Vulture's the 100 Best Episodes of the 1994-95 TV Season

In 2014, Vulture had revisited the 1994–95 TV season for one week. Joe Adalian made the case that it was "one of network TV's last truly great seasons", which meant there are a lot of good shows to choose from — but rather than rank the shows, they went one step beyond to round up the 100 best episodes of the year.

For these purposes, the "season" roughly falls between August 25, 1994 (when My So-Called Life debuted) and June 1995, but there are a few outliers on either side of that boundary. This list primarily focuses on network shows, as network TV was generally where it was at, but a few cable entries made the cut, too.

It could have been entirely filled with episodes of The Simpsons, Homicide: Life on the Street, ER, NYPD Blue, Seinfeld, Friends, and My So-Called Life, but that's boring. Instead, after spending about 200 hours rewatching shows on DVD, streaming video, and dodgy YouTube rips, I factored in notability and variety in addition to just straight-up quality.

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My So-Called Life: "Betrayal" (S1,E17)

My So-Called Life: "Betrayal" (S1,E17)

2

Homicide: Life on the Street: "Extreme Unction" (S3,E3)

Homicide: Life on the Street: "Extreme Unction" (S3,E3)

3

The Simpsons: "Lisa on Ice" (S6,E8)

The Simpsons: "Lisa on Ice" (S6,E8)

4

ER: "24 Hours" (S1,E1)

ER: "24 Hours" (S1,E1)

5

Law & Order: "Coma" (S5,E2)

Law & Order: "Coma" (S5,E2)

6

NYPD Blue: "Large Mouth Bass" (S2,E12)

NYPD Blue: "Large Mouth Bass" (S2,E12)

7

Seinfeld: "The Big Salad" (S6,E2)

Seinfeld: "The Big Salad" (S6,E2)

8

The X-Files: "Anasazi" (S2,E25)

The X-Files: "Anasazi" (S2,E25)

9

Friends: "The One Where Rachel Finds Out" (S1,E24)

Friends: "The One Where Rachel Finds Out" (S1,E24)

10

Homicide: Life on the Street: "Crosetti" (S3,E6)

Homicide: Life on the Street: "Crosetti" (S3,E6)

11

ER: "Love's Labor Lost" (S1,E19)

ER: "Love's Labor Lost" (S1,E19)

12

Homicide: Life on the Street: "End Game" (S3,E14)

Homicide: Life on the Street: "End Game" (S3,E14)

13

Picket Fences: "Freezer Burn" (S3,E11)

Picket Fences: "Freezer Burn" (S3,E11)

14

My So-Called Life: "Pilot"

My So-Called Life: "Pilot"

15

Party of Five: "Thanksgiving" (S1,E10)

Party of Five: "Thanksgiving" (S1,E10)

16

Seinfeld: "The Fusilli Jerry" (S6,E21)

Seinfeld: "The Fusilli Jerry" (S6,E21)

17

Newsradio: "Smoking" (S1,E3)

Newsradio: "Smoking" (S1,E3)

18

Chicago Hope: "Freeze Outs" (S1,E16)

Chicago Hope: "Freeze Outs" (S1,E16)

19

Frasier: "Adventures in Paradise: Part 2" (S2,E9)

Frasier: "Adventures in Paradise: Part 2" (S2,E9)

20

Frasier: "Breaking the Ice" (S2,E20)

Frasier: "Breaking the Ice" (S2,E20)

21

ER: "Full Moon, Saturday Night" (S1,E20)

ER: "Full Moon, Saturday Night" (S1,E20)

22

Melrose Place: "The Big Bang Theory" (S3,E30)

Melrose Place: "The Big Bang Theory" (S3,E30)

23

Homicide: Life on the Street: "Fits Like a Glove" (S3,E2)

Homicide: Life on the Street: "Fits Like a Glove" (S3,E2)

24

The Simpsons: "Itchy & Scratchy Land" (S6,E4)

The Simpsons: "Itchy & Scratchy Land" (S6,E4)

25

NYPD Blue: "The Bank Dick" (S2,E21)

NYPD Blue: "The Bank Dick" (S2,E21)

26

My So-Called Life: "Strangers in the House" (S1,E8)

My So-Called Life: "Strangers in the House" (S1,E8)

27

Party of Five: "Worth Waiting For" (S1,E4)

Party of Five: "Worth Waiting For" (S1,E4)

28

ER: "Motherhood" (S1,E24)

ER: "Motherhood" (S1,E24)

29

The X-Files: "The Host" (S2,E2)

The X-Files: "The Host" (S2,E2)

30

Under One Roof: "Daddy's Girl" (S1,E2)

Under One Roof: "Daddy's Girl" (S1,E2)

31

The Larry Sanders Show: "Hank's Night in the Sun" (S3,E6)

The Larry Sanders Show: "Hank's Night in the Sun" (S3,E6)

32

Murphy Brown: "The Good Nephew" (S7,E21)

Murphy Brown: "The Good Nephew" (S7,E21)

33

My So-Called Life: "The Zit" (S1,E5)

My So-Called Life: "The Zit" (S1,E5)

34

Frasier: "An Affair to Forget" (S2,E21)

Frasier: "An Affair to Forget" (S2,E21)

35

Baseball: "6th Inning: The National Pastime" (S1,E6)

Baseball: "6th Inning: The National Pastime" (S1,E6)

36

The Simpsons: "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" (S6,E25)

The Simpsons: "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" (S6,E25)

37

Friends: "The One Where Underdog Gets Away" (S1,E9)

Friends: "The One Where Underdog Gets Away" (S1,E9)

38

The Larry Sanders Show: "Next Stop...Bottom" (S3,E15)

The Larry Sanders Show: "Next Stop...Bottom" (S3,E15)

39

Seinfeld: "The Jimmy" (S6,E19)

Seinfeld: "The Jimmy" (S6,E19)

40

The X-Files: "Duane Barry" (S2,E5)

The X-Files: "Duane Barry" (S2,E5)

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