While TV sets have been living room centerpieces since the 1950s, television had its greatest period of evolution during the 1990s. The decade saw the birth of Prestige TV, a bevy of revolutionary animated series, major national events that launched news networks into relevance, and thanks to the proliferation of cable networks, some of the most daring programming in television history.
The period from 1990-1999 also had some of TV’s biggest all-time hits. Friends, Seinfeld, The X-Files, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Home Improvement, and Beverly Hills 90210 are just a few ’90s staples forever linked to what was referred to as The Last Great Decade in a 2014 National Geographic Channel documentary.
Aside from big hits, the television landscape of the 1990s will also be remembered for a variety of hidden gems. Here’s our list of the 15 best, yet somehow forgotten, TV shows from the ”90s. Did we miss one of your favorites? Let us know in the comments section below.
