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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.

Shaun the Sheep

★ 8.1
20K 191 2007–2025
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

Keeping Up Appearances

★ 7.9
20K 44 1990–1995
British TV · Class divide · Sitcom
9/10

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

★ 6.4
20K 4076 2003–present
Talk & panel · Long-runner
9/10

Three's Company

★ 7.6
19K 174 1976–1984
Sitcom · Slapstick · Episodic
9/10

Pawn Stars

★ 7.2
19K 644 2009–present
Easy watching · Lifestyle reality
9/10

The Andy Griffith Show

★ 8.4
19K 249 1960–1968
Small town · Wholesome · Cozy
9/10

Miranda

★ 8.2
19K 22 2009–2015
Sitcom · British TV
9/10

Gilligan's Island

★ 7.4
19K 99 1964–1992
Family-safe · Episodic
9/10

Step by Step

★ 6.6
18K 160 1991–1998
Sitcom · Family-safe
9/10

Hot in Cleveland

★ 7.4
17K 128 2010–2015
Sitcom · Easy watching · Feel-good
9/10

Mr. Bean: The Animated Series

★ 6.9
17K 183 2002–2026
Slapstick · Kids & family
9/10

The Great British Baking Show

★ 8.6
16K 213 2010–present
Food & cooking · Cozy
9/10

The Love Boat

★ 6.3
16K 250 1977–1987
Love story · Episodic
9/10

The Road Runner Show

★ 7.8
15K 26 1966–1973
Slapstick · Kids & family
9/10

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

★ 8.2
15K 4511 2008–present
Long-runner · Indian TV · Sitcom
9/10

The Graham Norton Show

★ 8.4
14K 571 2007–present
Talk & panel · British TV
9/10

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

★ 6.7
14K 1835 2009–2014
Talk & panel · Easy watching
9/10

Good Witch

★ 7.3
14K 76 2015–2021
Cozy · Feel-good · Wholesome
9/10

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

★ 7.4
13K 42 2002–2006
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

★ 5.3
11K 4642 1992–2014
Talk & panel · Long-runner
9/10

Would I Lie to You?

★ 8.3
11K 198 2007–present
Talk & panel · Witty banter
9/10

Kevin Can Wait

★ 5.6
11K 48 2016–2018
Sitcom · Easy watching
9/10

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour

★ 8.5
10K 7 1968–1978
Slapstick · Kids & family
9/10

The Kapil Sharma Show

★ 7.3
10K 475 2016–present
Indian TV · Easy watching
9/10