Season End Poll Results
With this TV season officially coming to a close, we asked you to weigh in on how it all went down (and came back up, in some cases).
The result: More than 350,000 votes cast on everything from the best comedy and drama series to the year's most jaw-dropping watercooler moments.
Which shows and stars came out on top? Find out now in our 2008-09 season-end poll results.
Fox / CBS
1.) What was the best drama?
51% 'NCIS'
20% 'The Mentalist'
10% 'House'
9% 'Bones'
7% 'Lost'
3% 'Friday Night Lights'
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CBS
2.) What was the best comedy?
47% 'Two and a Half Men'
13% 'The Big Bang Theory'
12% 'Chuck'
11% 'The Office'
9% '30 Rock'
8% 'How I Met Your Mother'
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CBS
3.) What was the best reality TV show?
31% 'Dancing With the Stars'
25% 'American Idol'
12% 'Top Chef'
11% 'The Amazing Race'
11% 'Survivor'
10% 'The Biggest Loser'
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ABC
4.) What was the best new show?
58% 'The Mentalist'
14% 'Fringe'
12% 'Castle'
8% 'Southland'
6% 'Lie to Me'
2% '90210'
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CBS
5.) What was the worst new show?
34% 'Kath & Kim'
25% 'Knight Rider'
18% 'In the Motherhood'
15% 'Worst Week'
8% 'My Own Worst Enemy'
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NBC
6.) Which show is so over?
25% 'The Hills'
17% 'Heroes'
16% 'Grey's Anatomy'
15% 'CSI'
14% '24'
14% 'One Tree Hill'
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7.) What was the best show nobody watched?
31% 'Friday Night Lights'
26% 'Chuck'
23% 'Terminator'
11% 'Reaper'
9% 'Privileged'
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NBC
8.) What was the season's best watercooler moment?
33% 'House': Kutner kills himself
20% 'American Idol': Adam losing to Kris
18% 'Grey's Anatomy': George and Izzie both flatline
11% 'The Bachelor': Jason dumps Melissa for runner-up Molly
10% 'Celebrity Apprentice': Melissa Rivers is fired, has a meltdown
8% 'Desperate Housewives': Edie dies
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Fox
9.) What was your favorite reality guilty pleasure?
34% 'The Celebrity Apprentice'
25% 'Real Housewives'
19% 'The Bachelor'
15% 'Rock of Love Bus'
7% 'The City'
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NBC
Reader Comments (85)
Marshall at 9:45AM on May 22nd 2009
I'M 57 YEARS OLD AND YOU HAVE TAKEN EVERYTHING OFF TV FOR MEN IN MY AGE BRACKET EXCEPT (NCIS),WHERE DID ALL THE CSI'S GO?I CAN SEE RERUNS ON MY COMPUTER BUT YOUR SHOWS LIKE,LOST,BONES,FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS,THE MENTALIST,AMERICAN IDLE,DANCING WITH THE STARS ARE JUNK,HOUSE IS OK BUT I WAS GOING TO BUY A NEW HDTV BUT HAVE CHANGED MY MIND BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO WATCH EXCEPT NEWS.
Peggy at 10:04AM on May 22nd 2009
PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL "MEDIUM"
Marcy at 6:32PM on May 22nd 2009
Why wasn't Saving Grace on the list for best cable show? That one has me on the edge of my seat all the time. And no mention of America's Next Top Model, the guiliest pleasure of all...
In_Correct at 3:14AM on May 24th 2009
Interesting poll. I like Fringe, 24, Boston Legal, and Shark. I wish they never cancelled Boston Legal and Shark. The Mentalist and Without A Trace and NCIS are all overrated. So is everything else that is on CBS. Renew all Law & Order series!! Keep Fringe and 24 and Lie To Me!! FOX will dominate!! American Idol is dumb.
andi at 10:26AM on May 23rd 2009
DO NOT CANCEL The Unusuals!!!. fantastis ensemble cast. (brain tumor guy with paranoid partner etc... much better than Southland??. Give it a chance. And stop screwing around with show times, like the" Mentalist" being changed to Thurs. nights.
mikey at 2:01AM on May 25th 2009
After the long writer's strike, 24 came back firing on all cylinders with it's best season ever. I watched The Mentalist to see what all the fuss was about, and i'm still wondering.
Claudia Watts at 7:18AM on May 25th 2009
My husband and I absolutely love the Mentalist!! Now this is a truly great show and one that can make you laugh,cry and keep your attention through the hour. We can hardly wait every week to see the next show. We also like the Guardian, it is another great show. Thank you!
sqaumlake at 8:15AM on May 25th 2009
Mentalist is dull!! How about Castle and the Unusuals!!
blau50 at 8:40AM on May 25th 2009
CBS sucks big time for canceling "Without a Trace". It held it's own and pulled viewers in. This was the only show (along with AR) that I watched on CBS. It did much better than "Cold Case". I guess CBS will have one less viewer this upcoming season!
teltech54 at 4:20PM on May 25th 2009
I couldn't get past best reality show because they didn't have an option for they all suck.