Rolling Stone Has Listed The “Top 100 Sitcoms Of All Time”

May 5, 2021 9:14 am Published by

Anytime Rolling Stone releases a list of the “top” anything, it’s subject to debate.

People all over the place have lots to say about their most recent list, which is the “Top 100 Sitcoms of All Time”.

We’re going to list the top 20 below, but first, check out some of the criteria for the list:

They were looking for “a consistent group of characters and settings” and considered both how funny they were, and also how much they influenced other shows. 

They also eliminated sketch shows such as “Saturday Night Live”, and hour-long comedy series like “Freaks and Geeks”. 

Here’s the top 20! For the full list, check out RS’s site.

1.  “The Simpsons”, Fox, 1989-Present

2.  “Cheers”, NBC, 1982-1993

3.  “Seinfeld”, NBC, 1989-1998

4.  “I Love Lucy”, CBS, 1951-1957

5.  “All in the Family”, CBS, 1971-1979

6.  “M*A*S*H”, CBS, 1972-1983

7.  “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, CBS, 1970-1977

8.  “The Honeymooners”, CBS, 1955-1956

9.  “Parks and Recreation”, NBC, 2009-2015

10.  “The Larry Sanders Show”, HBO, 1992-1998

11.  “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, CBS, 1961-1966

12.  “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, HBO, 2000-Present

13.  “Frasier”, NBC, 1993-2004

14.  “The Andy Griffith Show”, CBS, 1960-1968

15.  “Arrested Development”, Fox, 2003-2006 and Netflix, 2013-2019

16.  “The Cosby Show”, NBC, 1984-1992

17.  “Taxi”, ABC / NBC, 1978-1983

18.  “30 Rock”, NBC, 2006-2013

19.  “Roseanne”, ABC, 1988-1997

20.  “BoJack Horseman”, Netflix, 2014-2020

 

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