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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- 104Up 32Down 28
Kaley Cuoco, Martin Spanjers, James Garner Moreadded by: JordanAnderson - 146Up 46Down 86
Shawnee Smith, Hattie Winston, Ted Danson More - 50Up 249Down 187
Alice Pearce, Dick Sargent, Dick York More - 152Up 21Down 29
Gerald McRaney, Matt Mulhern, Marisa Ryan Moreadded by: JordanAnderson - 113Up 43Down 67
Joe Flynn, Gary Vinson, Carl Ballantine Moreadded by: woody - 112Up 57Down 87
Tim Considine, Ronne Troup, Beverly Garland More - 136Up 81Down 163
Alisan Porter, Jo Marie Payton, Bronson Pinchot More - 148Up 27Down 75
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
David Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, Ricky Nelson More - 96Up 74Down 71 Helen Horton, Bella Emberg, Bob Todd More
- 117Up 18Down 37
The Life of Riley
Jackie Gleason, Lanny Rees, Zsa Zsa Gábor Moreadded by: huckleberry21 - 45Up 354Down 375 John Goodman, Michael Fishman, Sara Gilbert More
- 44Up 312Down 268 Bill Quinn, Brett Somers, Pamelyn Ferdin More
- 100Up 1Down 4 Dani Harmer, Sebastian Applewhite, Klariza Clayton Moreadded by: peter.glover1
- 49Up 160Down 91
The Looney Tunes Show
Stephanie Courtney, Bob Bergen, Jim Cummings More - 93Up 78Down 115 Jake Johnson, Zooey Deschanel, Hannah Simone More
- 132Up 7Down 15 Ronnie Schell, Larry Hovis, Allan Melvin More
- 125Up 9Down 14 Jeff Mooring, Joshua Malina, Robert Guillaume More
- 89Up 49Down 52 Jill Whelan, Fred Grandy, Gavin MacLeod More
- 111Up 7Down 11 Judd Apatow, Nancy Cartwright, Nick Jameson Moreadded by: JordanAnderson
- 62Up 169Down 169 John Travolta, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Marcia Strassman More
- 61Up 130Down 81 John Banner, Ivan Dixon, Larry Hovis More
- 74Up 74Down 66 Ted Levine, Tony Shalhoub, Jason Gray-Stanford Moreadded by: HenryMorgan
- 95Up 78Down 104 Maitland Ward, Rider Strong, Will Friedle More
- 57Up 184Down 156 Peter Scolari, William Sanderson, Tom Poston More
- 88Up 128Down 154 Kris Kamm, Shelley Fabares, Craig T. Nelson More
- 99Up 57Down 40 Rowan Atkinsonadded by: mrblond
- 91Up 10Down 16 Tony Robinson, Robert East, Patrick Allen More
- 18Up 663Down 447 Alfonso Ribeiro, Joseph Marcell, Tatyana Ali More
- 139Up 6Down 15 Kadeem Hardison, Darryl M. Bell, Karen Malina White More
- 17Up 610Down 457 Joseph C. Phillips, Lisa Bonet, Erika Alexander More
- 21Up 665Down 462 Aloma Wright, Travis Schuldt, Christa Miller More
- 5Up 1186Down 721 Simon Helberg, Kaley Cuoco, Melissa Rauch More
- 75Up 56Down 50 Katherine Helmond, Danny Pintauro, Tony Danza More
- 79Up 91Down 90 Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow, Hugh Beaumont More
- 46Up 310Down 219 Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Patricia Ann Priest More
- 116Up 77Down 89 Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones More
- 8Up 819Down 595 Christina Moore, Debra Jo Rupp, Ashton Kutcher More
- 34Up 407Down 319 French Stewart, Elmarie Wendel, Kristen Johnston More
- 77Up 0Down 1
Blue Mountain State
Meghan Heffern, Sam Jones III, Chris Romano Moreadded by: FudalaGyörgy - 47Up 280Down 233 Don Adams, Jane Dulo, Edward Platt More
- 54Up 191Down 159 Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson
- 38Up 357Down 302 Rose Marie, Dick Van Dyke, Larry Mathews More
- 24Up 494Down 411 Taran Noah Smith, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas More
- 13Up 906Down 557 Bob Saget, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders More
- 41Up 357Down 244 Jim Cummings, Ken Weatherwax, Anjelica Huston More
- 48Up 106Down 52
The Addams Family
Ted Cassidy, Carolyn Jones, Lisa Loring More - 149Up 54Down 117 Holland Taylor, Telma Hopkins, Lucille Benson More
- 127Up 86Down 124 Mimi Kennedy, Mitchell Ryan, Thomas Gibson More
- 71Up 217Down 223 Andrew Sachs, Connie Booth, Ballard Berkeley More
- 119Up 35Down 31 Melissa Joan Hart, Elisa Donovan, Caroline Rhea Moreadded by: JordanAnderson
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