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Best Comedy TV Series of 2008

Top 500 most popular Comedy series that started in 2008

All Comedy series All series from 2008

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

Action 44 Adult 1 Adventure 31 Animation 116 Biography 4 Comedy 825 Crime 13 Documentary 9 Drama 136 Family 57 Fantasy 31 Game-Show 16 History 4 Horror 7 Music 11 Musical 9 Mystery 5 News 7 Reality-TV 20 Romance 74 Sci-Fi 15 Short 27 Sport 4 Talk-Show 27 Thriller 1 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 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 2 Cozy 1 Wholesome 4 Melancholic 0 Tense 0 Unsettling 0 Whimsical 4 Campy 4 Cynical 1 Hopeful 1 Sentimental 1 Nostalgic 0 Bittersweet 3 Chaotic energy 2 Deadpan cool 1

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 0 Fast-paced 0 Episodic 13 Serialized 0 Procedural 0 Mystery box 0 Anthology 1 Cliffhanger-driven 0 Sprawling saga 0 Tight limited run 2 Puzzle plot 0 Vignette style 1

Humor style

Dry humor 4 Absurdist 5 Satirical 0 Cringe comedy 3 Slapstick 1 Witty banter 3 Dark comedy 3 Warm humor 3 Raunchy 1 Parody 1 Ironic & meta 2

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 0 Detective mystery 0 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 0 Medical 0 Political intrigue 0 Espionage 0 War & military 0 Family saga 0 Coming of age 3 Workplace 1 School & campus 4 Love story 5 Friendship 4 Found family 1 Survival 0 Post-apocalyptic 0 Dystopia 0 Supernatural 3 Space & sci-fi 0 Near-future tech 0 Time travel 0 High fantasy 1 Urban fantasy 1 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 0 Addiction & vice 0 Mental health 0 Faith & religion 1 Sports 1 Music scene 0 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 2 Social commentary 0 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 0 Revenge 1 Redemption 0 Secrets & lies 0

Characters & perspective

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

Emotional payoff

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

Craft & style

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

Format & audience

Sitcom 6 Adult animation 1 Anime 4 Kids & family 8 Young adult 2 Soap & telenovela 2 Event miniseries 0 Reality competition 1 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 1 Game & quiz show 0 Talk & panel 1 Period piece 1 Contemporary life 0 Long-runner 2 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 4 Nordic noir 0 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 1 Indian TV 1

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 0 Disturbing 0 Sexually explicit 0 Family-safe 6 Emotionally heavy 0 Easy watching 13

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Privileged

4K 18 2008–2009

Elites & privilege

The Garfield Show

4K 120 2008–2016

Kids & family · Family-safe

Rosario + Vampire

4K 26 2008–2008

Anime · School & campus

Inazuma Eleven

4K 127 2008–2011

Sports · Anime · Kids & family

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

4K 7 2008–2009

Cozy · Feel-good · Wholesome

True Jackson, VP

4K 56 2008–2011

Kids & family · Family-safe

Natsume's Book of Friends

3K 92 2008–2025

Animation · Comedy · Drama

Sekirei

3K 27 2008–2010

Action · Animation · Comedy

Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy

3K 50 2008–2010

Animation · Comedy · Short

The Middleman

3K 12 2008–2008

Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi

Akasya Duragi

3K 174 2008–2012

Malviviendo

3K 30 2008–2014

The Mighty B!

3K 67 2008–2011

Animation · Comedy · Family

Cashmere Mafia

3K 7 2008–2008

Comedy · Drama

Packed to the Rafters

3K 122 2008–2013

Comedy · Drama · Family

China, IL

3K 32 2008–2015

Animation · Comedy

Three by Four

3K 26 2008–2008

Comedy · Drama

Testees

3K 13 2008–2008

Worst Week

3K 16 2008–2009

A Certain Magical Index

3K 74 2008–2019

Action · Animation · Comedy

Dragon Ball Z Abridged

3K 81 2008–2018

Action · Animation · Comedy

Homicide Hills

2K 58 2008–2024

Comedy · Crime · Drama

Celebrity Juice

2K 304 2008–2022

Comedy · Game-Show

Kath & Kim

2K 17 2008–2009

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