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1.
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956–1963)
Episode:
Bette Davis, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé, Alan King
(1958)
Music
Todays guests are Bette Davis, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé, Alan King.
Director: Bob Banner | Stars: Dinah Shore, Joel Aldred, Bette Davis, Nanette Fabray
Votes: 138
2. Baseball (1994–2010)
TV-PG | 104 min | Documentary, History, Sport
A documentary on the history of the sport with major topics including Afro-American players, player/team owner relations and the resilience of the game.
Stars: Daniel Okrent, George F. Will, John Chancellor, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Votes: 4,747
3. Talent Scouts (1962–1963)
60 min | Family
Famous guest celebrities introduced young professionals on this talent show.
Stars: Merv Griffin, Jim Backus, Marty Allen, Jack E. Leonard
Votes: 30
4.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Judy Garland: The Concert Years
(1985)
TV-G | Music, Musical
Director: David Heeley | Stars: Lorna Luft, Edward Albee, Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin
Votes: 139
5.
Thirtysomething (1987–1991)
Episode:
Prelude to a Bris
(1990)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Romance
Michael and Hope debate over a bris for Leo; guests Barbara Barrie, Alan King.
Director: Richard Kramer | Stars: Timothy Busfield, Polly Draper, Mel Harris, Peter Horton
Votes: 79
6. The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992–2022)
Music
Featuring iconic performances by groundbreaking artists from music, comedy, novelty, politics, sports, Broadway, dance, and opera. The Ed Sullivan Show is TV's longest running variety show. It ran on Sunday nights for 23 years.
Stars: Ed Sullivan, Ed Ames, Alan King, Liza Minnelli
Votes: 11
7.
I've Got a Secret (1952–1967)
Episode:
Alan King
(1965)
TV-G | Family, Game-Show
Director: Paul Alter | Stars: Steve Allen, Alan King, Tom Poston, Peggy Cass
Votes: 8
8.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
Episode:
Alan King/Charles Nelson Reilly
(1982)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Alan King talks about having three doctors as brothers, and his Orthodox Jewish background and start in show business; Charles Nelson Reilly discusses mishaps with his hairpiece, and his failed commercials.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Alan King
Votes: 12
9. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Television show featuring skits by Carol Burnett and her comedy troupe.
Stars: Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, The Ernie Flatt Dancers, Harvey Korman
Votes: 7,318
10. The Real Las Vegas (1996– )
200 min | Documentary
It's a city that's larger than life. A city without limits. A glittering mecca of excess and forbidden desires. THE REAL LAS VEGAS tells the fascinating story of this fabled place and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Crenna, Muhammad Ali, Rod Amateau, Bob Arum
Votes: 42
11.
The Kraft Music Hall (1967–1971)
Episode:
Friars Club Roast of Jack Benny
(1970)
Music
Director: Dwight Hemion | Stars: Milton Berle, George Burns, Dennis Day, Phil Harris
Votes: 16
12.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Minnesota Fats & Ann Sothern
(1965)
Family, Game-Show
Panelists question a professional billiards player, a store window mannequins maker and, blindfolded, try to identify the week's celebrity "mystery guest", an actress.
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Arlene Francis, Alan King, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 18
13. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.
Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day
Votes: 1,649
14. Frost on Saturday (1968– )
40 min | Talk-Show
Mainly concentrated on topical interviews with entertainers and public figures.
Stars: David Frost, Patrick Macnee, Nicol Williamson, Bob Hope
Votes: 13
15.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow
(1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life of the most talented singer/actress Judy Garland who been performing since the age of three with her two sister and hit stardom on films, but led tragedy on her life.
Director: Peter Jones | Stars: Judy Garland, Peter Graves, Jack Perkins, Shana Alexander
Votes: 192
16.
Baseball (1994–2010)
Episode:
Something Like a War
(1994)
TV-PG | 103 min | Documentary, History, Sport
In 1894, a sportwriter named Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson takes over a struggling minor league - the Western League - and turns it into a financial success.
Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Roger Angell, Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Thomas Boswell
Votes: 215
17.
I've Got a Secret (1952–1967)
Episode:
Jack E. Leonard
(1963)
TV-G | Family, Game-Show
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Henry Morgan, Jack E. Leonard, Bill Cullen, Betsy Palmer
Votes: 6
18. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,246
19. What's My Line? (1950–1967)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
Stars: John Daly, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen
Votes: 1,770
20.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Judy Garland: By Myself
(2004)
TV-14 | 116 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Actress Judy Garland tells her own story through recordings she made while preparing to write her autobiography.
Director: Susan Lacy | Stars: Harris Yulin, June Allyson, Del Armstrong, Desi Arnaz
Votes: 308
21. The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957–1962)
105 min | Comedy, Family, Talk-Show
Originally airing during late-night, Tonight Starring Jack Paar was an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under the Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. After 1959, it was officially known as The Jack Paar Show.
Stars: Hugh Downs, Jose Melis, Jack Paar, Cliff Arquette
Votes: 324
22. The Dick Cavett Show (1968–1988)
TV-G | 90 min | Music, Talk-Show
This particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night September - December 1986
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, Fred Foy, Mort Sahl
Votes: 945
23. That's Life (1968–1969)
60 min | Comedy, Musical
The life and love of a young couple is told through a series of monologues, sketches, and song-and-dance routines. Each episode followed how they met and fell in love, and then their ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Morse, E.J. Peaker, Kay Medford, Shelley Berman
Votes: 94
24. The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special (1995 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy
Directors: Dana Calderwood, David Wain, Michael Patrick Jann, Steven Starr | Stars: Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Robert Ben Garant, Michael Patrick Jann
Votes: 106
25.
The Kraft Music Hall (1967–1971)
Episode:
Johnny Carson Friars' Roast
(1968)
Music
Director: Dwight Hemion | Stars: Alan King, Johnny Carson, Steve Allen, Joanne Carson
Votes: 19
26. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.
Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 47,331
27. Casino (1995)
R | 178 min | Crime, Drama
In Las Vegas, two best friends - a casino executive and a mafia enforcer - compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods
Votes: 564,937 | Gross: $42.44M
28. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Conan O'Brien, a Harvard Lampoon alumnus, hosts this late-night comedy/talk-show, which is often silly and whimsical.
Stars: Conan O'Brien, The Max Weinberg 7, Andy Richter, Joel Godard
Votes: 18,981
29. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,175
30. The World of Jewish Humor (1990)
Documentary
Tracing of the extraordinarily rich vein of Yiddish humor that reached from Eastern Europe to America with the great Jewish migration to the East Coast in the late 19th Century and the ... See full summary »
Director: Rex Bloomstein | Stars: Milton Berle, Shelley Berman, Jack Carter, Billy Crystal
Votes: 7
31.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice
(1996)
TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Even in her eighties, the legendary Lena Horne has a quality of timelessness about her. Elegant and wise, she personifies both the glamour of Hollywood and the reality of a lifetime spent battling racial and social injustice.
Director: Susan Lacy | Stars: Gail Lumet Buckley, Ossie Davis, Luther Henderson, Lena Horne
Votes: 110
32.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
Episode:
Alan King/Vlasta Krsek
(1985)
TV-G | 90 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Johnny looks at rejected holiday TV specials. Alan King (book "Is Salami and Eggs Better Than Sex?"); International Queen of Polka Vlasta Krsek is interviewed and performs.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Alan King
Votes: 21
33.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Buddy Hackett (2)
(1960)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Arlene Francis, Alan King, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 20
34.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Maurice Evans
(1960)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Dorothy Kilgallen, Alan King, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 20
35.
The Kraft Music Hall (1967–1971)
Episode:
Friars Club Roast of Jerry Lewis
(1971)
60 min | Music
A star studded roast of Jerry Lewis presented by the New York Friars Club.
Stars: Milton Berle, Charlie Callas, Johnny Carson, Jack Carter
Votes: 15
36.
The Kraft Music Hall (1967–1971)
Episode:
Friars Club Roast of Milton Berle
(1969)
30 min | Music
Director: Dwight Hemion | Stars: Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Red Buttons, Don Drysdale
Votes: 6
37. Family Guy (1999– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strives to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another.
Stars: Alex Borstein, Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 364,822
38. The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956–1963)
60 min | Music
Dinah hosted this hour-long weekly for seven years. It featured Dinah and guest stars in a variety of songs, skits, production numbers. Also featured: her "See the USA in your Chevrolet" song and her warm kiss to all in conclusion.
Stars: Dinah Shore, Joel Aldred, Janet Blair, John Raitt
Votes: 242
39. E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998– )
30 min | Documentary
Hollywood's most notorious scandals exposed through interviews and re-enactments.
Stars: A.J. Benza, A.C. Lyles, Marc Wanamaker, Bob Thomas
Votes: 317
40. I've Got a Secret (1952–1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
A group of panelists try to guess a guest's secret.
Stars: John Cannon, Henry Morgan, Bill Cullen, Garry Moore
Votes: 566
41. The Jackie Gleason Show (1966–1970)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Musical
Jackie Gleason's last weekly variety series, which alternated between regular variety hours with big name guest stars and musical remakes of old "The Honeymooners" sketches.
Stars: Jackie Gleason, Johnny Olson, The June Taylor Dancers, Sammy Spear and His Orchestra
Votes: 309
42. The ABC Comedy Hour (1972)
60 min | Comedy
On an alternate basis, "The ABC Comedy Hour" presented "The Kopykats" with various comedy specials.
Stars: George Kirby, Frank Gorshin, Marilyn Michaels, Joe Baker
Votes: 77
43. ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (1978 TV Special)
240 min | Comedy, Music
Past and present stars of the American Broadcasting Company gather to celebrate the networks 25th anniversary.
Director: Perry Rosemond | Stars: Edie Adams, Julie Andrews, Michael Ansara, Edward Asner
Votes: 22
44. Homage to Steve (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Comedy
This video contains three segments: First, the Oscar-nominated short The absent-minded waiter (1977), then a fake interview with Steve Martin about his art (comedians-segment) and finally a... See full summary »
Directors: Carl Gottlieb, Steve Martin, Gary Weis | Stars: Steve Martin, Teri Garr, Buck Henry, Alan King
Votes: 223
45. The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968 TV Special)
Family
Tony Award is the popular name of award, annually awarded for achievements in area of the American theatre, including a musical theatre. Complete official name of bonus - "Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre".
Director: Stan Harris | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Peter Ustinov, George Abbott, David Atkinson
Votes: 88
46.
Family Law (1999–2002)
Episode:
The Nanny
(1999)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Romance
Lynn's ethics and feelings make a custody case difficult, Rex's estranged brother appears, Danni represents an obnoxious elderly actor.
Director: Fred Gerber | Stars: Kathleen Quinlan, Christopher McDonald, Merrilee McCommas, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Votes: 10
47.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Art Carney (3)
(1965)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Panelists question a rock 'n roll performer and trombonist, a midget submarines maker and, blindfolded, try to identify the week's celebrity "mystery guest", an actor and comedian.
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Arlene Francis, Alan King, Carol Channing, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 21
48.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Alan King
(1961)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Panelists question an alligator wrestler, an ice cream cones manufacturer and blindfolded, try to identify the week's celebrity "mystery guest", an actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants.
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Dorothy Kilgallen, Martin Gabel, Suzy Parker, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 20
49.
The Kraft Music Hall (1967–1971)
Episode:
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
(1970)
60 min | Music
The New York Friars club roasts Don Rickles. Hosted by Johnny Carson.
Director: Dave Wilson | Stars: Milton Berle, Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett, Ed Herlihy
Votes: 33
50. The Lion in Winter (1968)
PG | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
1183 A.D.: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. When he allows his imprisoned wife Eleanor of Aquitaine out for a Christmas visit, they all variously plot to force him into a decision.
Director: Anthony Harvey | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle
Votes: 34,250 | Gross: $22.28M