TV Shows That Start With 'A'

[B] American Idol | Kelly Clarkson's victory launched a franchise that made Simon Cowell's scowl worth millions per season.

[B] Ally McBeal | Calista Flockhart hallucinated dancing babies, and David E. Kelley convinced Fox unisex bathrooms solved workplace drama.

[A] ALF | An alien ate cats for thirty episodes before NBC realized sitcom audiences prefer their pets alive.

[C] Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? | Jeff Foxworthy watched adults fail fractions while fifth graders earned their college funds through schadenfreude.

[D] Animaniacs | Yakko, Wakko, and Dot outsmarted censors with geography songs, turning Warner Bros' water tower into anarchy headquarters.

[D] According to Jim | Jim Belushi played the lazy husband trope for eight seasons, proving network sitcoms forgive mediocre ratings.

[C] The Addams Family | Morticia snipped rose heads while Gomez spoke French, proving macabre families have better chemistry than most sitcoms.

[B] Apprentice | Donald Trump fired contestants in boardrooms for fourteen seasons before swapping reality TV for actual politics.

[C] Angry Beavers | Daggett and Norbert slapped tails in an Oregon dam, teaching Nickelodeon viewers that siblings fight even underwater.

[A] Angel | David Boreanaz brooded so hard in Los Angeles, the WB gave him five seasons to redeem one vampire's soul.

[C] All in the Family | Carroll O'Connor's Archie argued bigotry into prime time, and Norman Lear dared CBS to keep it there.

[D] Arrested Development | The Bluths hid money in banana stands for three seasons, then Netflix revived them for two more.

[C] All My Children | Susan Lucci waited nineteen nominations before winning an Emmy, making Erica Kane's patience legendary.

[C] Absolutely Fabulous | Edina and Patsy drank Bollinger through the '90s, making British comedy dangerously quotable for fashion victims.

[D] Alias | Jennifer Garner kicked down doors in disguises so good, even the CIA used her show for recruitment videos.

[D] America's Next Top Model | Tyra Banks invented "smize" and turned eliminations into photobook lessons on existential runway dread.

[B] A-Team | Mr. T pitied fools for ninety-eight episodes while the van's suspension survived every explosion unscathed.

[A] The Andy Griffith Show | Mayberry's sheriff never carried a loaded gun, yet Barney Fife still managed to shoot himself in the foot.

[B] Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Ickis carried his eyeballs—wait, that was Krumm; either way, Klasky Csupo taught kids trash dumps hide scholarship programs.

[A] The Amazing Race | Phil Keoghan's eyebrow raised at airport meltdowns for thirty-six seasons of passport-stamping chaos.