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 1290Down 766
Larry David, Liz Sheridan, Estelle Harris More - 2Up 1473Down 724
James Michael Tyler, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Jennifer Aniston More - 3Up 1247Down 733
Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden More - 4Up 801Down 560
John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Kelsey Grammer More - 5Up 1183Down 719
Simon Helberg, Kaley Cuoco, Melissa Rauch More - 6Up 749Down 533
Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr More - 7Up 641Down 456 Keith Thibodeaux, Vivian Vance, Lucille Ball More
- 8Up 816Down 594 Christina Moore, Debra Jo Rupp, Ashton Kutcher More
- 9Up 563Down 449 Danielle Brisebois, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor More
- 10Up 813Down 588 Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Tony Hale More
- 11Up 639Down 478 Dan Butler, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer More
- 12Up 789Down 512 Fergie, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Coleman More
- 13Up 904Down 556 Bob Saget, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders More
- 14Up 859Down 677 Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry, Alec Sulkin More
- 15Up 904Down 630 Mona Marshall, April Stewart, Trey Parker More
- 16Up 720Down 576 John Krasinski, David Denman, Oscar Nunez More
- 17Up 610Down 456 Joseph C. Phillips, Lisa Bonet, Erika Alexander More
- 18Up 662Down 447 Alfonso Ribeiro, Joseph Marcell, Tatyana Ali More
- 19Up 491Down 360 Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Scott Baio More
- 20Up 609Down 512 Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Sullivan Sweeten More
- 21Up 663Down 462 Aloma Wright, Travis Schuldt, Christa Miller More
- 22Up 627Down 491 Ariel Winter, Ed O'Neill, Jesse Tyler Ferguson More
- 23Up 453Down 394 Judd Hirsch, Andy Kaufman, Randall Carver More
- 24Up 494Down 410 Taran Noah Smith, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas More
- 25Up 424Down 298 Andy Griffith, Maggie Peterson, Howard Morris More
- 26Up 527Down 413 Justin Berfield, Jennette McCurdy, Frankie Muniz More
- 27Up 639Down 447 Dick Clark, Billy West, Frank Welker More
- 28Up 418Down 337 Tim Reid, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders More
- 29Up 296Down 172 Tina Louise, Dawn Wells, Jim Backus More
- 30Up 497Down 478 John Lutz, Kevin Brown, Tracy Morgan More
- 31Up 397Down 306 John Larroquette, Markie Post, Paula Kelly More
- 32Up 411Down 322 Dan Lauria, Danica McKellar, Fred Savage More
- 33Up 522Down 473 Kelly Stables, Angus T. Jones, Jon Cryer More
- 34Up 407Down 318 French Stewart, Elmarie Wendel, Kristen Johnston More
- 35Up 386Down 330 Estelle Getty, Betty White, Beatrice Arthur More
- 36Up 342Down 311 Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman, Brian Bonsall More
- 37Up 226Down 127 Steve Whitmire, John Lovelady, Richard Hunt More
- 38Up 357Down 301 Rose Marie, Dick Van Dyke, Larry Mathews More
- 39Up 337Down 319 Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Riley, Bill Daily More
- 40Up 313Down 230 Jackie Gleason, Joyce Randolph, Sheila MacRae More
- 41Up 356Down 244 Jim Cummings, Ken Weatherwax, Anjelica Huston More
- 42Up 475Down 400 Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown, Ken Jeong More
- 43Up 356Down 322 Betty White, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight More
- 44Up 312Down 267 Bill Quinn, Brett Somers, Pamelyn Ferdin More
- 45Up 354Down 374 John Goodman, Michael Fishman, Sara Gilbert More
- 46Up 310Down 218 Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Patricia Ann Priest More
- 47Up 280Down 232 Don Adams, Jane Dulo, Edward Platt More
- 48Up 159Down 91
The Looney Tunes Show
Stephanie Courtney, Bob Bergen, Jim Cummings More - 49Up 105Down 52
The Addams Family
Ted Cassidy, Carolyn Jones, Lisa Loring More - 50Up 248Down 187 Alice Pearce, Dick Sargent, Dick York More
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