1990s watch guide

Best TV shows of the 1990s

The defining series of the 1990s — ranked by viewer rating among shows that premiered 1990–1999.

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The Challenge posterViewer rating: 80%
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  1. Grand Designs posterViewer rating: 80%
    Grand Designs27 Seasons
  2. NewsRadio posterViewer rating: 80%
    NewsRadio5 Seasons
  3. Parker Lewis Can't Lose posterViewer rating: 80%
    Parker Lewis Can't Lose3 Seasons
  4. Tenacious D posterViewer rating: 80%
    Tenacious D1 Season
  5. Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction posterViewer rating: 80%
    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction1997
  6. Midsomer Murders posterViewer rating: 79%
    Midsomer Murders25 Seasons
  7. 3rd Rock from the Sun posterViewer rating: 79%
    3rd Rock from the Sun6 Seasons
  8. NYPD Blue posterViewer rating: 79%
    NYPD Blue12 Seasons
  9. Men Behaving Badly posterViewer rating: 79%
    Men Behaving Badly7 Seasons
  10. Renegade posterViewer rating: 79%
    Renegade5 Seasons
  11. The Lost World posterViewer rating: 79%
    The Lost World1999
  12. Highlander posterViewer rating: 78%
    Highlander6 Seasons
  13. Spin City posterViewer rating: 78%
    Spin City6 Seasons
  14. Dark Skies posterViewer rating: 78%
    Dark Skies1 Season
  15. Early Edition posterViewer rating: 78%
    Early Edition4 Seasons
  16. Kommissar Rex posterViewer rating: 78%
    Kommissar Rex1994
  17. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. posterViewer rating: 78%
    The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.1 Season
  18. Crusade posterViewer rating: 78%
    Crusade1999
  19. Stephen King's It posterViewer rating: 78%
    Stephen King's It1990
  20. The Flash posterViewer rating: 77%
    The Flash1 Season
  21. First Wave posterViewer rating: 77%
    First Wave3 Seasons
  22. Becker posterViewer rating: 77%
    Becker6 Seasons
  23. Earth 2 posterViewer rating: 77%
    Earth 21994
  24. Just Shoot Me! posterViewer rating: 77%
    Just Shoot Me!7 Seasons
  25. La Femme Nikita posterViewer rating: 77%
    La Femme Nikita5 Seasons
  26. Profiler posterViewer rating: 77%
    Profiler4 Seasons
  27. Never Mind the Buzzcocks posterViewer rating: 77%
    Never Mind the Buzzcocks28 Seasons
  28. 7 Days posterViewer rating: 77%
    7 Days3 Seasons
  29. Have I Got News for You posterViewer rating: 76%
    Have I Got News for You71 Seasons
  30. seaQuest DSV posterViewer rating: 76%
    seaQuest DSV3 Seasons
  31. Stephen King's The Stand posterViewer rating: 76%
    Stephen King's The Stand1 Season
  32. American Gothic posterViewer rating: 76%
    American Gothic1 Season
  33. Storm of the Century posterViewer rating: 76%
    Storm of the Century1 Season
  34. Beck posterViewer rating: 76%
    Beck1997
  35. Martial Law posterViewer rating: 76%
    Martial Law1998
  36. The PJs posterViewer rating: 76%
    The PJs1999
  37. WWE Monday Night RAW posterViewer rating: 75%
    WWE Monday Night RAW33 Seasons
  38. Touched by an Angel posterViewer rating: 75%
    Touched by an Angel9 Seasons
  39. Diagnosis: Murder posterViewer rating: 75%
    Diagnosis: Murder8 Seasons
  40. Two Guys and a Girl posterViewer rating: 75%
    Two Guys and a Girl4 Seasons
  41. The Tick posterViewer rating: 75%
    The Tick3 Seasons
  42. Slayers posterViewer rating: 75%
    Slayers1995
  43. Rocko's Modern Life posterViewer rating: 75%
    Rocko's Modern Life1993
  44. Mission Hill posterViewer rating: 75%
    Mission Hill1999
  45. WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams posterViewer rating: 75%
    WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams1994
  46. Celebrity Deathmatch posterViewer rating: 75%
    Celebrity Deathmatch1998
  47. Get Smart posterViewer rating: 74%
    Get Smart1995
  48. Dawson's Creek posterViewer rating: 74%
    Dawson's Creek1998

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