Explanation

Name	Explanation
1	In first place it's the FOX comedy The Simpsons. This dysfunctional Springfield family always seem to get themselves in trouble.
2	That 70's Show is at number 2. Set in a Wisconsin basement, the teenage characters never respect their parent's authority.
3	We give third place to Family Guy Peter Griffin and the animated adventures of a new generation of Simpsons.
4	Gripping crime drama hits number four on our list with Law and Order: SVU: Special Victims Unit. Meanwhile CSI takes 7 and 9.
5	The hilarious classic British comedy Mr Bean, played by the talented Rowan Atkinson from Blackadder fame, just makes it in the top 5.

06 Dark Angel
07 CSI
08 Whose Line is it Anyway?
09 CSI: Miami
10 3rd Rock from the Sun
11 Fawlty Towers
12 Futurama
13 Spin Doctors
14 Friends
15 Spin City
16 South Park
17 Everybody Loves Raymond
18 Titus
19 Scrubs
20 Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
21 Comedy Inc.
22 Malcolm in the Middle
23 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
24 Grounded For Life
25 Rugrats
26 The Bill
27 The Games
28 The Sopranos
29 Smallville
30 Monk
31 Monthy Pyton's Flying Circus
32 Home Improvement
33 8 Simply Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
34 2 Guys, A Girl and A Pizza Place
35 Starship Troopers
36 The Nanny
37 The Practice
38 Drew Carey Show
39 The Pink Panther
40 That 80's Show
41 Rocket Power
42 Just Shoot Me
43 Mad About You
44 Charmed
45 As Told By Ginger
46 Jeeves and Wooster
47 The Amazing Race
48 SpongeBob Sqaurepants
49 Heart Beat
50 Keeping Up Appearances
51 West Wing
52 Dharma and Greg
53 Beyond Belief: Fact of Fiction
54 M*A*S*H
55 Happy Days
56 Father Ted
57 Band of Brothers
58 X-Files
59 Fear Factor
60 The Vicar of Dibley
61 Boston Public
62 Animaniacs
63 Transformers
64 Beetlejuice
65 Garfield
66 Mighty Morphin Power Ranges
67 Wallace and Gromit
68 Cheers
69 X-Men Evolution
70 King of the Hill
71 Rugrats All Grown Up
72 What's New Scooby Doo
73 Dennis the Menace
74 Muppets Tonight
75 Cat Dog
76 Beverly Hillbillies
77 Aaah! Real Monsters
78 MacGyver
79 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
80 Scooby-Doo
81 Men in Black
82 Popeye
83 Tom and Jerry
84 Yes, Minister
85 Blackadder
86 Looney Tunes
87 Johnny Bravo
88 The Adventures of Sinbad
89 Mike, Lu and Og
90 The Adams Family
91 Big Wolf on Campus
92 The Office
93 Cow and Chicken
94 Yes, Dear
95 Dexter's Lab
96 The Wild Thornberries
97 The Angry Beavers
98 Pinky and the Brain
99 I Am Weasel
100 Saved by the Bell

THE SHMEJ FIVE - Most international spin-offs

1. Big Brother was started in the Netherlands, and international spin-offs have been created in USA, Britain, Germany, Australia, Norway, Portugal, Denmark, Switzerland, Malaysia, Greece, Belgium, China and Sweden. What a lot of housemates!

2. Shmej rated Idol the number 1 show in South Africa when in started in 2002, but little did we know this British-created interactive show that took ordinary people and made them pop superstars would also have spin-offs in USA, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Germany, Belgium and New Zealand.

3. Who Wants to be a Millionaire has screened in 100 countries, was started in Britain, and has spin-offs in America, Australia, Philippines, India and Hong Kong. A video game has also been created.

4. British game show The Weakest Link extended to versions in USA, Australia, Greece, Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, Philippines, Hong Kong and Israel and lead to spin-offs in USA and Britain. A video game has also been created.

5. Long-running US quiz show The Price is Right has also been produced in Britain, Australia and Israel. It began in 1956 and a new US version was created in 1972.

based

1. http://shmej.tripod.com/television/index.htm