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Buffyboy323 · 10-29-2013, 03:34 PM

Which network is home to the best sitcoms airing today?

FOX: Dads, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, New Girl, The Mindy Project, Raising Hope.

ABC: Modern Family, The Middle, Suburgatory, The Goldbergs, Trophy Wife, Super Fun Night.

CBS: The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother, The Millers, 2 Broke Girls, Mike and Molly, Mom, The Crazy Ones.

NBC: Parks & Recreation, Community, Sean Saves the World, The Michael J. Fox Show.

Cable: Louie, It's Always Sunny..., Eastbound & Down, Cougar Town, Girls, Workaholics, etc.

*I'm sure I left out a few shows, so feel free to list your favorites.

*This poll is only for live action sitcoms. The FOX and cable animated series are excluded.

irehtman · 10-29-2013, 03:36 PM

Dads, The Goldbergs, Mom, Sean Saves The World are the next ones to get axed by April 2014.

tlc38tlc38 · 10-29-2013, 03:45 PM

First-run sitcoms I watch:

ABC: The Neighbors

NBC: Sean Saves the World

CBS: Mom, 2 Broke Girls, & The Crazy Ones

FOX: none

CW: none

Cable: none

So, I would say CBS takes the cake with me.

TV_on_the_Porch · 10-29-2013, 03:48 PM

I haven't watched a new sitcom in prime time since Married To The Kellys was canceled.

EmoJoe · 10-29-2013, 03:50 PM

Did you have to include the last option? Like we don't have enough "MODERN SHOWS SUCK!!!!!" posts here as it is...

Anyway, it's pretty close but Fox takes the cake. NBC was easily the #1 a few years ago when they had the Parks/Community/Office/30 Rock line-up. ABC would be a strong contender too if they hadn't ditched Cougar Town, Happy Endings & Apartment 23.

EDIT: Oh, I didn't see the cable option. Cable has Louie, Veep, Always Sunny, Girls...all great shows but it seems kind of unfair to lump all of the networks together and pit them against single broadcast networks. But in terms of comedy FX may be the best network out there right now, of cable and broadcast.

SO OKAY, here's my final ranking:

1. FX/FXX (even though FXX is a stupid idea and I hate it)
2. Fox
3. HBO
4. NBC
5. ABC
6. Comedy Central
7. CBS

Mr. Television · 10-29-2013, 03:59 PM

CBS-TBBT, The Millers, 2 Broke Girls, Mom, Mike & Molly
ABC-The Middle, Modern Family
Fox-Raising Hope
NBC-the Michael J. Fox Show

Raising Hope is better than TMJFS so I put Fox in 3rd place.

Buffyboy323 · 10-29-2013, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by EmoJoe

Did you have to include the last option? Like we don't have enough "MODERN SHOWS SUCK!!!!!" posts here as it is...

Anyway, it's pretty close but Fox takes the cake. NBC was easily the #1 a few years ago when they had the Parks/Community/Office/30 Rock line-up. ABC would be a strong contender too if they hadn't ditched Cougar Town, Happy Endings & Apartment 23.

EDIT: Oh, I didn't see the cable option. Cable has Louie, Veep, Always Sunny, Girls...all great shows but it seems kind of unfair to lump all of the networks together and pit them against single broadcast networks. But in terms of comedy FX may be the best network out there right now, of cable and broadcast.

I'm aware of the dislike of all those horrible modern shows! It was a tongue in cheek option in the poll.

You did what I expected people to do with the cable option. In this day and age, there's many who only watch cable shows. That's why I put it as it's own option. But feel free to post your own individual cable network, like FX, if you want.

icecream · 10-29-2013, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by EmoJoe

1. FX/FXX (even though FXX is a stupid idea and I hate it)

I prefer FXX to FX because they air Mad About You.

icecream · 10-29-2013, 05:15 PM

I voted for ABC. The Middle is easily the best current sitcom. The Goldbergs is the 2nd best with Welcome to the Family being pulled. The only other current sitcom I've stuck with is Raising Hope, the dramas are generally better.

yankeesrj12 · 10-29-2013, 06:21 PM

CBS - Mike and Molly, Mom, The Big Bang Theory, The Millers, Two and a Half Men
FOX - Dads
NBC - Parks and Recreation
ABC - None

I've always enjoyed CBS comedies, so this was an easy choice.

HauntedThunderman94 · 10-29-2013, 07:34 PM

ABC - The Middle and The Goldberg's
FOX - Raising Hope
NBC - None
CBS - None

lucy&vivfan · 10-29-2013, 07:38 PM

Essentially, sitcoms are dead. They aren't pulling in the numbers anywhere near where they once did (or should be doing.) The networks rave about these shows, but when you see the numbers, they are dismal at best.

CBS, NBC & ABC are going to be obsolete in 10 years. TV is about to undergo a radical change soon, as it should, because the morons running the show and puling the purse strings have no clue what they are doing.

It seems the American public is more interested in reality shows and dark, disturbing dramas than wanting to laugh....but what you think about what is going on in our country today, who wants to laugh. But God knows we need a good laugh.

EmoJoe · 10-29-2013, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buffyboy323

I'm aware of the dislike of all those horrible modern shows! It was a tongue in cheek option in the poll.

You did what I expected people to do with the cable option. In this day and age, there's many who only watch cable shows. That's why I put it as it's own option. But feel free to post your own individual cable network, like FX, if you want.

I actually voted for Fox because I'm dumb and missed the cable option lol. But I guess cable technically has the most comedies I enjoy. I still think there's plenty of good comedy left on broadcast though. Unfortunately, much of it gets cancelled pretty quickly.

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Originally Posted by catsrule

I prefer FXX to FX because they air Mad About You.

I like FXX as a network, but I don't actually get the channel so it's useless to me. I just think splitting up into two networks was an unneccessary idea that's made a lot of FX's shows inaccessible to people who got them before (like me!).

Quote:

Originally Posted by lucy&vivfan

Essentially, sitcoms are dead. They aren't pulling in the numbers anywhere near where they once did (or should be doing.) The networks rave about these shows, but when you see the numbers, they are dismal at best.

CBS, NBC & ABC are going to be obsolete in 10 years. TV is about to undergo a radical change soon, as it should, because the morons running the show and puling the purse strings have no clue what they are doing.

It seems the American public is more interested in reality shows and dark, disturbing dramas than wanting to laugh....but what you think about what is going on in our country today, who wants to laugh. But God knows we need a good laugh.

How is the sitcom dead? The #1 show on network TV is a sitcom, and there's plenty of other highly successful ones too. I'm guessing you don't look at ratings very much if you consider the ratings for Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother, ect, "dismal".

Tubehead · 10-30-2013, 12:52 AM

I quit watching sitcom after 1990 they gotten too dirty only one I can stand right now is the big bang theory

irehtman · 10-30-2013, 08:22 AM

FOX, all the way, CW is the dead one.

View Poll Results: Best current network?
ABC	2	11.11%
CBS	4	22.22%
FOX	3	16.67%
NBC	1	5.56%
CABLE	0	0%
I don't watch modern sitcoms!	8	44.44%
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10-29-2013, 03:45 PM	#3
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10-29-2013, 03:50 PM	#5
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	Did you have to include the last option? Like we don't have enough "MODERN SHOWS SUCK!!!!!" posts here as it is... Anyway, it's pretty close but Fox takes the cake. NBC was easily the #1 a few years ago when they had the Parks/Community/Office/30 Rock line-up. ABC would be a strong contender too if they hadn't ditched Cougar Town, Happy Endings & Apartment 23. EDIT: Oh, I didn't see the cable option. Cable has Louie, Veep, Always Sunny, Girls...all great shows but it seems kind of unfair to lump all of the networks together and pit them against single broadcast networks. But in terms of comedy FX may be the best network out there right now, of cable and broadcast. SO OKAY, here's my final ranking: 1. FX/FXX (even though FXX is a stupid idea and I hate it) 2. Fox 3. HBO 4. NBC 5. ABC 6. Comedy Central 7. CBS
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10-29-2013, 03:59 PM	#6
Mr. Television 22 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,127	CBS-TBBT, The Millers, 2 Broke Girls, Mom, Mike & Molly ABC-The Middle, Modern Family Fox-Raising Hope NBC-the Michael J. Fox Show Raising Hope is better than TMJFS so I put Fox in 3rd place.
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10-30-2013, 12:52 AM	#14
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	sitcome of today I quit watching sitcom after 1990 they gotten too dirty only one I can stand right now is the big bang theory

10-29-2013, 03:34 PM	#1
Buffyboy323 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 24, 2005 Posts: 6,104	Which network is airing the best sitcoms of today? Which network is home to the best sitcoms airing today? FOX: Dads, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, New Girl, The Mindy Project, Raising Hope. ABC: Modern Family, The Middle, Suburgatory, The Goldbergs, Trophy Wife, Super Fun Night. CBS: The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother, The Millers, 2 Broke Girls, Mike and Molly, Mom, The Crazy Ones. NBC: Parks & Recreation, Community, Sean Saves the World, The Michael J. Fox Show. Cable: Louie, It's Always Sunny..., Eastbound & Down, Cougar Town, Girls, Workaholics, etc. I'm sure I left out a few shows, so feel free to list your favorites. This poll is only for live action sitcoms. The FOX and cable animated series are excluded.

10-29-2013, 03:36 PM	#2
irehtman Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 15, 2013 Location: Montgomery County, Maryland Posts: 4,824	Dads, The Goldbergs, Mom, Sean Saves The World are the next ones to get axed by April 2014.

10-29-2013, 03:48 PM	#4
TV_on_the_Porch anything good on? Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 879	I haven't watched a new sitcom in prime time since Married To The Kellys was canceled.

10-29-2013, 05:15 PM	#9
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,643	I voted for ABC. The Middle is easily the best current sitcom. The Goldbergs is the 2nd best with Welcome to the Family being pulled. The only other current sitcom I've stuck with is Raising Hope, the dramas are generally better.

10-29-2013, 06:21 PM	#10
yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	CBS - Mike and Molly, Mom, The Big Bang Theory, The Millers, Two and a Half Men FOX - Dads NBC - Parks and Recreation ABC - None I've always enjoyed CBS comedies, so this was an easy choice.

10-29-2013, 07:34 PM	#11
HauntedThunderman94 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 09, 2013 Posts: 495	ABC - The Middle and The Goldberg's FOX - Raising Hope NBC - None CBS - None

10-29-2013, 07:38 PM	#12
lucy&vivfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 01, 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 126	Essentially, sitcoms are dead. They aren't pulling in the numbers anywhere near where they once did (or should be doing.) The networks rave about these shows, but when you see the numbers, they are dismal at best. CBS, NBC & ABC are going to be obsolete in 10 years. TV is about to undergo a radical change soon, as it should, because the morons running the show and puling the purse strings have no clue what they are doing. It seems the American public is more interested in reality shows and dark, disturbing dramas than wanting to laugh....but what you think about what is going on in our country today, who wants to laugh. But God knows we need a good laugh.

10-30-2013, 08:22 AM	#15
irehtman Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 15, 2013 Location: Montgomery County, Maryland Posts: 4,824	FOX, all the way, CW is the dead one.