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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- 9Up 563Down 449
Danielle Brisebois, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor More - 93Up 9Down 16
Tony Robinson, Robert East, Patrick Allen More - 7Up 641Down 456
Keith Thibodeaux, Vivian Vance, Lucille Ball More - 79Up 91Down 89
Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow, Hugh Beaumont More - 80Up 50Down 19
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Rob Riggle, Anthony Michael Hall Moreadded by: JordanAnderson - 41Up 356Down 244
Jim Cummings, Ken Weatherwax, Anjelica Huston More - 38Up 357Down 301 Rose Marie, Dick Van Dyke, Larry Mathews More
- 116Up 18Down 36
The Life of Riley
Jackie Gleason, Lanny Rees, Zsa Zsa Gábor Moreadded by: huckleberry21 - 119Up 77Down 88 Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones More
- 53Up 242Down 228 Don Knotts, Joyce DeWitt, Suzanne Somers More
- 69Up 166Down 170 Arthur Peterson, Jr., Robert Mandan More
- 49Up 105Down 52
The Addams Family
Ted Cassidy, Carolyn Jones, Lisa Loring More - 74Up 73Down 66 Ted Levine, Tony Shalhoub, Jason Gray-Stanford Moreadded by: HenryMorgan
- 68Up 188Down 167 Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson, Benji Gregory More
- 151Up 42Down 86 Jeremy Suarez, Kellita Smith, Bernie Mac More
- 5Up 1185Down 720 Simon Helberg, Kaley Cuoco, Melissa Rauch More
- 23Up 453Down 394 Judd Hirsch, Andy Kaufman, Randall Carver More
- 44Up 312Down 267 Bill Quinn, Brett Somers, Pamelyn Ferdin More
- 32Up 411Down 322 Dan Lauria, Danica McKellar, Fred Savage More
- 154Up 17Down 25 Fergie, Kellie Martin, Tracy Wells Moreadded by: JordanAnderson
- 65Up 187Down 198 Susan Olsen, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight More
- 128Up 86Down 123 Mimi Kennedy, Mitchell Ryan, Thomas Gibson More
- 71Up 217Down 222 Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth, Ballard Berkeley More
- 127Up 7Down 18 Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Christopher Ryan More
- 115Up 46Down 95 Kristen Schaal, Bret McKenzie, Eugene Mirman More
- 37Up 226Down 127 Steve Whitmire, John Lovelady, Richard Hunt More
- 147Up 46Down 85 Shawnee Smith, Hattie Winston, Ted Danson More
- 141Up 17Down 63 Stephen Merchant, Shaun Williamson, Ricky Gervais More
- 42Up 475Down 400 Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown, Ken Jeong More
- 120Up 90Down 161 Johnny Brown, Esther Rolle, Ben Powers More
- 54Up 191Down 158 Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson
- 47Up 280Down 232 Don Adams, Jane Dulo, Edward Platt More
- 113Up 43Down 66 Joe Flynn, Gary Vinson, Carl Ballantine Moreadded by: woody
- 34Up 407Down 318 French Stewart, Elmarie Wendel, Kristen Johnston More
- 63Up 189Down 139 Bill Daily, Hayden Rorke, Larry Hagman More
- 100Up 56Down 40 Rowan Atkinsonadded by: mrblond
- 60Up 225Down 246 Mackenzie Crook, Patrick Baladi, Jane Lucas More
- 143Up 68Down 170 Beatrice Arthur, Esther Rolle, Conrad Bain More
- 39Up 337Down 319 Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Riley, Bill Daily More
- 107Up 35Down 70 Dick Van Dyke, Joe E. Ross, Maurice Gosfield More
- 139Up 6Down 14 Kadeem Hardison, Darryl M. Bell, Karen Malina White More
- 85Up 102Down 98 Connie Britton, Michael J. Fox, Jennifer Esposito More
- 122Up 85Down 134 Ann Morgan Guilbert, Renee Taylor, Fran Drescher More
- 138Up 67Down 77 Rena Sofer, Laura San Giacomo, Wendie Malick More
- 18Up 662Down 447 Alfonso Ribeiro, Joseph Marcell, Tatyana Ali More
- 121Up 6Down 6 Michael Caloz, Daniel Brochu, Arthur Holden More
- 133Up 7Down 14 Ronnie Schell, Larry Hovis, Allan Melvin More
- 137Up 81Down 162
Alisan Porter, Jo Marie Payton, Bronson Pinchot More - 26Up 528Down 413 Justin Berfield, Jennette McCurdy, Frankie Muniz More
- 131Up 73Down 110 Caroline McWilliams, Rene Auberjonois, Inga Swenson More
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