The Arts
| American Bandstand (1952-89) | Street Magic (1997) |
| Soul Train (1971-2006) |
Children’s
| Looney Tunes (1930-69) | Double Dare (1986-93, 2000) |
| Tom and Jerry (1940-67) | Pee-Wee’s Playhouse (1986-90) |
| The Gumby Show (1955-68, 1987-88) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-96) |
| Felix the Cat (1958-62) | DuckTales (1987-90) |
| The Banana Splits (1968-70, 2008) | The Adventures of Pete and Pete (1989-96) |
| Scooby-Doo (1969- ) | Rugrats (1991-2004) |
| Sesame Street (1969- ) | Barney and Friends (1992-2009) |
| Land of the Lost (1974-76, 1991-92) | Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993-98) |
| Vegetable Soup (1975-78) | The Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers (1993-2010) |
| The Hot Fudge Show (1976-80) | Arthur (1994- ) |
| The Muppet Show (1976-81, 2015-2016) | Dexter’s Laboratory (1996-2003) |
| Battle of the Planets (1978-85) | The Powerpuff Girls (1998-2005, 2016- ) |
| The Smurfs (*co-production with Belgium) (1981-90) | Spongebob Squarepants (1999- ) |
| He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983-85, 2002-04) | Dora the Explorer (2000-14) |
| Fraggle Rock (1983-87) | Ben 10 (2005- ) |
| M.A.S.K. (1985-86) | Hannah Montana (2006-11) |
| Care Bears (1985-88) | iCarly (2007-2012) |
| Thundercats (1985-89) | Yo Gabba Gabba! (2007- ) |
| My Little Pony (1985-87, 1992, 2010- ) |
Comedy
| I Love Lucy (1951-60) | Taxi (1978-83) |
| The Honeymooners (1955-56) | Different Strokes (1978-85) |
| The Phil Silvers Show (aka “Sergeant Bilko”) (1955-59) | Cheers (1982-93) |
| Mr. Ed (1958-66) | The Cosby Show (1984-92) |
| The Andy Griffith Show (1960-68) | The Golden Girls (1985-92) |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-66) | Married…with Children (1987-97) |
| The Munsters (1964-66) | Roseanne (1988-97) |
| The Addams Family (1964-66, 1998-99) | The Simpsons (1989- ) |
| Gilligan’s Island (1964-67) | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-96) |
| Bewitched (1964-72) | Seinfeld (1990-98) |
| I Dream of Jeannie (1965-70) | Frasier (1993-2004) |
| The Brady Bunch (1969-74) | Friends (1994-2004) |
| The Partridge Family (1970-74) | South Park (1997- ) |
| The Odd Couple (1970-75) | The Daily Show (1999- ) |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-77) | Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-11) |
| All in the Family (1971-79) | The Office (2005-13) |
| MAS*H (1972-83) | How I Met Your Mother (2005-14) |
| Happy Days (1974-84) | 30 Rock (2006-13) |
| The Jeffersons (1975-85) | The Big Bang Theory (2007-19) |
| Saturday Night Live (1975- ) | Modern Family (2009-20) |
| Mork and Mindy (1978-82) |
Current Affairs
| 60 minutes (1968- ) | The Nixon Interviews (1977) |
Documentaries
| 30 for 30 (2009- ) |
Drama
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-65) | Oz (1997-2003) |
| Gunsmoke (1955-75) | Sex and the City (1998-2004) |
| Bonanza (1959-73) | The Sopranos (1999-2007) |
| Mission: Impossible (1966-73) | Band of Brothers (2001) |
| Roots (1977) | The Wire (2002-08) |
| Baywatch (1989-2001) | Deadwood (2004-2006) |
| Twin Peaks (1990-91) | House (2004-12) |
| Northern Exposure (1990-95) | Grey’s Anatomy (2005- ) |
| Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-99) | Mad Men (2007-15) |
| The X-files (1993-2002, 2016) | Breaking Bad (2008-13) |
| E.R. (1994-2009) | Game of Thrones (2011-19) |
| The West Wing (1996-2006) | House of Cards (2013-18) |
Family Dramas
| The Lone Ranger (1949-57) | Wonder Woman (1974-79) |
| The Roy Rogers Shows (1951-57) | Little House on the Prairie (1974-83) |
| Lassie (1954-73, 1989-92) | The Love Boat (1977-86) |
| Flipper (1964-67, 1995-2000) | CHiPs (1978-83) |
| The Waltons (1972-81) | The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-86) |
Famously Bad Shows
| Tool Academy (2009-10) |
Fantasy
| The Twilight Zone (1959-64, 1985-89, 2002-03) | Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001) |
| Star Trek (1966-69) | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-94) | Firefly (2002) |
| Quantum Leap (1989-93) | Battlestar Galactica (2003-09) |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-99) |
Game Shows
| Hollywood Squares (1966-89, 1998-2004) | Jeopardy (1964-75, 1978-79, 1984- ) |
| Family Feud (1976-85, 1988-93, 1999- ) | The Price is Right (1956- ) |
| Wheel of Fortune (1975- ) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1999- ) |
Lifestyle
| The Joy of Painting (1983-94) | The Antiques Roadshow (1997- ) |
| Martha Stewart Living (1993-2005) | Mythbusters (2003-2016) |
Light entertainment and talent shows
| The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-71) | American Idol (2002-2016) |
| The Jackie Gleason Show (1952-70) | Project Runway (2004- ) |
| The Gong Show (1978-80, 1988-89) | America’s Got Talent (2006- ) |
Police/Detective/Crime
| Columbo (1968-78, 1989-2003) | MacGyver (1985-92) |
| Hawaii Five-O (1968-80) | Law and Order (1990-2010) |
| Charlie’s Angels (1976-81, 2011) | NYPD Blue (1993-2005) |
| Magnum, P.I. (1980-88) | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-15) |
| Hill Street Blues (1981-87) | 24 (2001-15) |
Reality
| The Real World (1992- ) | The Apprentice (2004- ) |
| Survivor (2000- ) | Deadliest Catch (2005- ) |
| The Amazing Race (2001- ) | Shark Tank (2009- ) |
| The Osbournes (2002-05) |
Soap Operas
| All My Children (1970-2011) | Dynasty (1981-89) |
| Dallas (1978-91, 2012-14) | The Bold and the Beautiful (1987- ) |
| Knot’s Landing (1979-93) |
Sports
| Monday Night Football (1970- ) | Baseball Tonight (1990- ) |
| SportsCenter (1979- ) |
Talk Shows
| The Tonight Show (1954- ) | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003- ) |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-2011) | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003- ) |
| Late Show with David Letterman (1993-2015) | Conan (2010- ) |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien (1993-2009) |
Teen Drama
| The Wonder Years (1988-93) | Dawson’s Creek (1998-2003) |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000) | The O.C. (2003-07) |
| My So-Called Life (1994-95) | Friday Night Lights (2006-11) |
| Party of Five (1994-2000) | Gossip Girl (2007-12) |