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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Fergie, Kellie Martin, Tracy Wells Moreadded by: JordanAnderson - 150Up 23Down 30
Gerald McRaney, Matt Mulhern, Marisa Ryan Moreadded by: JordanAnderson - 149Up 41Down 85
Ken Berry, Bob Steele, Forrest Tucker More - 148Up 44Down 91
Jeremy Suarez, Kellita Smith, Bernie Mac More - 147Up 27Down 79
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
David Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, Ricky Nelson More - 146Up 56Down 120
Holland Taylor, Telma Hopkins, Lucille Benson More - 145Up 48Down 88 Shawnee Smith, Hattie Winston, Ted Danson More
- 144Up 68Down 173 Sasha Mitchell, Patrick Duffy, Staci Keanan More
- 143Up 63Down 156
What's Happening!!
Shirley Hemphill, Ernest Lee Thomas, Haywood Nelson More - 142Up 6Down 14 Mike Minor, Gunilla Hutton, Bea Benaderet More
- 141Up 17Down 31 Chris O'Dowd, Matt Berry, Richard Ayoade Moreadded by: PeteBoyle
- 140Up 6Down 20 Kadeem Hardison, Darryl M. Bell, Karen Malina White More
- 139Up 28Down 82 John Inman, Norman Mitchell, Trevor Bannister More
- 138Up 69Down 175 Beatrice Arthur, Esther Rolle, Conrad Bain More
- 137Up 40Down 77 Tracey Ullman, Yeardley Smith, Isabella Rossellini Moreadded by: frankiej44
- 136Up 19Down 68 Stephen Merchant, Shaun Williamson, Ricky Gervais More
- 135Up 22Down 35 David Eigenberg, Chris Noth, Cynthia Nixon Moreadded by: whodat9587
- 134Up 73Down 80 Rena Sofer, Laura San Giacomo, Wendie Malick More
- 133Up 17Down 37 Melissa Joan Hart, Joe O'Connor, Sean O'Neal Moreadded by: JordanAnderson
- 132Up 84Down 167
Alisan Porter, Jo Marie Payton, Bronson Pinchot More - 131Up 18Down 49 Brenda Song, Debby Ryan, Dylan Sprouse Moreadded by: JordanAnderson
- 130Up 7Down 16 Judd Apatow, Nancy Cartwright, Nick Jameson Moreadded by: JordanAnderson
- 129Up 72Down 173 Linda Doucett, Penny Johnson, Wallace Langham More
- 128Up 50Down 101 Cloris Leachman, Baylie Cregut, Kate Micucci More
- 127Up 74Down 116 Caroline McWilliams, Rene Auberjonois, Inga Swenson More
- 126Up 86Down 129 Mimi Kennedy, Mitchell Ryan, Thomas Gibson More
- 125Up 22Down 48 Brian Stepanek, Ashley Tisdale, Adrian R'Mante Moreadded by: JordanAnderson
- 124Up 10Down 18 Jeff Mooring, Joshua Malina, Robert Guillaume More
- 123Up 11Down 18 Ronnie Schell, Larry Hovis, Allan Melvin More
- 122Up 22Down 34 Leslie Grossman, Amanda Bynes, Nick Zano Moreadded by: JordanAnderson
- 121Up 18Down 42
The Life of Riley
Jackie Gleason, Lanny Rees, Zsa Zsa Gábor Moreadded by: huckleberry21 - 120Up 38Down 35 Melissa Joan Hart, Elisa Donovan, Caroline Rhea Moreadded by: JordanAnderson
- 119Up 59Down 78 William Duell, Peter Lupus, Ed Williams More
- 118Up 48Down 81 Pat Harrington, Jr., Shelley Fabares, Boyd Gaines More
- 117Up 93Down 164 Johnny Brown, Esther Rolle, Ben Powers More
- 116Up 53Down 90 Alice Ghostley, Richard Gilliland, Douglas Barr More
- 115Up 91Down 140 Ann Morgan Guilbert, Renee Taylor, Fran Drescher More
- 114Up 3Down 6 Scott Thompson, Kevin McDonald, Dave Foley More
- 113Up 33Down 80 Nadine Velazquez, Nick Kroll, Jon Lajoie More
- 112Up 48Down 101 Kristen Schaal, Bret McKenzie, Eugene Mirman More
- 111Up 83Down 93 Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones More
- 110Up 58Down 92 Tim Considine, Ronne Troup, Beverly Garland More
- 109Up 44Down 71 Joe Flynn, Gary Vinson, Carl Ballantine Moreadded by: woody
- 108Up 35Down 76 Dick Van Dyke, Joe E. Ross, Maurice Gosfield More
- 107Up 104Down 178 Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Lily Tomlin More
- 106Up 92Down 164 Reginald VelJohnson, Judyann Elder, Jo Marie Payton More
- 105Up 107Down 161 Cynthia Harris, Tommy Hinkley, Leila Kenzle More
- 104Up 86Down 141 Rachael MacFarlane, Seth MacFarlane, Dee Bradley Baker More
- 103Up 36Down 51 John Hawkes, Will Ferrell, Andrew Daly More
- 102Up 102Down 128 Joanna Kerns, Jeremy Miller, Kelsey Dohring More
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