Main Character - Name The Series Quiz

Answer: Dallas

Larry Hagman played J.R. Ewing on "Dallas" from 1978 through 1991. In 1980, the show had a cliffhanger storyline known as "Who shot J.R.?". The J.R. Ewing character made appearances on the "Dallas" spinoff "Knots Landing" between 1980 and 1982.

Answer: Gunsmoke

James Arness played Matt Dillon on the television version of "Gunsmoke" from 1955 through 1975. William Conrad voiced the character of Matt Dillon on the radio version of "Gunsmoke" from 1952 through 1961. Matt Dillon served as the U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas.

Answer: The Commish

"The Commish" aired from September 28, 1991, to January 11, 1996. The show followed a former NYPD detective-turned-suburban police commissioner named Tony Scali, played by Michael Chiklis. Scali balanced his time solving the town's problems and his family life.

Answer: Whose Line Is It Anyway?

"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" was an improvisational comedy television series. Drew Carey served as the host of the show from 1998 through 2007. Performers Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, and Ryan Stiles co-starred with Carey on the show.

Answer: All in the Family

Archie Bunker was played by Carroll O'Connor on the sitcoms "All in the Family" and "Archie Bunker's Place". The politically incorrect Archie Bunker character was considered a "lovable bigot". Bunker was married to a "dingbat" named Edith and had a liberal daughter named Gloria.

Answer: The Cosby Show

"The Cosby Show" centered around the fictional Huxtable family from 1984 through 1992. Cliff Huxtable, played by Bill Cosby, juggled his career as an OB/GYN and family. Cliff and his wife Clair raised five children in a townhouse in Brooklyn Heights, New York.

Answer: CSI

Doctor Gil Grissom was a forensic entomologist on the first nine seasons of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". Grissom, played by William Petersen, was employed by the Las Vegas Police Department as a CSI Supervisor. Grissom was replaced as CSI Supervisor by Raymond Langston and D.B. Russell.

Answer: Cheers

Between 1982 and 1993, the television show "Cheers" centered around a bar in Boston. Former Red Sox pitcher Sam Malone served as the bar's head bartender and initial owner. Malone had an on-and-off relationship with a barmaid named Diane Chambers.

Answer: Saved by the Bell

"Saved by the Bell" was a reboot of the 1988-89 television series "Good Morning, Miss Bliss". "Saved by the Bell" centered around the students and principal at the fictional Bayside High School. Bayside student Zack Morris, played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar, was the featured student on the show. The show focused on social issues as well as light-hearted comedic situations.

Answer: Family Matters

"Family Matters" was a spinoff of the sitcom "Perfect Strangers". "Family Matters" was about a middle-class Winslow family from Chicago. The Winslow family lived next door to a nerdy teenager named Steve Urkel. Steve Urkel, played by Jaleel White, caused trouble for his neighbors and had a crush on Laura Winslow.