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TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time
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<p><i>TV Guide</i>'s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time is <i><a href="/facts/TV_Guide/T29FpwBp">TV Guide</a></i>'s list of the 50 most entertaining or influential television series in American pop culture. It appeared in the May 4–10, 2002 issue of the magazine, which was the second in a series of special issues commemorating <i>TV Guide</i>'s 50th year (the others were "TV We'll Always Remember", "50 Greatest Covers", "<a href="/facts/List_of_television_shows_considered_the_worst/yjEXNp0m">50 Worst TV Shows of All Time</a>", "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters" and "50 Sexiest Stars"). The list was also counted down in an <a href="/facts/American_Broadcasting_Company/WGxg4vRX">ABC</a> <a href="/facts/Television_special/TzTS0BMM">television special</a>, <i>TV Guide's 50 Best Shows of All Time</i>, on May 13, 2002. </p><p>The 50 entries, chosen and ranked by the editors of <i>TV Guide</i>, consist of regularly scheduled series spanning more than half a century of television. TV movies, miniseries and specials were not eligible. </p><p>The special aired at 10:00 pm and was viewed by 8.9 million people, giving it a 6 rating and a 10 share. Considering the cover story for this special issue of <i>TV Guide</i>, it was the only one of the six to be presented on television. </p>