20 comfort TV shows that fans love to watch over and over again

For viewers who want to get a good look at different stages of adulthood, Insecure is an essential watch. Issa Rae stars in the show as lead character Issa Dee who goes through relationship woes with her boyfriend Lawrence (played by Jay Ellis), ups and downs of a friendship with her best friend Molly (played by Yvonne Orji), and navigates her career while living in Los Angeles. The show centers around how young adults go through different seasons in their life and simply strive for what they want and deserve. 

The Office always draws viewers in because it gives people insight or sometimes memories of what’s it like to work in an office. The Office  was filmed with a single-camera setup in the form a of a mockumentary sitcom. Steve Carell plays the lead of Michael Scott, a regional manager of the fictional paper supply company Dunder Miflin. The show highlights different topics including office relationships, romances, and leadership styles. 

In the early ‘90s, rapper Will Smith took on his first acting gig starring in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The premise was centered around his character Will who leaves Philadelphia to get a fresh start living with his aunt and uncle in the upscale neighborhood of Bel-Air. Due to Will’s upbringing in a working class family, sometimes he tries to fit in or stand out among his wealthy relatives. 

Sometimes a feel-good comfort show comes in the form of a show that’s literally about nothing, that’s what viewers get when watching Seinfeld. Although the show aired for nine seasons from 1989 to 1998, the show being in syndication for years has allowed old and new fans to fall in love with it. The show is centered around a fictionalized version of Jerry Seinfeld and his group of friends living in New York. A lot of the scenes find the group congregating either at Seinfeld’s apartment or the frequently visited diner Monk’s Cafe. 

One thing about show creator and writer Shonda Rhimes is she knows how to create a show that keeps people talking. This is the case for her long-running medical show, Grey’s Anatomy, which focuses on the lives and careers of doctors and interns at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. Throughout the series, there are plenty of moments for a viewer to laugh, cry, and groan. But if a show can make a viewer feel every single emotion, it’s worth watching. 

If viewers want a comedic comfort show to watch, then they can never go wrong with the animated classic The Simpsons. The show is centered around husband Homer, his wife Marge, and their kids Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, living in their hometown of Springfield. As viewers watch, they get the feel of Bart being the rebellious and rambunctious kid, while Lisa is more of the intellectual activist. The show definitely displays some family dynamics, even if their daily life is a little dysfunctional. 

Friends is undoubtedly one of the most talked about sitcoms as it centers around a friend group navigating relationships and careers. Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer starred on the show as it went on to air for ten seasons. 

Joel McHale starred in Community as Jeff Winger, who gets suspended from his law firm after they uncover he lied about obtaining a degree from Columbia University. In order to get a real degree, he enrolls at Greendale Community College and befriends several classmates. Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown, Donald Glover, Danny Pudi, Ken Jeong, and Chevy Chase all play a role at the college. 

Another Shonda Rhimes creation came in 2012 with the premiere of the political drama Scandal. The show is centered around Kerry Washington who plays Olivia Pope, the director of a crisis management firm, the team that works for her, as well as her work and relationship with the president of the United States, Fitzgerald Grant III (played by Tony Goldwyn). The show focuses on several topics, including elections, crimes, power dynamics, and deception. 

Lucille Ball and her husband Desi Arnaz starred in the classic comedy sitcom I Love Lucy. Arnaz plays a popular singer and band leader Ricky Ricardo, while Ball plays his wife Lucy Ricardo, who typically comes up with plans and schemes alongside her best friend Ethel Mertz (played by Vivian Vance), with hopes of getting her own taste of stardom. 

For people who love crime drama series, getting invested in a show like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is pretty easy. The show is centered around detectives Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson as they investigate, solve crimes, and attempt to get justice for victims in New York City. Some of the crimes that are heavily focused on in the show include drug abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and homicide. 

Actress and comedian Tina Fey created and starred in the satirical sitcom 30 Rock . Joined by cast members including Tracy Morgan, Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, and more, the show was named after the 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York, which houses the NBC Studios. The premise was based on going behind the scenes of a fictional sketch comedy show. 

Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross starred as husband and wife on the comedy sitcom Black-ish. The show is centered around Andre Johnson (played by Anderson), Rainbow Johnson (played by Ross) and their five kids Zoey, Andre Jr., Jack, Diane, and Devontae. Although the Johnsons are an upper-class family, they still tackle different instances of microaggressions, workplace discrimination, politics, parenting challenges, and more. 

Living Single is the type of show centered around a group of friends who are navigating careers, family, and relationships in their adulthood. There’s the character of Khadijah James (played by Queen Latifah) who’s the owner of her own magazine, her cousin Sinclair (played by Kim Coles) who works at the magazine as an assistant, their roommate Regine (played by Kim Fields) who works as a costume assistant, and Khadijah’s college bestie Maxine Shaw (played by Erika Alexandar) who’s a sarcastic attorney. Khadijah, Sinclair, and Regine live in the same building as handyman Overton (played by John Henton) and his roommate Kyle (played by T.C. Carson), who’s a stockbroker. 

For viewers who enjoy nerding out over science and astronomy, The Big Bang Theory is the perfect show to watch. Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik, and Melissa Rauch all play a group of friends with jobs in the science world from physicists to aerospace engineers, and neuroscientist, and microbiologists. Viewers instantly can see how this group is a bit socially awkward, but have no problems highlighting their interests with science. 

For viewers who love seeing female friendships and how they take on life, careers, and relationships, Sex and the City might be the show for you. Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall, and Charlotte York star as the four friends living it up in New York City. Although deeply flawed, the women showcase how they’re trying pursue a professional and romantic life in one of the nation’s biggest cities. 

The Golden Girls is centered around a friend group of older women who share a house and are navigating life in the “golden” years as widows and divorcees. Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty star in the show that highlights how they deal with life are more seasoned women. 

Martin is the type of show that a viewer can watch on a late night and get stuck in multiple episodes. Actor and comedian Martin Lawrence stars as radio DJ Martin Payne, who lives with his girlfriend Gina Waters (played by Tisha Campbell). Carl Anthony Payne II plays Martin’s friend Cole Brown, Thomas Mikal Ford plays his other friend Tommy Strawn, and Tichina Arnold plays Gina’s best friend Pamela James. Throughout the series, Martin also plays other characters including his neighbor Sheneneh Jenkins, and old pimp Jerome, and security guard Otis.

How I Met Your Mother is a romantic comedy that aired on CBS for nine seasons from 2005 to 2014. Josh Radnor stars as Ted Mosby, the lead character who narrates the episodes from the future, as he's telling his children the events that led to him meeting their mother. 

The father and son duo of Eugene Levy and Dan Levy created and starred in the comedy sitcom Schitt’s Creek. The show is centered around the wealthy Rose family who end up losing their fortune due to embezzlement from a shady business manager, causing them to relocate to the small town of Schitt’s Creek and adjust to their new reality.