'The Sopranos’ Tops WGA List For Best Written TV Series; What Other Shows Made The List? [REPORT & VIDEO]

"The Sopranos" has been named the number one best written show ever, by the Writers Guild of America. The WGA released a list of the 101 best written shows on TV, including new and classic favorites. "The Sopranos" charted the list at number one. "Oz" finished out the WGA best written TV shows ever at number 101.

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"The Sopranos" ended its 6 season HBO run in 2007. Episode reruns are played on HBO and A&E and still draw a large audience.

The ending of "The Sopranos" left fans with mixed reactions and a lot of questions. Did they live? Did they die? Questions fans are hoping will be answered if the rumors of a full length "The Sopranos" movie ever prove to be true.

HBO premiered "The Sopranos" starring James Gandolfini and Edie Falco in 1998. The story followed mob boss Tony Soprano and his crew of wise guys as they battled for control of the New Jersey crime world. "The Sopranos" was awash is sex, drugs and violence while promoting the idea of family loyalty.

The Writers Guild of America included the best written shows from the last half of the 20^th century with some of today's favorites mixed in with classic TV sitcoms.

"MASH" starring Alan Alda and Loretta Swit came in at number 5. The showed was set during the Korean War and followed the lives of wise-cracking meatball surgeons as they tried to make sense of what was happening around them.

TV classics like "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" is number 6, "I Love Lucy" comes in at number 12 and "The Honeymooners" is 31 on the list."

Fan favorites like "Friends" starring Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox is number 24, "ER" is at number 28 and "Star Trek" comes it at number 33.

Today's shows making the list include, "Mad Men" number 7, "Breaking Bad" number 13, "SNL number 24, "Game of Thrones" starring Peter Dinklage and Emilia Clarke is listed at number 40 and "Downton Abbey is number 43.

"Oz" finishes off the top 101 best written TV shows of all time, according to the Writers Guild of America. "Oz" ran for 6 seasons on HBO. According to IMDB the series "chronicled the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants."

Check out the complete list of the 101 best written TV shows ever from the Writers Guild of America.

1. The Sopranos

2. "Seinfeld"

3. "The Twilight Zone"

4. "All in the Family"

5. "MASH"

6. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"

7. "Mad Men"

8. "Cheers"

9. "The Wire"

10. "The West Wing"

11. "The Simpsons"

12. "I Love Lucy"

13. "Breaking Bad"

14. "The Dick Van Dyke Show"

15. "Hill Street Blues"

16. "Arrested Development"

17. "The Daily Show"

18. "Six Feet Under"

19. "Taxi"

20. "The Larry Sanders Show"

21. "30 Rock"

22. "Friday Night Lights"

23. "Frasier"

24. "Friends"

25. "Saturday Night Live"

26. "The X-Files"

27. "Lost"

28. "ER"

29. "The Cosby Show"

30. "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

31. "The Honeymooners"

32. "Deadwood"

33. "Star Trek"

34. "Modern Family"

35. "Twin Peaks"

36. "NYPD Blue"

37. "The Carol Burnett Show"

38. "Battlestar Galactica"

39. "Sex and the City"

40. "Game of Thrones"

41. "The Bob Newhart Show"

42. "Your Show of Shows"

43. "Downton Abbey"

44. "Law & Order"

45. "Thirtysomething"

46. "St. Elsewhere"

47. "Homicide: Life on the Street"

48. "Homeland"

49. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

50. "The Good Wife"

51. "The Colbert Report"

52. "The Office" (British version)

53. "Northern Exposure"

54. "The Wonder Years"

55. "L.A. Law"

56. "Sesame Street"

57. "Columbo"

58. "The Rockford Files"

59. "Fawlty Towers"

60. "Moonlighting"

61. "Freaks and Geeks"

62. "Roots"

63. "Everybody Loves Raymond"

64. "South Park"

65. "Playhouse 90"

66. "The Office" (U.S. version)

67. "Dexter"

68. "My So-Called Life"

69. "Golden Girls"

70. "The Andy Griffith Show"

71. "The Shield"

72. "Roseanne"

73. "24"

74. "Murphy Brown"

75. "House"

76. "Barney Miller"

77. "I, Claudius"

78. "The Odd Couple"

79. "Star Trek: The Next Generation"

80. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"

81. "Upstairs Downstairs"

82. "Monty Python's Flying Circus"

83. "Get Smart"

84. "Gunsmoke"

85. "The Defenders"

86. "Sergeant Bilko"

87. "Justified"

88. "Band of Brothers"

89. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"

90. "The Prisoner"

91. "The Muppet Show"

92. "Absolutely Fabulous"

93. "Boardwalk Empire"

94. "Will and Grace"

95. "Family Ties"

96. "Lonesome Dove"

97. "Soap"

98. "The Fugitive"

99. "Louie"

100. "Late Night With David Letterman"

101. "Oz"