14 DAY TRIAL // HBO’s drama “The Sopranos” was a hit from day one of its first season, which premiered in 1999. Today, it’s still a hit with critics (and fans, no doubt about it), having been named the best written TV series of all times by the Writers Guild of America.
If you missed out on the “Sopranos” experience, it’s your loss. The trailer above should refresh the memory of those who did catch it.
The complete list of the 101 best written TV shows ever, which concludes with another one of my favorites, “Oz,” also produced by HBO, is included below.
Make sure you check it out to see if your favorite shows made the cut – I know mine did, like “The Wire,” “Deadwood,” “Dexter,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Breaking Bad” and many others more.
1. “The Sopranos” 2. “Seinfeld” 3. “The Twilight Zone” 4. “All in the Family” 5. “M*A*S*H” 6. “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” 7. “Mad Men” 8. “Cheers” 9. “The Wire” 10. “The West Wing” 11. “The Simpsons” 12. “I Love Lucy” 13. “Breaking Bad” 14. “The Dick Van Dyke Show” 15. “Hill Street Blues” 16. “Arrested Development” 17. “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” 18. “Six Feet Under” 19. “Taxi” 20. “The Larry Sanders Show” 21. “30 Rock” 22. “Friday Night Lights” 23. “Frasier” 24. “Friends” 25. “Saturday Night Live” 26. “The X-Files” 27. “Lost” 28. “ER” 29. “The Cosby Show” 30. “Curb Your Enthusiasm” 31. “The Honeymooners” 32. “Deadwood” 33. “Star Trek” 34. “Modern Family” 35. “Twin Peaks” 36. “NYPD Blue” 37. “The Carol Burnett Show” 38. “Battlestar Galactica” (2005) 39. “SATC” 40. “Game of Thrones” 41. “The Bob Newhart Show” and “Your Show of Shows” (tie) 43. “Downton Abbey,” “Law & Order” and “Thirtysomething” (tie) 46. “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “St. Elsewhere” (tie) 48. “Homeland” 49. “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” 50. “The Colbert Report,” “The Good Wife” and the “UK Office” (tie) 53. “Northern Exposure” 54. “The Wonder Years” 55. “L.A. Law” 56. “Sesame Street” 57. “Columbo” 58. “Fawlty Towers” and “The Rockford Files” (tie) 60. “Freaks and Geeks” and “Moonlighting” (tie) 62. “Roots” 63. “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “South Park” (tie) 65. “Playhouse 90” 66. “Dexter” and the “US Office” (tie) 68. “My So-Called Life” 69. “Golden Girls” 70. “The Andy Griffith Show” 71. “24,” “Roseanne” and “The Shield” 74. “House” and “Murphy Brown” (tie) 76. “Barney Miller” and “I, Claudius” (tie) 78. “The Odd Couple” 79. “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Upstairs, Downstairs” (tie) 83. “Get Smart” 84. “The Defenders” and “Gunsmoke” (tie) 86. “Justified,” “Sgt. Bilko/The Phil Silvers Show” (tie) 88. “Band of Brothers” 89. “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” 90. “The Prisoner” 91. “Absolutely Fabulous” and “The Muppet Show” (tie) 93. “Boardwalk Empire” 94. “Will & Grace” 95. “Family Ties” 96. “Lonesome Dove” and “Soap” (tie) 98. “The Fugitive,” “Late Night with David Letterman” and “Louie” (tie) 101. “Oz”