:51:02Z")
American Idol Dancing with the Stars ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/6 "2012-06-02T15:00:56Z")
From a list of things on air in the US that I think are showing in Australia. There are others that I don’t believe air here so I have left them off and also a number that I saw a part or all of one episode and never watched again such as\* Burn Notice, Damages \*etc _2 Broke Girls 90210 Alcatraz Amazing Race American Horror Story American Idol America’s Got Talent America’s Next Top Model Are You There, Chelsea? The Bachelor Being Human The Biggest Loser Bones Castle Celebrity Apprentice The Cleveland Show Community Cougar Town Desperate Housewives Drop Dead Diva Game of Thrones A Gifted Man The Good Wife Gossip Girl Grey’s Anatomy Happy Endings Harry’s Law Hawaii Five-0 Hell’s Kitchen House of Lies Jersey Shore Keeping Up with the Kardashians The Killing Mad Men Merlin Mike & Molly Once Upon a Time Parenthood Parks and Recreation Person of Interest Project Runway Psych Revenge Smash Southland Survivor Terra Nova True Blood The Voice The Walking Dead Warehouse 13 Weeds Wilfred The X Factor_ ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/7 "2012-06-02T15:04:29Z")
15 titles in Mr. Mustard’s list and eight in Paul’s. Add to that at least two: Mad Men Something or other about your mother, with what’s his name (figuring all this out would require looking up Doogie Houser to find the actor’s name, then using that to look up the name of the show). ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/8 "2012-06-02T15:08:50Z")
Law & Order Gunsmoke Doctor Who What do I win? I have seen clips of each, but I’ve never sat down and watched a whole episode of any of them. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/9 "2012-06-02T15:18:42Z")
> [@Kenm](#): > > Something or other about your mother, with what’s his name (figuring all this out would require looking up Doogie Houser to find the actor’s name, then using that to look up the name of the show). That would be “How I Met Your Mother,” with Neil Patrick Harris. I think it would be easier for me to name popular shows I _have_ seen at least one episode of, since there aren’t many. I’ll limit myself to the last 15 years or so to make things easy. These are the ones I HAVE seen: All 3 CSIs (but only watch the Vegas one regularly) House Frasier Lie to Me Buffy American Idol America’s Got Talent Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares Hell’s Kitchen Hoarders (both shows) What Not to Wear The Simpsons South Park Without a Trace Sherlock I think that’s about it for the ones I’ve seen. Of course, if you go back further (like into the 70s) that list gets a lot bigger–I watched a lot more TV when I was a teenager and there was no Internet than I have since I got into college and beyond. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/10 "2012-06-02T15:19:27Z")
Law and Order NCIS CSI How I Met Your Mother Two and a Half Men Housewives of \_\_\_\_\_\_ Kardashians BiG Bang Theory The Mentalist The Office Bones The Middle Modern Family Community Grimm Gossip Girl Cougar Town Castle The Good Wife going back in time, never watched one whole episode of Friends. Couldn’t do it. There’s really too many to mention! I mean, my TV is ON a lot, but it’s for background noise because I’m home alone most of the time. That doesn’t mean I’m sitting in front of it watching everything and anything. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/11 "2012-06-02T15:23:10Z")
Most of them ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/12 "2012-06-02T15:29:11Z")
Most of the shows already listed. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/13 "2012-06-02T15:29:22Z")
_E.R. The Sopranos The Game of Thrones Survivor The Amazing Race America’s Got Talent The Biggest Loser The Bachelor The Bachelorette American Idol_ Just about any reality/game show. _Modern Family_ Most HBO and Showtime series, with a few exceptions. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/14 "2012-06-02T15:30:46Z")
is this not see any episodes of as in whole episodes? does viewing parts of episodes, as in while someone else is watching, count as watching or not? ---
**Author:** ![bmasters1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/15 "2012-06-02T15:34:23Z")
I’ve seen clips of _Trapper John, M.D._, but I’ve never seen a full episode. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/16 "2012-06-02T15:35:03Z")
Another “too many to list” vote for me. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/17 "2012-06-02T16:02:57Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Way too many to name. I would love to see your list as a poll, though. I have more than half of those I could ditto. I know there have been oodles of threads dealing with TV Show Favorites of one sort or another, but here are two threads with polls where “popular TV shows” were listed and voted on. A new poll with the same question as this one might be constructed from them. Please, somebody else do the necessary poll-building from: > **[Your Top Five Most Preferred TV Shows (Final Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=567279)** > > Vote for up to five. Your Top Five Most Preferred TV Shows (Final Poll) > **[The Best All-Time TV Show \[vote for up to 10\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=562451)** > > After seven weeks Your Favorite All-Time TV Shows has provided the “favorite” Top 51 TV Shows of All Time. This poll is to try to determine the BEST of those shows. Since there’s no way to control the number of votes in a multiple choice poll, you... The Best All-Time TV Show [vote for up to 10] ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/18 "2012-06-02T16:52:32Z")
I would say I haven’t seen 90% of the programming on television. Don’t think I’m missing anything, either. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/19 "2012-06-02T16:54:30Z")
Odd question. If I don’t watch them, it is kind of hard to remember the names of them. However, just going on shows that seem to have a lot of threads here, but I have no interest nor seen any: Buffy True Blood How I Met Your Mother Firefly Any reality show with housewives. Friday Night Lights Dancing With who cares ---
**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:** [June 2, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867/20 "2012-06-02T17:00:59Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I know there have been oodles of threads dealing with TV Show Favorites of one sort or another, but here are two threads with polls where “popular TV shows” were listed and voted on. A new poll with the same question as this one might be constructed from them. > > Please, somebody else do the necessary poll-building from: > > [Your Top Five Most Preferred TV Shows (Final Poll) - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=567279) > Your Top Five Most Preferred TV Shows (Final Poll) > > [The Best All-Time TV Show [vote for up to 10] - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=562451) > The Best All-Time TV Show [vote for up to 10] I’ll be happy to do the poll, but I need a little help: Which version of Dr. Who am I including? (I know nothing other than there are two versions of it). mmm [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-popular-tv-shows-past-or-present-have-you-not-seen-a-single-episode-of/623867.md?page=2)