50 Famous TV Shows Ranked By What Percentage Of Their Episodes Were Written By Women

    5.05% of The X-Files episodes were written by women.

    Hope Lasater
    by Hope Lasater

    BuzzFeed Contributor

    Here are 50 famous TV shows, ranked from fewest to most episodes written by women.

    Episodes co-written by a woman and episodes with a woman on a "story by" credit are being counted.

    50. The Honeymooners: 0%

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    0 of the 39 episodes were written by women.

    49. The Dick Van Dyke Show: 1.27%

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    2 of the 158 episodes (not including the original pilot) were written by women.

    48. Sanford and Son: 1.47%

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    2 of the 136 episodes were written by women.

    47. Columbo: 4.35%

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    3 of the 69 episodes were written by women.

    46. 24: 4.41%

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    9 of the 204 episodes (including Live Another Day, not including the film) were written by women.

    45. The X-Files: 5.05%

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    11 of the 218 episodes were written by women. (This does not include the two films, both of which were written by men.)

    44. M*A*S*H: 5.47%

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    14 of the 256 episodes were written by women.

    43. Game of Thrones: 5.48%

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    4 of the 73 episodes were written by women.

    42. Get Smart: 5.8%

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    8 of the 138 episodes were written by women.

    41. The Odd Couple: 6.14%

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    7 of the 114 episodes (not including the movie) were written by women.

    40. NYPD Blue: 7.66%

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    20 of the 261 episodes were written by women.

    39. Seinfeld: 10%

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    18 of the 180 episodes were written by women.

    38. All in the Family: 10.73%

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    22 of the 205 episodes (not including two earlier pilot episodes, both written by Norman Lear) were written by women.

    37. King of the Hill: 11.97%

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    31 of the 259 episodes were written by women.

    36. Schitt's Creek: 15%

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    12 of the 80 episodes were written by women.

    35. Good Times: 15.79%

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    21 of 133 episodes were written by women.

    34. Veep: 16.92%

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    11 of the 65 episodes were written by women.

    33. The Jeffersons: 19.37%

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    49 of the 253 episodes were written by women.

    32. The Office (US): 21.39%

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    43 of the 201 episodes were written by women.

    31. Battlestar Galactica (2004–09): 22.37%

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    17 of the 76 episodes (not including this 2003 miniseries, the films, or the webisodes) were written by women. (Two-part episodes are being counted as two episodes.)

    30. Dallas: 22.41%

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    80 of the 357 episodes (not including the films or reunions) were written by women.

    29. The Shield: 22.73%

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    20 of the 88 episodes (not including the promotional mini-episode) were written by women.

    28. Homeland: 22.92%

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    22 of the 96 episodes were written by women.

    27. The Mary Tyler Moore Show: 23.21%

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    39 of the 168 episodes were written by women.

    26. Cheers: 24%

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    66 of the 275 episodes were written by women.

    25. Breaking Bad: 24.19%

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    15 of the 62 episodes were written by women.

    24. Everybody Loves Raymond: 24.29%

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    51 of the 210 episodes were written by women.

    23. Lost: 24.79%

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    30 of the 121 episodes (not including the epilogue) were written by women. (Two-part episodes are being counted as two episodes.)

    22. The Americans: 25.33%

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    19 of the 75 episodes were written by women.

    21. The West Wing: 25.97%

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    40 of the 154 episodes were written by women.

    20. The Bernie Mac Show: 33.65%

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    35 of the 104 episodes were written by women.

    19. ER: 34.74%

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    115 of the 331 episodes were written by women.

    18. The Walking Dead: 34.91%

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    59 of the 169 episodes were written by women.

    17. 30 Rock: 37.41%

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    52 of the 139 episodes (including the special 2020 episode) were written by women.

    16. Fresh off the Boat: 38.79%

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    45 of the 116 episodes were written by women.

    15. The Good Place: 39.62%

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    21 of the 53 episodes were written by women.

    14. BoJack Horseman: 41.56%

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    32 of the 77 episodes (including the special) were written by women.

    13. Friday Night Lights: 42.11%

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    32 of the 76 episodes were written by women.

    12. Friends: 44.07%

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    104 of the 236 episodes were written by women. (Two-part episodes are being counted as two episodes.)

    11. New Girl: 44.52%

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    65 of the 146 episodes were written by women.

    10. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: 45.27%

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    67 of the 148 episodes were written by women. (Two-part episodes are being counted as two episodes.)

    9. The Golden Girls: 47.22%

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    85 of the 180 episodes were written by women.

    8. Living Single: 47.46%

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    56 of the 118 episodes were written by women.

    7. Will & Grace: 48.58%

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    120 of the 247 episodes (including the final special, not including the webisode) were written by women.

    6. Gilmore Girls: 56.69%

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    89 of the 157 episodes (including the revival) were written by women.

    5. Orange Is the New Black: 69.23%

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    63 of the 91 episodes were written by women.

    4. My So-Called Life: 73.68%

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    14 of the 19 episodes were written by women.

    3. Dynasty: 74.78%

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    166 of the 222 episodes (including the reunion) were written by women.

    2. Broad City: 84%

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    42 of the 50 episodes were written by women.

    1. I Love Lucy: 95.86%

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    185 of the 193 episodes were written by women (including episodes produced under the title The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show).