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Ten ’90s TV Shows That Changed the World

By bondsy Aug 5, 2025 | 5:43 AM

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People refer to the 2000s as the start of a new golden age of TV.  But some important stuff was happening in the ’90s, too.

Here are 10 shows from that decade that really changed things:

1.  “The Simpsons”:  “Reshaped comedy, animation, and pop culture as we know it.”

 

2.  “Friends”:  “A global phenomenon that redefined the modern sitcom.”

 

3.  “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”:  “Elevated teen TV and proved genre could be emotionally profound.”

 

4.  “Seinfeld”:  “Turned nothing into something and changed TV comedy forever.”

 

5.  “The X-Files”:  “Brought paranoia, science fiction, and mythmaking into the mainstream.”

 

6.  “ER”:  “Turned medical dramas into high-stakes, character-driven epics.”

 

7.  “Law & Order”:  “Redefined procedural storytelling for the modern era.”

 

8.  “Charmed”:  “Proved female-led genre TV could be both magical and mainstream.”

 

9.  “Beverly Hills, 90210”:  “Made teen dramas a serious and wildly popular TV genre.”

 

10.  “Twin Peaks”:  “Blurred the line between television and art in a way no show had before.”

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