The 50 worst tv shows of all time according to tv guide
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- CreatorBurt DubrowStarsJerry SpringerPeter A KellySteve WilkosAmong his peers' other talk-shows, Jerry's is of the more passionate and of the more sensational. His topics range from bisexual affairs to rape. His guests are more believable than some other talk-shows.
- CreatorAllan BurnsChris HaywardStarsJerry Van DykeMaggie PierceAnn SothernThe story of the relationship between a man and his mother, the latter having been reincarnated as a 1928 Porter automobile.
- StarsStephan RachukReggie BarlowBob StoopsCoverage of XFL Football games on ESPN, ABC, Fox and Fox Sports One.
- StarsFlorence HendersonRobert ReedAnn B. DavisThe Brady family sings, dances, and performs comedy skits.I don't think the Brady Bunch Hour is as bad as it is cracked up to be. Watched a copule of epsiodes and sure, it wasn't the Brady Bunch, but it wasn't horrible, though.
- CreatorBernard FeinAlbert S. RuddyStarsBob CraneWerner KlempererJohn BannerThe inmates of a German World War II prisoner of war camp conduct an espionage and sabotage campaign right under the noses of their warders.I think TV Guide is crazy. Hogan;s Heroes should be on best list, not worst list. On this one, TV guide has lost their mind.
- DirectorSandy GrossmanMarci KleinStarsChris RoseRay 'Boom Boom' ManciniMichael BufferSix of America's most controversial celebrities will get in the boxing ring and fight against each other in three groups of three rounds.
- CreatorLarry GelbartStarsHarry MorganJamie FarrWilliam ChristopherThe Korean War has ended. Colonel Potter, Sergeant Klinger, and Father Mulcahy find themselves together once again, this time at a veteran's hospital.
- CreatorSteven BochcoWilliam M. FinkelsteinStarsAnne BobbyBarbara BossonDavid GianopoulosThe musical adventures of a police force.
- StarsJack LescoulieThe June Taylor DancersRay BlochLive variety show with Jackie Gleason.
- CreatorJohn AylesworthFrank PeppiattStarsBarbara MandrellLoretta LynnMickey GilleyLulu runs a roadside diner and features singing. Misty plays the "dumber" but more popular sister. Sometimes she sang as well. Half hour of light fun and country performers.
- CreatorBarry FanaroMort NathanStarsChi McBrideMax BakerDann FlorekThe misadventures of Abraham Lincoln, his loony associates, and the only sane man among them, the President's Black butler Desmond Pfeiffer.
- CreatorDick BensfieldPerry GrantStarsMcLean StevensonKim RichardsJoanna GleasonLarry Alder is a 44-year-old divorcee in Portland, Oregon, raising his two teenage daughters and hosting a call-in psychology radio show.
- StarsJack BarryCharles Van DorenHerb StempelTwo contestants were placed in separate isolation booths. Each player in turn would be given a category and asked how many points, from 1 to 11, he wanted to risk. Points increased with the questions difficulty. A correct answer earned the stated number of points, whereas a wrong answer would result in the points being deducted from the player's score. The first player to get 21 points won, unless the other player matched the score and forced a tie. Players could also end the game early if they felt they had enough points to win.
- CreatorMichael SaltzmanStarsAdam ArkinJoely FisherHolland TaylorA married couple is shocked when they realize that their six-month-old baby son can talk.
- CreatorDonald R. BoyleGlen A. LarsonStarsSimon MacCorkindaleMelody AndersonReni SantoniA suave and elegant university professor, who can shape-shift into any animal, fights crime along with a female New York detective and his right-hand man.
- StarsChevy ChaseRon RussRobert TownsendChevy Chase hosts his own short-lived talk show.
- StarsCharles McGrawMarcel DalioDan SeymourThis was the first attempt by Warner Brothers to make the movie classic into a series. It was part of a revolving group of shows that included Kings Row on a show called Warner Brothers Presents.
- CreatorRobert KaufmanStarsPeter KastnerPatricia BrakeGary MarshalThe misadventures of a man disguised as a female model in London, England to be with a woman he loves.
- StarsJim BakkerTammy Faye BakkerJ.P. SloaneDaily religious-oriented series hosted by televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, which adopted a talk-show format.
- CreatorDavid LevyStarsPhyllis DillerReginald GardinerGrady SuttonFollows the Pruitt family, who live like royalty in a huge mansion. The only slight problem: they are flat broke and live off the state.
- CreatorMichael BerkGregory J. BonannDouglas SchwartzStarsDavid HasselhoffPamela AndersonYasmine BleethAt a Los Angeles beach, a team of lifeguards led by Lieutenant Mitch Buchannon save lives, deal with personal dramas, fight crime and participate in over the top adventures on a daily basis.
- CreatorSteven E. de SouzaAllan BalterHarve BennettStarsPeter BartonLouis Gossett Jr.Amy SteelThe adventures of high-school student Matthew Star, who is actually a superpowered alien Prince from another world.
- StarsSammy Davis Jr.William B. WilliamsGeorge RhodesSammy and Company was a variety and talk-show program hosted by the American singer, dancer, and comedian Sammy Davis Jr. from 1975 to 1977.
- DirectorDon WeinerStarsAnna AgatkaKate BarnettAlycia BennA high-stakes "till-death-us-do-part" Dating Game, but with better prizes. The bride got a $35,000 engagement ring, a free Caribbean cruise honeymoon and an Isuzu Trooper. Total estimated value: $100,000. The groom didn't get quite as much, but it wasn't supposed to matter because he was a millionaire.