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.... [More]

Starring: Robert Wiemer, Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Ronald D. Moore

Directed By: Robert Legato, Timothy Bond, Gabrielle Beaumont, Russ Mayberry

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)
81%

#18

Synopsis: An animated adult series about foul-mouthed primary school children living in a Colorado town. Rude, crude and seriously funny, it... [More]

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

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

Baywatch (1989)

#17

Synopsis: L.A.'s finest and attractive lifegaurds patrol a crowded recreational beach, protecting the beach from dangers.... [More]

Starring: Jenny McCarthy, Christine Elise, Daniel Quinn, Robert Gavin

Directed By: Alan Myerson, David W. Hagar, Michael Preece, Charles Winkler

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: Charlie Spradling, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Greg Collins, Zachary Bostrom

Directed By: Joel Zwick, Peter Baldwin, Richard Correll, Jack Shea

Saturday Night Live (1975)

#15

Synopsis: Live from New York, celebrity hosts join an ensemble cast to perform comedy on Saturday nights. Capturing the pop-culture zeitgeist,... [More]

Starring: Bill Pullman, Chris Rock, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Burns

Directed By: Dave Wilson, Beth McCarthy, 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: Billy Dickson, Ron Logomarsino, James Frawley, Ben Lewin

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: Igbal Theba, Bruce Willis, Edward Asner, Brian Kerwin

Directed By: Ellen Falcon, Mark K. Samuels, John Pasquin, John Whitesell

Home Improvement (1991)

#12

Synopsis: Favorite about the host of a small do-it-yourself cable show, his independent wife and their trio of growing boys. It... [More]

Starring: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Stephanie Dunnam, Roland Kickinger

Directed By: Richard Karn, John Pasquin, Peter Bonerz, Richard Compton

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: DeEdyre Burks, The Alligaroos, Ronnie DeVoe, Floyd Roger Myers, Jr.

Directed By: Werner Walian, Rita Rogers Blye, Maynard C. Virgil, Madeline Cripe

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, Patricia Heaton, Art Shamsky

Directed By: Jeff Melman, Jeff Meyer, Joyce Gitlin, Rod Daniel

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: Chantel Dubay, Nick DeMauro, Liane Alexandra Curtis, Oliver Muirhead

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

Frasier (1993)
94%

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: Rosa Blasi, Stephanie Faracy, Rosemary Murphy, Harriet Sansom Harris

Directed By: Pam Fryman, Joyce Gitlin, Rob Hanning, Dan Butler

The Simpsons (1989)
85%

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

Starring: Matt Groening, Dan Castellaneta, Deb Lacusta, Jack La Lanne

Directed By: John Swartzwelder, Ken Keeler, Wesley M. Archer, 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, Ian Ziering

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