May Madness: Community vs. Hogan’s Heroes, Dark Angel vs. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Round one is nearing its close! This time, just canceled Community faces WWII comedy Hogan’s Heroes – while they might be a bit jealous of the classic show’s six seasons, Community did pay homage to Hogan and his crew in an episode (and I wouldn’t count out a sixth season just yet!). Also, Dark Angel (no, not Angelus) battles Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

These polls will be open for about 72 hours, so be sure to spread the word quickly if you want your favorites to make it to the next round! As always, you can find the links to all the current matchups on our main post. Please try to vote in all the polls that have shows you like, not just the one with your favorite show!

May Madness - Comedy, Round 1.14

  • Hogan's Heroes (51%, 19 Votes)
  • Community (49%, 18 Votes)

Total Voters: 37

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May Madness - Drama, Round 1.14

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer (73%, 27 Votes)
  • Dark Angel (27%, 10 Votes)

Total Voters: 37

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Feel free to leave a comment about which show(s) you voted for and why! I may quote your comment in a Facebook post or tweet promoting this poll! Also, there may be a bit of a lag if a lot of people are voting, so make sure the first poll finishes loading your results before submitting your vote for the second poll!

May Madness: Seinfeld vs. Will & Grace, Criminal Minds vs. Dollhouse

For these next matchups, Seinfeld faces Will & Grace, while popular Criminal Minds battles cult favorite Dollhouse!

These polls will be open for about 72 hours, so be sure to spread the word quickly if you want your favorites to make it to the next round! As always, you can find the links to all the current matchups on our main post. Please try to vote in all the polls that have shows you like, not just the one with your favorite show!

May Madness - Comedy, Round 1.13

  • Will & Grace (68%, 26 Votes)
  • Seinfeld (32%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 38

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May Madness - Drama, Round 1.13

  • Criminal Minds (72%, 34 Votes)
  • Dollhouse (28%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 47

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Feel free to leave a comment about which show(s) you voted for and why! I may quote your comment in a Facebook post or tweet promoting this poll! Also, there may be a bit of a lag if a lot of people are voting, so make sure the first poll finishes loading your results before submitting your vote for the second poll!

May Madness: Friends vs. The Middle, Agents of SHIELD vs. JAG

The end of round one is nearing! This time, classic sitcom Friends goes up against family comedy The Middle, while super-secret organization Agents of SHIELD battles the military lawyers of JAG.

These polls will be open for about 72 hours, so be sure to spread the word quickly if you want your favorites to make it to the next round! As always, you can find the links to all the current matchups on our main post. Please try to vote in all the polls that have shows you like, not just the one with your favorite show!

May Madness - Comedy, Round 1.12

  • Friends (90%, 83 Votes)
  • The Middle (10%, 9 Votes)

Total Voters: 92

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May Madness - Drama, Round 1.12

  • Agents of SHIELD (78%, 67 Votes)
  • JAG (22%, 19 Votes)

Total Voters: 86

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Feel free to leave a comment about which show(s) you voted for and why! I may quote your comment in a Facebook post or tweet promoting this poll! Also, there may be a bit of a lag if a lot of people are voting, so make sure the first poll finishes loading your results before submitting your vote for the second poll!

May Madness: The Cosby Show vs. Parks and Recreation, Once Upon a Time vs. Arrow

As always, I am surprised by which matchups manage to garner hundreds of votes and which struggle to get 20, leading to unexpected upsets and popular shows who don’t make it past round one. These polls feature a pairing I consider impossible to decide between – let’s see how many of you can actually make the decision! The Cosby Show faces the renewed-for-a-final-season Parks and Recreation, while Once Upon a Time’s fairytale heroes battle Arrow’s modern ones!

These polls will be open for about 72 hours, so be sure to spread the word quickly if you want your favorites to make it to the next round! As always, you can find the links to all the current matchups on our main post. Please try to vote in all the polls that have shows you like, not just the one with your favorite show!

May Madness - Comedy, Round 1.11

  • The Cosby Show (53%, 40 Votes)
  • Parks and Recreation (49%, 37 Votes)

Total Voters: 75

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May Madness - Drama, Round 1.11

  • Once Upon a Time (52%, 68 Votes)
  • Arrow (50%, 65 Votes)

Total Voters: 131

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Feel free to leave a comment about which show(s) you voted for and why! I may quote your comment in a Facebook post or tweet promoting this poll! Also, there may be a bit of a lag if a lot of people are voting, so make sure the first poll finishes loading your results before submitting your vote for the second poll!

May Madness: The Mindy Project vs. The Goldbergs, NCIS vs. Charmed

If you think the matchups for this round are difficult, just wait until round two! For this set, sophomore The Mindy Project faces freshman The Goldbergs (and both will be around next year!). Also, procedural NCIS will battle witchly Charmed.

These polls will be open for about 72 hours, so be sure to spread the word quickly if you want your favorites to make it to the next round! As always, you can find the links to all the current matchups on our main post. Please try to vote in all the polls that have shows you like, not just the one with your favorite show!

May Madness - Comedy, Round 1.10

  • The Mindy Project (68%, 13 Votes)
  • The Goldbergs (32%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 19

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May Madness - Drama, Round 1.10

  • NCIS (71%, 22 Votes)
  • Charmed (29%, 9 Votes)

Total Voters: 31

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Feel free to leave a comment about which show(s) you voted for and why! I may quote your comment in a Facebook post or tweet promoting this poll! Also, there may be a bit of a lag if a lot of people are voting, so make sure the first poll finishes loading your results before submitting your vote for the second poll!

May Madness: 30 Rock vs. Suburgatory, The Vampire Diaries vs. Beauty and the Beast

As renewals and cancellations finish up for the broadcast season, in our poll we have some of each! 30 Rock (which finished its final season last year) faces the just-canceled Suburgatory, while CW mainstay The Vampire Diaries battles this season’s surprise renewal (though our Save One Show fans correctly predicted it!) Beauty and the Beast!

These polls will be open for about 72 hours, so be sure to spread the word quickly if you want your favorites to make it to the next round! As always, you can find the links to all the current matchups on our main post.

May Madness - Comedy, Round 1.9

  • Suburgatory (56%, 53 Votes)
  • 30 Rock (44%, 41 Votes)

Total Voters: 94

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May Madness - Drama, Round 1.9

  • Beauty and the Beast (94%, 467 Votes)
  • The Vampire Diaries (6%, 32 Votes)

Total Voters: 499

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Feel free to leave a comment about which show(s) you voted for and why! I may quote your comment in a Facebook post or tweet promoting this poll! Also, there may be a bit of a lag if a lot of people are voting, so make sure the first poll finishes loading your results before submitting your vote for the second poll!

May Madness: I Love Lucy vs. Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The X-Files vs. Suits

These next polls mark the halfway point of Round One! This time, beloved I Love Lucy goes up against newbie (but renewed!) Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which The X-Files does battle with legal drama Suits.

These polls will be open for about 72 hours, so be sure to spread the word quickly if you want your favorites to make it to the next round! As always, you can find the links to all the current matchups on our main post.

May Madness - Comedy, Round 1.8

  • I Love Lucy (68%, 15 Votes)
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine (32%, 7 Votes)

Total Voters: 22

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May Madness - Drama, Round 1.8

  • The X-Files (57%, 17 Votes)
  • Suits (43%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 30

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Feel free to leave a comment about which show(s) you voted for and why! I may quote your comment in a Facebook post or tweet promoting this poll! Also, there may be a bit of a lag if a lot of people are voting, so make sure the first poll finishes loading your results before submitting your vote for the second poll!

May Madness: The Big Bang Theory vs. That 70s Show, Moonlight vs. ER

We’re on our seventh set of matchups within 3 days! The Big Bang Theory faces That 70s Show, while short-lived vampire show Moonlight goes against long-running medical drama ER.

These polls will be open for about 72 hours, so be sure to spread the word quickly if you want your favorites to make it to the next round! As always, you can find the links to all the current matchups on our main post.

May Madness - Comedy, Round 1.7

  • That 70s Show (53%, 27 Votes)
  • The Big Bang Theory (47%, 24 Votes)

Total Voters: 51

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May Madness - Drama, Round 1.7

  • ER (63%, 20 Votes)
  • Moonlight (41%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

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Feel free to leave a comment about which show(s) you voted for and why! I may quote your comment in a Facebook post or tweet promoting this poll! Also, there may be a bit of a lag if a lot of people are voting, so make sure the first poll finishes loading your results before submitting your vote for the second poll!

May Madness: Get Smart vs. The Crazy Ones, Magnum PI vs. Doctor Who

Our next polls pair classic Get Smart against newbie-with-familiar-talent The Crazy Ones, while Magnum, PI and Tom Selleck’s mustache battle 50 years of time and space in Doctor Who!

These polls will be open for about 72 hours, so be sure to spread the word quickly if you want your favorites to make it to the next round! As always, you can find the links to all the current matchups on our main post.

May Madness - Comedy, Round 1.6

  • Get Smart (62%, 18 Votes)
  • The Crazy Ones (38%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 29

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May Madness - Drama, Round 1.6

  • Doctor Who (63%, 20 Votes)
  • Magnum, PI (38%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

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Feel free to leave a comment about which show(s) you voted for and why! I may quote your comment in a Facebook post or tweet promoting this poll! Also, there may be a bit of a lag if a lot of people are voting, so make sure the first poll finishes loading your results before submitting your vote for the second poll!

May Madness: The Andy Griffith Show vs. Modern Family, Castle vs. Gilmore Girls

And Round One keeps speeding along! The Andy Griffith Show takes on Modern Family, while the ruggedly handsome Castle is pitted against the quick-witted Gilmore Girls.

These polls will be open for about 72 hours, so be sure to spread the word quickly if you want your favorites to make it to the next round!

May Madness - Comedy, Round 1.5

  • The Andy Griffith Show (62%, 21 Votes)
  • Modern Family (38%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 34

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May Madness - Drama, Round 1.5

  • Castle (73%, 30 Votes)
  • Gilmore Girls (27%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 41

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Feel free to leave a comment about which show(s) you voted for and why! I may quote your comment in a Facebook post or tweet promoting this poll! Also, make sure the first poll finishes loading your results before submitting your vote for the second poll!

May Madness: New Girl vs. Golden Girls, House vs. Game of Thrones

For these next matchups, the Golden Girls face a New Girl, and the modern Holmes-inspired House goes up against medieval fantasy Game of Thrones!

These polls will be open for about 72 hours, so be sure to spread the word quickly if you want your favorites to make it to the next round!

May Madness - Comedy, Round 1.4

  • Golden Girls (55%, 17 Votes)
  • New Girl (45%, 14 Votes)

Total Voters: 31

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May Madness - Drama, Round 1.4

  • House (57%, 16 Votes)
  • Game of Thrones (43%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 28

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Feel free to leave a comment about which show(s) you voted for and why! I may quote your comment in a Facebook post or tweet promoting this poll!

May Madness: The Office vs. 2 Broke Girls, Glee vs. Veronica Mars

Next up in our May Madness tournament, recent classic The Office faces popular 2 Broke Girls, and musical soap Glee goes up against hard-boiled teen detective Veronica Mars, whose Kickstarter-funded movie releases on DVD today! (Just $9.99 as of this writing!)

These polls will be open for about 72 hours, so be sure to spread the word quickly if you want your favorites to make it to the next round!

May Madness - Comedy, Round 1.3

  • The Office (US) (57%, 17 Votes)
  • 2 Broke Girls (43%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 30

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May Madness - Drama, Round 1.3

  • Veronica Mars (74%, 23 Votes)
  • Glee (26%, 8 Votes)

Total Voters: 31

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Which of these four shows do you think will make it to the finals? Leave a comment and let me know, and don’t forget to check out all of the ongoing polls on our main tournament page!

May Madness: How I Met Your Mother vs. M*A*S*H, Angel vs. Leverage

For our next pair of matchups, a current classic with a controversial ending faces a beloved comedy with one of the most-watched series finales of all time. On the drama side, Christian Kane fans will have a bit of a dilemma – after getting his two best-known shows to places #1 and #2 in the past drama nominating round, they face each other in this first round!

This poll will be open for about 72 hours, so be sure to spread the word quickly if you want your favorites to make it to the next round!

May Madness - Comedy, Round 1.2

  • M*A*S*H (75%, 200 Votes)
  • How I Met Your Mother (25%, 68 Votes)

Total Voters: 268

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May Madness - Drama, Round 1.2

  • Leverage (90%, 224 Votes)
  • Angel (10%, 26 Votes)

Total Voters: 250

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Feel free to leave a comment about which show(s) you voted for and why! I may quote your comment in a Facebook post or tweet promoting this poll!

May Madness: Scrubs vs. Raising Hope, Dexter vs. White Collar

Round one of our May Madness bracket begins with quirky comedies Scrubs and Raising Hope facing off, while Dexter hopes to challenge the highest vote recipient in our nominating rounds, White Collar!

This poll will be open for about 72 hours, so be sure to spread the word quickly if you want your favorites to make it to the next round!

May Madness - Comedy, Round 1.1

  • Scrubs (68%, 96 Votes)
  • Raising Hope (32%, 45 Votes)

Total Voters: 141

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May Madness - Drama, Round 1.1

  • White Collar (95%, 325 Votes)
  • Dexter (5%, 18 Votes)

Total Voters: 343

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Feel free to leave a comment about which show(s) you voted for and why! I may quote your comment in a Facebook post or tweet promoting this poll!

May Madness 2014

At last, it is time for the 64 TV shows YOU chose to battle it out for the best TV show of all time! Over the next few weeks, shows will face each other in 72-hour single elimination matchups! Everyone who responded to my question about whether to have comedies and dramas mixed throughout the tournament preferred to have the genres battle it out separately and the top comedy and top drama face each other in the final match, so that’s what we will do!

This post will be your go-to reference for current and upcoming matches, so be sure to bookmark it and check back daily! I will add the links as the posts go up. Or, subscribe to our RSS feed to get the latest posts!

 

TOURNAMENT FINAL

Castle vs. M*A*S*H

 

DRAMA FINAL

Castle vs. Beauty and the Beast – Winner: Castle!

COMEDY FINAL

M*A*S*H vs. Friends – Winner: M*A*S*H

Round four begins with only eight shows remaining! Each of these polls will be open 72 hours.

DRAMA – ROUND FOUR MATCHUPS

White Collar vs. Castle – Winner: Castle!

Beauty and the Beast vs. Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Winner: Beauty and the Beast!

COMEDY – ROUND FOUR MATCHUPS

I Love Lucy vs. M*A*S*H – Winner: M*A*S*H!

Friends vs. Will & Grace – Winner: Friends!

And now we’re starting round three, as the remaining 16 shows face off! The lists will be completed as the round one matchups finish, and links to each new poll will be added after they go live! Each of the round three posts will contain two matchups: one drama battle and one comedy battle. All polls will be open 72 hours.

DRAMA – ROUND THREE MATCHUPS

White Collar vs. House – Winner: White Collar!

Castle vs. The X-Files – Winner: Castle!

Beauty and the Beast vs. Once Upon a Time – Winner: Beauty and the Beast!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer vs. Supernatural – Winner: Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

 

COMEDY – ROUND THREE MATCHUPS

M*A*S*H vs. Golden Girls – Winner: M*A*S*H!

The Andy Griffith Show vs. I Love Lucy – Winner: I Love Lucy!

The Mindy Project vs. Friends – Winner: Friends!

Will & Grace vs. The Dick Van Dyke Show – Winner: Will & Grace!

 

Here are the round two matchups!

DRAMA – ROUND TWO MATCHUPS

White Collar vs. Leverage – Winner: White Collar!

Veronica Mars vs. House – Winner: House!

Castle vs. Doctor Who – Winner:  Castle!

ER vs. The X-Files – Winner: The X-Files!

Beauty and the Beast vs. NCIS – Winner: Beauty and the Beast!

Once Upon a Time vs. Agents of SHIELD – Winner: Once Upon a Time!

Criminal Minds vs. Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Winner: Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

Supernatural vs. Sherlock – Winner: Supernatural!

 

COMEDY – ROUND TWO MATCHUPS

Scrubs vs. M*A*S*H – Winner: M*A*S*H!

The Office vs. Golden Girls – Winner: Golden Girls!

The Andy Griffith Show vs. Get Smart – Winner: The Andy Griffith Show!

That 70s Show vs. I Love Lucy – Winner: I Love Lucy!

Suburgatory vs. The Mindy Project – Winner: The Mindy Project!

The Cosby Show vs. Friends – Winner: Friends!

Will & Grace vs. Hogan’s Heroes – Winner: Will & Grace!

The Dick Van Dyke Show vs. Gilligan’s Island – Winner: The Dick Van Dyke Show!

 

These will be the matchups for round one. This list was randomly generated, and each of the round one posts will contain two matchups: one comedy battle and one drama battle. I may post several times in a day during this first round so that this bracket won’t go too far into June, but all polls will be open 72 hours. If any of the choices below seem impossible, remember, your decisions will only get more difficult as the tournament progresses! Have fun!

 

COMEDY – ROUND ONE MATCHUPS

Scrubs vs. Raising Hope – Winner: Scrubs!

How I Met Your Mother vs. M*A*S*H – Winner: M*A*S*H!

The Office (US) vs. 2 Broke Girls – Winner: The Office!

Golden Girls vs. New Girl – Winner: Golden Girls!

Modern Family vs. The Andy Griffith Show – Winner: The Andy Griffith Show!

Get Smart vs. The Crazy Ones – Winner: Get Smart!

That 70s Show vs. The Big Bang Theory – Winner: That 70s Show!

I Love Lucy vs. Brooklyn Nine-Nine – Winner: I Love Lucy!

30 Rock vs. Suburgatory – Winner: Suburgatory!

The Goldbergs vs. The Mindy Project – Winner: The Mindy Project!

The Cosby Show vs. Parks and Recreation – Winner: The Cosby Show!

Friends vs. The Middle – Winner: Friends!

Will & Grace vs. Seinfeld – Winner: Will & Grace!

Community vs. Hogan’s Heroes – Winner: Hogan’s Heroes!

Enlisted vs. The Dick Van Dyke Show – Winner: The Dick Van Dyke Show!

Last Man Standing vs. Gilligan’s Island – Winner: Gilligan’s Island!

 

DRAMA – ROUND ONE MATCHUPS

Dexter vs. White Collar – Winner: White Collar!

Angel vs. Leverage – Winner: Leverage!

Glee vs. Veronica Mars – Winner: Veronica Mars!

Game of Thrones vs. House – Winner: House!

Gilmore Girls vs. Castle – Winner: Castle!

Magnum, PI vs. Doctor Who – Winner: Doctor Who!

Moonlight vs. ER – Winner: ER!

The X-Files vs. Suits – Winner: The X-Files!

The Vampire Diaries vs. Beauty and the Beast – Winner: Beauty and the Beast!

NCIS vs. Charmed – Winner: NCIS!

Arrow vs. Once Upon a Time – Winner: Once Upon a Time!

Agents of SHIELD vs. JAG – Winner: Agents of SHIELD!

Criminal Minds vs. Dollhouse – Winner: Criminal Minds!

Dark Angel vs. Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Winner: Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

Supernatural vs. Firefly – Winner: Supernatural!

Bones vs. Sherlock – Winner: Sherlock!

 

Which round one loss are you most disappointed by? Leave a comment and let me know!