50 best TV shows ever, according to 10,000 flicks.com.au voters

10,000 voters have spoken, and they’ve picked what they consider the 50 best TV shows ever made. Prepare to disagree.

Any ranking of the greatest TV shows of all time is going to be controversial.

Unless it’s your personal list, you’re never going to completely agree.

So, prepare to agree and disagree with the latest poll, conducted by Australian site flicks.com.au, and voted on by 10,000 online respondents who selected what they consider to be the 50 best TV shows ever made.

It’s a mix of dramas and comedies including some usual suspects such as the top two, Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones, while Friends at number three may prove controversial, especially to Seinfeld fans whose beloved series sits behind at number four.

The Sopranos is in fifth spot, followed by MASH, The Simpsons, The Wire, The Office US and Big Bang Theory.

Seinfeld came in fourth on the top 50 TV shows list, according to a flicks.com.au poll.

Breaking Bad triumphed.

The top non-American series is Doctor Who is number 12 while no Australian shows made the top 25.

Personally, I question any list that places the near-perfect series Mad Men as low as 20 and below the Big Bang Theory and the uneven Dexter, or a top 50 that includes Supernatural and NCIS. But that’s just me.

1. Breaking Bad

2. Game of Thrones

3. Friends

4. Seinfeld

5. The Sopranos

6. M*A*S*H

7. The Simpsons

8. The Wire

9. The Office

10. Big Bang Theory

11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

12. Doctor Who

13. The West Wing

14. The X Files

15. Twin Peaks

16. Star Trek

17. Brooklyn Nine-Nine

18. Dexter

19. Schitt’s Creek

20. Mad Men

21. The Walking Dead

22. Supernatural

23. The Handmaid’s Tale

24. Lost

25. Grey’s Anatomy

For the remainder of the top 50 list, head over to flicks.com.au

[Ed’s note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated no Australian series made the list, Wentworth came in at number 35.]