Quiz: Changing the TV Game

Could an audience be trusted to stick with a plot for more than a week? "Hill Street Blues" proved that the answer is yes.

Always off-putting and at times sublime, while Monty Python found only niche viewership in the U.S., it forever changed what we think is funny.

After consulting with leading child psychologists, "Sesame Street" offered the reason, "Because. Just because," as an explanation to Big Bird of the beloved Mr. Hooper's death.

Destined to go well over 500 episodes, "The Simpsons" is timeless, ageless and everlasting. It set the precedent for many adult cartoons that have followed.

As popular as the other two programs were, the series finale of the drama/comedy "M*A*S*H" tops the list with more than 50 million viewers.

It's a close contest! At 253 episodes, "The Jeffersons" nudges out "Family Matters" (215 episodes) and "The Cosby Show" (201 episodes).

The Buggles' hit "Video Killed the Radio Star" was first, followed by Pat Benatar's "You Better Run" and Rod Stewart's "She Won't Dance With Me."

GM, one of 2010's advertisers, described the $3 million price tag as a bargain, with the broadcast of the game reaching more than 100 million viewers.

Creator Aaron Sorkin's rapid-fire dialogue in "The West Wing" made politics sexy and topics like international trade agreements riveting.

While it might seem like a nice phrase for a newscaster to sign off with, this one actually came from "The Jerry Springer Show." After an hour of hair pulling, chair throwing and enraged ex-girlfriends, it's hard not to see the sign-off as a touch ironic.