Every Sitcom, Ranked

Parks and Recreation

Single-camera mockumentary workplace comedy set in local government. Warm character-driven humor with absurdist elements. Talking-head confessionals similar to The Office but generally more optimistic.

IMDb8.1 avg

Analysis in progress — 126 episodes queued

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Single-camera workplace comedy set in a police precinct. Mix of character comedy, physical humor, and cold open gags. Ensemble cast with distinct comedic voices.

IMDb8.0 avg

Analysis in progress — 153 episodes queued

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Single-camera dark comedy about terrible people. Dark/subversive humor, cringe comedy, and escalating absurdity. Characters are intentionally awful, which is the joke.

IMDb8.3 avg

Analysis in progress — 172 episodes queued

The Big Bang Theory

Multi-camera sitcom about physicists and their social struggles. Reference-heavy humor, catchphrases, and nerd-culture jokes. High joke volume, broad comedic style.

IMDb7.8 avg

Analysis in progress — 279 episodes queued

Two and a Half Men

Multi-camera sitcom originally centered on a hedonistic jingle writer, his uptight brother, and his nephew. Later seasons replaced the lead. Relies heavily on sexual innuendo, insult comedy, and broad physical humor. High joke volume, laugh-track-heavy format.

IMDb7.3 avg

Analysis in progress — 262 episodes queued

All in the Family

Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.

Analysis in progress — 210 episodes queued

The Jeffersons

Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.

Analysis in progress — 248 episodes queued

M*A*S*H

The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making

Analysis in progress — 251 episodes queued

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where sh

Analysis in progress — 168 episodes queued

WKRP in Cincinnati

When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus Flytrap to work with the station's burned-out veteran, Dr. Johnny Fever. Neurotic

Analysis in progress — 90 episodes queued

Sanford and Son

The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.

Analysis in progress — 136 episodes queued

Barney Miller

Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to run into. Always sensible, he maintains order over a band of detectives who gamble, hit on anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad

Analysis in progress — 170 episodes queued