Before the 67th annual primetime Emmy awards, which just wrapped last night, The Hollywood Reporter took it upon themselves to assemble their own list of television's best and brightest. Last week, the magazine asked 2,800 industry professionals - including 779 actors, 365 producers and 268 directors, among others - to name their favorite television series' of all-time.
The results were compiled into this staggering top 100 list. Here are some of the highlight picks.
HBO is often hailed as one of the medium's greatest networks, so it's no surprise to see a sizeable amount of their roster on the list.
The company has two hits in the top 10 and seven shows overall, not bad for a network that only got into the business during the 90's. Game of Thrones, the fantasy epic based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling book series, comes in at No. 4 on the list. It's the only show that debuted this decade to crack the final 10. Trailing it at No. 6 is HBO's iconic gangster drama The Sopranos.
Finishing just outside the top 10 at rank 12 was Sex and The City. Other HBO classics like Six Feet Under (No. 29), The Wire (No. 30), and Curb Your Enthusiasm (No. 53) are featured further down the list.
Overall the top 10 is a good mix of comedy and drama that skews heavily toward the so-called 'TV golden age' of the 90's and 2000's. Joining The Sopranos and Game of Thrones are:
The Simpsons (No. 10), Mad Men (No. 9), I Love Lucy (No. 8), Saturday Night Live (No. 7), Seinfeld (No.5), The X-Files (No.3), Breaking Bad (No. 2), and Friends (No.1).
Other notable names include Netflix's political drama House of Cards as the highest charting show from the streaming era at No. 21.
To see the full list check out THR.
