So I'm a big sci-fi geek and this list is straight to my core. My first sci-fi show that I can remember watching in depth was Star Trek: The Next Generation. After that I was hooked. Keep in mind the dates i have are not necessarily continuous runs of shows just first and last year. Also for shows with multiple iterations I put them under one umbrella. Although I'll keep this to just the series and not Hollywood movies.
Honorable Mention:
Twilight Zone (1964-2003) Rod Serling's Masterpiece of sci-fi, suspense, and horror.
The Outer Limits (1963-2002) The same format as Twilight Zone but it came first and had a greater emphasis on sci-fi.
Sliders (1995-2000) Great start for a show but the last season fell apart when they lost Jerry O'Connell.
Quantum Leap (1989-1993) To be honest only slightly sci-fi. Really they just used sci-fi as a driver to some really good stories.
The Pretender (1996-2000) A brilliantly conceived show. Shame it was cancelled before resolved. The two follow up T.V. Movies didn't really resolve it either.
Highlander (1992-1999) A series based on my favorite movie. It took the concept more into depth. There was a very short spin-off series afterward.
The X-Files (1993-2002) Chris Carter's masterwork. A believer and a skeptic teamed up to solve mysteries and crimes no one else wants.
10. Lost (2004-2010) The first season of the show was marvelous. Each following season they continued to add new mysteries until the end of the show. It fell victim to it's own great mysteries. It was impossible to explain everything plausibly in a short time.
9. Farscape (1999-2003) If Gene Roddenberry and Jim Henson were best friends this would be the result. It was a great sci-fi show that did have puppet work over CG.
8. Fringe (2008-2013) In the X-Files investigation style this show deals with multiple dimensions in ways that work surprisingly well.
7. Eureka (2006-2012) Sci-fi comedy at it's greatest.
6. Star Trek (1966-2005) Classic franchise with so many iterations over the years that it's hard not to find something you like in one of them.
5. Doctor Who (1963-?) What can I say about the longest running sci-fi series ever? So many Doctors, one Tardis and many companions it's constantly improving.
4. Firefly (2002-2003) A western in space that was cancelled far too quickly.
3. Stargate (1997-2011) SG-1 was is the longest running continuous sci-fi series. All of the Stargates are very well done.
2. Battlestar Galactica (2003-2009) Ok this is the only show that I am not using all the iterations. The 2003 reboot is so well done that I've gotten people that hate sci-fi to watch it. It's characters are horribly flawed and that's what makes it work. It's a solid drama set in space.
1. Babylon 5 (1994-1998) A miraculous universe created by J. Michael Straczynski. His imagination seemed to know no bounds and the characters and story arcs are so well done that it is hard not to get hooked on this show.
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