What is the best Fox TV show of all time?

One network, four decades: cancelled-too-soon cult hits share the ballot with ratings juggernauts.

1

The Simpsons

The 1989 animated sitcom that built the network and never left it.

2

The X-Files

Mulder and Scully's nine-season investigation into everything the government denied.

3

Married... with Children

The Bundys' decade of shoe-salesman misery, Fox's first breakout sitcom.

4

In Living Color

The Wayans family sketch show that launched Jim Carrey and Jennifer Lopez.

5

King of the Hill

Mike Judge's Texas propane salesman and the quietest great animated sitcom.

6

Family Guy

Seth MacFarlane's cutaway comedy, cancelled twice and revived by DVD sales.

7

Arrested Development

The Bluth family farce, beloved by critics and cancelled after three seasons.

8

House

Hugh Laurie's misanthropic diagnostician, Fox's biggest global drama hit.

9

Malcolm in the Middle

A middle child narrating life inside a loud, broke, chaotic family.

10

Firefly

Joss Whedon's space western, cancelled after 14 episodes and never forgiven.

11

Bob's Burgers

The Belchers' restaurant sitcom, the warmest show in Fox animation.

12

That '70s Show

Basement-set nostalgia comedy that launched half a decade of movie stars.

13

New Girl

Jess and the loft's friendship sitcom, powered by Schmidt and a jar of fines.

14

Beverly Hills, 90210

The teen soap that gave Fox its first young mass audience.

15

American Idol

The singing competition that dominated American ratings for most of a decade.