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