Television Shows to Watch From 1990-1999
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1. Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.
Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 215,326
Stopped (45 Min) ABC 1990- 8 1990- 22 30
2. Seinfeld (1989–1998)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.
Stars: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander
Votes: 351,297
Stopped (22 Min) NBC 1989- 5 1991- 12 1991- 23 1992- 24 1993- 22 1994- 24 1995- 24 1996- 22 1997- 24 180
3. Mr. Bean (1990–1995)
Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy, Family
Bumbling, childlike Mr. Bean has trouble completing the simplest of day-to-day tasks, but his perseverance and resourcefulness frequently allow him to find ingenious ways around problems.
Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Matilda Ziegler, Robin Driscoll, Matthew Ashforde
Votes: 133,258
Stopped (25 Min) ITV 1990- 14
4. Northern Exposure (1990–1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.
Stars: Rob Morrow, Janine Turner, Barry Corbin, John Cullum
Votes: 21,658
Stopped (45 Min) CBS 1990- 8 1991- 7 1991- 23 1992- 25 1993- 24 1994- 23 110
5. Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A group of teenagers meet in the woods, and tell scary stories.
Stars: Ross Hull, Daniel DeSanto, Raine Pare-Coull, Jodie Resther
Votes: 16,177
Stopped (22 Min) Nickelodeon 1992-13 1993-13 1994-13 1994-13 1995-13 1999-13 2000-13 91
6. Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy
The wild misadventures of Edina "Eddy" Monsoon and her best friend Patsy Stone, who live in a nearly constant haze of drugged, drunken selfishness.
Stars: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield
Votes: 21,520
Stopped (30-60 Min) BBC 1992- 6 1994- 6 1995- 6 1996- 2 2001- 6 2002- 1 2003- 9 2011- 3 39
7. The X-Files (1993–2018)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.
Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis
Votes: 249,697
Stopped (43 Min) FOX 1993- 24 1994- 25 1995- 24 1996- 24 1997- 20 1998- 22 1999- 22 2000- 21 2001- 20 202
8. Frasier (1993–2004)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.
Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 95,423
Stopped (24 Min) NBC 1993- 24 1994- 24 1995- 24 1996- 24 1997- 24 1998- 24 1999- 24 2000- 24 2001- 24 2002- 24 2003- 24 264
9. Friends (1994–2004)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Follows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 1,087,699
Stopped (22 Min) NBC 1994- 24 1995- 24 1996- 25 1997- 24 1998- 24 1999- 25 2000- 24 2001- 24 2002- 24 2003- 18 236
10. My So-Called Life (1994–1995)
TV-14 | 912 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A 15-year-old girl and her trials and tribulations of being a teenager and dealing with friends, guys, parents, and school.
Stars: Bess Armstrong, Wilson Cruz, Claire Danes, Devon Gummersall
Votes: 21,971
Stopped (45 Min) ABC 1994- 19
11. Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the mid 23rd century, the Earth Alliance space station Babylon 5, located in neutral territory, is a major focal point for political intrigue, racial tensions and various wars over the course of five years.
Stars: Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Stephen Furst, Andreas Katsulas
Votes: 34,613
Stopped (43 Min) PTEN 1994- 22 1994- 22 1995- 22 1996- 22 1998- 22 110
12. Father Ted (1995–1998)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
Three misfit priests and their housekeeper live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland that it seems to be.
Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn
Votes: 43,779
Stopped (24 Min) Channel 4 1995- 6 1996- 11 1998- 8 25
13. Oz (1997–2003)
TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.
Stars: Ernie Hudson, J.K. Simmons, Lee Tergesen, Dean Winters
Votes: 106,640
Stopped (55 Min) HBO 1997- 8 1998- 8 1999- 8 2000- 16 2002- 8 2003- 8 56
14. Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore other planets through the recently discovered Stargates.
Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge
Votes: 101,353
Stopped (43 Min) Showtime 1997- 22 1998- 22 1999- 22 2000- 22 2001- 22 2002- 22 2003- 22 2004- 20 2005- 20 2006- 20 214
15. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head
Votes: 159,672
Stopped (43 Min) WB 1997- 12 1997- 22 1998- 22 1999- 22 2000- 22 2001- 22 2002- 22 144
16. That '70s Show (1998–2006)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A comedy revolving around a group of teenage friends, their mishaps, and their coming of age, set in 1970s Wisconsin.
Stars: Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Mila Kunis, Danny Masterson
Votes: 189,280
Stopped (22 Min) FOX 1998- 25 1999- 26 2000- 25 2001- 27 2002- 25 2003- 25 2004- 25 2005- 22 200
17. The Sopranos (1999–2007)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.
Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli
Votes: 470,845
Stopped (45 Min) HBO 1999- 13 2000- 13 2001- 13 2002- 13 2004- 13 2005- 13 2006- 12 2007- 9 99
18. Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Drama
A high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.
Stars: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine
Votes: 153,219
Stopped (43 Min) NBC 1999- 18
19. Spaced (1999–2001)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
Friends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can afford.
Stars: Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, Julia Deakin, Nick Frost
Votes: 57,655
Stopped (25 Min) Channel 4 1999- 7 2001- 7 14
20. The West Wing (1999–2006)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Inside the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, John Spencer
Votes: 85,529
Stopped (42 Min) NBC 1999- 22 2000- 22 2001- 22 2002- 22 2003- 22 2004- 22 2005- 22 154
21. Farscape (1999–2003)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Thrown into a distant part of the universe, an Earth astronaut finds himself part of a fugitive alien starship crew.
Stars: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Lani John Tupu
Votes: 40,265
Stopped (44 Min) Sci-Fi 1999- 22 2000- 22 2001- 22 2002- 22 88
22. Angel (1999–2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption.
Stars: David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards
Votes: 75,749
Stopped (42 Min) The WB 1999- 22 2000- 22 2001- 22 2002- 22 2003- 22 110
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