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The series which brought Pamela Anderson, David Hasselhoff and some  very skimpy swimsuits to our screens topped a list of programmes.

At one time, Baywatch was the world's most popular show seen by one billion viewers in 140 countries, including Chandler and Joey in Friends.    

But British executives voted it worst in a survey compiled by Broadcast magazine.    

"The appeal to a certain demographic of a series about a muscular lifeguard and his crew of pneumatic young helpers with raging hormones was enough to sustain this show through 12 years, despite a script of mind-numbing predictability," Broadcast said.    

The Anna Nicole Show, an Osbournes-style reality programme, came in second.    

The Dukes of Hazzard, described by Broadcast as "The Benny Hill Show meets Deliverance", came in third.    

Also listed in the magazine were the top 25 best US shows.    

The Simpsons was heralded the "undisputed champion of US imports".    

10 WORST US IMPORTS:  

  1. Baywatch   
  2. Anna Nicole Show    
  3. Dukes of Hazzard    
  4. Wild Palms    
  5. Manimal    
  6. The Jerry Springer Show    
  7. Knots Landing    
  8. Falcon Crest    
  9. The Bold and the Beautiful    
  10. Extreme Makeover

 

10 BEST US IMPORTS:    

  1. The Simpsons    
  2. Dallas    
  3. M*A*S*H    
  4. 24    
  5. The Larry Sanders Show    
  6. Hill Street Blues    
  7. The X-Files    
  8. I Love Lucy    
  9. Twin Peaks    
  10. Star Trek/The Next Generation