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IMDb's Most Influential TV Shows

Not sure if I agree with all of these shows being on the list. The last 3 shows I added myself as the IMDb list only went up to 37 and I believe the last 3 shows influenced future (similar) shows.
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Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
1
Seinfeld
Seinfeld
2
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
3
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
4
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
5
Star Trek
Star Trek
6
The Sopranos
The Sopranos
7
The X-Files
The X-Files
8
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
9
Oz
Oz
10
Lost
Lost
11
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
12
Roots (TV Miniseries)
Roots (TV Miniseries)
13
I, Claudius
I, Claudius
14
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
15
Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones
16
24
24
17
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
18
Dekalog, Jeden
Dekalog, Jeden
19
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
20
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus
21
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
22
Mad Men
Mad Men
23
The Wire
The Wire
24
The West Wing
The West Wing
25
Mash
Mash
26
All in the Family
All in the Family
27
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
28
Arrested Development
Arrested Development
29
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
30
The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years
31
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
32
The Handmaid's Tale (2017-Present)
The Handmaid's Tale (2017-Present)
33
Mr Robot
Mr Robot
34
The Young Pope
The Young Pope
35
Legion
Legion
36
Transparent
Transparent
37
The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson
38
American Idol
American Idol
39
Survivor
Survivor
40
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