Ally McBeal was more than dancing babies and inflammatory magazine covers
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Night Court was the black sheep of NBC’s sitcom dynasty
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Three’s Company pushed the limits of double entendres on American TV
In 100 Episodes, The A.V. Club examines the shows that made it to that number, considering both how they advanced and…
Scrubs was goofy, profound, and a key link in the evolution of TV comedy
In 100 Episodes, The A.V. Club examines the shows that made it to that number, considering both how they advanced and…
The last remnant of USA Network’s “blue sky” era, Royal Pains celebrates its 100th episode
In 100 Episodes, The A.V. Club examines the shows that made it to that number, considering both how they advanced and…
Comedy Bang! Bang!: The fake talk show that spoofed all of TV (and beyond)
In 100 Episodes, The A.V. Club examines the shows that made it to that number, considering both how they advanced and…
That’s So Raven changed Disney Channel in ways no one could have predicted
In 100 Episodes, The A.V. Club examines the shows that made it to that number, considering both how they advanced and…
Goodbye to American Idol, a show that was often great in spite of itself
In 100 Episodes, we examine the shows that made it to that number, considering both how they advanced and reflected the…
RuPaul’s Drag Race revolutionized drag by bringing it to the masses
In 100 Episodes, The A.V. Club examines the shows that made it to that number, considering both how they advanced and…
City Confidential was true crime that put the “guilty” in “guilty pleasure”
In 100 Episodes, The A.V. Club examines the shows that made it to that number, considering both how they advanced and…
Gossip Girl went from being in on the joke to being the punchline
For most of the history of television, the barrier to syndication—and to profitability—has been 100 episodes. The shows…
Life was unfair but authentic on Malcolm In The Middle
For most of the history of television, the barrier to syndication—and to profitability—has been 100 episodes. The shows…
How MTV’s The Challenge became one of TV’s most riveting workplace dramas
For most of the history of television, the barrier to syndication—and to profitability—has been 100 episodes. The shows…
The Young And The Restless leads the dying soap-opera genre
For most of the history of television, the barrier to syndication—and to profitability—has been 100 episodes. The shows…
Keeping Up With the Kardashians embraced female archetypes and created an empire
For most of the history of television, the barrier to syndication—and to profitability—has been 100 episodes. The shows…
Mister Ed beat a pair of sitcom trends by a nose
For most of the history of television, the barrier to syndication—and to profitability—has been 100 episodes. The shows…
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s wheel of awfulness spins cruelty into comic gold
For most of the history of television, the barrier to syndication—and to profitability—has been 100 episodes. The shows…
Late Show With David Letterman smirked at (and celebrated) TV itself
For most of the history of television, the barrier to syndication—and to profitability—has been 100 episodes. The shows…
How can we miss Full House when it won’t leave?
For most of the history of television, the barrier to syndication—and to profitability—has been 100 episodes. The shows…
Glee harmonized art and commerce, then gradually became a commercial
For most of the history of television, the barrier to syndication—and to profitability—has been 100 episodes. The shows…
