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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 Bob Newhart Show

★ 8.1
8K 142 1972–1978
Dry humor · Sitcom · Deadpan cool
8/10

Cory in the House

★ 5.0
8K 34 2007–2008
Sitcom · Kids & family
8/10

The Way of the Househusband

★ 7.3
8K 15 2021–2023
Absurdist · Anime · Parody
8/10

Blue's Clues

★ 6.9
8K 177 1996–2007
Wholesome · Kids & family
8/10

On Tiptoes

★ 7.6
7K 145 2002–2003
Sitcom · Easy watching
8/10

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

★ 7.5
7K 27 2020–2023
Sitcom · Episodic · Easy watching
8/10

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

★ 8.2
7K 185 2012–present
Game & quiz show · British TV
8/10

She-Ra: Princess of Power

★ 6.8
7K 93 1985–1987
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

My Life Is Murder

★ 7.5
7K 46 2019–present
Detective mystery · Procedural
8/10

Well, Just You Wait!

★ 8.5
7K 24 1969–2017
Slapstick · Kids & family
8/10

Charles in Charge

★ 6.1
7K 126 1984–1990
Sitcom · Family-safe · Wholesome
8/10

Agatha Raisin

★ 7.3
7K 20 2014–2022
Cozy · British TV · Small town
8/10

Emergency!

★ 7.9
7K 131 1972–1979
Procedural · Episodic · Medical
8/10

Home Economics

★ 7.0
7K 42 2021–2023
Sitcom · Class divide
8/10

'Til Death

★ 6.6
7K 81 2006–2010
Sitcom · Easy watching · Episodic
8/10

Simon & Simon

★ 7.1
7K 156 1981–1989
Episodic · Banter chemistry
8/10

The Little Mermaid

★ 6.8
7K 31 1992–1994
Kids & family · Family-safe
8/10

The Crew

★ 6.5
7K 10 2021–2021
Workplace · Sitcom · Easy watching
8/10

Neighbours

★ 5.7
7K 9363 1985–2025
Long-runner · Soap & telenovela
8/10

The Moaning of Life

★ 8.1
7K 11 2013–2015
Dry humor · British TV
8/10

Home and Away

★ 5.1
7K 8801 1988–present
Soap & telenovela · Long-runner
8/10

The Honeymooners

★ 8.6
7K 39 1955–1956
Sitcom · Working class · Episodic
8/10

Grandfathered

★ 6.9
7K 22 2015–2016
Sitcom · Easy watching · Feel-good
8/10

Jonas

★ 4.8
7K 34 2009–2010
Sitcom · Kids & family
8/10