FRIENDS -- Pictured: (l-r) Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Matt Le Blanc as Joey Tribbiani, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay (Photo by NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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FALL 2019 TV SURVEY: 20 TV Shows That Defined the 1990s

For Rotten Tomatoes’ annual Fall TV Survey, we asked thousands of our users what they’re most looking forward to in the coming TV season and to reflect on the best shows from seasons past.

They’ll be there for you — unless you’re assembling a giant TV survey, in which case Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer are nowhere to be found! (That joke has never been made before.)

Friends celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, so we couldn’t help but give a little cheer when you voted the comedy as the defining series of the 1990s. The cast also took top spot in our list of stars who ruled the decade.

The series won 64% of your vote. Seinfeld came in second with 51%, then The X-Files with 50%, ER came in fourth with 47%, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer took 44%.

The show’s cast nabbed 32% of the vote when we asked which star ruled the decade, followed by Jerry Seinfeld with 17%, Will Smith with 10%, the ER cast with 7%, and the Beverly Hills, 90210 cast came in fifth with 6%.

Disagree with the survey results? Tell us in the comments who you think should have made the list or have been ranked higher.

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
89%

#20

Synopsis: A new crew boards a revamped USS Enterprise in the first spin-off from the '60s cult classic. Set some 70... [More]

Starring: Robert Wiemer, Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton

Directed By: Richard A. Colla, Gabrielle Beaumont, Russ Mayberry, Robert Wiemer

Will & Grace (1998)

#19

Synopsis: Snappy hit about a straight woman and a gay man who are best friends. She's a decorator with a snippy,... [More]

Starring: Eric McCormack, Roy Fegan, Miguel Ferrer, David Sutcliffe

South Park (1997)
82%

#18

Synopsis: An animated adult series about four potty-mouthed, trash-talking grade schoolers living in a Colorado town. Rude, crude and seriously funny,... [More]

Starring: Matt Stone, Radiohead, Trey Parker, Natasha Henstridge

Directed By: Matt Stone, Ryan Quincy, Jack Shih, Jenny Yu

Baywatch (1989)

#17

Synopsis: Bouncy babes and sculpted hunks posed as L.A.'s finest lifeguards in this wildly popular series that was eye candy for... [More]

Starring: Jenny McCarthy, Christine Elise, Michael Bergin, Daniel Quinn

Directed By: Alan Myerson, Rick Jacobson, Gus Trikonis, David W. Hagar

Full House (1987)

#16

Synopsis: Comedian Bob Saget stars in this heartfelt comedy series as Danny Tanner, the widowed father of three young and rambunctious... [More]

Starring: Virginia Watson, Brenden Jefferson, Jandi Swanson, Cyndi Strittmatter

Directed By: Steve Zuckerman, Tom Rickard, Jack Shea, Bill Petty

Saturday Night Live (1975)

#15

Synopsis: A variety show packed with some Emmy-winning satire for laughs.... [More]

Starring: Christopher Lee, Jon Lovitz, Hugh Hefner, Julianne Moore

Directed By: Beth McCarthy, Dave Wilson, Dave Wilson, Robert Altman

Ally McBeal (1997)
61%

#14

Synopsis: A quirky show about a wistfully idealistic lawyer and her chaotic life at a Boston firm. The Emmy-winning David E.... [More]

Starring: Jennifer Rhodes, Calista Flockhart, Tony Shalhoub, Greg Germann

Directed By: Ron Logomarsino, James Frawley, Ben Lewin, Bill Dickson

Roseanne (1988)
76%

#13

Synopsis: A loving but imperfect working-class family led by its `domestic goddess' mother was the basis of this classic, long-running sitcom.... [More]

Starring: Barbara Billingsley, Liz Georges, Bruce Willis, Edward Asner

Directed By: Mark K. Samuels, Ellen Falcon, John Whitesell, Andrew D. Weyman

Home Improvement (1991)

#12

Synopsis: Comedy tale of Tim a family man and the show revolves about fix-it-up missions, hardware garages and similarly.... [More]

Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, Thom Sharp

Directed By: Geoffrey Nelson, Richard Karn, Tim Allen, Peter Bonerz

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

#11

Synopsis: Teenage Will moves from the tough streets of West Philadelphia to a posh mansion in Bel-Air, California.... [More]

Starring: Samm-Art Williams, Daryl Mitchell, Nicholle Tom, Marj Dusay

Directed By: Rita Rogers Blye, Werner Walian, Will Smith, Chuck Vinson

Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)

#10

Synopsis: Ray Romano hit the sitcom stratosphere with this gem based on his stand-up routine. It's about a Long Island sportswriter... [More]

Starring: Ray Romano, Tug McGraw, Art Shamsky, Patricia Heaton

Directed By: Michael Lessac, Joyce Gitlin, Jeff Melman, Jeff Meyer

Married...With Children (1987)

Synopsis: This lowbrow hit about the Bundys, TV's first family of raunch, made the new Fox network a player. The long-running... [More]

Starring: Elizabeth Keifer, Neal Lerner, John S. "Hacksaw" Reynolds, Marianne Muellereile

Directed By: Mark K. Samuels, Arlando Smith, Sam W. Orender, Katherine Green

Frasier (1993)
93%

Synopsis: Brilliant 'Cheers' spin-off in which psychiatrist Frasier Crane returns to his native Seattle, where he hosts a call-in radio show... [More]

Starring: Philippe Durand, John Cusack, Shelley Long, Cindy Katz

Directed By: Ken Lamkin, Stuart Ross, Philip Charles MacKenzie, Robert H. Egan

The Simpsons (1989)
85%

Synopsis: Matt Groening's subversive, animated satire about Springfield's hapless first family became a cult favourite when it premiered on Fox in... [More]

Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jack La Lanne, Deb Lacusta

Directed By: Wesley M. Archer, John Swartzwelder, Ken Keeler, Guillermo del Toro

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

Synopsis: The trendy, long-running drama about pretty kids with ugly problems followed a pack of Gen-Xers from high school to post-collegiate... [More]

Starring: Shannen Doherty, Jason Priestley, Tori Spelling, Randy Spelling

Directed By: Burt Brinckerhoff, Paul Lazarus, Charles Braverman, Catlin Adams