Rolling Stone Destroys Their Original 100 Greatest TV Shows List

Here’s an interesting topic. Do you just nullify “The Cosby Show” from history? That’s what Rolling Stone has just done with their “updated” list of the 100 Greatest TV Shows of All-Time.

As far as seminal and historically important television shows go, “The Cosby Show” was right up there. An all-black television family that ultimately became “America’s Family.” It paved the way for so many imitations. Rolling Stone is politely saying “CANCELLED.” ‘Cosby’ appears nowhere in their top 100.

“Roseanne,” another seminal show, is nowhere to be found. Gee, I wonder why.

I’m also calling bullshit on “Louie” not being here at all, especially when it heavily inspired shows like “Atlanta” and “Fleabag.” Louie CK’s series was #22 just a few years ago on Rolling Stone’s original list. That 2016 list was, of course, before CK was outed as a serial masturbator.

I’m a huge fan of “Atlanta,” but the ninth greatest show of all-time? Laughable. “Fleabag” at #5? #inclusivity. “I May Destroy You” at #19. “Watchmen” at #23? This is simply a rewriting of history.

Of course, “The Sopranos,” “The Simpsons,” “Seinfeld,” “Breaking Bad,” “Mad Men,” and “The Wire” all deserving of their top 10 slots.

I cringed reading their blurb for News Radio (#94) and how the author describes Joe Rogan:

“It can be difficult now to watch scenes with Joe Rogan as the station’s electrician without thinking about who and what Rogan has become.”

Just to recap, “Fleabag” over both “Mad Men” and “Seinfeld” as the 6th greatest show of all time. “Atlanta” ahead of “The Twilight Zone,” “Twin Peaks,” “All in the Family,” and “David Letterman.” We live in a clown world.

I’ll spare you from clicking on five pages of RS rankings and just post the top 100:

1. The Sopranos

2. The Simpsons

3. Breaking Bad

4. The Wire

5. Fleabag

6. Seinfeld

7. Mad Men

8. Cheers

9. Atlanta

10. The Mary Tyler Moore Show

11. Succession

12. The Twilight Zone

13. Veep

14. The Americans

15. The Larry Sanders Show

16. Twin Peaks

17. The Leftovers

18. Saturday Night Live

19. I May Destroy You

20. 30 Rock

21. All in the Family

22. Star Trek

23. Watchmen

24. Freaks and Geeks

25. M*A*S*H

26. Sesame Street

27. Deadwood

28. Friday Night Lights

29. Roots

30. Parks and Recreation

31. Game of Thrones

32. Better Call Saul

33. Monty Python's Flying Circus

34. The Office (U.S.)

35. Lost

36. I Love Lucy

37. Arrested Development

38. Hill Street Blues

39. Curb Your Enthusiasm

40. The Good Place

41. BoJack Horseman

42. Battlestar Galactica

43. Insecure

44. Late Night With David Letterman

45. Columbo

46. The West Wing

47. My So-Called Life

48. The Shield

49. Friends

50. Jeopardy!

51. The X-Files

52. Barry

53. The Office (U.K.)

54. ER

55. Halt and Catch Fire

56. Community

57. Russian Doll

58. Six Feet Under

59. Key & Peele

60. Taxi

61. The Underground Railroad

62. The Dick Van Dyke Show

63. South Park

64. The Golden Girls

65. Girls

66. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

67. NYPD Blue

68. Fawlty Towers

69. Chappelle's Show

70. SCTV

71. Better Things

72. Good Times

73. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

74. The Honeymooners

75. Frasier

76. Justified

77. The Jeffersons

78. Sex and the City

79. Mr. Show with Bob and David

80. Band of Brothers

81. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

82. Party Down

83. I'm Alan Partridge

84. Fargo

85. Orange Is the New Black

86. The Bob Newhart Show

87. The Kids in the Hall

88. The Crown

89. The Carol Burnett Show

90. The Wonder Years

91. The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson

92. The Muppet Show

93. The Rockford Files

94. NewsRadio

95. Squid Game

96. Rick and Morty

97. The Odd Couple

98. The Good Fight

99. Oz

100. What We Do in the Shadows