Kira Deshler

Considering its massive size (second in both area and population among U.S. states), Texas hasn't been home to as many TV shows as you might think. California and New York still account for a large share of both TV settings and filming locations, but Texas has made its mark on the industry with a number of iconic shows. The Lone Star State conjures up images of cowboys, outlaws, ranches, and football, all of which are represented on this best of Texas list.

Television in the 1970s embodied the decade's push-and-pull between the old and the new, reflecting changing social attitudes while holding on to classic themes and ideas. Many shows from this era are far from timeless, and while that's not necessarily a bad thing, it means that some of them don't fit within today's TV landscape. We're talking about shows that would have a hard time getting on air at present, even if they were hits back in the day.

"Criminal Minds" has featured an exceptional array of talent as part of its guest star roster. Here are some of those actors who are no longer with us.

On the smash hit medical drama "Grey's Anatomy," anything can happen. A bomb nestled in someone's chest cavity? Done that! Doctors dying in a plane crash? Easy. An active shooter, a musical episode, and a ferry crash? We've all seen that before. But what about movie stars showing up as hospital patients, or even doctors? Since its premiere in 2005, "Grey's Anatomy" has attracted an impressive roster of Hollywood talent.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Friends, Glee, and more produced some of television's most memorable prom episodes. Here are the best, ranked.

The ongoing CBS procedural has had some major names briefly join the cast during its decades on the air. Here are just a handful of standouts.

What happens when a show's been spinning its wheels and needs to shake things up? Cue the road trip episode, wherein TV characters we're used to seeing in one environment get out of dodge in search of something new. This change of scenery can be the source of endless hijinks in comedies, or provide an opportunity for juicy character development in dramas.

Are there any original ideas left in Hollywood? This question comes up every time we hear about another reboot of a classic TV show, which often comes off as a cynical cash grab in an age of endlessly recycled IP. The 2010s were especially rife with reboots across television and film, and many of these projects we'd rather forget about entirely.

With the return of "Silo" Season 3 this summer, sci-fi fans have been rewarded with the continuation of a fascinating story from showrunner Graham Yost and novelist Hugh Howey. Though the show's titular structure is cramped, the storytelling and lore of "Silo" is vast. In this dystopian future, the surviving members of society — or so we're told — live in a 144-story underground silo with no access to the world outside. The phenomenal Rebecca Ferguson

Netflix's "I Will Find You" wastes little time throwing viewers into a twist-filled mystery. Sam Worthington of the "Avatar" films plays David Burroughs, a man serving a life sentence after being convicted of brutally killing his three-year-old son. Resigned to a bleak fate, David's life changes when his former sister-in-law, Rachel, played by Britt Lower of "Severance," brings him evidence that his son may still be alive. David subsequently breaks out of prison, sparking an FBI manhunt as he and Rachel search for the truth.