Special Report

The Best Sitcoms of All Time

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Few television genres have endured through the decades with the popularity of situation comedies — sitcoms for short. Picking up where comedic radio serials left off, early examples such as “I Love Lucy” and “The Honeymooners” set a paradigm that continues to resonate today. 

Here’s the basic formula: Take a bunch of quirky characters (often members of the same family), throw them into a number of conflicting situations, and let hilarity ensue. The formula that worked with Lucy Ricardo and Ralph Kramden back in the old days is just as valid today for Rick and Morty. And before you ask: yes, “Rick & Morty” qualifies as a sitcom — and so do shows like “South Park” and “Sex and the City” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”  

Thanks to syndication, streaming services, and on-demand viewing, not just current sitcoms but the full history of these shows is at our disposal. We’re spoiled for choice. (Sitcoms certainly figure among the best classic TV shows available to stream).

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For those who like their comedy with a little bite, shows like “South Park” will surely suffice, as will game-changers such as​​ “Seinfeld” and “Arrested Development.” Then we have crowd-pleasing classics like “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “Will & Grace” and “The Big Bang Theory,” which channel the genre’s most lasting traditions through a contemporary lens. (In the unlikely event that you run out of sitcoms to watch, these are the best comedy movies available to stream right now.) 

To determine the 100 best sitcoms of all time, 24/7 Tempo referred to Rolling Stone’s “100 Best Sitcoms of All Time — a list published in May of this year. To the ranking, we’ve added user ratings and total number of votes on IMDb, an online movie database owned by Amazon. Cast information is also from IMDb.

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100. Schitt’s Creek
> Series run: 2015-2020 (Pop TV)
> IMDb user rating: 8.5/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 84,032
> Cast: Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy

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99. Frank’s Place
> Series run: 1987-1988 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 430
> Cast: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts

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98. Derry Girls
> Series run: 2018-Present (Netflix)
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 25,650
> Cast: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell

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97. Night Court
> Series run: 1984-1992 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 7.6/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 11,804
> Cast: Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Richard Moll, Charles Robinson

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96. Bluey
> Series run: 2018-Present (ABC Kids)
> IMDb user rating: 9.7/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 2,930
> Cast: David McCormack, Melanie Zanetti, Charlotte Stent, Myf Warhurst

Courtesy of FX Network

95. Baskets
> Series run: 2016-2019 (FX)
> IMDb user rating: 7.6/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 10,486
> Cast: Zach Galifianakis, Martha Kelly, Louie Anderson, Alex Morris

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94. Insecure
> Series run: 2016-Present (HBO)
> IMDb user rating: 7.9/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 13,447
> Cast: Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, Natasha Rothwell

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93. Big Mouth
> Series run: 2017-Present (Netflix)
> IMDb user rating: 7.9/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 63,165
> Cast: Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas

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92. Daria
> Series run: 1997-2002 (MTV)
> IMDb user rating: 8/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 23,546
> Cast: Tracy Grandstaff, Wendy Hoopes, Julian Rebolledo, John Lynn

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91. Buffalo Bill
> Series run: 1983-1984 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 420
> Cast: Dabney Coleman, Joanna Cassidy, Max Wright, John Fiedler

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90. The Big Bang Theory
> Series run: 2007-2019 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 8.1/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 753,265
> Cast: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

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89. A Different World
> Series run: 1987-1993 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 6.9/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 6,346
> Cast: Lisa Bonet, Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Darryl M. Bell

Courtesy of Starz Entertainment

88. Party Down
> Series run: 2009-2010 (Starz)
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 28,345
> Cast: Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen, Martin Starr

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87. Soap
> Series run: 1977-1981 (ABC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 6,461
> Cast: Katherine Helmond, Rod Roddy, Richard Mulligan, Cathryn Damon

Courtesy of Fox Network

86. Living Single
> Series run: 1993-1998 (Fox)
> IMDb user rating: 7.5/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 4,988
> Cast: Queen Latifah, Kim Coles, Erika Alexander, John Henton

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85. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
> Series run: 1950-1958 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 8.5/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 1,294
> Cast: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bea Benaderet, Harry von Zell

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84. Modern Family
> Series run: 2009-2020 (ABC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 387,598
> Cast: Ed O’Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell

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83. Letterkenny
> Series run: 2016-Present (Crave)
> IMDb user rating: 8.6/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 15,316
> Cast: Jared Keeso, Nathan Dales, Michelle Mylett, Andrew Herr

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82. How I Met Your Mother
> Series run: 2005-2014 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 8.3/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 634,539
> Cast: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris

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81. Will & Grace
> Series run: 1998-2006, 2017-2020 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 7.2/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 53,099
> Cast: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes

Courtesy of National Broadcasting Company

80. Sanford and Son
> Series run: 1972-1977 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 7.9/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 8,553
> Cast: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley

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79. WKRP in Cincinnati
> Series run: 1978-1982 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 7.9/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 8,732
> Cast: Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Howard Hesseman

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78. Peep Show
> Series run: 2003-2015 (Channel 4)
> IMDb user rating: 8.6/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 56,181
> Cast: David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Matt King, Olivia Colman

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77. One Day at a Time
> Series run: 2017-2019 (Netflix), 2020 (Pop)
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 13,814
> Cast: Justina Machado, Todd Grinnell, Isabella Gomez, Marcel Ruiz

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76. New Girl
> Series run: 2011-2018 (Fox)
> IMDb user rating: 7.7/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 197,626
> Cast: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Hannah Simone

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75. Blackadder
> Series run: 1983-1989 (BBC One)
> IMDb user rating: 8/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 36,316
> Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Elspet Gray, Tim McInnerny

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74. Futurama
> Series run: 1999-2003 (Fox), 2008-2013 (Comedy Central)
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 221,333
> Cast: Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille

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73. Absolutely Fabulous
> Series run: 1992-1996 (BBC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.1/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 18,892
> Cast: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield

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72. The Comeback
> Series run: 2005, 2014 (HBO)
> IMDb user rating: 8/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 6,723
> Cast: Lisa Kudrow, Lance Barber, Robert Michael Morris, Laura Silverman

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71. Rick and Morty
> Series run: 2013-Present (Adult Swim)
> IMDb user rating: 9.2/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 436,258
> Cast: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke

Courtesy of CBS

70. The Phil Silvers Show
> Series run: 1955-1959 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 1,390
> Cast: Phil Silvers, Harvey Lembeck, Paul Ford, Allan Melvin

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69. Flight of the Conchords
> Series run: 2007-2009 (HBO)
> IMDb user rating: 8.5/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 56,091
> Cast: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby, Kristen Schaal

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68. Maude
> Series run: 1972-1978 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 3,762
> Cast: Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Conrad Bain, Adrienne Barbeau

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67. The Jack Benny Program
> Series run: 1950-1964 (CBS), 1964-1965 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.5/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 1,257
> Cast: Jack Benny, Eddie ‘Rochester’ Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day

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66. Get Smart
> Series run: 1965-1969 (NBC), 1969-1970 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 11,745
> Cast: Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt, Robert Karvelas

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65. Phineas and Ferb
> Series run: 2007-2015 (Disney)
> IMDb user rating: 8/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 37,020
> Cast: Vincent Martella, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dan Povenmire, Ashley Tisdale

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64. What We Do in the Shadows
> Series run: 2019-Present (FX)
> IMDb user rating: 8.5/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 39,915
> Cast: Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén

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63. Designing Women
> Series run: 1986-1993 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 4,803
> Cast: Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Meshach Taylor

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62. The Thick of It
> Series run: 2005-2007 (BBC Four), 2009-2012 (BBC Two)
> IMDb user rating: 8.7/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 21,998
> Cast: Chris Addison, James Smith, Peter Capaldi, Joanna Scanlan

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61. Catastrophe
> Series run: 2015-2019 (Channel 4)
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 16,549
> Cast: Sharon Horgan, Rob Delaney, Mark Bonnar, Ashley Jensen

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60. Good Times
> Series run: 1974-1979 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 6,640
> Cast: Ja’net DuBois, Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie Walker

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59. Spaced
> Series run: 1999-2001 (Channel 4)
> IMDb user rating: 8.5/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 52,528
> Cast: Jessica Hynes, Simon Pegg, Julia Deakin, Nick Frost

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58. It’s Garry Shandling’s Show
> Series run: 1986-1990 (Showtime)
> IMDb user rating: 7.6/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 1,423
> Cast: Garry Shandling, Molly Cheek, Michael Tucci, Scott Nemes

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57. You’re the Worst
> Series run: 2014 (FX), 2015-2019 (FXX)
> IMDb user rating: 8.1/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 24,573
> Cast: Chris Geere, Aya Cash, Desmin Borges, Kether Donohue

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56. Murphy Brown
> Series run: 1988-1998, 2018 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 6.8/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 9,068
> Cast: Candice Bergen, Grant Shaud, Robert Pastorelli, Faith Ford

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55. The Odd Couple
> Series run: 1970-1975 (ABC)
> IMDb user rating: 7.8/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 5,759
> Cast: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Al Molinaro, Penny Marshall

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54. The Bernie Mac Show
> Series run: 2001-2006 (Fox)
> IMDb user rating: 7/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 7,407
> Cast: Bernie Mac, Kellita Smith, Jeremy Suarez, Dee Dee Davis

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53. Scrubs
> Series run: 2001-2008 (NBC), 2009-2010 (ABC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.3/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 244,701
> Cast: Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley

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52. I’m Alan Partridge
> Series run: 1997-2002 (BBC Two)
> IMDb user rating: 8.5/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 19,622
> Cast: Steve Coogan, Simon Greenall, Felicity Montagu, Phil Cornwell

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51. Police Squad!
> Series run: 1982 (ABC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 16,434
> Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Rex Hamilton, Ed Williams

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50. NewsRadio
> Series run: 1995-1999 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 7.9/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 14,628
> Cast: Dave Foley, Stephen Root, Andy Diсk, Maura Tierney

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49. Barney Miller
> Series run: 1975-1982 (ABC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 5,320
> Cast: Hal Linden, Abe Vigoda, Max Gail, Steve Landesberg

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48. The Jeffersons
> Series run: 1975-1988 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 7.4/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 8,495
> Cast: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Marla Gibbs, Roxie Roker

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47. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
> Series run: 1990-1996 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 7.9/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 126,913
> Cast: Will Smith, James Avery, Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana Ali

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46. The Good Place
> Series run: 2016-2020 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 123,334
> Cast: Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D’Arcy Carden

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45. Broad City
> Series run: 2014-2019 (Comedy Central)
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 28,916
> Cast: Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson, Hannibal Buress, Arturo Castro

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44. Veep
> Series run: 2012-2019 (HBO)
> IMDb user rating: 8.3/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 49,415
> Cast: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Reid Scott

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43. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
> Series run: 2013-2018 (Fox), 2019-Present (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 266,402
> Cast: Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero

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42. Brockmire
> Series run: 2017-2020 (IFC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.1/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 4,842
> Cast: Hank Azaria, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Amanda Peet, Hemky Madera

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41. King of the Hill
> Series run: 1997-2010 (Fox)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 48,364
> Cast: Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Johnny Hardwick

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40. Review
> Series run: 2014-2017 (Comedy Central)
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 5,230
> Cast: Andrew Daly, Jessica St. Clair, Megan Stevenson, Michael Croner

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39. Black-ish
> Series run: 2014-Present (ABC)
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 20,474
> Cast: Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown

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38. Friends
> Series run: 1994-2004 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.8/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 903,039
> Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

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37. Bob’s Burgers
> Series run: 2011-Present (Fox)
> IMDb user rating: 8.1/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 71,109
> Cast: H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, John Roberts

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36. Sex and the City
> Series run: 1998-2004 (HBO)
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 109,843
> Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon

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35. Everybody Loves Raymond
> Series run: 1996-2005 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 66,822
> Cast: Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts

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34. SpongeBob SquarePants
> Series run: 1999-Present (Nickelodeon)
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 86,230
> Cast: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown

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33. Better Things
> Series run: 2016-Present (FX)
> IMDb user rating: 7.8/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 12,615
> Cast: Pamela Adlon, Mikey Madison, Hannah Alligood, Olivia Edward

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32. The Golden Girls
> Series run: 1985-1992 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 8/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 34,710
> Cast: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty

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31. Fawlty Towers
> Series run: 1975-1979 (BBC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.7/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 88,518
> Cast: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth

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30. The Office
> Series run: 2001-2003 (BBC Two)
> IMDb user rating: 8.5/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 104,344
> Cast: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis

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29. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
> Series run: 2005-2012 (FX), 2013-Present (FXX)
> IMDb user rating: 8.8/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 194,684
> Cast: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson

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28. Malcolm in the Middle
> Series run: 2000-2006 (Fox)
> IMDb user rating: 8/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 120,258
> Cast: Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan

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27. Louie
> Series run: 2010-2015 (FX)
> IMDb user rating: 8.5/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 76,475
> Cast: Louis C.K., Hadley Delany, Ursula Parker, Pamela Adlon

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26. The Bob Newhart Show
> Series run: 1972-1978 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 8.1/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 5,374
> Cast: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace

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25. Atlanta
> Series run: 2016-Present (FX)
> IMDb user rating: 8.6/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 55,008
> Cast: Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield, Zazie Beetz

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24. Community
> Series run: 2009-2014 (NBC), 2015 (Yahoo! Screen)
> IMDb user rating: 8.5/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 237,118
> Cast: Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Donald Glover, Chevy Chase

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23. The Office
> Series run: 2005-2013 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.9/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 474,228
> Cast: Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson

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22. South Park
> Series run: 1997-Present (Comedy Central)
> IMDb user rating: 8.7/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 344,908
> Cast: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, Mona Marshall

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21. Fleabag
> Series run: 2016-2019 (BBC Three)
> IMDb user rating: 8.7/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 112,123
> Cast: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sian Clifford, Olivia Colman, Jenny Rainsford

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20. BoJack Horseman
> Series run: 2014-2020 (Netflix)
> IMDb user rating: 8.7/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 129,512
> Cast: Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Aaron Paul

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19. Roseanne
> Series run: 1988-1997 (ABC)
> IMDb user rating: 7/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 41,357
> Cast: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Fishman

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18. 30 Rock
> Series run: 2006-2013 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 116,740
> Cast: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jack McBrayer

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17. Taxi
> Series run: 1978-1982 (ABC), 1982-1983 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 7.7/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 12,521
> Cast: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner

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16. The Cosby Show
> Series run: 1984-1992 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 31,940
> Cast: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Malcolm-Jamal Warner

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15. Arrested Development
> Series run: 2003-2006 (Fox), 2013-2019 (Netflix)
> IMDb user rating: 8.7/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 288,033
> Cast: Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett

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14. The Andy Griffith Show
> Series run: 1960-1968 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 8.3/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 13,433
> Cast: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

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13. Frasier
> Series run: 1993-2004 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.1/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 78,171
> Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

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12. Curb Your Enthusiasm
> Series run: 2000-Present (HBO)
> IMDb user rating: 8.7/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 110,863
> Cast: Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman

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11. The Diсk Van Dyke Show
> Series run: 1961-1966 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 8.3/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 9,598
> Cast: Diсk Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam

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10. The Larry Sanders Show
> Series run: 1992-1998 (HBO)
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 8,024
> Cast: Garry Shandling, Jeffrey Tambor, Wallace Langham, Rip Torn

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9. Parks and Recreation
> Series run: 2009-2015 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.6/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 232,891
> Cast: Amy Poehler, Jim O’Heir, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt

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8. The Honeymooners
> Series run: 1955-1956 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 8.6/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 5,016
> Cast: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Joyce Randolph

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7. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
> Series run: 1970-1977 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 8.1/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 7,744
> Cast: Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper

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6. M*A*S*H*
> Series run: 1972-1983 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 53,020
> Cast: Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr

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5. All in the Family
> Series run: 1971-1979 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 8.3/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 14,291
> Cast: Carroll O’Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers

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4. I Love Lucy
> Series run: 1951-1957 (CBS)
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 23,278
> Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

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3. Seinfeld
> Series run: 1989-1998 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 8.8/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 271,114
> Cast: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander

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2. Cheers
> Series run: 1982-1993 (NBC)
> IMDb user rating: 7.9/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 50,823
> Cast: Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt

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1. The Simpsons
> Series run: 1989-Present (Fox)
> IMDb user rating: 8.6/10
> No. of IMDb votes: 381,356
> Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner

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