These are the best dramedies of all time - but what exactly is a dramedy? Some shows are clearly dramas or sitcoms. Clearly. Because those are two genres that exist. Everyone agrees that they exist. Others are dramas with just enough quirkiness or funny time laugh jokes to categorize them as a "dramedy" - a creative combination of drama and comedy that just works. It just does. Because we are humans and we like to laugh and cry and we love dramedies. If we can do them both at the same time to accommodate our busy schedule of overeating and destroying the planet, even better!
Proving that the sum can be greater than the parts, here is a list of the best of the best dramedies that have aired on US television. What would you say the best dramedy of all time is? Scrubs, Monk, and Boston Legal all take classic TV drama genres and add laughs for a delightful dramedy mix. Do you see your favorite dramedies? Maybe you should vote for them and see if others agree with you.
These are the best dramedies. The greatest dramedy TV shows to ever grace the airwaves!
1
545303House
Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean LeonardPremiered: November 16, 2004
Network: FOX
2
456321Scrubs
Zach Braff, Donald FaisonPremiered: October 2, 2001
Network: NBC, ABC
- 3488278
Chuck
Zachary Levi, Adam BaldwinPremiered: September 24, 2007
Network: NBC
- 4683431
Shameless
William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen WhitePremiered: December 12, 2010
Network: SHOW
- 5566281
Psych
James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé HillPremiered: July 7, 2006
Network: USA
- 6526380
Gilmore Girls
Lauren Graham, Alexis BledelPremiered: October 5, 2000
Network: WB, CW
- 7190103
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Rachel Brosnahan, Michael ZegenPremiered: March 17, 2017
Network: AMZONOV
- 8257147
Supernatural
Jared Padalecki, Jensen AcklesPremiered: September 13, 2005
Network: WB, CW
- 9330225
Monk
Tony Shalhoub, Ted LevinePremiered: July 12, 2002
Network: USA
- 10319223
Freaks and Geeks
John Francis Daley, Linda CardelliniPremiered: September 25, 1999
Network: NBC
- 11411248
Suits
Gabriel Macht, Rick HoffmanPremiered: June 23, 2011
Network: USA
- 12298187
White Collar
Matt Bomer, Tim DeKayPremiered: October 23, 2009
Network: USA
- 13317249
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas BrendonPremiered: March 10, 1997
Network: WB, UPN
- 14295228
Bones
Emily Deschanel, David BoreanazPremiered: September 13, 2005
Network: FOX
- 15228180
Doctor Who
Christopher Eccleston, David TennantPremiered: November 23, 1963
Network: British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC America, BBC One, S4C, BBC HD
- 1612771
Weeds
Mary-Louise Parker, Kevin NealonPremiered: August 7, 2005
Network: SHOW
- 17256178
Firefly
Nathan Fillion, Gina TorresPremiered: September 20, 2002
Network: FOX
- 18329264
Desperate Housewives
Teri Hatcher, Felicity HuffmanPremiered: October 3, 2004
Network: ABC
- 19379288
Orange Is the New Black
Taylor Schilling, Natasha LyonnePremiered: July 11, 2013
Network: NETOV
- 2012494
Parenthood
Peter Krause, Dax ShepardPremiered: March 2, 2010
Network: NBC
- 21171143
Sex and the City
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim CattrallPremiered: June 7, 1998
Network: HBO
- 22345297
M*A*S*H
Alan Alda, McLean StevensonPremiered: September 17, 1972
Network: CBS
- 23229196
Veronica Mars
Kristen Bell, Enrico ColantoniPremiered: September 22, 2004
Network: UPN, CW, HULUOV
- 24166146
The West Wing
Martin Sheen, Stockard ChanningPremiered: September 22, 1999
Network: NBC
- 25177160
Boston Legal
James Spader, John LarroquettePremiered: October 3, 2004
Network: ABC
