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The Top 300 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: FBG Consensus: 50 Lists received. 2: Seinfeld 1: Breaking Bad (7 Viewers)

Pip's Invitation said:
zamboni said:
Scoresman said:
136 - Severance
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Also in the camp of loving this show - so incredibly unique and clever. Probably just thought it was too soon to rank it, being only a season and a half into it and not knowing how it progresses.

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135 - The Price is Right
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This one wasn't really on my radar but always a fun watch - if only to see the yodeling cliffhanger guy.

And never mind Barker's beauties - Rice-A-Roni and Turtle Wax were pretty alluring themselves.
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Yodely Guy's game seems pretty easy to win -- the first item is always around $25, the second is always around $35 and the third is always around $45-50. In TPIR at Night (dunno about the daytime version) they've added an incentive where you get a certain amount of cash if you get really close to pushing Yodely Guy over but don't.

The hardest game is Three Strikes. It's extremely poorly designed and I've seen maybe 1 or 2 people win it in 40+ years of occasionally watching the show. I'd be pissed if I got onstage and that was my game.
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What's the one where they have to guess all 5 digits in a car's price? The first two digits are pretty easy, but the last three are so random.
 
Uruk-Hai said:
Pip's Invitation said:
zamboni said:
Scoresman said:
136 - Severance
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Also in the camp of loving this show - so incredibly unique and clever. Probably just thought it was too soon to rank it, being only a season and a half into it and not knowing how it progresses.

Scoresman said:
135 - The Price is Right
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This one wasn't really on my radar but always a fun watch - if only to see the yodeling cliffhanger guy.

And never mind Barker's beauties - Rice-A-Roni and Turtle Wax were pretty alluring themselves.
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Yodely Guy's game seems pretty easy to win -- the first item is always around $25, the second is always around $35 and the third is always around $45-50. In TPIR at Night (dunno about the daytime version) they've added an incentive where you get a certain amount of cash if you get really close to pushing Yodely Guy over but don't.

The hardest game is Three Strikes. It's extremely poorly designed and I've seen maybe 1 or 2 people win it in 40+ years of occasionally watching the show. I'd be pissed if I got onstage and that was my game.
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What's the one where they have to guess all 5 digits in a car's price? The first two digits are pretty easy, but the last three are so random.
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I remember that one, but not the name. Always wanted them to have some beat up Ford Pinto, or something like that, to guess on.
 
I was the high ranker on The Price is Right. Yes, it is the nostalgia of watching it when you were home from school in the 80's. No other show was like that, where I made sure I got on the TV at the right time on those rare days where I had a chance to experience it. And my Mom was usually good with it because God knows she was queueing up behind me to watch The Young and the Restless at 11 when TPIR was over. But I also ranked it because of this: a little over a year ago, my kids got my wife and I a new TV for our bedroom, as they thought the one we had was comically small. It is a Vizio, and there are all these free channels that come with the TV. The only one of these free channels that I've regularly watched is the one that shows The Price is Right 24 dadgum hours a day. It's comforting, it's nostalgic, it's mindless, which, to me, makes great TV.
 
139. Halt and Catch Fire: 90/91 (wow!)
138. Andor: 96/87
137. The White Lotus: 93/81
136. Severance: 97/80
135. The Price is Right: --/--
134. Northern Exposure: --/88
133. Reservation Dogs: 99/91 (wow!)
132. Futurama: 86/89
 
Shaft41 said:
I was the high ranker on The Price is Right. Yes, it is the nostalgia of watching it when you were home from school in the 80's. No other show was like that, where I made sure I got on the TV at the right time on those rare days where I had a chance to experience it. And my Mom was usually good with it because God knows she was queueing up behind me to watch The Young and the Restless at 11 when TPIR was over. But I also ranked it because of this: a little over a year ago, my kids got my wife and I a new TV for our bedroom, as they thought the one we had was comically small. It is a Vizio, and there are all these free channels that come with the TV. The only one of these free channels that I've regularly watched is the one that shows The Price is Right 24 dadgum hours a day. It's comforting, it's nostalgic, it's mindless, which, to me, makes great TV.
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It's fascinating that it's also good TV when the prices aren't even close to reality any more.
 
Psychopav said:
Shaft41 said:
I was the high ranker on The Price is Right. Yes, it is the nostalgia of watching it when you were home from school in the 80's. No other show was like that, where I made sure I got on the TV at the right time on those rare days where I had a chance to experience it. And my Mom was usually good with it because God knows she was queueing up behind me to watch The Young and the Restless at 11 when TPIR was over. But I also ranked it because of this: a little over a year ago, my kids got my wife and I a new TV for our bedroom, as they thought the one we had was comically small. It is a Vizio, and there are all these free channels that come with the TV. The only one of these free channels that I've regularly watched is the one that shows The Price is Right 24 dadgum hours a day. It's comforting, it's nostalgic, it's mindless, which, to me, makes great TV.
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It's fascinating that it's also good TV when the prices aren't even close to reality any more.
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Yes. Even though you know that you're watching an episode from 1983, there's that cognitive dissonance that comes up when they announce "a brand new car!" and it's a Mercury Bobcat worth 3999.
 
Psychopav said:
Shaft41 said:
I was the high ranker on The Price is Right. Yes, it is the nostalgia of watching it when you were home from school in the 80's. No other show was like that, where I made sure I got on the TV at the right time on those rare days where I had a chance to experience it. And my Mom was usually good with it because God knows she was queueing up behind me to watch The Young and the Restless at 11 when TPIR was over. But I also ranked it because of this: a little over a year ago, my kids got my wife and I a new TV for our bedroom, as they thought the one we had was comically small. It is a Vizio, and there are all these free channels that come with the TV. The only one of these free channels that I've regularly watched is the one that shows The Price is Right 24 dadgum hours a day. It's comforting, it's nostalgic, it's mindless, which, to me, makes great TV.
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It's fascinating that it's also good TV when the prices aren't even close to reality any more.
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They need to add a new game where you are chasing around chickens and have to grab the ones you think don't have H1N1. Then you have to guess how much their eggs will cost.
 
Scoresman said:

133 - Reservation Dogs​

Comedy
Score: 245
Average Rank: 22

Comedy series about four Native American teenagers growing up on a reservation in eastern Oklahoma.

List Breakdown

:pickle: McBokonon 5
Tick 18
Maik Jeaunz 22
gr00vus 31
whoknew 34
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I realized after submitting my list and we were talking about different shows in here that this was an oversight from my list. You grow so connected to the characters on this one, and they did a nice job of finishing off the series. Love this.
 

131 - The Last Kingdom​

Drama
Score: 249
Average Rank: 35.4

As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.

List Breakdown

Jayrod 27
gr00vus 27
Dr Octopus 28
Chaos34 39
John Madden's Lunchbox 41
Atomic Punk 43
Maik Jeaunz 43
 
Scoresman said:

131 - The Last Kingdom​

Drama
Score: 249
Average Rank: 35.4

As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.

List Breakdown

Jayrod 27
gr00vus 27
Dr Octopus 28
Chaos34 39
John Madden's Lunchbox 41
Atomic Punk 43
Maik Jeaunz 43
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Uhtred son of Uhtred of Bebbanburg!

Really loved the portrayal of Alfred. Guy had his flaws, but had a lot of conviction, was a very strong leader and seemed willing to learn and grow throughout the show.

Enjoyed this show from start to finish.
 
Jayrod said:
Scoresman said:

131 - The Last Kingdom​

Drama
Score: 249
Average Rank: 35.4

As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.

List Breakdown

Jayrod 27
gr00vus 27
Dr Octopus 28
Chaos34 39
John Madden's Lunchbox 41
Atomic Punk 43
Maik Jeaunz 43
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Uhtred son of Uhtred of Bebbanburg!

Really loved the portrayal of Alfred. Guy had his flaws, but had a lot of conviction, was a very strong leader and seemed willing to learn and grow throughout the show.

Enjoyed this show from start to finish.
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Fantastic show all around. I was semi-surprised it made it as high as it did on my list.
 
Shaft41 said:
I was the high ranker on The Price is Right. Yes, it is the nostalgia of watching it when you were home from school in the 80's. No other show was like that, where I made sure I got on the TV at the right time on those rare days where I had a chance to experience it. And my Mom was usually good with it because God knows she was queueing up behind me to watch The Young and the Restless at 11 when TPIR was over. But I also ranked it because of this: a little over a year ago, my kids got my wife and I a new TV for our bedroom, as they thought the one we had was comically small. It is a Vizio, and there are all these free channels that come with the TV. The only one of these free channels that I've regularly watched is the one that shows The Price is Right 24 dadgum hours a day. It's comforting, it's nostalgic, it's mindless, which, to me, makes great TV.
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Any response that uses the term “dadgum” has to get an extra mention! 👍🏻
 
Scoresman said:

131 - The Last Kingdom​

Drama
Score: 249
Average Rank: 35.4

As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.

List Breakdown

Jayrod 27
gr00vus 27
Dr Octopus 28
Chaos34 39
John Madden's Lunchbox 41
Atomic Punk 43
Maik Jeaunz 43
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Uhtred son of Uhtred brother of Uhtred friend of Uhtred from the town of Uhtred is one of my wife’s favorite TV characters.

I’m not sure quite why - I’m assuming it’s the great acting and historical accuracy.
 
Scoresman said:
A lot of people dismiss The Crown for its inaccuracies, but I ranked it because it was well cast and acted and was just really well made. I initially didnt think it would hold my attention but it really did.
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Tremendous acting throughout.

I still haven't caught all the way up, but I was shocked at how riveted I was with season 1.

One of my favorite scenes came out of the very first episode. It's when King George takes Phillip duck hunting and tries to explain to him what marrying Elizabeth will mean and that protecting her will become his job and he'll be giving up everything else.

Phillip: "I understand, sir."
King George: "Do you, boy? Do you really?"
 
Scoresman said:
A lot of people dismiss The Crown for its inaccuracies, but I ranked it because it was well cast and acted and was just really well made. I initially didnt think it would hold my attention but it really did.
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Inaccuracies be damned, this was a fine television show from the jump to the very end. Acting, production values, storytelling, social and historical impact (if not historicity), it has it all. I'm still shocked that it was made while QEII was still with us. The early seasons make it clear that that would never have been allowed to happen in the early days of her reign.

Which brings me to the coup de grace for this show, imo: not only does it tell a great and fascinating story about characters who really come to life in an interesting and foreign (to the common man and to the average American) environment, it also tells a story about the evolution of Great Britton and the West at large through the ups and downs of the 20th century. And probably does more than anything else could have to make me appreciate the value of a monarchy in the modern world - which is something I never would have thought of before seeing this show.

:thumbup: :thumbup:
 
The commercials for Reservation Dogs did the show no justice. I avoided watching it because it seemed like some formulaic show with kids getting up to shenanigans. There's some of that, kind of, but I'm so grateful I gave this show a chance. Each episode seems to have everything - you'll be laughing like hell one minute, borderline crying the next, then wondering why you think so small after that. It's got heart in spades without being too drippy, but sometimes it is drippy, and when it is you don't mind.

And it gets stronger with each season, as each season builds upon the season that came prior, just a fresh layer on top of another, much like the generations do in the show.

I was sad when it ended because the characters aren't in my life anymore. Not many shows can do that to me.
 
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132 - Futurama​

Comedy
Score: 248
Average Rank: 29.7

Fry, a pizza guy is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out New Year's Eve 2999.

List Breakdown

:pickle: gr00vus 6
:pickle:landrys hat 9
BLOCKED PUNT 18
Maik Jeaunz 47
Tick 47
turnjose7 51
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Really good show I just couldn’t make room for

Definitely some good quotes and memes
 
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129 - The Last Of Us​

Comedy
Score: 253
Average Rank: 39.4

After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.

List Breakdown

:pickle:steelerfan1 5
:pickle:Maik Jeaunz 6
Keith R 30
Rand al Thor 44
Tau37 46
Atomic Punk 58
Tick 62
Scoresman 64
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yes, it's only 1 season so far, but holy crap what a season. and for those of us who have played the game, I think it hits even harder.
 
Scoresman said:

129 - The Last Of Us​

Comedy
Score: 253
Average Rank: 39.4

After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.

List Breakdown

:pickle:steelerfan1 5
:pickle:Maik Jeaunz 6
Keith R 30
Rand al Thor 44
Tau37 46
Atomic Punk 58
Tick 62
Scoresman 64
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Meh. I don’t get the love for this one. It was fine but not that memorable
 
Scoresman said:

129 - The Last Of Us​

Comedy
Score: 253
Average Rank: 39.4

After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.

List Breakdown

:pickle:steelerfan1 5
:pickle:Maik Jeaunz 6
Keith R 30
Rand al Thor 44
Tau37 46
Atomic Punk 58
Tick 62
Scoresman 64
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The only reason I haven’t watched this yet is because I’m still thinking about playing the game. But that would mean getting a playstation and where do I put it because there’s not much room in the cabinet and do I really want to get a console for one game that seems kind of dumb and it’s really just this whole big THING
 
Scoresman said:

129 - The Last Of Us​

Comedy
Score: 253
Average Rank: 39.4

After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.

List Breakdown

:pickle:steelerfan1 5
:pickle:Maik Jeaunz 6
Keith R 30
Rand al Thor 44
Tau37 46
Atomic Punk 58
Tick 62
Scoresman 64
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Comedy??? I mean, i'm a pretty sarcastic dark individual, but even for me, comedy is a stretch...Up next, the comedy Old Yeller...
 
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McBokonon said:
Scoresman said:

129 - The Last Of Us​

Comedy
Score: 253
Average Rank: 39.4

After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.

List Breakdown

:pickle:steelerfan1 5
:pickle:Maik Jeaunz 6
Keith R 30
Rand al Thor 44
Tau37 46
Atomic Punk 58
Tick 62
Scoresman 64
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The only reason I haven’t watched this yet is because I’m still thinking about playing the game. But that would mean getting a playstation and where do I put it because there’s not much room in the cabinet and do I really want to get a console for one game that seems kind of dumb and it’s really just this whole big THING
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@SWC hacked McB's account!
 
Maik Jeaunz said:
Scoresman said:

129 - The Last Of Us​

Comedy
Score: 253
Average Rank: 39.4

After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.

List Breakdown

:pickle:steelerfan1 5
:pickle:Maik Jeaunz 6
Keith R 30
Rand al Thor 44
Tau37 46
Atomic Punk 58
Tick 62
Scoresman 64
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yes, it's only 1 season so far, but holy crap what a season. and for those of us who have played the game, I think it hits even harder.
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Yes, great season, and season 2 i think will be better if it's anything like the game. One of my favorites of all time!
 
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128 - SportsCenter​

Sports TV
Score: 256
Average Rank: 19.8

Daily sports news, results, and features.

List Breakdown

:pickle: Shaft41 4
:pickle:Jayrod 10
AAABatteries 11
Tick 12
Frostillicus 62
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Surprised its this low. The only reason I can see so few of us ranking this is that most don't consider it eligible or a real "TV show".

I've watched 100s of hours of Sportscenter in my day and enjoyed a ton of it.
 
Sounds like I need to watch Severance season 2. I thought season 1 was pretty overrated.

And who the heck thought White Lotus was boring? That show is so funny
 
Jayrod said:
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128 - SportsCenter​

Sports TV
Score: 256
Average Rank: 19.8

Daily sports news, results, and features.

List Breakdown

:pickle: Shaft41 4
:pickle:Jayrod 10
AAABatteries 11
Tick 12
Frostillicus 62
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Surprised its this low. The only reason I can see so few of us ranking this is that most don't consider it eligible or a real "TV show".

I've watched 100s of hours of Sportscenter in my day and enjoyed a ton of it.
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I consider it a tv show, but didn't think of it. I watched it daily many years ago, but haven't in over 20 years.
 
It’s Tick Day!

Res Dogs was great, just a perfect blend of comedy and heart.

I rewatched Last of Us about a month ago and that Offerman episode is so beautiful. I t’s only one season but was great. I do worry about them trying to get too video gamey with boss fights - I only played the game through the leaning skyscrapers so I don’t know what’s coming.

Futurama made me laugh every time. It was the right point on the family-to-edgy scale for my age at the time.

SportsCenter was perfect - Sports Machine but daily with funny hosts, pre-internet. Local news’s 5-minute sports that never looked past the city limits was so shallow. SportsCenter opened up the whole country and occasionally the world of sports. Patrick/Olberman in the dorm lounge was how you met people.
 
Jayrod said:
Scoresman said:

128 - SportsCenter​

Sports TV
Score: 256
Average Rank: 19.8

Daily sports news, results, and features.

List Breakdown

:pickle: Shaft41 4
:pickle:Jayrod 10
AAABatteries 11
Tick 12
Frostillicus 62
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Surprised its this low. The only reason I can see so few of us ranking this is that most don't consider it eligible or a real "TV show".

I've watched 100s of hours of Sportscenter in my day and enjoyed a ton of it.
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I thought about it, but it’s gone down a lot from the 90s or so when I’d watch it religiously. Moved away from what made it successful with the highlights, and turning a bit too much into First Take, Get Up, etc. in another name.
 
Don Quixote said:
Jayrod said:
Scoresman said:

128 - SportsCenter​

Sports TV
Score: 256
Average Rank: 19.8

Daily sports news, results, and features.

List Breakdown

:pickle: Shaft41 4
:pickle:Jayrod 10
AAABatteries 11
Tick 12
Frostillicus 62
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Surprised its this low. The only reason I can see so few of us ranking this is that most don't consider it eligible or a real "TV show".

I've watched 100s of hours of Sportscenter in my day and enjoyed a ton of it.
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I thought about it, but it’s gone down a lot from the 90s or so when I’d watch it religiously. Moved away from what made it successful with the highlights, and turning a bit too much into First Take, Get Up, etc. in another name.
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Just pretend it got cancelled in 2000.
 
Scoresman said:

133 - Reservation Dogs​

Comedy
Score: 245
Average Rank: 22

Comedy series about four Native American teenagers growing up on a reservation in eastern Oklahoma.

List Breakdown

:pickle: McBokonon 5
Tick 18
Maik Jeaunz 22
gr00vus 31
whoknew 34
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Kaniehtiio Horn AKA Tanis from Letterkenny? This is going in the queue
 
Yo Mama said:
Scoresman said:

131 - The Last Kingdom​

Drama
Score: 249
Average Rank: 35.4

As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.

List Breakdown

Jayrod 27
gr00vus 27
Dr Octopus 28
Chaos34 39
John Madden's Lunchbox 41
Atomic Punk 43
Maik Jeaunz 43
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Uhtred son of Uhtred brother of Uhtred friend of Uhtred from the town of Uhtred is one of my wife’s favorite TV characters.

I’m not sure quite why - I’m assuming it’s the great acting and historical accuracy.
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This is the right tone to take with the show.
As mentioned, I love historical dramas and this has several great dramatic moments.
But ultimately its a bunch of poppycock. There were multiple laugh out loud moments that werent intended.
Vikings was much grittier.
 
Jayrod said:
Scoresman said:

128 - SportsCenter​

Sports TV
Score: 256
Average Rank: 19.8

Daily sports news, results, and features.

List Breakdown

:pickle: Shaft41 4
:pickle:Jayrod 10
AAABatteries 11
Tick 12
Frostillicus 62
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Surprised its this low. The only reason I can see so few of us ranking this is that most don't consider it eligible or a real "TV show".

I've watched 100s of hours of Sportscenter in my day and enjoyed a ton of it.
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Yeah I didn't consider it a TV show. Nothing live sports and nothing news. If I watched it to gain information vs pure entertainment it didn't count for me.
 
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