The 14 Best Sitcom Finales of All Time

Getting off television gracefully is harder than getting on. Sixteen shows tried, and the results still divide people.

1. 1
   M*A*S*H

   The two-and-a-half-hour war's end, still one of the most-watched broadcasts in US history.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Newhart

   The whole series is revealed to have been a dream in Bob Newhart's earlier sitcom.
   794pts
3. 3
   Arrested Development

   The original run closes with Maeby pitching the family's story as a TV series.
   731pts
4. 4
   Seinfeld

   The four are jailed for indifference in a finale audiences still argue about.
   577pts
5. 5
   The Office

   Finale in which the documentary finally airs and the Scranton branch reunites for Dwight's wedding.
   500pts
6. 6
   Frasier

   Frasier reads Tennyson to his family and boards a plane to a new city.
   409pts
7. 7
   Six Feet Under

   HBO's closing montage carrying every character forward to their death.
   409pts
8. 8
   Brooklyn Nine-Nine

   One last heist sends the Nine-Nine's detectives off in different directions.
   409pts
9. 9
   The Good Place

   Each character walks through the final door when they are ready to.
   409pts
10. 10
    Cheers

    The bar's last call after eleven seasons, watched by more than 80 million Americans.
    300pts
11. 11
    Friends

    The last episode leaves six sets of keys on the counter of an empty apartment.
    300pts
12. 12
    Schitt's Creek

    The Roses finally split up on purpose, each having found something to stay for.
    167pts
13. 13
    Parks and Recreation

    Finale that flashes forward to show what happens to every member of the Pawnee parks department.
    167pts
14. 14
    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    Will stays behind in an empty mansion after the Banks family moves out.
    167pts