This is a list of television episodes that television critics or magazines have considered among the best of all time. The episodes are included on at least two separate best-of lists from different publications (inclusive of all time periods, networks and genres), as chosen by their editorial staff.
List Television episode Television show Release Network"Abyssinia, Henry"M*A*S*H1975CBS"Atomic Shakespeare"Moonlighting1986ABC"Chuckles Bites the Dust"The Mary Tyler Moore Show1975CBS"The City on the Edge of Forever"Star Trek: The Original Series1967NBC"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose"The X-Files1995Fox"College"The Sopranos1999HBO"Connor's Wedding"Succession2023HBO"The Constant"Lost2008ABC"The Contest"Seinfeld1992NBC"Episode 1"Fleabag2019BBC"Everyone's Waiting"Six Feet Under2005HBO"Final Grades"The Wire2006HBO"Flip"The Larry Sanders Show1998HBO"Forks"The Bear2023Hulu"Ham Radio"Frasier1997NBC"Last Exit to Springfield"The Simpsons1993Fox"Long, Long Time"The Last of Us2023HBO"Love's Labor Lost"ER1995NBC"The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"The Twilight Zone1960CBS"Opie the Birdman"The Andy Griffith Show1963CBS"Ozymandias"Breaking Bad2013AMC"Pilot" (also known as "Northwest Passage")Twin Peaks1990ABC"Pine Barrens"The Sopranos2001HBO"Reverend Jim: A Space Odyssey"Taxi1979ABC"Scott Tenorman Must Die"South Park2001Comedy Central"Showdown, Part 2"Cheers1983NBC"The Ski Lodge"Frasier1998NBC"Slap Bet"How I Met Your Mother2006CBS"The Suitcase"Mad Men2010AMC"Teddy Perkins"Atlanta2018FX"Time Heals"St. Elsewhere1986NBC"Two Cathedrals"The West Wing2001NBC
Publications The reference numbers in the notes section show which of the four selected publications list the television episode. The Independent – 2025 Rolling Stone – 2024 Screen Rant – 2025 TV Guide – 1997, 2009
See also List of television shows listed among the best List of most-watched television broadcasts
References
External links Highest rated television episodes on IMDb