"Before there was streaming, over-the-top media services, and satellite television, there was TGIF and Must-See TV. The 1990s proved to be a turning point in television history. Networks like NBC and ABC stocked up on comedies and realistic dramas, while relative newcomer Fox had its own arsenal of groundbreaking shows. Even cable networks like HBO and Cartoon Network started upping the ante with quality programming. Television viewers had more options than ever to get their entertainment fix.
Stacker compiled data on all 1990s TV shows in English with over 7,500 votes on the Internet Movie Database, and ranked the top 100 according to IMDb user score (as of Jan. 28, 2021), with ties broken by votes. Note: As a top-ranking show that fell 17 votes short of the threshold, "The Larry Sanders Show" was included, and as an underseen, rare, and seminal depiction of queerness that fell short of the vote threshold, "Queer as Folk" was also included."
