I'm not a huge TV guy, I mostly watch baseball and football.
However, I do like the Golden Girls, Family Guy, and Everybody Hates Chris.

I just started watching Breaking Bad and The Wire, definitely add them both to my list.

For BB I saw the first two episodes when it started then just kind of lapsed, I think because something else was on at the same time. But episode 3 is when it really becomes spectacular.

The Wire is awesome, if slightly below hype. The writing is great but the cops are a little cliche.

The Wire.

At the end of season one, you should be mildly impressed.

In the middle of season two, you should be mildly bored.

By the middle of season three, you should be excited.

Season four will make your brain explode.

Last night's Breaking Bad just made the show move up 5 spots on my list.

Also, I don't really agree with your assessment of The Wire.

1x01-1x05 - Mildly impressed.
1x06 - Things click and it's genius.
1x07-1x12 - Brilliant.
2 - Bit of a disappointment but still better than just about anything on TV
3 - Oh my god this is so fucking genius I can't believe some people stopped watching in season 2 because this is the best thing that ever existed ever.
4 - Where can they go from here? Oh. There. Awesome!
5 - See 4.

Not a big watcher of TV shows these days with 95% of what I watch being sports but some of my favourites over the years:
The Simpsons
The Wonder Years
Fawlty Towers
The Office (UK)
Bottom
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Saturday Night Live
Friends
Cheers
Frasier
Seinfeld
House
Bones
MASH
Boston Legal
Freaks And Geeks
Home Improvement
Blue Heelers
Criminal Minds

Never been a huge fan of dramas - they generally require more attention than I can usually be bothered giving...

The second time you watch The Wire you're mostly just over-the-top impressed the whole time. Every character is awesome.