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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.

Teletubbies

★ 3.9
10K 389 1997–2001
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

Diagnosis Murder

★ 6.9
10K 178 1993–2001
Procedural · Episodic
9/10

Corner Gas

★ 8.4
9K 107 2004–2009
Small town · Dry humor · Episodic
9/10

American Pickers

★ 7.1
9K 428 2010–present
Lifestyle reality · Easy watching
9/10

How It's Made

★ 7.8
9K 477 2001–2019
Docuseries · Family-safe
9/10

Wipeout

★ 6.6
9K 162 2008–2025
Reality competition · Slapstick
9/10

Green Acres

★ 7.3
8K 170 1965–1971
Sitcom · Family-safe
9/10

Peppa Pig

★ 6.2
8K 458 2004–present
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

Ridiculousness

★ 6.2
8K 1853 2011–2026
Long-runner · Easy watching
9/10

The Odd Couple

★ 7.9
8K 114 1970–1975
Banter chemistry · Sitcom
9/10

Dad's Army

★ 8.1
8K 80 1968–1977
British TV · Sitcom · Warm humor
9/10

Man v. Food

★ 7.3
8K 183 2008–present
Food & cooking · Episodic
9/10

Mama's Family

★ 7.3
8K 130 1983–1990
Sitcom · Episodic · Easy watching
9/10

The Joy of Painting

★ 9.3
7K 405 1983–1994
Cozy · Comfort rewatch · Wholesome
9/10

Bob the Builder

★ 5.7
7K 283 1997–2015
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo

★ 6.8
7K 27 1988–1991
Kids & family · Family-safe
9/10

Open All Hours

★ 7.6
6K 25 1976–1985
Sitcom · British TV
9/10

America's Funniest Home Videos

★ 6.2
6K 948 1989–present
Long-runner · Family-safe
9/10

Oggy and the Cockroaches

★ 7.5
6K 517 1997–2018
Slapstick · Episodic
9/10

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

★ 8.2
6K 137 1988–2011
Sketch & variety · Episodic
9/10

Rosemary & Thyme

★ 7.6
6K 22 2003–2006
Cozy · British TV · Easy watching
9/10

The Soup

★ 8.2
6K 409 2004–2020
Episodic · Easy watching
9/10

The Chef Show

★ 8.2
6K 25 2019–2020
Food & cooking · Easy watching
9/10

K-On!

★ 7.8
6K 41 2009–2010
Cozy · Friendship · Wholesome
9/10