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

The Vicar of Dibley

★ 8.0
17K 30 1994–2020
Feel-good · Sitcom · Warm humor
8/10

Tosh.0

★ 7.3
17K 304 2009–2020
Raunchy · Episodic · Easy watching
8/10

The Durrells

★ 8.2
17K 26 2016–2019
Warm glow · Cozy · Feel-good
8/10

When Calls the Heart

★ 7.9
17K 158 2014–present
Small town · Wholesome · Warm glow
8/10

Grounded for Life

★ 7.5
17K 91 2001–2005
Sitcom · Episodic · Easy watching
8/10

Murderville

★ 6.9
17K 6 2022–2022
Easy watching · Procedural
8/10

Too Hot to Handle

★ 4.8
16K 59 2020–2024
Reality competition
8/10

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

★ 8.3
16K 146 2016–2018
Deadpan cool · Absurdist
8/10

Charlie's Angels

★ 6.6
16K 109 1976–1981
Procedural · Episodic
8/10

Even Stevens

★ 7.6
16K 65 2000–2003
Kids & family · Sitcom
8/10

Shake It Up

★ 5.1
16K 75 2010–2013
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

Franklin & Bash

★ 7.6
16K 40 2011–2014
Legal · Witty banter
8/10

Popeye the Sailor

★ 7.1
16K 220 1960–1962
Episodic · Slapstick
8/10

Becker

★ 7.3
16K 129 1998–2004
Sitcom · Episodic · Easy watching
8/10

Get Smart

★ 8.2
15K 138 1965–1970
Parody · Espionage · Episodic
8/10

Bad Education

★ 7.3
15K 33 2012–2024
School & campus · Sitcom
8/10

Garfield and Friends

★ 7.2
15K 121 1988–1994
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

Sister, Sister

★ 6.3
15K 119 1994–1999
Sitcom · Family-safe · Episodic
8/10

What I Like About You

★ 6.6
15K 86 2002–2006
Sitcom · Easy watching · Feel-good
8/10

Sam & Cat

★ 5.8
14K 35 2013–2014
Kids & family · Sitcom
8/10

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

★ 8.0
14K 85 2012–2019
Dialogue-driven · Episodic
8/10

The Voice

★ 6.5
14K 684 2011–present
Reality competition · Music scene
8/10

American Housewife

★ 7.4
14K 103 2016–2021
Sitcom · Easy watching
8/10

Sonny with a Chance

★ 6.0
14K 47 2009–2011
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10