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Set nearly a decade after the finale of the original series, this revival follows Lorelai, Rory and Emily Gilmore through four seasons of change.
Publisher: | Warner Bros. Television, Paragon Studios |
Genres: | Drama, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 1 |
Network: | Netflix |
Created By: | Amy Sherman-Palladino |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 7.5 / 10 (57) |
The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.
Publisher: | Apatow Productions |
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 6 |
Network: | HBO |
Created By: | Lena Dunham |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 5.6 / 10 (171) |
Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Genres: | Comedy, Animation |
Number Of Seasons: | 22 |
Network: | Comedy Central |
Created By: | Trey Parker, Matt Stone |
Status: | Returning Series |
User Score (votes): | 7.8 / 10 (979) |
The Daily Show is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central and, in Canada, The Comedy Network. Describing itself as a fake news program, The Daily Show draws its comedy and satire from recen
Genres: | News, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 24 |
Network: | Comedy Central |
Created By: | Lizz Winstead, Madeleine Smithberg |
Status: | Returning Series |
User Score (votes): | 6.7 / 10 (208) |
The hosts talk about the latest cars and its specifications. They review the performance of the car and also find out if it is as good as the manufacturers claim. The current hosts are Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc with The Stig.
Genres: | Documentary, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 25 |
Network: | BBC Two |
Created By: | Derek Smith |
Status: | Returning Series |
User Score (votes): | 7.5 / 10 (292) |
Glee is an American teen musical comedy-drama television series that airs on the Fox network in the United States. It focuses on the reconstituted William McKinley High School glee club, New Directions, which competes on the show choir competition circuit
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 6 |
Network: | FOX |
Created By: | Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 5.9 / 10 (204) |
A glimpse into the outrageous lives and loves of those responsible for a global women's magazine. Their struggles are about finding your identity, managing friendships and getting your heart broken, all while wearing the perfect jeans to flatter any body
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 2 |
Network: | Freeform |
Created By: | Sarah Watson |
Status: | Returning Series |
User Score (votes): | 5.3 / 10 (30) |
High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 1 |
Network: | NBC |
Created By: | Paul Feig |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 8.2 / 10 (270) |
Charming, fast talking Marty Kaan and his crack team of management consultants know how to play the corporate game better than anyone, by using every dirty trick in the book to woo powerful CEOs and close huge deals. In the board rooms, barrooms, and bedr
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 5 |
Network: | Showtime |
Created By: | Matthew Carnahan |
Status: | Canceled |
User Score (votes): | 6.6 / 10 (76) |
An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 4 |
Network: | Amazon |
Created By: | Jill Soloway |
Status: | Returning Series |
User Score (votes): | 6.7 / 10 (67) |
A young E.R. doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for a patient's death, moves to the Hamptons and becomes the reluctant "doctor for hire" to the rich and famous. When the attractive administrator of the local hospital asks him to treat the town's less
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 8 |
Network: | USA Network |
Created By: | Andrew Lenchewski |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 6.6 / 10 (55) |
An eager young rookie joins the ragtag small-town police force led by his dad as they bumble, squabble and snort their way through a big drug case.
Genres: | Animation, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 1 |
Network: | Netflix |
Created By: | Roger Black, Waco O'Guin |
Status: | Returning Series |
User Score (votes): | 7.7 / 10 (16) |
Honest cop Tony Jr. gets advice from his unscrupulous father, retired NYPD officer Tony Sr., about everything from his job to his love life.
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 1 |
Network: | Netflix |
Created By: | Andy Breckman |
Status: | Returning Series |
User Score (votes): | 5.9 / 10 (9) |
June and Oscar live a comfortable but very predictable wedded life when suddenly they find themselves in a completely unexpected situation, raising questions about love and marriage.
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 1 |
Network: | Amazon |
Created By: | Alan Yang, Matt Hubbard |
Status: | Returning Series |
User Score (votes): | 6.2 / 10 (5) |
A critical and often humorous look at the upper class, tracking the protagonist’s harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse and, ultimately, toward recovery.
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 1 |
Networks: | Showtime, Sky Atlantic |
Created By: | David Nicholls |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 8.1 / 10 (34) |
Room 222 is an American comedy-drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox Television. The series aired on ABC for 112 episodes from September 17, 1969 until January 11, 1974. The show was broadcast on Wednesday evenings at 9:00 for its first two
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 5 |
Network: | ABC |
Created By: | James L. Brooks |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 5.4 / 10 (10) |
Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U
Genres: | Drama, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 4 |
Network: | ABC |
Created By: | Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 7.4 / 10 (7) |
An insider's look at the reckless, romantic, funny, and often poignant lives of a committed group of "roadies," who live for music and the de facto family they've formed along the way.
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 1 |
Network: | Showtime |
Created By: | Cameron Crowe |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 5.7 / 10 (27) |
A distinctive look at a modern, troubled marriage—told from the point of view of the husband who is torn between his love of a clinically depressed wife and their young son, and his attraction for another woman.
Genres: | Drama, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 1 |
Network: | Showtime |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 6 / 10 (2) |
Unscripted is an American comedy-drama series that aired on HBO in early 2005. Its title referred to the fact that the series was largely improvised by its performers. The series was executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, and Grant Heslo
Genres: | Drama, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 1 |
Network: | HBO |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 0 / 10 (0) |
FreakyLinks is an American television show that combined elements of horror, mystery, and comedy. It aired on the Fox Network from October 2000 until June 2001, for a total run of 13 episodes. The feel of the show closely modeled that of The X-Files and o
Genres: | Drama, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 1 |
Network: | FOX |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 7 / 10 (2) |
Salute Your Shorts is an American comedy television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1992 and in reruns until early 1999. It was based on the 1986 book, Salute Your Shorts: Life at Summer Camp by Steve Slavkin. The series, filmed at Franklin
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 2 |
Network: | Nickelodeon |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 7.5 / 10 (6) |
This semi-autobiographical dark comedy starring Tig Notaro follows her as she returns to her hometown after the sudden death of her mother. Still reeling from her own declining health problems, Tig struggles to find her footing with the loss of the one pe
Genres: | Drama, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 2 |
Network: | Amazon |
Created By: | Tig Notaro, Diablo Cody |
Status: | Canceled |
User Score (votes): | 7.8 / 10 (15) |
The adventures of relatable and adventurous Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews, and her bold best friend Maya as they traverse the twists and turns of teenage years at Manhattan's John Quincy Adams Middle School where Riley's
Genres: | Comedy, Family |
Number Of Seasons: | 3 |
Network: | Disney Channel |
Created By: | Michael Jacobs |
Status: | Canceled |
User Score (votes): | 6 / 10 (45) |
Mrs Brown opens the doors to her house for a Saturday night entertainment show in which she and the family are joined by celebrity guests.
Genres: | Comedy, Talk |
Number Of Seasons: | 2 |
Network: | BBC One |
Status: | Returning Series |
User Score (votes): | 6.5 / 10 (2) |
Three adolescent boys, Ed, Edd "Double D", and Eddy, collectively known as "the Eds", constantly invent schemes to make money from their peers to purchase their favorite confectionery, jawbreakers. Their plans usually fail though, leaving them in various
Genres: | Animation, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 6 |
Network: | Cartoon Network |
Created By: | Danny Antonucci |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 7.1 / 10 (82) |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The series made its official debut on September 9, 2001 on Adult swim; after the pilot episode was aired as a special sneak pee
Genres: | Animation, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 11 |
Network: | Adult Swim |
Created By: | Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 7.4 / 10 (72) |
Frisky Dingo is an American animated cartoon series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson for Adult Swim. The series revolved around the conflict between a supervillain named Killface and a superhero named Awesome X, alias billionaire Xander Crews, and m
Genres: | Animation, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 2 |
Network: | Adult Swim |
Created By: | Matt Thompson, Adam Reed |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 7.8 / 10 (28) |
The adventures of a young boy named Clarence, who is optimistic about everything, and his two best friends Jeff and Sumo.
Genres: | Animation, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 3 |
Network: | Cartoon Network |
Created By: | Skyler Page |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 7.5 / 10 (19) |
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is an American animated series that originally ran on Comedy Central from May 28, 1995 to December 24, 1999—with a final set of three shelved episodes airing in 2002—starring Jonathan Katz, Jon Benjamin, and Laura Silverma
Genres: | Animation, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 6 |
Network: | Comedy Central |
Created By: | Jonathan Katz |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 7.8 / 10 (22) |
Freakazoid! is an American animated television series created by Bruce Timm, and Paul Dini for the Kids' WB programming block of The WB. The series chronicles the adventures of the title character, Freakazoid, a manic, insane superhero who battles with an
Genres: | Animation, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 2 |
Networks: | The WB, Cartoon Network |
Created By: | Paul Dini, Steven Spielberg, Bruce Timm |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 7.4 / 10 (28) |
Pepper Ann is an American animated series created by Sue Rose and aired on first run syndication. It debuted on September 1, 1997, and ended on November 24, 2000. Pepper Ann stars adolescents and charts their ups and downs at Hazelnut Middle School. It a
Genres: | Animation, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 5 |
Networks: | ABC, UPN |
Created By: | Sue Rose |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 6.3 / 10 (4) |
Burned out on life, Miles undergoes a strange procedure at a strip mall spa -- and wakes to find he's been replaced by a better version of himself.
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 1 |
Created By: | Timothy Greenberg |
Network: | Netflix |
Status: | Returning Series |
Origin Country: | US |
User Score (votes): | 5.9 / 10 (9) |
The series centers on the life of Duncan, a spectacularly average 15-year-old boy, his family and friends. Poehler will provide the voice of Duncan and his high-strung mom, Annie, who is constantly trying to prevent her son from ruining his life.
Genres: | Animation, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 1 |
Created By: | Amy Poehler, Mike Scully, Julie Thacker |
Network: | FOX |
Status: | Returning Series |
Origin Country: | US |
User Score (votes): | 8.6 / 10 (5) |
A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.
Genres: | Drama, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 1 |
Created By: | Tony McNamara |
Network: | Hulu |
Status: | Returning Series |
Origin Country: | US |
User Score (votes): | 8.2 / 10 (307) |
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D" Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
Publisher: | Touchstone Television, ABC Studios, Doozer |
Genres: | Drama, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 9 |
Networks: | ABC, NBC |
Created By: | Bill Lawrence |
Status: | Ended |
User Score (votes): | 7.8 / 10 (559) |
Narcissistic, brash, and self-destructive Jimmy thinks all relationships are doomed. Cynical, people-pleasing, and stubborn Gretchen knows that relationships aren't for her. So when they meet at a wedding, it's only natural that the two of them go home to
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 5 |
Network: | FX |
Created By: | Stephen Falk |
Status: | Returning Series |
User Score (votes): | 7.7 / 10 (85) |
Elegant, proper Grace and freewheeling, eccentric Frankie are a pair of frenemies whose lives are turned upside down - and permanently intertwined - when their husbands leave them for each other. Together, they must face starting over in their 70s in a 21
Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
Number Of Seasons: | 4 |
Network: | Netflix |
Created By: | Marta Kauffman, Howard J. Morris |
Status: | Returning Series |
User Score (votes): | 7.7 / 10 (73) |
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother
Genres: | Animation, Comedy |
Number Of Seasons: | 17 |
Networks: | FOX, Adult Swim |
Created By: | Seth MacFarlane |
Status: | Returning Series |
User Score (votes): | 6.5 / 10 (1343) |
Rebecca Bunch is a successful, driven, and possibly crazy young woman who impulsively gives up everything - her partnership at a prestigious law firm and her upscale apartment in Manhattan - in a desperate attempt to find love and happiness in that exotic
Genres: | Comedy, Music |
Number Of Seasons: | 4 |
Network: | The CW |
Created By: | Aline Brosh McKenna, Rachel Bloom |
Status: | Returning Series |
User Score (votes): | 6.8 / 10 (50) |