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Shows that feel likeNew Girl (2011–2018)

Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.

If you loved New Girl, the closest series we have are How I Met Your Mother (2005), Community (2009) and Superstore (2015). All three share New Girl's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The King of Queens (1998).

★ 7.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗7 seasons · FOXcreated by Elizabeth Meriwetherwittyplayful
12 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video

If New Girl hit the spot, these will too

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How I Met Your Mother
2005–2014 · 9 seasons · CBS
★ 8.3comedyHulu

Roommates, bar-stool rituals and the long search for the right person

The difference: Frame-story gimmickry, and a finale most fans resent

A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.

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Community
2009–2015 · 6 seasons · NBC
★ 8.5comedyHuluPeacock

Oddballs colliding into a family the show clearly adores

The difference: Meta and parody-driven — heady where New Girl is huggable

Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.

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Superstore
2015–2021 · 6 seasons · NBC
★ 7.8comedyHuluPeacock

Workplace goofballs whose bits and crushes carry every episode

The difference: The ensemble stays coworkers — the loft-mate intimacy isn't there

A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers, together they hilariously tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.

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The Middle
2009–2018 · 9 seasons · ABC
★ 7.7comedyPrime VideoPeacock

Everyday losers treated with genuine, unironic affection

The difference: Family sitcom instead of hangout — romance isn't the engine

The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.

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My Name Is Earl
2005–2009 · 4 seasons · NBC
★ 7.8comedyHuluDisney+

A goofy optimist convinced people can be better than they are

The difference: One concept driving every episode — less hangout, more checklist

When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.

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Everybody Hates Chris
2005–2009 · 4 seasons · UPN
★ 7.6comedyPrime VideoHulu

An endearing underdog whose awkwardness the show finds lovable

The difference: Period family memoir — no roommates, no will-they-won't-they

Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.

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The Big Bang Theory
2007–2019 · 12 seasons · CBS
★ 8.1comedyMax

Socially awkward friends fumbling toward romance across the hall

The difference: Multi-cam setup-punchline rhythm — broader, with a laugh track

Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.

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Two and a Half Men
2003–2015 · 12 seasons · CBS
★ 7.1comedyPeacock

Mismatched roommates whose clashing habits write the jokes

The difference: Sleazier and cruder — cynicism where Jess would bring cupcakes

A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.

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iCarly
2007–2012 · 6 seasons · Nickelodeon
★ 6.8comedyNetflixParamount+

The same two preoccupations: friends, and sitcom

Watch Carly, Sam, and Freddie, as they try to balance their everyday 8th grade lives with their newfound fame managing and starring in the most awesome show on the web.

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The IT Crowd
2006–2010 · 4 seasons · Channel 4
★ 8.5comedyPrime Video

Weirdos whose social ineptitude becomes its own comic language

The difference: Farce-first British sitcom — heart is an afterthought

The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss, and their grifting supervisor Jen, a 'motley crew' of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.

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The King of Queens
1998–2007 · 9 seasons · CBS
★ 7.4comedyParamount+Peacock

Low-stakes domestic bickering that never stops being affectionate

The difference: A settled married couple — the finding-your-person part is over

Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.

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Modern Family
2009–2020 · 11 seasons · ABC
★ 8.5comedyHuluPeacock

Warm ensemble comedy where every eccentric gets their moment

The difference: Family mockumentary — tidier and more wholesome than loft life

The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.

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