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Best Comedy TV Series of 2005

Top 500 most popular Comedy series that started in 2005

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Genres

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

Action 25 Adult 3 Adventure 44 Animation 118 Biography 2 Comedy 714 Crime 12 Documentary 17 Drama 127 Family 54 Fantasy 17 Game-Show 15 History 3 Horror 6 Music 15 Musical 2 Mystery 5 News 6 Reality-TV 25 Romance 72 Sci-Fi 8 Short 9 Sport 4 Talk-Show 29 Thriller 1 War 0 Western 1

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 1 Stuck the Landing 1 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 1 Feel-good 2 Cozy 0 Wholesome 2 Melancholic 1 Tense 0 Unsettling 0 Whimsical 1 Campy 1 Cynical 8 Hopeful 0 Sentimental 1 Nostalgic 2 Bittersweet 2 Chaotic energy 8 Deadpan cool 1

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 0 Fast-paced 2 Episodic 22 Serialized 1 Procedural 0 Mystery box 0 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 0 Sprawling saga 1 Tight limited run 2 Puzzle plot 0 Vignette style 0

Humor style

Dry humor 9 Absurdist 12 Satirical 15 Cringe comedy 8 Slapstick 5 Witty banter 9 Dark comedy 8 Warm humor 8 Raunchy 5 Parody 6 Ironic & meta 7

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 1 Detective mystery 0 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 1 Espionage 0 War & military 0 Family saga 0 Coming of age 2 Workplace 3 School & campus 3 Love story 3 Friendship 4 Found family 2 Survival 0 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 0 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 0 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 1 Sports 0 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 1 Nature & science 0 Real history 0 Royalty & aristocracy 0 Small town 1 Big city life 0 Rural & frontier 2 Suburban underbelly 2 Class divide 1 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 0 Female perspective 0 Social commentary 7 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 0 Revenge 0 Redemption 1 Secrets & lies 0

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 2 Morally gray 2 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 10 Central duo 1 Strong female lead 2 Child's perspective 2 Outsider lead 0 Genius lead 0 Working class 2 Elites & privilege 2 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 1 Banter chemistry 3

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 1 Adrenaline 0 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 3 Romantic yearning 2 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 0 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 1 Gut punch 0

Craft & style

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

Format & audience

Sitcom 12 Adult animation 5 Anime 1 Kids & family 6 Young adult 1 Soap & telenovela 1 Event miniseries 0 Reality competition 0 Lifestyle reality 1 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 3 Game & quiz show 2 Talk & panel 3 Period piece 1 Contemporary life 2 Long-runner 8 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 6 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 1 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 0

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 0 Disturbing 1 Sexually explicit 1 Family-safe 7 Emotionally heavy 0 Easy watching 19

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500 series (top 500 shown)

The Office

842K 191 2005–2013

Workplace · Comfort rewatch

How I Met Your Mother

786K 208 2005–2014

Friendship · Witty banter

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

283K 187 2005–present

Dark comedy · Cynical

American Dad!

145K 448 2005–present

Adult animation · Satirical

Weeds

123K 102 2005–2012

Suburban underbelly · Dark comedy

My Name Is Earl

117K 96 2005–2009

Redemption · Working class

Extras

64K 13 2005–2007

Cringe comedy · Dry humor

Robot Chicken

49K 227 2005–2022

Sketch & variety · Parody

Everybody Hates Chris

46K 88 2005–2009

Nostalgic · Child's perspective

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

43K 87 2005–2008

Kids & family · Family-safe

The Boondocks

43K 56 2005–2014

Satirical · Social commentary

The Colbert Report

40K 1390 2005–2014

Satirical · Ironic & meta · Parody

The Thick of It

30K 24 2005–2012

Satirical · Cynical · Witty banter

Gintama

22K 375 2005–2021

Anime · Parody · Absurdist

Barareh Nights

20K 91 2005–2006

Small town · Absurdist

Zoey 101

19K 61 2005–2008

School & campus · Young adult

Camp Lazlo!

12K 61 2005–2008

Kids & family · Whimsical

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

12K 2158 2005–2015

Talk & panel · Long-runner

The Comeback

11K 29 2005–2026

Cringe comedy · Character study

Moral Orel

10K 43 2005–2009

Faith & religion

The War at Home

9K 44 2005–2007

Sitcom · Easy watching

Mock the Week

9K 249 2005–2026

Witty banter · British TV

Squidbillies

8K 133 2005–2021

Adult animation · Absurdist

My Gym Partner's a Monkey

8K 55 2005–2008

Kids & family · Slapstick

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