Top 10 US TV Shows

The Simpsons

Family Guy

A grown-up cartoon for people who want an alternative to The Simpsons, Family Guy is every bit as funny, but it's even more sharp and satirical than that show (and unlike The Simpsons this is definitely not one that the kids can watch). One of the few shows to actually be saved from the axe after fans protested - and frankly I'm glad they did.

Friends

Friends, I think, deserves to be in this list not necessarily because it's the best show in terms of writing quality or acting (certainly not compared to some of the other shows on here) but in terms of what it achieved - few other sitcoms have been quite as successful and become quite such a part of popular culture as Friends has. Love it or hate it, it's a show that's impossible to ignore, even now several years after its cancellation (since it's repeated ad inifnitum).