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Easy watching

Easy watching TV Series

Low-demand television where half your attention is enough.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 1192 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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

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1,192 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

The Price Is Right

★ 7.5
5K 10089 1972–present
Game & quiz show · Long-runner
10/10

Friends

★ 8.8
1.2M 234 1994–2004
Comfort rewatch · Friendship
9/10

The Big Bang Theory

★ 8.1
940K 279 2007–2019
Sitcom · Easy watching
9/10

The Office

★ 9.0
838K 191 2005–2013
Workplace · Comfort rewatch
9/10

Mr. Bean

★ 8.6
152K 15 1990–1995
Slapstick · Family-safe · Episodic
9/10

Emily in Paris

★ 6.8
143K 52 2020–2026
Easy watching · Big city life
9/10

The Grand Tour

★ 8.7
95K 47 2016–present
Banter chemistry · Witty banter
9/10

The King of Queens

★ 7.4
95K 207 1998–2007
Sitcom · Working class · Episodic
9/10

Everybody Loves Raymond

★ 7.3
83K 210 1996–2005
Sitcom · Episodic · Easy watching
9/10

Virgin River

★ 7.4
60K 75 2019–present
Love story · Small town
9/10

Impractical Jokers

★ 8.5
52K 332 2011–present
Friendship · Episodic
9/10

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

★ 8.5
49K 220 1998–2007
Game & quiz show
9/10

I Am Groot

★ 6.7
47K 10 2022–2023
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

★ 6.7
43K 87 2005–2008
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

According to Jim

★ 6.5
40K 182 2001–2009
Sitcom · Easy watching
9/10

Saved by the Bell

★ 7.1
40K 86 1989–1992
School & campus · Sitcom
9/10

Rules of Engagement

★ 7.4
38K 101 2007–2013
Sitcom · Easy watching
9/10

The Bugs Bunny Show

★ 8.5
38K 78 1960–1975
Slapstick · Kids & family
9/10

Baywatch

★ 5.5
33K 243 1989–2003
Easy watching · Campy · Episodic
9/10

I Love Lucy

★ 8.5
31K 180 1951–1957
Sitcom · Slapstick · Family-safe
9/10

The Jetsons

★ 7.0
26K 75 1962–1963
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

Royal Pains

★ 7.2
25K 104 2009–2016
Medical · Easy watching
9/10

The Pink Panther Show

★ 7.6
24K 32 1969–1970
Slapstick · Kids & family
9/10

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

★ 7.0
20K 2327 2014–present
Talk & panel · Easy watching
9/10