Originally by Ranker TVList RulesAny television series centered around a fictional family
The best shows about families are those sitcoms and family shows that give us a break from our own families and give us a peek into these best fictional families lives. You favorite TV show about families might depend on during which generation you were raised but regardless of age, these best shows about families are also among the best TV shows of all time.
Unsurprisingly, these best shows about families feature many of the best TV families. Few can say they didn't grow up alongside the kids from The Waltons, Full House, or The Simpsons. Similarly, it's hard not to remember the Huxtables on The Cosby Show, the Keatons on Family Ties, and the Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie as some of the best television families of all time.
But not all of the families on television are traditional but the quirky interaction between blended families, like on The Brady Bunch or Step by Step, or the unconventional families like on Modern Family, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and The Addams Family, work and make those shows even more memorable.
So which of these is your favorite family TV show of recent memory?? Are you partial to the often inappropriate comedy of Family Guy or more into the wholesome family shows like The Wonder Years? Vote for your favorite shows about families, add any not listed or re-rank this list below!
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Little House on the Prairie (NBC, 1974) is an American western historical drama developed by... more2
205128The Wonder Years
Fred Savage, Dan LauriaPremiered: 1988
The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Neal Marlens and Carol... more3
210117Home Improvement
Tim Allen, Patricia RichardsonPremiered: 1991
Home Improvement is an American television sitcom starring Tim Allen, that aired from... more4
200117Happy Days
Ron Howard, Henry WinklerPremiered: 1974
Happy Days is an American television sitcom that aired first-run from January 15, 1974, to... more5
194123Family Ties
Michael J. Fox, Michael GrossPremiered: 1982
Family Ties is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 22, 1982 until May 14,... more6
181145Everybody Loves Raymond
Ray Romano, Patricia HeatonPremiered: 1996
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom starring Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton,... more7
214135Full House
Bob Saget, John StamosPremiered: 1987
Full House is an American sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for ABC. The show chronicles a... more8
200159The Brady Bunch
Robert Reed, Florence HendersonPremiered: 1969
The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that originally aired from... more9
164106I Love Lucy
Lucille Ball, Desi ArnazPremiered: 1951
I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance,... more10
184158The Waltons
Jon Walmsley, Mary Beth McDonoughPremiered: 1972
The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book... more11
190164Modern Family
Ed O'Neill, Sofía VergaraPremiered: 2009
Modern Family (ABC, 2009) is an American comedy television sitcom created by Francisco... more12
196125The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Will Smith, James AveryPremiered: 1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from... more13
190155The Cosby Show
Bill Cosby, Phylicia RashadPremiered: 1984
The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight... more14
144126Leave It to Beaver
Jerry Mathers, Hugh BeaumontPremiered: 1957
Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often... more15
10475Bewitched
Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick YorkPremiered: 1964
Bewitched is an American TV situation comedy fantasy which was broadcast for eight seasons on... more16
147133That '70s Show
Topher Grace, Laura PreponPremiered: 1998
That '70s Show is an American television period sitcom that originally aired on Fox from... more17
10173The Jetsons
George O'Hanlon, Janet WaldoPremiered: 1962
The Jetsons is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera, originally airing in... more18
12893The Munsters
Fred Gwynne, Al LewisPremiered: 1964
The Munsters is an American television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of benign... more19
123117The Middle
Patricia Heaton, Neil FlynnPremiered: 2009
The Middle is an American sitcom about a working-class family living in Indiana and facing the... more20
144146Roseanne
Roseanne Barr, John GoodmanPremiered: 1988
Roseanne (ABC, 1988) is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams, Marcy Carsey,... more21
12677The Andy Griffith Show
Andy Griffith, Ron HowardPremiered: 1960
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom, which originally ran on CBS from October 3, 1960... more22
130100The Addams Family
John Astin, Carolyn JonesPremiered: 1964
The Addams Family is an American television series based on the characters in Charles Addams'... more23
11893Boy Meets World
Ben Savage, Rider StrongPremiered: 1993
Boy Meets World (ABC, 1993) is an American television sitcom created by Michael Jacobs and... more24
137103Growing Pains
Alan Thicke, Joanna KernsPremiered: 1985
Growing Pains (ABC, 1985) is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens. In Long... more25
132133All in the Family
Carroll O'Connor, Jean StapletonPremiered: 1971
All in the Family is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS television... more
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