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30 Rock
30 Rock is a satirical American sitcom created by Tina Fey, aired on NBC from 2006 to 2013, set backstage at a sketch comedy show.
According to Jim
According to Jim is an American sitcom starring Jim Belushi as a suburban dad, aired on ABC from 2001 to 2009 across eight seasons and 182 episodes.
All of Us
All of Us is an American UPN/CW sitcom (2003–2007, 88 episodes) created by Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Betsy Borns, loosely based on their blended family, starring Duane Martin, LisaRaye McCoy, and Khamani Griffin.
Arrested Development
Arrested Development, also called AD, is Mitchell Hurwitz's single-camera Fox sitcom (2003–2006) about the dysfunctional Bluth family, narrated by Ron Howard, cancelled after three seasons and revived by Netflix in 2013 and 2018–2019.
Better Off Ted
Better Off Ted: American satirical workplace sitcom on ABC, 2009-2010, created by Victor Fresco; Ted Crisp runs R&D at amoral Veridian Dynamics; two seasons, 26 episodes, canceled despite strong reviews.
Community (TV series)
Community is an American sitcom that aired for 110 episodes across six seasons from 2009 to 2014, following a misfit study group at Greendale Community College.
Cougar Town
Cougar Town is an American sitcom (2009-2015, ABC then TBS) created by Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel, starring Courteney Cox as divorcée Jules Cobb; it dropped its cougar premise early and became an ensemble comedy about middle-aged friendship.
Ed (TV series)
Ed is an American comedy-drama series that aired on NBC from 2000 to 2004, following New York lawyer Ed Stevens, who returns to Stuckeyville, Ohio, and buys the local bowling alley.
Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Chris (2005–2009) is a semi-autobiographical UPN/CW sitcom created by Ali LeRoi and Chris Rock about Rock's 1980s Brooklyn childhood, narrated by Rock, starring Tyler James Williams, revived as the animated Everybody Still Hates Chris in 2024.
George Lopez (TV series)
George Lopez (The George Lopez Show) is an ABC sitcom, 2002-2007, six seasons and 120 episodes, starring comedian George Lopez as an LA factory manager; the first successful Latino-lead network sitcom since Chico and the Man, created by Robert Borden, Bruce Helford, and Lopez with Sandra Bullock producing.
Grounded for Life
Grounded for Life is an American sitcom created by Bill Martin and Mike Schiff for Carsey-Werner, airing 2001–2005 on Fox then The WB, about the Irish Catholic Finnerty family of Staten Island raising three kids after a teen pregnancy.
Half & Half
Half & Half is an American UPN sitcom (2002-2006, 91 episodes) about half-sisters Mona and Dee Dee Thorne, played by Rachel True and Essence Atkins, a black-cast comedy later cited for its streaming-era unavailability.
Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana: Disney Channel teen sitcom (2006-2011, 4 seasons, 98 episodes) starring Miley Cyrus as Miley Stewart, a teen secretly living as pop star Hannah Montana; spawned soundtracks, films, and a 2026 20th-anniversary special.
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM), CBS sitcom created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, aired 2005–2014, nine seasons, 208 episodes; Future Ted frame narrative, Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris cast, controversial 2014 finale, How I Met Your Father spin-off.
ICarly
iCarly is a Nickelodeon teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider, airing 2007-2012 in five seasons about Carly Shay's web show with Sam and Freddie, later revived on Paramount+ 2021-2023.
Joey (TV series)
Joey (NBC, 2004-2006) is the only Friends spin-off, starring Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani in Hollywood with sister Gina and nephew Michael. 46 episodes, canceled mid-season 2, eight unaired until a 2025 YouTube release.
Jonas (TV series)
Jonas, also titled JONAS L.A. for season 2, is a Disney Channel sitcom (2009-2010, 34 episodes) starring the Jonas Brothers as the Lucas brothers, a rock band balancing fame with ordinary teen life in New Jersey, later Los Angeles.
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle (also Malcolm) is an American single-camera family sitcom created by Linwood Boomer, airing on Fox 2000–2006 across seven seasons and 151 episodes, starring Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek, and Bryan Cranston, winning a Peabody, seven Emmys, and a Grammy, revived in 2026 as Life's Still Unfair.
Miss Match
Miss Match is an American comedy-drama series starring Alicia Silverstone as a Los Angeles matrimonial lawyer who doubles as a matchmaker, airing on NBC in 2003.
Modern Family
Modern Family is an American ABC mockumentary family sitcom (2009-2020, 11 seasons) created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, following the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker extended family; it won 22 Emmys from 85 nominations and a 2009 Peabody Award.
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl: NBC single-camera sitcom (2005–2009), created by Greg Garcia, starring Jason Lee as Earl Hickey, a lottery winner righting past wrongs via a karma list; 96 episodes, 5 Emmys, canceled on a cliffhanger.
Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation (Parks and Rec) is an NBC mockumentary sitcom created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, airing 2009–2015 over 7 seasons, starring Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope of the Pawnee, Indiana Parks Department.
Phil of the Future
Phil of the Future is a Disney Channel sitcom (2004–2006, 43 episodes, created by Tim Maile and Douglas Tuber) about the Diffy family from 2121 stranded in 2004 after a time machine malfunction, starring Ricky Ullman, Alyson Michalka, Amy Bruckner, Craig Anton, and Lise Simms.
Rules of Engagement (TV series)
Rules of Engagement, CBS sitcom created by Tom Hertz (2007–2013, 100 episodes, seven seasons), starring Warburton, Spade, Hudson, Price, Kajlich; two couples plus a bachelor, renewed for syndication value.
Samantha Who?
Samantha Who? is an ABC single-camera sitcom (2007–2009) created by Cecelia Ahern and Donald Todd, starring Christina Applegate as an amnesiac learning her old self was unkind; 35 episodes, Metascore 59, canceled May 2009.
Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is Bill Lawrence's American medical comedy sitcom, starring Zach Braff, Donald Faison, and Sarah Chalke at Sacred Heart Hospital; it ran on NBC from 2001 and ABC through 2010, and returned as an ABC revival in 2026.
Sonny with a Chance
Sonny with a Chance is an American sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from 2009 to 2011, starring Demi Lovato as Sonny Munroe, a Midwestern girl who joins the sketch show So Random!
That '80s Show
That '80s Show is a Fox sitcom set in San Diego in 1984, created by the team behind That '70s Show and canceled after 13 episodes in 2002.
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory, CBS sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady (2007–2019), about Pasadena physicists Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper; twelve seasons, longest-running multi-camera sitcom, 55 Emmy nominations and 10 wins.
The Ellen Show
The Ellen Show is a 2001-2002 CBS sitcom (not the talk show) starring Ellen DeGeneres as Ellen Richmond, created by Mitchell Hurwitz and Carol Leifer; 18 episodes, canceled mid-season, 54% on Rotten Tomatoes.