Late Night23 Shows That Changed TelevisionBug-eating wannabe millionaires, plane-crash survivors, and Simon Cowell—VIEW OUR GALLERY of the decade's most influential TV shows.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 8:43PM EDT / Published Dec. 21, 2009 11:08AM EST Sam Jones / FOX American Idol (Fox, 2002-Present)Sam Jones / FOX Lost (ABC, 2004-present)Bob D'Amico / ABC The Wire (HBO, 2002-2008)Nicole Rivelli / HBO 24 (Fox, 2001-present)Michael Muller / FOX Survivor (CBS, 2000-present)Monty Brinton / CBS Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi, 2003-2009)Sci Fi Channel The Office (U.K.) (BBC America, 2001-2003)BBC Arrested Development (Fox, 2003-2006)FOX True Blood (HBO, 2008-Present)Jamie Trueblood / HBO The O.C. (Fox, 2003-2007)FOX Big Love (HBO, 2006-Present)Lacey Terrell / HBO The Osbournes (MTV, 2002-2005) and Laguna Beach (MTV, 2004-2006)MTV The Shield (FX, 2002-2008)Prashant Gupta / FX Grey's Anatomy (ABC, 2005-Present)ABC The Colbert Report (Comedy Central, 2005-Present)Martin Crook / Comedy Central Project Runway (Bravo, 2004-2008; Lifetime, 2009-Present)Bravo Monk (USA, 2002-2009)Gavin Bond / USA Family Guy (Fox, 1999-2002; 2005-Present)FOX Desperate Housewives (ABC, 2004-Present)Florian Schneider / ABC Mad Men (AMC, 2007-Present)Frank Ockenfels / ABC Weeds (Showtime, 2005-Present)Sonja Flemming / Showtime CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS, 2000-Present)Michael Yansh / CBS
American Idol (Fox, 2002-Present)Sam Jones / FOX Lost (ABC, 2004-present)Bob D'Amico / ABC The Wire (HBO, 2002-2008)Nicole Rivelli / HBO 24 (Fox, 2001-present)Michael Muller / FOX Survivor (CBS, 2000-present)Monty Brinton / CBS Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi, 2003-2009)Sci Fi Channel The Office (U.K.) (BBC America, 2001-2003)BBC Arrested Development (Fox, 2003-2006)FOX True Blood (HBO, 2008-Present)Jamie Trueblood / HBO The O.C. (Fox, 2003-2007)FOX Big Love (HBO, 2006-Present)Lacey Terrell / HBO The Osbournes (MTV, 2002-2005) and Laguna Beach (MTV, 2004-2006)MTV The Shield (FX, 2002-2008)Prashant Gupta / FX Grey's Anatomy (ABC, 2005-Present)ABC The Colbert Report (Comedy Central, 2005-Present)Martin Crook / Comedy Central Project Runway (Bravo, 2004-2008; Lifetime, 2009-Present)Bravo Monk (USA, 2002-2009)Gavin Bond / USA Family Guy (Fox, 1999-2002; 2005-Present)FOX Desperate Housewives (ABC, 2004-Present)Florian Schneider / ABC Mad Men (AMC, 2007-Present)Frank Ockenfels / ABC Weeds (Showtime, 2005-Present)Sonja Flemming / Showtime CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS, 2000-Present)Michael Yansh / CBS