Iconic TV Spinoffs
Iconic TV Spinoffs is a structured entertainment dataset with 16 entries. Its fields include Spinoff, Parent Show, Years. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 16 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Spinoff, Parent Show, Years, Network, Seasons, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Years span
- 1972 to 2017
- Across 16 preview rows
- Seasons range
- 2 to 36
- Across 16 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Spinoff, Parent Show, and Years across entertainment entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 16 downloadable records
Spinoff↕ | Parent Show↕ | Years↕ | Network↕ | Seasons↕ | Legacy↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Better Call Saul | Breaking Bad | 2015-2022 | AMC | 6 | Widely regarded as rivaling or surpassing Breaking Bad, 46 Emmy nominations |
Frasier | Cheers | 1993-2004 | NBC | 11 | Record 37 Emmy wins, 5 consecutive Best Comedy Emmys, the gold standard of spinoffs |
The Good Fight | The Good Wife | 2017-2022 | CBS All Access | 6 | Launched CBS streaming service, more politically fearless than its parent |
Daria | Beavis and Butt-Head | 1997-2002 | MTV | 5 | Defined Gen X deadpan, arguably more culturally influential than its source |
Xena Warrior Princess | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | 1995-2001 | Syndication | 6 | Outlived and outranked Hercules, LGBTQ icon status, cult following |
Angel | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 1999-2004 | The WB | 5 | Darker noir tone, beloved by Whedonites, canceled on a cliffhanger |
The Jeffersons | All in the Family | 1975-1985 | CBS | 11 | Movin on up, one of the longest-running sitcoms with a Black cast |
Maude | All in the Family | 1972-1978 | CBS | 6 | Bea Arthur vehicle, tackled abortion in 1972, paved way for political sitcom |
Mork and Mindy | Happy Days | 1978-1982 | ABC | 4 | Launched Robin Williams to superstardom, Nanu Nanu catchphrase |
Laverne and Shirley | Happy Days | 1976-1983 | ABC | 8 | Hit #1 in Nielsens, defined working-girl comedy, Schlemiel Schlimazel intro |
Joey | Friends | 2004-2006 | NBC | 2 | The cautionary tale, canceled after two seasons, showed spinoffs are hard |
NCIS | JAG | 2003-present | CBS | 22 | Became the most-watched drama in the world, eclipsed its parent entirely |
Law and Order SVU | Law and Order | 1999-present | NBC | 25 | Longest-running live-action primetime series, Olivia Benson icon status |
The Simpsons | The Tracey Ullman Show | 1989-present | Fox | 36 | Started as 30-second shorts, became longest-running scripted primetime series |
Torchwood | Doctor Who | 2006-2011 | BBC | 4 | Adult sci-fi spinoff, Captain Jack's own show, cult fanbase |
Young Sheldon | The Big Bang Theory | 2017-2024 | CBS | 7 | Outran expectations, warmer tone than parent, strong syndication |
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