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Shows that feel likeThe Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)

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

If you loved The Big Bang Theory, the closest series we have are The IT Crowd (2006), New Girl (2011) and Silicon Valley (2014). All three share The Big Bang Theory'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).

★ 8.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗12 seasons · CBScreated by Chuck Lorrewittyplayful
12 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Amazon Prime Video

If The Big Bang Theory hit the spot, these will too

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

Nerds versus the normal world, played for laughs

The difference: British absurdism, three-camera-free

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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New Girl
2011–2018 · 7 seasons · FOX
★ 7.8comedyHuluPeacock

Roommates' quirks colliding into found family

The difference: Loftmates and romance-forward

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.

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Silicon Valley
2014–2019 · 6 seasons · HBO
★ 8.5comedyMax

Brilliant engineers, hopeless at everything else

The difference: Tech-industry satire, sharper

In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. Partially inspired by Mike Judge’s own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late ‘80s, Silicon Valley is an American sitcom that centers around six programmers who are living together and trying to make it big in the Silicon Valley.

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

Workplace misfits bickering into a family

The difference: Big-box satire underneath

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

A high-concept hook powering easy laughs

The difference: Karma-list picaresque

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

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

Ensemble comedy engineered for the whole household

The difference: Mockumentary family sprawl

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

Comfort-food network comedy

The difference: Midwest family scramble

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

Two things both keep coming back to: 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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Everybody Hates Chris
2005–2009 · 4 seasons · UPN
★ 7.6comedyPrime VideoHulu

Smart underdogs surviving on wit

The difference: Narrated '80s coming-of-age

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

Classic multi-cam rhythms and squabbling chemistry

The difference: Blue-collar marriage comedy

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

Misfit study groups and geek-culture fluency

The difference: Meta experimentation, cult energy

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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The Office
2005–2013 · 9 seasons · NBC
★ 9comedyPeacock

Colleagues you can't escape becoming the people you love

The difference: Mockumentary cringe

The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

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