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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.

Black Books

★ 8.4
65K 18 2000–2004
Dry humor · Sitcom · British TV
7/10

Will & Grace

★ 7.4
64K 246 1998–2020
Sitcom · Queer stories
7/10

Blue Mountain State

★ 8.3
64K 39 2010–2011
Raunchy · Sports · Chaotic energy
7/10

Grace and Frankie

★ 8.2
62K 94 2015–2022
Friendship · Witty banter
7/10

Eureka

★ 7.9
62K 77 2006–2012
Small town · Near-future tech
7/10

Warehouse 13

★ 7.6
61K 64 2009–2014
Found family · Procedural
7/10

Dexter's Laboratory

★ 7.8
58K 80 1996–2003
Kids & family · Episodic
7/10

Leverage

★ 7.9
57K 77 2008–2012
Heists & cons · Witty banter
7/10

Jury Duty Presents

★ 8.2
57K 19 2023–2026
Warm humor · Feel-good
7/10

The League

★ 8.2
55K 84 2009–2015
Friendship · Witty banter · Sports
7/10

Blue Bloods

★ 7.7
54K 293 2010–2024
Family saga · Long-runner
7/10

Abbott Elementary

★ 8.2
54K 93 2021–2026
Workplace · School & campus
7/10

The Fairly OddParents

★ 7.2
52K 159 2001–2017
Whimsical · Kids & family
7/10

Boy Meets World

★ 8.1
50K 158 1993–2000
Coming of age · Wholesome · Sitcom
7/10

Bluey

★ 9.3
48K 196 2018–present
Wholesome · Kids & family
7/10

Columbo

★ 8.3
48K 67 1971–1998
Detective mystery · Episodic
7/10

Hannah Montana

★ 5.5
48K 100 2006–2011
Kids & family · Family-safe
7/10

90210

★ 6.2
48K 114 2008–2013
Young adult · Soap & telenovela
7/10

The Kominsky Method

★ 8.2
47K 22 2018–2021
Friendship · Central duo
7/10

Ted

★ 7.9
47K 15 2024–2026
Raunchy · Nostalgic · Witty banter
7/10

A Man on the Inside

★ 7.6
47K 17 2024–present
Warm humor · Feel-good · Wholesome
7/10

Everybody Hates Chris

★ 7.6
46K 88 2005–2009
Nostalgic · Child's perspective
7/10

The Ranch

★ 7.4
46K 80 2016–2020
Sitcom · Rural & frontier
7/10

Midsomer Murders

★ 7.9
45K 145 1997–present
Detective mystery · Procedural
7/10