TV Guide's List of the 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time

The 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time is a list compiled by TV Guide for the cover story for the week of July 20, 2002. It is composed mainly of several short-lived television programs. However, many have been skeptical of the addition of "guilty pleasure" shows such as Baywatch and perhaps the most controversial decision was placing Hogan's Heroes on the list (which enjoyed a six-year run in the late 60s and early 70s), which many believe did not deserve its ranking or to even be on the list at all considering it was a successful series. However, Steven Reddicliffe, TV Guide's editor-in-chief, predicting the criticism, told the Associated Press that "awful television shows are a storied part of our society" and "some of" the shows on the list are "very successful and are guilty pleasures." The list appeared in TV Guide merely two months following its much publicized list of the 50 greatest shows, making it one of various special issues celebrating the magazine's 50th year (the series began in early 2001 with TV Guide's 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time). Here is the entire list:

50. Barney & Friends (PBS, April 6, 1992–present)
49. The Ropers (ABC, March 13, 1979–May 22, 1980)
48. Bless This House (CBS, September 11, 1995–January 17, 1996)
47. Rango (ABC, January 13, 1967–September 1, 1967)
46. Me And The Chimp (CBS, January 13, 1972–May 18, 1972)
45. a.k.a. Pablo (ABC, March 6, 1984–April 17, 1984)
44. She's the Sheriff (Syndication, 1987–1989)
43. Woops! (FOX, September 27, 1992–December 6, 1992)
42. The Flying Nun (ABC, September 7, 1967–April 3, 1970)
41. The Tom Green Show (MTV, 1999–2000)
40. Makin' It (ABC, February 1, 1979–March 19, 1979)
39. Still the Beaver (Disney Channel, 1985–1986)
38. Hell Town (NBC, September 11, 1985–December 25, 1985)
37. Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (ABC, September 20, 1975–January 17, 1976)
36. The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (NBC, September 18, 1979–May 5, 1981)
35. Pink Lady and Jeff (NBC, March 1, 1980–April 11, 1980)
34. Alexander the Great (ABC, January 26, 1968)
33. Holmes and Yo-Yo (ABC, September 25, 1976–December 11, 1976)
32. Co-Ed Fever (CBS, February 4, 1979)
31. Homeboys in Outer Space (UPN, August 27, 1996–May 13, 1997)
30. Unhappily Ever After (WB, January 11, 1995–May 2, 1999)
29. The Howard Stern Show (E!, June 20, 1994–2005 (moved from E! to On Demand)
28. Supertrain (NBC, February 7, 1979–July 28, 1979)
27. ''Turn-On (ABC, February 5, 1969)
26. Life with Lucy (ABC, September 20, 1986–November 15, 1986)
25. Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire (FOX, February 15, 2000)
24. One of the Boys (NBC, January 23, 1982–August 20, 1982)
23. Sammy and Company (Syndication, 1975–1977)
22. The Powers of Matthew Star (NBC, September 17, 1982–April 15, 1983)
21. Baywatch (NBC/Syndication, September 22, 1989–May 19, 2001)
20. The Pruitts of Southampton (ABC, September 6, 1966–April 7, 1967)
19. The PTL Club (Syndication, 1976–1987)
18. The Ugliest Girl in Town (ABC, September 26, 1968–January 30, 1969)
17. Casablanca (NBC, April 10, 1983–September 3, 1983)
16. The Chevy Chase Show (FOX, September 7, 1993–October 15, 1993)
15. Manimal (NBC, September 30, 1983–December 31, 1983)
14. Baby Bob (CBS, March 18, 2002–2003)
13. Twenty-One (NBC, September 12, 1956–October 16, 1958)
12. Hello, Larry (NBC, January 26, 1979–April 30, 1980)
11. The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (UPN, October 5, 1998–October 26, 1998)
10. Hee Haw Honeys (Syndication, 1978–1979)
9. You're in the Picture (CBS, January 20, 1961–January 27, 1961)
8. Cop Rock (ABC, September 26, 1990–December 26, 1990)
7. AfterMASH (CBS, September 26, 1983–December 18, 1984)
6. Celebrity Boxing (FOX, March 13, 2002–present)
5. Hogan's Heroes (CBS, September 17, 1965–July 4, 1971)
4. The Brady Bunch Hour (January 23, 1977–May 25, 1977)
3. XFL (NBC, UPN, TNN, February 3, 2001–April 21, 2001)
2. My Mother the Car (NBC, September 14, 1965–April 5, 1966)
1. The Jerry Springer Show (Syndication, September 30, 1991–present)