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.
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