While it is impossible to determine objectively the greatest television show of all time, it is possible to list television shows considered the greatest ever by a sizeable populace of the TV-watching community or, more commonly, by critics. The criterion for inclusion in this article is that the television show is considered the "greatest" in a quantitative survey – be it a critics' poll, popular poll or number of awards. For a list of longest running television series, please see the corresponding article.
In particular genres
Animation
* The Simpsons was voted the best television show of the 20th Century by TIME magazine and has won more Emmys than any other animated television show.
* Neon Genesis Evangelion was voted the greatest anime of all time in a reader poll by Newtype USA and in the Japan Media Arts Festival.
* Gundam was found to be the best anime of all time in a survey conducted by the television network Animax.
* Sazae-san is the longest running animated series of all time.
Comedy
*The Phil Silvers Show was voted the best sitcom by Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy in 2003.
* Frasier was named by UK's Channel 4 as the best sitcom of all-time by other comedians.
* Last of the Summer Wine is the longest running comedy series of all time.
Drama
* Guiding Light is the longest running drama series of all time.
Educational
* Blue Peter is the longest running educational show of all time.
Game show
* The Price is Right was voted best game show ever by TV Guide.
Science fiction
* Star Trek was deemed the greatest cult television program of all time by TV Guide magazine on a list of the 50 Greatest Cult Television Shows.
* Doctor Who is the longest running science fiction series of all time.
In particular countries
Australia
* The Graham Kennedy Show was voted the greatest Australian television show in Channel 9's 50 Years/50 Shows special.
* Four Corners is the longest running television series in Australia.
United Kingdom
* Fawlty Towers was first in a 2000 list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute.
* Only Fools and Horses was voted Britain's Best Sitcom
United States
* Seinfeld was named the greatest television show of all time when it topped TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002.
* Cheers and ER both received 117 Emmy award nominations during their runs, more than any other show.
* I Love Lucy is the only show to be inducted into the United States Television Hall of Fame.
In particular genres
Animation
* The Simpsons was voted the best television show of the 20th Century by TIME magazine and has won more Emmys than any other animated television show.
* Neon Genesis Evangelion was voted the greatest anime of all time in a reader poll by Newtype USA and in the Japan Media Arts Festival.
* Gundam was found to be the best anime of all time in a survey conducted by the television network Animax.
* Sazae-san is the longest running animated series of all time.
Comedy
*The Phil Silvers Show was voted the best sitcom by Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy in 2003.
* Frasier was named by UK's Channel 4 as the best sitcom of all-time by other comedians.
* Last of the Summer Wine is the longest running comedy series of all time.
Drama
* Guiding Light is the longest running drama series of all time.
Educational
* Blue Peter is the longest running educational show of all time.
Game show
* The Price is Right was voted best game show ever by TV Guide.
Science fiction
* Star Trek was deemed the greatest cult television program of all time by TV Guide magazine on a list of the 50 Greatest Cult Television Shows.
* Doctor Who is the longest running science fiction series of all time.
In particular countries
Australia
* The Graham Kennedy Show was voted the greatest Australian television show in Channel 9's 50 Years/50 Shows special.
* Four Corners is the longest running television series in Australia.
United Kingdom
* Fawlty Towers was first in a 2000 list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute.
* Only Fools and Horses was voted Britain's Best Sitcom
United States
* Seinfeld was named the greatest television show of all time when it topped TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002.
* Cheers and ER both received 117 Emmy award nominations during their runs, more than any other show.
* I Love Lucy is the only show to be inducted into the United States Television Hall of Fame.
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tools. The company is dedicated to developing a suite of network software
products that will be useful to midsize and large businesses,
entrepreneurs and business professionals.
In 2004 Caligare s.r.o. came up with new product - Caligare Flow Inspector,
a Linux based network software product that serve as a netflow monitoring and
analyzing software solution. The latest version supports detection of network anomalies,
such as network and host port scanning, ICMP and TCP/SYN flooding
and detection of network games and peer2peer applications.
Its useful suite of software products helps public and private organisations monitor,
analyze and measure data networks, across local (LAN) or wide area links (WAN).
Caligare has recently been invited to join Cisco Systems's Technology Developer Program. Caligare's Netflow Software has been awarded the "Cisco Compatible" seal of approval.
development company, specialising in the design of Netflow and network management
tools. The company is dedicated to developing a suite of network software
products that will be useful to midsize and large businesses,
entrepreneurs and business professionals.
In 2004 Caligare s.r.o. came up with new product - Caligare Flow Inspector,
a Linux based network software product that serve as a netflow monitoring and
analyzing software solution. The latest version supports detection of network anomalies,
such as network and host port scanning, ICMP and TCP/SYN flooding
and detection of network games and peer2peer applications.
Its useful suite of software products helps public and private organisations monitor,
analyze and measure data networks, across local (LAN) or wide area links (WAN).
Caligare has recently been invited to join Cisco Systems's Technology Developer Program. Caligare's Netflow Software has been awarded the "Cisco Compatible" seal of approval.
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Infosim markets and sells its products through network of sales channels that include distributors located in Europe, Asia and America. Infosim's customers include service providers, government agencies, insurance companies, educational institutes and manufacturing companies.
StableNet
Infosim was founded in 2001 and has since been developing the Service Level Management and Service Assurance software StableNet. StableNet provides real-time end-to-end visibility and accurate troubleshooting. It includes:
* Performance Management
* Event/Fault Management
* Configuration Management
* MPLS Optimization
StableNet comes in three editions:
*
*
*
StableNet adheres to many concepts laid out by the Next Generation OSS Model (NGOSS).
Technology
StableNet is based on a Service Oriented Architecture. The lower layers are implemented in C++. Upper layers use a combination of JEE and JSE. StableNet provides a web based interface (pure HTML, no Java or Flash) and a rich client interface. Polling agents provide geographic scalability and redundancy.