For Each Decade of Your Life—One Favorite TV Show

[Cachoo]

I was a 60’s baby. My choices:

1960’s Bewitched

1970’s Mary Tyler Moore Show

1980’s St. Elsewhere

1990’s Northern Exposure

2000’s The Wire

2010’s Sherlock

2020’s ????

Your choices??

 

[manhn]

70s Dallas
80s thirtysomething
90s Friends
00s Lost
10s This is Us
20s ????

 

[PeterG]

1960s - The Lucy Show
1970s - All In The Family
1980s - Knots Landing
1990s - Buffy The Vampire Slayer
2000s - Lost
2010s - Orange Is The New Black
2020s - This Is Us

 

[Desperado]

I know, I’m cheating but 10yrs is a long time.

1970s - Charlie’s Angels - Laverne & Shirley
1980s - Cagney & Lacey / Wiseguy
1990s - Felicity / Murphy Brown
2000s - Gilmore Girls / Veronica Mars
2010s - Agent Carter
2020s - Nothing yet - I don’t like anything people love. Too many shows w/ short seasons then poof!

I’m curious as to why we made our picks. Growing up, I was starved of role models so that’s what I used to enjoy about shows, then characters near my age, most recently I just want escapism.

Then there are shows I loved but had terrible seasons or backstage issues (TheGood Wife) ended horribly or lasted too long (hello ER and Grey’s Anatomy).

And then I’m sure I forgot dozens of others I adored at the time.

 

[skategal]

70s - Sesame Street (I was a little kid)
80s - The Cosby Show
90s - Felicity
00s - Sex and The City
10s - This is Us
20s - Never Have I Ever

 

[quartz]

60s - H.R. Pufnstuf/The Monkees ….eta….AND CAROL BURNETT!
70’s - Saturday Night Live/Monty Python
80’s - Kids in the Hall/WKRP in Cincinnati
90’s - Dinosaurs (I was in my child raising years so the tv was mostly on TVOkids and YTV)
early 2000’s - IT Crowd
mid 2000’s - Better Off Ted
later 2000’s - Schitt’s Creek
2020’s so far - Derry Girls

 

[once_upon]

I'm old as dirt. And the favorite show is likely based on my age/interests at the time

50's - Captain Kangaroo
60's - Laugh In/ The Monkees
70's Charlie's Angels/Columbo/MASH/Happy Days
80's - Magmun PI/Miami Vice/Happy Days
90's - Northern Exposure/Hill Street Blues/St Elsewhere/Cheers
00's - wasn't this the beginnings of NCIS and NCIS LA/Monk
10's - Mostly NFL, NCAA Football, NCAA Basketball, NBA
20's Ted Lasso

Edited
But I cheated - looked some up and looking at others lists an oh yeah

 

[cygnus]

60s-Get Smart/Star Trek
70s-Monty Python/M*A*S*H
80s-Family Ties
90s-Quantum Leap/Deep Space 9
00s-Dr Who /Firefly
10s- Big Bang Theory/Sherlock
20s-Mrs Maisel

 

[tony]

1980s - Murder, She Wrote
1990s - Twin Peaks
2000s - The Mole
2010s - Schitt's Creek
2020s - The Last of Us

 

[Aceon6]

50s - Ed Sullivan Show
60s - can’t decide between Dick Van Dyke, Carol Burnett, and Mission Impossible
70s - M*A*S*H, SNL, still watching Carol Burnett, and a soft spot for Alice and Hot L Baltimore
80s - Cheers (I was invited to the premier party at the Bull and Finch)
90s - Married with Children, Frazier, The Simpsons
00s - 3rd Rock from the Sun
10s - nothing stands out
20s - same, no “must see tv”

 

[MacMadame]

I don't remember anything past a few years ago especially not what TV shows I watched/loved.

But right now my favorite tv show ever is Andor.

Cheating by using Google and I get:

1960s The Avengers (the British ones, not the MCU ones
1970s Mary Tyler Moore (didn't even have to look that one up!)
1980s Cagney & Lacey (Honorable mention to WKRP in Cincinati)
1990s Quantum Leap (though honestly, I didn't watch much tv then except for things like Barney & Pokemon with my kids)
2000s Scrubs & How I Met Your Mother (not gonna pick, you can't make me)
2010 The Big Bang Theory
2020 Andor (as said before, but honorable mention to Ms. Marvel)

 

[On My Own]

1990s Quantum Leap (though honestly, I didn't watch much tv then except for things like Barney & Pokemon with my kids)

2010 The Big Bang Theory

 

[quartz]

50s - Ed Sullivan Show
60s - can’t decide between Dick Van Dyke, Carol Burnett, and Mission Impossible
70s - M*A*S*H, SNL, still watching Carol Burnett, and a soft spot for Alice and Hot L Baltimore
80s - Cheers (I was invited to the premier party at the Bull and Finch)
90s - Married with Children, Frazier, The Simpsons
00s - 3rd Rock from the Sun
10s - nothing stands out
20s - same, no “must see tv”

Omg, how could I forget Carol Burnett?? Must revise my list!

 

[once_upon]

How could I forgotten Mrs Peel?

The original kick ass female hero

 

[DreamSkates]

1980s - Murder, She Wrote
1990s - Twin Peaks
2000s - The Mole
2010s - Schitt's Creek
2020s - The Last of Us

Twin Peaks! The most unusual series I’ve ever seen and also one that got so dark I couldn’t finish watching it. But I do have a reaction every time a person, restaurant or whatever, is named “Bob.”

 

[once_upon]

Also SOAP with Billy Crystal and others.

 

[Kasey]

1960s: Man from UNCLE, Monkees
1970s: MASH
1980s: WKRP in Cincinnati
1990s: Twin Peaks
2000s: Survivor
2010s: Schitt's Creek
2020s: Killing Eve

And continue to watch Survivor and sports, but that's about it

 

[Jenny]

1980s - Knots Landing

Those were the days! It used to be on twice a week where I live - the American showing then a Canadian channel aired it another night, so I'd watch both, and during the commercials a girlfriend and I would be on the phone dishing about it. No hello or goodbye, just a lot of "oh my god!!"

I think they only ever did the first two seasons on VHS/DVD (the boring ones that were too focused on domestic drama, before it became The Donna Mills Show ), but they did run it on the Soap Network for a few years and I thought it really held up nicely.

Le sigh.

 

[allezfred]

1970s: The Muppet Show
1980s: Golden Girls
1990s: Absolutely Fabulous
2000s: Sex and the City
2010s: The Americans
2020s: The White Lotus

 

[Private Citizen]

1980s: Golden Girls
1990s: Absolutely Fabulous
2020s: The White Lotus

Despite our opposing views in skating and politics, our TV taste is not far off. For the 2000s, I would say Six Feet Under (Dexter would've been in close contention) and 2010s House of Cards (US).

2020, the jury is still out, but White Lotus is in contention.

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

1950s - I Love Lucy
1960s - Dark Shadows/Star Trek TOS
1970s - The Carol Burnett Show
1980s - Star Trek TNG
1990s - Star Trek Voyager/DS9/Babylon 5
2000s - Law and Order SVU
2010s - Supernatural
2020s - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier/The Mandalorian

 

[once_upon]

How could I forget Dark Shadows - ran home after school to watch it.

 

[Cachoo]

1960s: Man from UNCLE, Monkees
1970s: MASH
1980s: WKRP in Cincinnati
1990s: Twin Peaks
2000s: Survivor
2010s: Schitt's Creek
2020s: Killing Eve

And continue to watch Survivor and sports, but that's about it

"Killing Eve" was so good. I didn't list a 2020's show but probably "Slow Horses" is the one I've enjoyed most so far.

 

[PRlady]

50’s: Mighty Mouse
60’s: Batman
70s: Mary Tyler Moore
80s: Hill Street Blues and thirtysomething, insist on both
90s: ER
00s: West Wing and Lost, I insist on both
10s: The Americans
20s: so far, Succession

 

[VGThuy]

For shows that run over to the next decade, I’m using the premier date or the decade where the majority of the show ran.

1980s: Cheers (retrospective watch)

1990s: The Simpsons

• Honorable mentions: Absolutely Fabulous, Homefront, Tracey Takes On, Frasier, and Mad About You

2000s: 30 Rock

• Honorable mentions: Six Feet Under, Damages, and Parks and Recreation

2010s: Steven Universe

• Honorable Mentions: Fleabag, Masters of None, Schitt's Creek, Bob's Burgers, Looking, The Americans, Broad City, and The Comeback (season 2).

I’m starting to think comedy ages better than drama.

ETA: I forgot AbFab from the 90s list, so I'm going to add it now.

 

[CassAgain]

70s Little House on the Prairie
80s Thirtysomething
90s My So Called Life
00s American Idol
10s Homeland (first season)
20s so far Love is Blind
00s-today ongoing Survivor

 

[Wyliefan]

A lot of these are in retrospect; I had favorites then that I either don't like anymore, or that got eclipsed eventually by other favorites from the same decade.

70s M*A*S*H
80s Cheers (At the time I would've said The Cosby Show, but I really don't feel that way about it anymore. )
90s Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Technically, it started in the late 80s, but it didn't come onto my radar until later.)
00s Tie between Psych, Monk, and Gilmore Girls
10s Sherlock
20s Only Murders in the Building

I'll probably think of others later and want a do-over.

 

[screech]

1980s - Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show (my favourite weekend afternoon show as a wee little one)
1990s - Saved by the Bell, or Full House
2000s - Alias, or Veronica Mars
2010s - Parks and Recreation
2020s - Schitt's Creek (I know it ended in 2020, but I didn't watch until after that). Aside from that, basically anything on Food Network for mindless entertainment, as no scripted shows stand out.

 

[Winnipeg]

1960s - Captain Kangaroo and the Friendly Giant (and Dark Shadows)
1970s - Happy Days
1980s - Dallas, Dynasty
1990s - Seinfeld
2000s - Survivor
2010s - Schitts Creek
2020s - Reruns of Judge Judy

 

[VGThuy]

Thinking back, I think I should have put Chopped and Cupcake Wars in there,