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A little vague, depending if you mean most famous as in the most watched or the show the most people know of but not necessarily watch.

If it's the latter, then the answer can't possibly be known without doing extensive research, if it's the former, famous in which year? which decade? what genre?

The closest thing to you answer is to check the provided link.

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There isn't a singular "Most Popular" TV show since ratings vary from week to week, month to month, year to year. Then of course are you referring to Network, Cable, Syndicated shows... are you speaking of the Summer season or during the Fall seasons when all the new shows appear.

Also you have to factor in location, the most popular in America, the U.K., Australia, Botswana? It's very hard to determine the "Most Popular" with something as generic as a 'TV Show' when there are and have been thousands of TV Shows through the years and from around the world.

Now, having said all that... American Idol holds the record for the most consecutive spots at Number 1, but that's only for 8 years so it's not necessarily THE most popular.

The best thing you can do is visit the provided link each week and view the Nielsen ratings each week. Naturally of course these are the numbers for America only.

Naturally the numbers will change from season to season but currently, at the end of the 2011-2012 season, the most popular shows (i.e. number of total viewers) are...

  1. Sunday Night Football: 20.74 million
  2. American Idol Performance Shows: 19.81 million
  3. NCIS: 19.49 million
  4. American Idol Results Shows: 18.33 million
  5. Dancing with the Stars Performance Shows: 18.24 million
  6. Dancing with the Stars Results Shows: 16.08 million
  7. NCIS: Los Angeles: 16.01 million
  8. The Big Bang Theory: 15.82 million
  9. The Voice: 15.77 million
  10. Two and a Half Men: 14.64 million

As of 2014, the most popular television show in America is the Big Bang Theory.
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American Idol holds the record as the most watched show. It has been the number one show for 8 years in a row from 2004 to 2011

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How i met your mother is the best and most watched comedy show in not only USA but also all around the world

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There's not enough information to determine which TV show is the world's most popular.

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Generally the star plus serials are more popular.. now days most popular serial on star is Sathiya, Pratigya,Iss pyar ko kya naam du..

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