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TIL from 2003 to 2010, the TV Land Awards presented a "Future Classic Award" to a contemporary television show. The winners in order were: American Dreams, Arrested Development, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, The Office, Two and a Half Men, and Glee.

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