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 1292Down 769
Larry David, Liz Sheridan, Estelle Harris More - 2Up 1478Down 726
James Michael Tyler, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Jennifer Aniston More - 3Up 1249Down 734
Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden More - 4Up 802Down 563
John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Kelsey Grammer More - 5Up 1187Down 722
Simon Helberg, Kaley Cuoco, Melissa Rauch More - 6Up 749Down 536
Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit, Jamie Farr More - 7Up 641Down 459 Keith Thibodeaux, Vivian Vance, Lucille Ball More
- 8Up 820Down 596 Christina Moore, Debra Jo Rupp, Ashton Kutcher More
- 9Up 563Down 452 Danielle Brisebois, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor More
- 10Up 813Down 591 Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Tony Hale More
- 11Up 640Down 481 Dan Butler, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer More
- 12Up 791Down 513 Fergie, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Coleman More
- 13Up 907Down 558 Bob Saget, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders More
- 14Up 908Down 631 Mona Marshall, April Stewart, Trey Parker More
- 15Up 861Down 680 Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry, Alec Sulkin More
- 16Up 720Down 580 John Krasinski, David Denman, Oscar Nunez More
- 17Up 611Down 458 Joseph C. Phillips, Lisa Bonet, Erika Alexander More
- 18Up 665Down 447 Alfonso Ribeiro, Joseph Marcell, Tatyana Ali More
- 19Up 612Down 513 Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Sullivan Sweeten More
- 20Up 492Down 362 Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Scott Baio More
- 21Up 665Down 464 Aloma Wright, Travis Schuldt, Christa Miller More
- 22Up 628Down 494 Ariel Winter, Ed O'Neill, Jesse Tyler Ferguson More
- 23Up 453Down 397 Judd Hirsch, Andy Kaufman, Randall Carver More
- 24Up 496Down 411 Taran Noah Smith, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas More
- 25Up 425Down 300 Andy Griffith, Maggie Peterson, Howard Morris More
- 26Up 530Down 414 Justin Berfield, Jennette McCurdy, Frankie Muniz More
- 27Up 641Down 449 Dick Clark, Billy West, Frank Welker More
- 28Up 418Down 340 Tim Reid, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders More
- 29Up 498Down 480 John Lutz, Kevin Brown, Tracy Morgan More
- 30Up 297Down 175 Tina Louise, Dawn Wells, Jim Backus More
- 31Up 412Down 324 Dan Lauria, Danica McKellar, Fred Savage More
- 32Up 397Down 309 John Larroquette, Markie Post, Paula Kelly More
- 33Up 525Down 474 Kelly Stables, Angus T. Jones, Jon Cryer More
- 34Up 407Down 321 French Stewart, Elmarie Wendel, Kristen Johnston More
- 35Up 386Down 333 Estelle Getty, Betty White, Beatrice Arthur More
- 36Up 343Down 313 Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman, Brian Bonsall More
- 37Up 226Down 130 Steve Whitmire, John Lovelady, Richard Hunt More
- 38Up 337Down 322 Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Riley, Bill Daily More
- 39Up 357Down 304 Rose Marie, Dick Van Dyke, Larry Mathews More
- 40Up 313Down 233 Jackie Gleason, Joyce Randolph, Sheila MacRae More
- 41Up 476Down 402 Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown, Ken Jeong More
- 42Up 357Down 246 Jim Cummings, Ken Weatherwax, Anjelica Huston More
- 43Up 356Down 325 Betty White, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight More
- 44Up 312Down 270 Bill Quinn, Brett Somers, Pamelyn Ferdin More
- 45Up 354Down 377 John Goodman, Michael Fishman, Sara Gilbert More
- 46Up 310Down 221 Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Patricia Ann Priest More
- 47Up 280Down 235 Don Adams, Jane Dulo, Edward Platt More
- 48Up 160Down 93
The Looney Tunes Show
Stephanie Courtney, Bob Bergen, Jim Cummings More - 49Up 106Down 54
The Addams Family
Ted Cassidy, Carolyn Jones, Lisa Loring More - 50Up 249Down 189 Alice Pearce, Dick Sargent, Dick York More
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