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Best Comedy TV Series of 2004

Top 500 most popular Comedy series that started in 2004

All Comedy series All series from 2004

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Genres

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

Action 25 Adult 7 Adventure 34 Animation 104 Biography 0 Comedy 620 Crime 12 Documentary 13 Drama 88 Family 39 Fantasy 20 Game-Show 11 History 1 Horror 5 Music 8 Musical 3 Mystery 2 News 4 Reality-TV 18 Romance 54 Sci-Fi 7 Short 6 Sport 6 Talk-Show 31 Thriller 3 War 0 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

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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 1

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

Tone & mood

Bleak 0 Gritty 2 Dark tone 1 Feel-good 3 Cozy 3 Wholesome 5 Melancholic 0 Tense 0 Unsettling 0 Whimsical 7 Campy 1 Cynical 2 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 1 Nostalgic 2 Bittersweet 0 Chaotic energy 6 Deadpan cool 2

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 0 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 22 Serialized 1 Procedural 0 Mystery box 1 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 0 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 0 Puzzle plot 0 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 12 Absurdist 7 Satirical 6 Cringe comedy 4 Slapstick 4 Witty banter 9 Dark comedy 6 Warm humor 9 Raunchy 3 Parody 3 Ironic & meta 3

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 0 Detective mystery 0 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 1 Medical 1 Political intrigue 0 Espionage 0 War & military 0 Family saga 3 Coming of age 5 Workplace 5 School & campus 5 Love story 3 Friendship 7 Found family 2 Survival 0 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 1 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 0 High fantasy 0 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 0 Addiction & vice 3 Mental health 2 Faith & religion 0 Sports 0 Music scene 1 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 0 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 2 Big city life 2 Rural & frontier 0 Suburban underbelly 3 Class divide 2 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 3 Social commentary 1 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 0 Revenge 0 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 1

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 4 Morally gray 1 Villain's POV 1 Ensemble cast 10 Central duo 1 Strong female lead 0 Child's perspective 0 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 0 Working class 2 Elites & privilege 2 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 2 Banter chemistry 1

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 0 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 6 Romantic yearning 1 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 0

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 2 Visually striking 0 Stylized direction 0 Naturalistic 0 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 3 Atmospheric 0 Distinctive score 0 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 0 Tight writing 1

Format & audience

Sitcom 7 Adult animation 2 Anime 0 Kids & family 11 Young adult 4 Soap & telenovela 3 Event miniseries 0 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 2 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 1 Period piece 0 Contemporary life 1 Long-runner 1 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 8 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 1 Turkish drama 1 Indian TV 2

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 0 Disturbing 1 Sexually explicit 1 Family-safe 13 Emotionally heavy 2 Easy watching 20

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Entourage

185K 96 2004–2011

Friendship · Elites & privilege

Desperate Housewives

155K 180 2004–2012

Suburban underbelly

Boston Legal

54K 101 2004–2008

Legal · Witty banter

Drake & Josh

47K 57 2004–2007

Sitcom · Kids & family

Joey

46K 46 2004–2006

Sitcom · Easy watching

Rescue Me

30K 95 2004–2011

Dark comedy · Addiction & vice

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

27K 93 2004–2009

Whimsical · Kids & family

The European Side

24K 190 2004–2009

Sitcom · Ensemble cast

Doc Martin

23K 79 2004–2022

Small town · British TV

Drawn Together

23K 36 2004–2007

Raunchy · Adult animation · Parody

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

22K 6 2004–2004

Parody · Campy · Ironic & meta

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

21K 54 2004–2007

School & campus · Kids & family

Shameless

21K 139 2004–2013

Working class · Gritty

Sarabhai V/S Sarabhai

20K 79 2004–2017

Sitcom · Indian TV

The Angry Video Game Nerd

16K 270 2004–present

Nostalgic · Episodic · Lo-fi charm

Green Wing

14K 18 2004–2007

British TV · Workplace

Wonderfalls

14K 14 2004–2004

Whimsical · Dry humor

Stromberg

11K 46 2004–2012

Workplace · Cringe comedy

Corner Gas

9K 107 2004–2009

Small town · Dry humor · Episodic

Phil of the Future

8K 43 2004–2006

Kids & family · Family-safe

Peppa Pig

8K 458 2004–present

Kids & family · Family-safe

The Soup

6K 409 2004–2020

Episodic · Easy watching

6Teen

6K 93 2004–2010

Friendship · Young adult

Hex

5K 18 2004–2005

Supernatural · Young adult

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