Well, err, strange that "Buffy" is yet to be mentioned. If one way of accounting for artistry in TV (maybe not the best way) is finding examples of individual creative acts then a good place to start might be to identify those people in control of their series who also actively contribute in different facets of writing, directing and producing. Although this subsumes David E. Kelley as much as it does Joss Whedon, it might be worth debating. Hmm, who else is there? Aaron Sorkin, J. Michael Stryszinski, Darren Starr? I'm not sure the issue is "Is TV art?" so much as what on TV obtains interesting artistic value (for want of a better word)? I guess it's also necessary to discern between what is not presented as art on TV (current affairs, infomercials, game shows) and what is...