Dailey Bailey: The Top 20 TV Shows of All Time, According to Hollywood Insiders

The “Hollywood Reporter” has put out a list of Hollywood’s 100 Favorite TV Shows. To do it, they surveyed more than 2,800 “insiders” . . . including hundreds of actors, producers, and directors.

In the end, “Friends” came out on top. So, surveying thousands of people was a TOTAL a waste of time, because all they needed to do was ask someone’s sister-in-law . . . ANYONE’S sister-in-law . . . what her favorite show of all-time is.

Before you get upset, remember: This is NOT a list of the ‘best’ shows, it’s their ‘favorite’ shows. In other words, Hollywood types don’t always like the best quality stuff. Shocking, I know. Here’s the Top 20:

1. “Friends”, NBC, 1994-2004

2. “Breaking Bad”, AMC, 2008-2013

3. “The X-Files”, Fox, 1993-2002

4. “Game of Thrones”, HBO, 2011-Present . . . Clearly, popularity contests like this favor more recent shows, even though it supposedly covers 70 years of history.

5. “Seinfeld”, NBC, 1989-1998

6. “The Sopranos”, HBO, 1999-2007

7. “Saturday Night Live”, NBC, 1975-Present

8. “I Love Lucy”, CBS, 1951-1957

9. “Mad Men”, AMC, 2007-2015

10. “The Simpsons”, Fox, 1989-Present

11. “The West Wing”, NBC, 1999-2006

12. “Sex and the City”, HBO, 1998-2004

13. “M*A*S*H”, CBS, 1972-1983

14. “Modern Family”, ABC, 2009-Present

15. “Lost”, ABC, 2004-2010

16. “Arrested Development”, Fox / Netflix, 2003-Present

17. “The Twilight Zone”, CBS, 1959-1964

18. “30 Rock”, NBC, 2006-2013

19. “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, CBS, 1970-1977

20. “Twin Peaks”, ABC, 1990-1991

Hit up HollywoodReporter.com for the full Top 100.

And here are some surprising omissions that DIDN’T make the cut: “Fringe” (#101), “Dallas” (#120), “Miami Vice” (#126), “NYPD Blue” (#127), “Beverly Hills, 90210” (#136), “The Larry Sanders Show” (#143), “The Andy Griffith Show” (#145), “CSI” (#160), and “The Honeymooners” (#162).

“The Cosby Show” came in at #112. It’s kind of surprising people mentioned it at all, given, well . . . you know.