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Best Comedy TV Series of 1996

361 Comedy series that started in 1996, ranked by popularity

All Comedy series All series from 1996

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Genres

Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 21 Adult 0 Adventure 33 Animation 63 Biography 0 Comedy 361 Crime 8 Documentary 4 Drama 51 Family 46 Fantasy 9 Game-Show 11 History 1 Horror 2 Music 12 Musical 5 Mystery 2 News 2 Reality-TV 4 Romance 19 Sci-Fi 6 Short 1 Sport 4 Talk-Show 11 Thriller 1 War 2 Western 0

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 8530 2010s 14143 2000s 6739 1990s 3522 1980s 1870 1970s 1169 1960s 658 1950s 315 1940s 38 1930s 2 1920s 0 1900s 0

Specific year

2026 443 2025 1042 2024 1203 2023 1373 2022 1398 2021 1524 2020 1547 2019 1457 2018 1444 2017 1632 2016 1628 2015 1544 2014 1399 2013 1459 2012 1389 2011 1208 2010 983 2009 943 2008 825 2007 795 2006 803 2005 714 2004 620 2003 594 2002 521 2001 484 2000 440 1999 445 1998 434 1997 418 1996 361 1995 390 1994 320 1993 309 1992 275 1991 278 1990 292 1989 255 1988 218 1987 228 1986 193 1985 177 1984 191 1983 166 1982 167 1981 128 1980 147 1979 148 1978 135 1977 126 1976 120 1975 121 1974 113 1973 103 1972 117 1971 101 1970 85 1969 96 1968 79 1967 76 1966 73 1965 69 1964 61 1963 56 1962 42 1961 57 1960 49 1959 42 1958 25 1957 39 1956 34 1955 31 1954 33 1953 25 1952 29 1951 21 1950 36 1949 20 1948 10 1947 4 1946 1 1944 2 1943 1 1936 2

Tags

Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 0 Stuck the Landing 0 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 0 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 0 Gritty 0 Dark tone 0 Feel-good 4 Cozy 1 Wholesome 7 Melancholic 0 Tense 0 Unsettling 0 Whimsical 2 Campy 1 Cynical 0 Hopeful 1 Sentimental 1 Nostalgic 2 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 1 Deadpan cool 0

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 0 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 19 Serialized 0 Procedural 2 Mystery box 0 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 0 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 1 Puzzle plot 0 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 1 Absurdist 3 Satirical 1 Cringe comedy 0 Slapstick 2 Witty banter 3 Dark comedy 1 Warm humor 10 Raunchy 0 Parody 0 Ironic & meta 0

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 0 Detective mystery 1 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 1 Medical 0 Political intrigue 0 Espionage 0 War & military 0 Family saga 1 Coming of age 4 Workplace 2 School & campus 2 Love story 0 Friendship 2 Found family 0 Survival 0 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 0 Space & sci-fi 1 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 0 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 1 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 0 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 1 Sports 0 Music scene 1 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 0 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 0 Big city life 1 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 0 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 1 Social commentary 1 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 0 Revenge 0 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 0

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 0 Morally gray 0 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 1 Central duo 0 Strong female lead 0 Child's perspective 2 Outsider lead 1 Genius lead 2 Working class 0 Elites & privilege 0 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 0 Banter chemistry 0

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 4 Romantic yearning 0 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 0

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 0 Visually striking 0 Stylized direction 0 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 1 Atmospheric 0 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 0 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 10 Adult animation 0 Anime 1 Kids & family 7 Young adult 1 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 1 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 1 Talk & panel 1 Period piece 0 Contemporary life 1 Long-runner 6 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 1 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 0 Disturbing 0 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 11 Emotionally heavy 0 Easy watching 16

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361 series

Everybody Loves Raymond

84K 210 1996–2005

Sitcom · Episodic · Easy watching

3rd Rock from the Sun

59K 139 1996–2001

Sitcom · Outsider lead · Absurdist

Dexter's Laboratory

58K 80 1996–2003

Kids & family · Episodic

The Daily Show

50K 4577 1996–present

Satirical · Social commentary

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

47K 163 1996–2003

Whimsical · Wholesome · Sitcom

Hey Arnold!

40K 100 1996–2004

Spin City

33K 145 1996–2002

Workplace · Sitcom · Witty banter

7th Heaven

29K 243 1996–2007

Wholesome · Family-safe

Detective Conan

18K 1216 1996–present

Detective mystery · Long-runner

Kenan & Kel

18K 62 1996–2001

Slapstick · Sitcom · Kids & family

Arthur

18K 259 1996–2022

Kids & family · Family-safe

Early Edition

14K 90 1996–2000

Episodic · Hopeful · Feel-good

Lexx

9K 61 1996–2002

Campy · Space & sci-fi · Absurdist

Gulliver's Travels

8K 2 1996–1996

Event miniseries

Blue's Clues

8K 177 1996–2007

Wholesome · Kids & family

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

6K 332 1996–2025

Witty banter · British TV

Judge Judy

6K 7283 1996–2021

Legal · Long-runner · Episodic

Quack Pack

5K 39 1996–1997

Kids & family · Family-safe

Moesha

5K 127 1996–2001

Coming of age · Sitcom

The Jamie Foxx Show

4K 100 1996–2001

Sitcom · Episodic · Warm humor

Clueless

4K 62 1996–1999

Sitcom · School & campus

The Steve Harvey Show

4K 122 1996–2002

Sitcom · School & campus

Suddenly Susan

4K 93 1996–2000

Sitcom · Workplace · Episodic

Neverwhere

3K 6 1996–1996

Adventure · Comedy · Drama

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