September Madness! The Greatest Television Shows of the Modern Era

Who says brackets are reserved for March? Ok...most people. But September is more or less the March Madness of television. Most shows, especially those on the major networks, are returning. We also have the Emmy's and as television becomes a more integral part of our meme-fied, Buzzfeed fueled lives...the Emmy's are becoming more significant. 

So we thought it'd be fun to let you decide (from our field of 64) what the greatest television series of the modern era is. 

Before you burn the house down here were our parameters for our choices: 

• No show is included that ended before 1990 (thus The Simpsons and Cheers make it)
• No mini-series or reality show (Sorry no Band of Brothers or Survivor)
• No variety shows (SNL, Colbert, Daily Show, etc...)
• Sketch comedy shows are allowed (ie Chappelle's Show)  

Each numbered seed contains two dramas and two comedies...

• For Example the Four Seeds are, The West Wing, Walking Dead, Always Sunny and Parks and Rec 

Bracket Rules and Voting 

• There Are Four Regionals (Anna Kendrick, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Mara, Rooney Mara) 
• The tournament will end next Sunday (9/29) 
• You can vote once an hour (because we know you're taking this very, very seriously) 
• Dramas play Comedies in the First Round

So Without Further Ado, The Round of 64...

Anna Kendrick Regional:

The Sopranos (1) vs Home Improvement (16)

Arrested Development (2) vs 24 (15)

Lost (3) vs That 70s Show (14)

Always Sunny (4) vs The Wonder Years (13)

Deadwood (5) vs Weeds (12)

Curb Your Enthusiasm (6) vs Sherlock (11)

NYPD Blue (7) vs Modern Family (10)

Entourage (8) vs Friday Night Lights (9) 

Jennifer Lawrence Regional:

The Simpsons (1) vs True Blood (16)

Game of Thrones (2) vs Monk (15)

FRIENDS (3) vs Battlestar Galactica (14)

The West Wing (4) vs The League (13)

Chappelle’s Show (5) vs Doctor Who (12)

Six Feet Under (6) vs Fresh Prince (11)

Eastbound and Down (7) vs The Shield (10)

Homeland  (8) vs Sex and The City (9) 

Kate Mara Regional:

The Wire (1) vs Boy Meets World (16)

South Park (2) vs Firefly (15)

Breaking Bad (3) vs Girls (14)

Parks and Rec (4) vs House of Cards (13)

The X-Files (5) vs Community (12)

The Cosby Show (6) vs  The O.C. (11)

Boardwalk Empire  (7) vs.  How I Met Your Mother (10)

The Larry Sanders Show (8) vs. Justified (9) 

Rooney Mara Regional: 

Seinfeld (1) vs Rome (16)

Mad Men (2) vs Party Down (15)

The Office (3) vs Oz (14)

Walking Dead (4) vs Louie (13)

Cheers (5) vs Buffy The Vampire Slayer (12)

Twin Peaks (6) vs Batman The Animated Series  (11)

Freaks & Geeks (7) vs  Sons of 

Anarchy (10)

Downton Abbey (8) vs  Family Guy (9)