Sentimental TV Series
Openly emotional storytelling that reaches straight for the heartstrings.
Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 183 series
10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.
This Is Us
175K 106 2016–2022
Tearjerker · Family saga
9/10
Touched by an Angel
9K 211 1994–2003
Faith & religion · Hopeful
9/10
Grey's Anatomy
375K 467 2005–present
Medical · Soap & telenovela
8/10
Once Upon a Time
248K 156 2011–2018
Redemption · Hopeful
8/10
After Life
170K 18 2019–2022
Melancholic · Bittersweet
8/10
Glee
162K 121 2009–2015
School & campus · Music scene
8/10
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
79K 6 2023–2023
Royalty & aristocracy · Love story
8/10
Full House
67K 193 1987–1995
Wholesome · Family-safe
8/10
Virgin River
60K 75 2019–present
Love story · Small town
8/10
New Amsterdam
56K 89 2018–2022
Medical · Sentimental · Tearjerker
8/10
Ghost Whisperer
53K 107 2005–2010
Supernatural · Sentimental
8/10
Your Lie in April
52K 23 2014–2015
Music scene · Tearjerker
8/10
Parenthood
44K 103 2010–2015
Family saga · Tearjerker
8/10
Touch
44K 26 2012–2013
Hopeful · Sentimental · Tearjerker
8/10
Violet Evergarden
42K 14 2018–2018
Tearjerker · Visually striking
8/10
Firefly Lane
41K 26 2021–2023
Friendship · Female perspective
8/10
When Life Gives You Tangerines
41K 16 2025–2025
K-drama · Tearjerker · Sentimental
8/10
Modern Love
40K 16 2019–2021
Anthology · Love story
8/10
Derek
38K 14 2012–2014
Sentimental · Wholesome
8/10
Call the Midwife
36K 135 2012–present
Period piece · Medical
8/10
Fuller House
31K 75 2016–2020
Nostalgic · Wholesome · Sitcom
8/10
Little House on the Prairie
30K 204 1974–1983
Rural & frontier · Wholesome
8/10
Ramayan
28K 78 1987–1988
Faith & religion · Indian TV
8/10
Queen of Tears
28K 16 2024–2024
K-drama · Love story · Sentimental
8/10