Top 10 Sitcoms of All Time

There are many TV shows and sitcoms in production to choose from these days. There are many classics and there are a few good ones. This particular list discusses the top ten TV sitcoms to ever air on National Television based on popular opinion. The list is unbiased. You must be familiar with a lot of the following shows and are probably following a few that are still in production. In my personal opinion, FRIENDS was the best show ever but that’s just an opinion. You guys are welcome to let us know what you think and which particular show deserves the top spot. If you are new to sitcoms, you should start by the following ones. Enjoy the read!

10. MAD ABOUT YOU

This particular sitcom aired on NBC on the 23^rd September in year 1992. The show continued till 24^th May year 1999. It is an American sitcom and it stars Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt. They are a newlywed couple living in New York City. As the show neared its end, the couple had a baby daughter named Mabel. The show focuses only newlywed couples and how they deal with the different problems. The show is very realistic and absolutely hilarious. The show was created by Paul Reiser and Danny Jacobson.

9. YES, DEAR

This sitcom aired for around six years from 2^nd October, 2000 to 15^th February, 2006. Yes, Dear was aired on CBS and it starred Anthony Clark, Jean Louisa Kelly, Mike O’Malley and Liza Snyder. Yes, Dear was created by Greg Garcia and Alan Kirschenbaum. Clark plays Greg Warner who is a motion picture executive along with Kelly who plays Kim Warner; she is a stay-at-home mother. Kim’s sister Christine Hughes is played by Snyder and her husband is played by O’Malley; he plays the character Jimmy Hughes.

8. DHARMA & GREG

The show aired from 24^th September, 1997 to 30^th April, 2002 and is an American sitcom. The show stars Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery respectively. They are couple who got married after their first date even though they were complete opposites. The show was created by Dottie Dartland and Chuck Lorre. A total of five seasons with 119 episodes were produced each running for around 22 minutes. The show earned eight Golden Globe, six Emmy and six Satellite award nominations.

7. JUST SHOOT ME!

The show aired on NBC from 4^th March, 1997 to 16^th August, 2003. A total of seven seasons were run with 148 episodes. Just Shoot Me! was created by Steven Levitan and it starred Laura San Giacomo, George Segal, Wendie Malick, Enrico Colantoni and David Spade. The show is all about a fashion magazine Blush and it centers around Maya Gallo who is a feminist writer. The character is played by Laura San Giacomo.

6. COUGAR TOWN

This is an American sitcom that started airing from 23^rd September, 2009 on ABC. The show will continue airing on TBS from early 2013. Cougar Town is set in Florida which is nicknamed Cougar Town. Cougar Town was created by Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel and it stars Courteney Cox, Christa Miller, Busy Phillipps, Dan Byrd, Josh Hopkins, Ian Gomez and Brian Van Holt. So far three seasons have been run with a total of 61 episodes each running for an estimated 22 minutes. Needless to say, the show will continue.

5. JOEY

The lead character in this particular show needs no introduction. This is a spin-off of the popular show FRIENDS (discussed below) and it premiered on NBC on the 9^th September of year 2004. The show was overrun in ratings by American Idol which is why NBC cancelled the entire series in May 2006 after running two seasons comprising of 46 episodes. The show was created by Scott Silveri and Shana Golberg-Meehan and it starred Matt LeBlanc, Andrea Anders, Paulo Costanzo, Jennifer Coolidge, Drea de Matteo and Miguel A. Nunez, Jr.

4. THE BIG BANG THEORY

This particular show is very popular these days and it was created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady. It stars Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Sara Gilbert, Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik. So far five seasons have been produced comprising of 111 episodes. The show started airing on CBS on the 24^th September in 2007 and continues to date. The show is centered around five characters; two roommates Leonard and Sheldon, Penny the next door neighbor and their friends Howard and Rajesh.

3. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

HIMYM aired on CBS on the 19^th September in 2005. It continues to date. So far, seven seasons have been produced comprising of 160 episodes each running for around 22 minutes. The show was created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and it stars Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan. This particular show has been a critical success and received positive reviews all over. The show has won six Emmy Awards and it won the People’s Choice Awards for Best TV Network Comedy in 2012.

2. WILL & GRACE

The show was based on relationship between William Truman and Grace Adler and it was set in New York City. It started airing on NBC on the 21^st September in year 1998. The show ended on 18^th May in 2006. Will & Grace had a total of eight seasons comprising of 194 episodes. It was created by David Cohan and Max Mutchnick and starred Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes, Shelley Morrison, Michael Angarano and Gary Grubbs. It is an American sitcom.

1. FRIENDS

FRIENDS needs no introduction at all. It is by far my favorite show and it started airing on NBC from the 22^nd September, 1994. FRIENDS was completed on the 6^th May in 2004 and it revolves around a group of friends living in Manhattan and their daily lives. The show was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman and it starred Jennifer Aniston, Couteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer. FRIENDS lasted for ten seasons comprising of 236 episodes.