Best & worst TV series finales
Best & worst TV series finales
"Friday Night Lights" fans -- the ones who've managed to avoid spoilers, anyway -- have high hopes for the upcoming NBC series' finale. While we wait with clear eyes and full hearts, let's take a look back at shows that ended on a high note as well as the episodes remembered for all the wrong reasons.
'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'
'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'
Ranking: One of the best
Original airdate: March 19, 1977
'The X-Files'
'The X-Files'
Ranking: One of the worst
Original airdate: May 19, 2002
'M*A*S*H'
'M*A*S*H'
Ranking: One of the best
Original airdate: Feb. 28, 1983
'St. Elsewhere'
'St. Elsewhere'
Ranking: One of the worst
Original airdate: April 25, 1988
'Newhart'
'Newhart'
Ranking: One of the best
Original airdate: May 21, 1990
'Roseanne'
'Roseanne'
Ranking: One of the worst
Original airdate: May 21, 1997
'Six Feet Under'
'Six Feet Under'
Ranking: One of the best
Original airdate: Aug. 2005
'The Cosby Show'
'The Cosby Show'
Ranking: One of the best
Original Air Date: April 30, 1992
'Seinfeld'
'Seinfeld'
Ranking: One of the worst
Original airdate: May 14, 1998
'Dallas'
'Dallas'
Ranking: One of the worst
Original airdate: May 3, 1991
'Cheers'
'Cheers'
Ranking: One of the best
Original airdate: May 20, 1993
'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'
'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'
Ranking: One of the best
Original airdate: May 22, 1992
'Friends'
'Friends'
Ranking: One of the best
Original airdate: May 6, 2004
'The Sopranos'
'The Sopranos'
Ranking: One of the best
Original airdate: June 10, 2007
'Lost'
'Lost'
Ranking: One of the best/one of the worst
Original airdate: May 23, 2010
