Flashback 10 Years Ago: The Top 10 TV Shows of 2008-09 / myLot

Los Angeles, California

March 4, 2019 6:31am CST

A decade ago not a single sitcom cracked the top 10. Amazing. That was the era of crime procedurals dominating network schedules. No superhero shows and “60 Minutes” is absent! Only five scripted series though and the list looks similar to today’s top shows. “Grey’s Anatomy”: Dr. McDreamy is long gone but this series just keeps rolling along. “Desperate Housewives”: Remember when this sometimes outrageous dramedy was a show people talked about on Monday? NBC Sunday Night Football: Evening gridiron action is guaranteed ratings. “Dancing With the Stars” Tuesday edition: People love watching has beens and z celebrities stumble around the dance floor. “The Mentalist”: Simon Baker charmed audiences with his quirky crime solving method and humor. “NCIS”: Gibbs! Gibbs! Gibbs! “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”: The great series ushering in a fascinating new look at solving crimes. This original Las Vegas “CSI” ignited a police procedural wave of shows. “Dancing With the Stars” Monday edition: Higher ratings because no “American Idol” competition. “American Idol” Tuesday edition: Idolmania at its peak. “American Idol” Wednesday edition: The results show. Did you tune into these shows? A fan of any?

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

4 Mar 19

I saw most of this.Except for the housewives.Not a fan of any.Never was a fan of any of these shows.Just liked to watched it. Does this make me a fan.LOL

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Danna B.

@db20747 (43440)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

16 Mar 19

If nothing else is on tv then we watch these shows!!!

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

16 Mar 19

@db20747 yep.We do

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Danna B.

@db20747 (43440)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

16 Mar 19

American Idol was really a good show!! Love to watch singers and dancing with the stars!!!

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (37355)

• Toccoa, Georgia

14 Mar 19

I watched American Idol.

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Marlina

@marlina (154131)

• Canada

4 Mar 19

Sorry, not one of them are on my list.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (106323)

• Marion, Ohio

4 Mar 19

We watched The Mentalist and CSI. And of course GIBBS!!!!!!

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PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21852)

• Canada

5 Mar 19

I used to watch a lot of them but not any more. I got bored with what i was watching so now I just watch my favorites....“The Bachelor”, Survivor, and more...

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snowy

@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

4 Mar 19

Yeah, I watched most of the, except probably not Grey's Anatomy. I watched that show for the first couple of years it was on, and that is all. I remeber before Grey's, everybody was hooked on ER. OF the two, I preferred ER.

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Go Crossbones

@crossbones27 (49463)

• Mojave, California

4 Mar 19

I watch football NCIS and CSI are OK but never liked American Idol, I really cannot stand that show. Dancing with stars same. Its not the format just they seem to make it fake and materialistic, but is how the country seems to like it.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (51214)

• Canada

4 Mar 19

I never ever got into the American Idol thing. And the Dancing with the Stars wasn't a big deal for us to watch either. But my husband and I did enjoy watching N.C.I.S.

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