Sometimes, all it takes for a good TV show to become iconic is a great first impression. Which TV pilots should be considered as some of the greatest of all time?
In what is still industry practice today, the business of TV is conducted through the production and selling of pilots. More or less the "first episode" of any given TV show, pilots are previewed to networks, which then decide if the networks want to be the exclusive destination for the new show. Hence the term "pilot," as these episodes steer the proverbial plane and get shows "to air."
