6.12.2004
Most Acclaimed Shows of the 2003-2004 Season
2003 helped to prove that the sitcom isn't dead, it's just that nobody's watching the good ones. Regardless, this year saw the emergence of the insanely acclaimed new series Arrested Development, easily taking the #1 spot, the discovery of The Office by American viewers (#1 for the 2002-2003 season) and Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm wrapping up another great season. But serialized dramas also had their place among the years best; Alias stands alone at #2, while the final season of Angel fends off Curb and Deadwood taking the #3 position. Overall it was a good year for FOX Broadcasting, as the teen-soap The O.C., the legendary Simpsons and slick newcomer Nip/Tuck also flaunt top 10 appearances. Read on to see if your favorite series made the cut.
The Top 10 Most Critically Acclaimed Shows of the 2003-2004 Season
1. Arrested Development-
FOX Sundays at 9:30 P.M.
Created by Mitchell Hurwitz; Developedby Mitchell Hurwitz and Ron Howard
Score: 19.13
2. Alias-
ABC Sundays at 9:00 P.M.
Created by J.J. Abrams
Score: 28.38
3. Angel-
The WB Wednesdays at 9:00 P.M.
Created by David Greenwalt and Joss Whedon
Score: 45.50
4. Deadwood
HBO Sundays at 10:00 P.M.
Created by David Milch
Score: 48.33
5. Curb Your Enthusiasm-
HBO Sundays at 10:00 P.M.
Created by Larry David
Score: 49.29
6. 24-
FOX Tuesdays at 9:00 P.M.
Created by Robert Cochran and Joel Surnow
Score: 52.06
7. Nip/Tuck-
FX Sundays at 10:00 P.M.
Created by Ryan Murphy
Score: 53.50
8. The Simpsons-
FOX Sundays at 8:00 P.M.
Created by Matt Groening; Developed by James Brooks, Matt Groening and Sam Simon
Score: 56.12
9. The O.C.-
FOX Wednesdays at 8:00 P.M.
Created by Josh Schwartz
Score: 65.38
10. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart-
Comedy Central Monday-Thursday at 11:00 P.M.
Created by Lizz Winstead
Score: 76.12
10. The Wire-
HBO Sundays at 9:00 P.M.
Created by David Simon
Score: 76.12
Bubbling under- Good, but not quite good enough...
12. Everybody Loves Raymond-
CBS Mondays at 9:00 P.M.
Created by Philip Rosenthal
Score: 77.00
13. Home Movies-
Cartoon Network Sundays at 11:00 P.M.
Created by Brendon Small and Loren Bouchard
Score: 77.25
14. Aqua Teen Hunger Force-
Cartoon Network Sundays at 11:30 P.M.
Created by Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis
Score: 77.88
15. Survivor-
CBS Thursdays at 8:00 P.M.
Created by Mark Burnett
Score: 78.00
16. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy-
Bravo Tuesdays at 10:00 P.M.
Created by David Collins
Score: 80.63
17. Chappelle's Show-
Comedy Central Tuesdays at 10:00 P.M.
Created by Neal Brennan and Dave Chappelle
Score: 83.00
18. Nighty Night-
BBC-3
Created by Julia Davis
Score: 87.94
19. Joan of Arcadia-
CBS Fridays at 8:00 P.M.
Created Barbara Hall
Score: 88.00
20. Sex and the City-
HBO
Adapted by Darren Star
Score: 88.29
21. Wonderfalls-
FOX
Created by Bryan Fuller and Todd Holland
Score: 88.47
22. Scrubs-
NBC Tuesdays/Thursdays at 9:30 P.M.
Created by Bill Lawrence
Score: 88.50
23. Space Ghost: Coast to Coast-
Cartoon Network Sundays at 11:00 P.M.
Created by Matt Harrigan and Michael Lazzo; Based on characters by Alex Toth
Score: 89.62
24. Monk-
USA Fridays at 10:00 P.M.
Created by Andy Breckman
Score: 89.63
25. The Bernie Mac Show-
FOX Siundays at 8:30 P.M.
Created by Larry Wilmore
Score: 89.75
Lists Included: *
American Film Institute
Entertain Your Brain
Entertainment Weekly
Lost At Sea 'Timmy Awards'
Media Week
Pop Cultutre Guy
Time
Zap 2 It
*= If you have any lists that are not included here, please post them with link to source in comment section.
Also: Some series received votes from best of 2004 lists (Angel, Curb Your Enthusiasm), those votes are not inlcuded in the 2004-2005 section, but rather here, as this was the time frame (season) in whuch those shows debuted.
# posted by ?uestion @ 9:50 AM 
