TOP 10 best TV series of all time according to Variety (10 photos)

The hit parade of “tops” continues! We already had final ratings for the year from IMDb, Netflix, Metacritic. And, as they say, the show must go on. Next up we have the TOP 10 best TV series of all time according to Variety. How is the next list different? And the fact that “Game of Thrones”, “Friends”, “Doctor House”, “Lost” and other cult projects are not there. For some, this will be a new reason to throw a tomato at their monitor (we do not recommend it) and shout “ugh!” And others will add to the list of interesting series that have not yet been watched. After all, you will probably hear about some of them for the first time.

10th place - Roots (mini-series, 1977)





The series is about "an American family that was forcibly made American." The main character's mother was kidnapped from Gambia, which is why he became an ordinary dark-skinned slave in the United States, dreaming of the life of a free man.

9th place - The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977)



The series is about "a lonely girl who lives, loves and works in a big city." The show's revolutionary twist was that the main character, Mary Richards, working in television in Minneapolis, was a single, independent woman in her 30s who was focused on her career.

By the way, the series is named after actress Mary Tyler Moore, not her heroine.

8th place - Seinfeld (1989-1998)





We assure you that there will be several series from the 21st century in the top ten!

7th place - Wire (2002-2008)



In other similar TOPs, this series usually takes first place. But here I took only 7th place.

6th place - Sex and the City (1998-2004)



5th place - Breaking Bad (2008-2013)



4th place - The Simpsons (1989-...)



Not a single such top can do without this animated series. Also note that this is the only live TV show here.

3rd place - The Sopranos (1999-2007)



2nd place - Mad Men (2007-2015)



1st place - I love Lucy (1951-1957)



A classic American sitcom about the life of a simple housewife from New York who wants to get into show business.