TV’s Most Hated Characters of All Time

Emile Danko of “Heroes”

Danko led a task force to take down the superheroes and he took advantage of his limited power but wasn’t quite a top-notch villain.

One of the most influential TV series of all time, Star Trek broke several boundaries, including showing the first interracial kiss on television—between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura—in the 1968 episode "Plato's Stepchildren."
TV viewership grew exponentially during its Golden Age
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition drove so many families into bankruptcy and foreclosure that they had to start downsizing their houses.
The Sopranos was an influential show in many regards, one of which was its popularization of the "anti-hero." In the episode "College," Tony murders an enemy on-screen and ushers in a new age of glorifying villains.