"Rolling Stone" has put out a list of the 100 Best Sitcoms of All Time.
For starters, they had to DEFINE a sitcom. They eliminated sketch shows like "SNL", and hour-long comedy-dramas like "Freaks and Geeks". And even some shorter shows like "The Wonder Years" was cut for being too dramatic.
They were looking for "a consistent group of characters and settings" .
. . and considered both how funny they were, and also how much they influenced other shows. Here's the Top 10:
1. "The Simpsons", Fox, 1989-Present
2. "Cheers", NBC, 1982-1993
3. "Seinfeld", NBC, 1989-1998
4. "I Love Lucy", CBS, 1951-1957
5. "All in the Family", CBS, 1971-1979
6. "M*A*S*H", CBS, 1972-1983
7. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", CBS, 1970-1977
8. "The Honeymooners", CBS, 1955-1956
9. "Parks and Recreation", NBC, 2009-2015
10. "The Larry Sanders Show", HBO, 1992-1998