A Good List

Again, no reason for this, but I thought it was interesting to look over the top rated TV shows in each season since 1950-1951:

50-51: Texaco Star Theatre
51-52: Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts (The American Idol of its day?)
52-53: I Love Lucy
53-54: I Love Lucy
54-55: I Love Lucy
55-56: The $64,000 Question
56-57: I Love Lucy (is it me, or does this show actually suck?)
57-58: Gunsmoke
58-59: Gunsmoke
59-60: Gunsmoke
60-61: Gunsmoke
61-62: Wagon Train
62-63: The Beverly Hillbillies
63-64: The Beverly Hillbillies (This is the best show on? No wonder hippies were mad)
64-65: Bonanza
65-66: Bonanza
66-67: Bonanza (do you see a trend from 57-67?)
67-68: The Andy Griffith Show (another one I can't stand)
68-69: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in
69-70: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in
70-71: Marcus Welby, M.D.
71-72: All in the Family
72-73: All in the Family
73-74: All in the Family
74-75: All in the Family
75-76: All in the Family (I had no idea how long this show was popular)
76-77: Happy Days
77-78: Laverne and Shirley
78-79: Laverne and Shirley (we are now entering my world of TV)
79-80: 60 Minutes (friggin Andy Rooney - was he old already then?)
80-81: Dallas
81-82: Dallas
82-83: 60 Minutes (who shot Andy Rooney?)
83-84: Dallas
84-85: Dynasty
85-86: The Cosby Show
86-87: The Cosby Show
87-88: The Cosby Show
88-89: The Cosby Show
89-90: The Cosby Show and Rosanne (tied)
90-91: Cheers (Norm!)
91-92: 60 Minutes
92-93: 60 Minutes (Die Andy Rooney Die!)
93-94: Home Improvement (Seriously. This crap?)
94-95: Seinfeld
95-96: ER
96-97: ER
97-98: Seinfeld
98-99: ER (early ER was one show I actually was afraid to miss)
99-00: Who Wants to be a Millionaire (slow year, I guess)
00-01: Survivor (no, not the band)
01-02: Friends
02-03: CSI
03-04: CSI
04-05: American Idol
05-06: American Idol
06-07: American Idol (I admit it, I'm part of the problem here)