Western Bracket:
(1)Gunsmoke
(2)Bonanza 
(6)Deadwood  
(12)The Wild Wild West

Drama Bracket:
8)Rockford Files
(7)C.S.I.
(3)Hawaii Five
(4)The Sopranos

Comedy Bracket:
(1)Seinfeld
(7)Andy Griffith 
(3)M*A*S*H

(4)All In The Family

For those who don't know ROCKTONRAT and ROCKTONBABE are my parents and asked me to vote

GUNSMOKE, BANANZA, RIFLEMAN, RAWHIDE

ROCKFORD FILES, C.S.I., HAWAII FIVE, TWILIGHT ZONE

TAXI, CHEERS, MASH, ALL IN THE FAMILY

Western Bracket:
(1)Gunsmoke 
(2)Bonanza
(3)The Rifleman  
(4)Rawhide 

Drama Bracket:
(8)Rockford Files
(7)C.S.I.
(27)Magnum PI
(4)The Sopranos 

Comedy Bracket:
(1)Seinfeld
(7)Andy Griffith 
(6)Simpsons
(5)Married with Children

Great job Yankee

Western Bracket:
(1)Gunsmoke
(2)Bonanza
(3)The Rifleman
(12)The Wild Wild West

Drama Bracket:
(1)Hill Street Blues
(7)C.S.I.
(3)Hawaii Five
(4)The Sopranos

Comedy Bracket:
(9)Taxi
(7)Andy Griffith 
(3)M*A*S*H
(4)All In The Family

Western

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
Deadwood
Rawhide

Drama

Rockford Files
C.S.I.
Walker, Texas Ranger
The Twilight Zone

Comedy

Seinfeld
Cheers
Simpsons (my apologies to M*A*S*H)
All In The Family

Thanks once again I thank you for your kind words along with your great comments. You are right that more than a few of my favorites have bitten the dust in the brackets so far. I can say I did watch every show that is left standing.

Do you recall the actor who played the Meathead's Uncle Stash?  What about Archie's editorial on TV about how to prevent airline hijackings?

What about the episode on Taxi that Tom Hanks was a guest star in a flash back about the first time Jim got high in college?

I recall many specific episodes of all these shows. The cross over of the actors who appeared as stars one one these shows but guested on others is amazing. Tom Selleck on Taxi and Ted Danson are but 2 examples.

Yank, you all too well what a GREAT job I think you are doing.  I have to add that I enjoyed YOUR commentary asmuch or more as I do making up my own.   Some of yours, I could have written myself(plagiarism).  Eerie reading your own thoughts.  TWILIGHT ZONE  episode???

Western Bracket:
(1)Gunsmoke vs. (8)The Big Valley   Tough call, but Lee Majors pulls another show down the tubes.
(2)Bonanza vs. (10)Maverick   Another tough matchup, Both favorites of mine. I bet that Bret had as many kids as Ben, he just didn't cast them all on the Ponderosa.
(3)The Rifleman vs. (6)Deadwood     Bad Break. Profanity rules again. Al Swearengen has to be the most conflicted character on TV since Tony Soprano in Season 1.
(4)Rawhide vs. (12)The Wild Wild West     As an adult, I know that Rawhide is the better show. Fortunately, I was a kid when I watched TWWW.  I had a James West outfit and boots. Artie was too cool. And Loveless must have died 10 deaths and still showed up.

Drama Bracket:
(1)Hill Street Blues vs.(8)Rockford Files    This really hurts. One of my 5 best shows ever. But without Hill Street, there would be no LA Law, NYPD Blue, Deadwood(check the lineage of Bochco/Milch). HSB changed TV drama forever, not just cop drama. Remember COP ROCK?
(2)NYPD Blue vs. (7)C.S.I.     This just keeps getting harder. I give it to C.S.I. for bringing something to TV we hadn't seen before. NYPD is a real favorite of mine, but basically just Hill Street pushing the envelope of network TV a little further. Still, both shows are GREAT!!
(3)Hawaii Five vs. (27)Magnum PI     Why do we get a Hawaiifest after the last two matchups??!!  Jack Lord's hair is probably funnier that Tom Selleck, but Magnum does have that cool car and a friend with a copter(where the money come from?  I always wanted Magnum to investigate his own past)  Actually, I'm picking Selleck for his guest spots on Rockford!!!!
(4)The Sopranos vs. (21)The Twilight Zone     The Sopranos is still my pick for best ever. Gruesome, profane, story arcs from one season  to another. Joey Pants!!!  Remember when Chris pulled his toupee off!!!  OMG,  LMAO!!!    Then you get an episode like PINE BARRENS. Hard to cut Ron Serling, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

Comedy Bracket:
(1)Seinfeld vs. (9)Taxi    Easy for me, I'm old enough to have watched Taxi before anything else even remotely like it was on TV. Seeing it in reruns makes it lose its context in TV history. I still remember Alex sitting in Rev. Jim's apartment after the fire when only one TV was  still working. How about the tape from Jim's dad with YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE on it.  First time I remember a touching comedy moment.
(2)Cheers vs. (7)Andy Griffith   Another agonizing choice. Same premise(wacky characters in a confined area) in a different setting (Mayberry vs. Boston)  I could change my mind easily, but Boston has won enough things lately without booting Barney!!!! If you live where I do, you might habe had THE DARLINGS for neighbors in the 60s.
(3)M*A*S*H vs. (6)Simpsons    The Simpsons are funnier and longer running, but MASH is more historically significant.  I still see Alan Alda walking around in swim fins and wearing Groucho's make up. Can't top that if your from my generation.
(4)All In The Family vs. (5)Married with Children    The show that makes me think there's a camera hidden in my house finally loses to the MOST IMPORTANT show in tv history. Remember Maude and Archie arguing over whether FDR was a commie??  That debate actually still happens today.  How about Stretch(I think it was him) coming out of the closet???    And who invented the word MEATHEAD???

OK yank, that's all I've got in me today.  Much as I'd like to seed the matchups differently, you have to follow your own guidelines.I suspect you are killing a few of your own childre as well looking at how they worked out. But you play the cards you're dealt. Again, I hope you smiled at least once reading my comments. Thanks for doing this blog. Probably my favorite place to visit.

Holy moly Yank! You're right... there are some tough choices here in the quarters. And again, thanks for your hard work and contributions to the sportsline community! ~john

Western Bracket:
(1)Gunsmoke vs. (8)The Big Valley
(2)Bonanza vs. (10)Maverick
(3)The Rifleman vs. (6)Deadwood 
(4)Rawhide vs. (12)The Wild Wild West

Drama Bracket:
(1)Hill Street Blues vs.(8)Rockford Files
(2)NYPD Blue vs. (7)C.S.I.
(3)Hawaii Five vs. (27)Magnum PI
(4)The Sopranos vs. (21)The Twilight Zone

Comedy Bracket:
(1)Seinfeld vs. (9)Taxi
(2)Cheers vs. (7)Andy Griffith  ..... since I grew up with it, it was hard to let Mayberry go.. just so ya know! And now all I can do tonight is whistle "The Fishin Hole" (theme song) as I dream of going to a place where everybody knows my name.......

(3)M*A*S*H vs. (6)Simpsons
(4)All In The Family vs. (5)Married with Children

• Gunsmoke
• Bonanza
• Rifleman
• Rawhide

 

• Rockford Files
• NYPD Blue
• Magnum PI
• Sopranos

 

• Taxi
• Cheers
• MASH
• All In The Family