The Greatest Sitcoms in Television History
The best situation comedies ever to air on television. What's the best sitcom of all time? This list includes the best and most funny all-time sitcoms and funny TV shows. Anyone can vote on this list, making it a definitive representation of the Ranker community's sit-com tastes. You can even add your own ranking of shows to nominate your favorites.
A sitcom (or situational comedy) is loosely defined as "a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life". What are the greatest sitcoms ever? You can decide for yourself what fits that term and rank as you see fit, adding what you see missing!
A sitcom (or situational comedy) is loosely defined as "a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life". What are the greatest sitcoms ever? You can decide for yourself what fits that term and rank as you see fit, adding what you see missing!
List Criteria: Situational Comedies only. (No Dramas, Procedurals etc.)
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- 1Up 1309Down 788
Larry David, Liz Sheridan, Estelle Harris More - 2Up 1515Down 740
James Michael Tyler, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Jennifer Aniston More - 3Up 1270Down 746
Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden More - 4Up 815Down 578
John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Kelsey Grammer More - 5Up 1216Down 730
Simon Helberg, Kaley Cuoco, Melissa Rauch More - 6Up 761Down 549
Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr More - 7Up 651Down 471 Keith Thibodeaux, Vivian Vance, Lucille Ball More
- 8Up 574Down 464 Danielle Brisebois, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor More
- 9Up 831Down 612 Christina Moore, Debra Jo Rupp, Ashton Kutcher More
- 10Up 827Down 607 Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Tony Hale More
- 11Up 654Down 495 Dan Butler, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer More
- 12Up 803Down 524 Fergie, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Coleman More
- 13Up 925Down 573 Bob Saget, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders More
- 14Up 923Down 644 Mona Marshall, April Stewart, Trey Parker More
- 15Up 871Down 697 Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry, Alec Sulkin More
- 16Up 731Down 595 John Krasinski, David Denman, Oscar Nunez More
- 17Up 626Down 468 Joseph C. Phillips, Lisa Bonet, Erika Alexander More
- 18Up 682Down 457 Alfonso Ribeiro, Joseph Marcell, Tatyana Ali More
- 19Up 506Down 373 Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Scott Baio More
- 20Up 624Down 528 Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Sullivan Sweeten More
- 21Up 682Down 478 Aloma Wright, Travis Schuldt, Christa Miller More
- 22Up 646Down 504 Ariel Winter, Ed O'Neill, Jesse Tyler Ferguson More
- 23Up 462Down 410 Judd Hirsch, Andy Kaufman, Randall Carver More
- 24Up 510Down 421 Taran Noah Smith, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas More
- 25Up 434Down 311 Andy Griffith, Maggie Peterson, Howard Morris More
- 26Up 656Down 460 Dick Clark, Billy West, Frank Welker More
- 27Up 538Down 430 Justin Berfield, Jennette McCurdy, Frankie Muniz More
- 28Up 423Down 352 Tim Reid, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders More
- 29Up 307Down 186 Tina Louise, Dawn Wells, Jim Backus More
- 30Up 502Down 496 John Lutz, Kevin Brown, Tracy Morgan More
- 31Up 422Down 337 Dan Lauria, Danica McKellar, Fred Savage More
- 32Up 539Down 489 Kelly Stables, Angus T. Jones, Jon Cryer More
- 33Up 403Down 321 John Larroquette, Markie Post, Paula Kelly More
- 34Up 419Down 332 French Stewart, Elmarie Wendel, Kristen Johnston More
- 35Up 398Down 344 Estelle Getty, Betty White, Beatrice Arthur More
- 36Up 351Down 326 Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman, Brian Bonsall More
- 37Up 236Down 137 Steve Whitmire, John Lovelady, Richard Hunt More
- 38Up 369Down 256 Jim Cummings, Ken Weatherwax, Anjelica Huston More
- 39Up 342Down 335 Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Riley, Bill Daily More
- 40Up 362Down 320 Rose Marie, Dick Van Dyke, Larry Mathews More
- 41Up 481Down 418 Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown, Ken Jeong More
- 42Up 318Down 246 Jackie Gleason, Joyce Randolph, Sheila MacRae More
- 43Up 320Down 282 Bill Quinn, Brett Somers, Pamelyn Ferdin More
- 44Up 359Down 339 Betty White, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight More
- 45Up 360Down 390 John Goodman, Michael Fishman, Sara Gilbert More
- 46Up 318Down 234 Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Patricia Ann Priest More
- 47Up 171Down 99
The Looney Tunes Show
Stephanie Courtney, Bob Bergen, Jim Cummings More - 48Up 290Down 245 Don Adams, Jane Dulo, Edward Platt More
- 49Up 320Down 275 Jason Lee, Nadine Velazquez, Ethan Suplee More
- 50Up 115Down 63
The Addams Family
Ted Cassidy, Carolyn Jones, Lisa Loring More -
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