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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Brooke Lyons, Kat Dennings, Jennifer Coolidge Moreadded by: AliJaaphar“ Kat Dennings , Beth Behrs
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John Lutz, Kevin Brown, Tracy Morgan More - 34Up 407Down 318
French Stewart, Elmarie Wendel, Kristen Johnston More - 103Up 30Down 27
Kaley Cuoco, Martin Spanjers, James Garner Moreadded by: JordanAnderson - 139Up 6Down 14
Kadeem Hardison, Darryl M. Bell, Karen Malina White More - 102Up 50Down 88
June Whitfield, Jane Horrocks, Julia Sawalha Moreadded by: DavidBarclift - 68Up 188Down 167 Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson, Benji Gregory More
- 9Up 563Down 449 Danielle Brisebois, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor More
- 106Up 84Down 135 Rachael MacFarlane, Seth MacFarlane, Dee Bradley Baker More
- 144Up 28Down 77 John Inman, Norman Mitchell, Trevor Bannister More
- 10Up 813Down 588 Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Tony Hale More
- 121Up 6Down 6 Michael Caloz, Daniel Brochu, Arthur Holden More
- 76Up 130Down 146 Steve Landesberg, Jack Soo, Max Gail More
- 91Up 50Down 59 Toby Huss, David Spade, Tracy Grandstaff More
- 147Up 46Down 85 Shawnee Smith, Hattie Winston, Ted Danson More
- 131Up 73Down 110 Caroline McWilliams, Rene Auberjonois, Inga Swenson More
- 50Up 248Down 187 Alice Pearce, Dick Sargent, Dick York More
- 93Up 9Down 16 Tony Robinson, Robert East, Patrick Allen More
- 77Up 0Down 0
Blue Mountain State
Meghan Heffern, Sam Jones III, Chris Romano Moreadded by: FudalaGyörgy - 150Up 54Down 116 Holland Taylor, Telma Hopkins, Lucille Benson More
- 94Up 78Down 103 Maitland Ward, Rider Strong, Will Friedle More
- 4Up 800Down 561 John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Kelsey Grammer More
- 136Up 15Down 32 Melissa Joan Hart, Joe O'Connor, Sean O'Neal Moreadded by: JordanAnderson
- 89Up 128Down 153 Kris Kamm, Shelley Fabares, Craig T. Nelson More
- 42Up 475Down 400 Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown, Ken Jeong More
- 59Up 228Down 268 Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Richard Lewis More
- 99Up 1Down 3 Dani Harmer, Sebastian Applewhite, Klariza Clayton Moreadded by: peter.glover1
- 117Up 51Down 84 Alice Ghostley, Richard Gilliland, Douglas Barr More
- 128Up 86Down 123 Mimi Kennedy, Mitchell Ryan, Thomas Gibson More
- 95Up 112Down 164 Charlotte Rae, Dixie Carter, Todd Bridges More
- 105Up 34Down 47 John Hawkes, Will Ferrell, Andrew Daly More
- 20Up 609Down 512 Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Sullivan Sweeten More
- 141Up 17Down 63 Stephen Merchant, Shaun Williamson, Ricky Gervais More
- 152Up 40Down 81 Ken Berry, Bob Steele, Forrest Tucker More
- 14Up 860Down 677 Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry, Alec Sulkin More
- 111Up 90Down 159 Reginald VelJohnson, Judyann Elder, Jo Marie Payton More
- 36Up 342Down 311 Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman, Brian Bonsall More
- 71Up 216Down 222 Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth, Ballard Berkeley More
- 115Up 46Down 95 Kristen Schaal, Bret McKenzie, Eugene Mirman More
- 11Up 639Down 478 Dan Butler, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer More
- 2Up 1474Down 724 James Michael Tyler, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Jennifer Aniston More
- 87Up 155Down 254 Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, Bob Saget, Scott Weinger More
- 27Up 640Down 447 Dick Clark, Billy West, Frank Welker More
- 47Up 280Down 232 Don Adams, Jane Dulo, Edward Platt More
- 29Up 296Down 172 Tina Louise, Dawn Wells, Jim Backus More
- 78Up 0Down 2
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- 132Up 7Down 14 Ronnie Schell, Larry Hovis, Allan Melvin More
- 120Up 90Down 161 Johnny Brown, Esther Rolle, Ben Powers More
- 81Up 138Down 149 Pat Buttram, Barbara Pepper, Eddie Albert More
- 101Up 101Down 121 Joanna Kerns, Jeremy Miller, Kelsey Dohring More
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