Fifty-three critics participated in the poll, which ranks critics' favorite and least favorite TV series. Lost and The Sopranos tied for the top spot.

THE BEST
1. Lost
1. The Sopranos
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. 24
5. House
6. The Office
7. My Name is Earl
8. Rescue Me
9. The Shield
10. Deadwood
11. Battlestar Galactica
12. Big Love
13. Scrubs
14. American Idol
15. The Colbert Report
16. Veronica Mars
17. Everybody Hates Chris
18. The Daily Show with John Stewart
19. Prison Break
20. Everwood
21. Entourage
22. Boston Legal
23. Desperate Housewives
23. The West Wing
25. Law & Order: SVU

THE WORST
1. Unanimous
2. The War at Home
3. Lucky Louie
4. Bedford Diaries
5. Modern Men
5. Teachers
7. Heist
8. Fear Factor
9. Emily’s Reasons Why Not
10. According to Jim

Pretty good list, if you ask me.

Grey's is too high, and I would have but battlestar in the top 5.

Battlestar & The Daily Show should be higher.

Idol should be on the Worst list.

24 should be tied with the sopranos and lost, prison break can replace grey's anatomy in the top five, and american idol can just make its way down to the bottom five

I like the list. Some highly ranked shows I don't care for much, and some that are lower rated on the good list, I like a lot. But all in all, pretty fair list that doesn't have any major flaws.

And I hate or have never heard of the shows on the bad list. So that works for me.

1. Unanimous
2. The War at Home
3. Lucky Louie
4. Bedford Diaries
5. Modern Men
5. Teachers
7. Heist
8. Fear Factor
9. Emily’s Reasons Why Not
10. According to Jim

Of these, I've heard of only about half of them and never watched any of them.

Good to see Battlestar Galactica get some respect, but it should be higher.

too bad they cancelled everwood and kept 7th heaven.

Grey's ahead of The Office? I think not.

The list is fairly decent, but I do take issue with the fact that there is nary a CSI or NCIS on the list, and all are extremely successful and popular shows.

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too bad they cancelled everwood and kept 7th heaven.

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I'm still not over that. Everwood was so damn good.


BTW, this list is semiannual, so only shows that aired from January-June this year were eligible, which is why something like Rome isn't on the list. The only shows missing that I can think of and would've included were Gilmore Girls and Doctor Who.


And NCIS and CSI aren't on there for good reason. They suck.

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9. The Shield

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other than this being 8 spots too low, I pretty much agree with the list.

And Dirty Jobs! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

Both those shows are greatness, but I don't think they're most folks cup of tea.

Mythbusters RUINS nights, it's so addictive, and they never show just 1 of 'em, it's always 2-3 episodes back to back to back. there went any plans i had

I was up until 3 the other morning watching Mythbusters. That show is very addicting. I would love to be one of the build team members and test stuff out.

I don't see The Simpsons on the list. It's not as good as it used to be but still better than most of what's on the tube.

Am I really the only one who enjoys watching "According to Jim"


Please dont flame me. My favorite shows are "Rome" and "Entourage" so back off

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Grey's is terrible. I could write an episode of it.

The Daily Show >> The Colbert Report

And Baseball Tonight belongs somewhere on that list.

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the simpsons jumped the shark 8 years ago- Lost will never stand up to the test of time like the Sopranos will-

Lucky Louie is getting much better.

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Lucky Louie is getting much better.

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You know that white stuff at the top of a piece of bird sh*t? It is still sh*t.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia should be on the list.

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia should be on the list.

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The new season didn't start in time to qualify.

If you've watched and follow all of those shows, you really need to get a life. Way too much TV...

I couldn't imagine much worse than The War At Home. I watched one episode of that, and it was aweful.

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If you've watched and follow all of those shows, you really need to get a life. Way too much TV...

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I think its safe to say that no one watches and follows all those shows.

Yeah, you'd definitely be pathetic if you watched em all.

I only watch 21 of the 25 on the Best list. Sad, I know.