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Apple TV
86
IMDb 51
8.6
/373305/
86
/20254/
83
/2415/
95
/242/
80
85
/82/
cc age 15+

Severance (2022)
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
poster
Netflix
86
8.9
/381090/
84
/14336/
82
/2241/
89
/131/
91
84
/16/
cc age 14+

Seinfeld (1989)
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
poster
Netflix
85
8.9
/98041/
88
/4235/
82
/542/
81
/156/
95
78
/29/
cc age 14+

The West Wing (1999)
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
poster
Hulu
84
8.4
/38352/
81
/2440/
71
/231/
99
/118/
87
82
/39/
cc age 14+

Broad City (2014)
Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to watch all at the same time.
poster
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
84
8.3
/88588/
83
/5821/
75
/653/
93
/215/
91
81
/53/
cc age 14+

The Good Wife (2009)
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.
poster
82
8.6
/464965/
82
/24332/
80
/10547/
85
/141/
76
87
/16/
cc age 12+

The Simpsons (1989)
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
poster
82
IMDb 97
8.9
/1180566/
84
/48015/
84
/8824/
78
/92/
93
65
/24/
cc age 14+

Friends (1994)
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
7.9
/12644/
75
/786/
70
/187/
4.0
/7674/
96
/69/
85
/33/
cc age 14+

Show Me a Hero (2015)
Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis when federal courts ordered public housing to be built in the white, middle class side of town, dividing the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
8.8
/104578/
84
/6697/
78
/766/
76
/14/
cc age 15+

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
poster
77
7.6
/33412/
75
/807/
74
/485/
72
/48/
90

Miami Vice (1984)
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
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MGM Plus
75
7.7
/20256/
75
/1290/
70
/266/
87
/15/
78
66
/7/

Condor (2018)
Young CIA analyst Joe Turner has his idealism tested when he learns that the CIA has been using an algorithm he developed to spy on American citizens, leading the organization to a terrorist plot that threatens the lives of millions. Inspired by Sydney Pollack’s 1975 political thriller Three Days of the Condor.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
75
8.4
/182714/
81
/6254/
73
/611/
66
/137/
83
67
/82/
cc age 17+

Entourage (2004)
Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.
poster
Netflix
73
7.2
/19764/
69
/957/
65
/148/
3.5
/5511/
86
/73/
76
73
/36/
cc age 14+

The Chair (2021)
At a major university, the first woman of color to become chair tries to meet the dizzying demands and high expectations of a failing English department.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
73
7.5
/5039/
72
/399/
72
/56/
79
/44/
80
68
/21/
cc age 12+

Alpha House (2013)
Four Republican senators share the same D.C. house rental, and face re-election battles, looming indictments, and parties -- all with a sense of humor.
poster
HBO Max
72
7.4
/82431/
71
/3887/
64
/419/
80
/113/
cc age 18+

Girls (2012)
The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.
poster
Netflix
74
70
7.0
/5045/
64
/329/
63
/26/
90
/52/
65
82
/13/
cc age 14+

Wormwood (2017)
In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.
poster
75
70
7.4
/3731/
66
/256/
64
/37/
81
/53/
93
74
/28/
cc age 14+

Family Tree (2013)
Having recently lost his job and his girlfriend, 30-year-old Tom Chadwick has a rather unsure sense of his own identity. But when he inherits a mysterious box of belongings from a great aunt he never met, Tom starts investigating his lineage and uncovers a whole world of unusual stories and characters, acquiring a growing sense of who he and his real family are.
poster
77
68
7.7
/6448/
74
/170/
78
/57/
80
/19/

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995)
From living with his deadbeat son, Ben, to his day-to-day dealings with his stunningly sarcastic secretary, Laura, join therapist Jonathan Katz as he picks the brains of your favorite stand-up comedians.
poster
Netflix
68
7.4
/25863/
72
/1358/
69
/217/
51
/115/
80
62
/41/
cc age 14+

The Politician (2019)
Payton has known since childhood that he's going to be president. First he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape: high school.
poster
Hulu
65
7.4
/143400/
75
/9607/
70
/2290/
43
/22/
cc age 14+

American Dad! (2005)
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."
poster
Netflix
63
6.7
/75201/
65
/4923/
65
/789/
59
/112/
77
50
/44/
cc age 13+

Space Force (2020)
A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency — Space Force — ready for lift-off.
poster
80
62
8.1
/2006/
71
/63/
68
/26/
100
/7/
86
79
/14/

Now and Again (1999)
When insurance salesman and family man Michael Wiseman is killed in a subway accident, the U.S. government preserves his brain and puts it into a new, genetically bio-engineered body that's young, attractive, and can do anything a superhero can do. But as a top-secret experiment and weapon, the new and improved Michael can never let his wife Lisa or daughter Heather know his true identity. With the strict but brilliant Dr. Morris as his mentor, Michael takes on deadly terrorists, corrupt agents, killer bugs, and an extremely dangerous international criminal known as "the Egg Man." Michael can do anything...except stay away from the family that he loves.
poster
Hoopla
77
60
7.9
/1540/
72
/137/
68
/47/
3.7
/666/
83
/6/
87

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018)
Explore the evolution of sci-fi from its origins as a small genre with a cult following to the blockbuster pop-cultural phenomenon we know today. In each episode, James Cameron introduces one of the “Big Questions” that humankind has contemplated throughout the ages and reaches back into sci-fi’s past to better understand how our favorite films, TV shows, books, and video games were born.
poster
YouTube TV
73
60
6.7
/3914/
68
/105/
68
/31/
80
/5/
83
cc age 17+

Tom Goes to the Mayor (2004)
Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American animated television series created by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim for Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered on November 14, 2004 and ended on September 25, 2006, with a total of thirty episodes.
poster
65
59
6.7
/5098/
62
/252/
67
/34/
67
/17/
cc age 16+

Web Therapy (2011)
Fiona Wallice is a therapist with little patience for her patients. Tired of hearing about people's problems for fifty long minutes, she devises a new treatment, the three-minute video chat. And still, the sessions end up being largely about her. If she's your therapist, you've got problems.
poster
63
58
7.4
/6898/
71
/244/
74
/218/
41
/34/
56
/5/
cc age 10+

Amazing Stories (1985)
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
poster
YouTube TV
79
57
7.8
/2368/
80
/177/
79
/48/
cc age 7+

Summer Camp Island (2018)
Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging from magical camp counselors to sticky notes that are portals to other dimensions.
poster
70
49
7.3
/5206/
70
/75/
67
/34/

Maude (1972)
Well-educated and upper middle class, Maude Findlay is the archetypal feminist of her generation. She lives in suburban Tuckahoe, New York, with her fourth husband, Walter, their divorced daughter, Carol, and grandson Phillip.
poster
The Roku Channel
62
46
6.6
/1380/
61
/84/
50
/26/
55
/11/
82
61
/10/

Graves (2016)
Former two-term President Richard Graves embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to right the wrongs of his administration and reclaim his legacy 25 years after leaving the White House. His enlightenment takes place just as his wife Margaret Graves decides it’s finally time for her to pursue her own political ambitions.
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YouTube TV
72
43
7.1
/2704/
77
/117/
70
/26/

China, IL (2011)
China, IL – meaning "China, Illinois" – is an animated television series for the cable network Adult Swim. The series is created by Brad Neely, and features Neely's existing characters from the China, IL web series and special. Characters include Frank and Steve Smith, aka "The Professor Brothers," and Mark "Baby" Cakes. Neely provides the voice for all three characters. The series is produced by Williams Street and animated by Titmouse, Inc. China, IL has been renewed for a second season with the possibility of a new half-hour runtime. On May 25, 2008, Adult Swim ran The Funeral, an 11-minute special which was streamed on the now defunct Super Deluxe website. The special combined Brad Neely's Professor Brothers and Baby Cakes webseries, which were also streamed at Super Deluxe, and established a larger environment for the characters. The special, as well as Brad Neely's other videos, can be viewed at Neely's YouTube page.
poster
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42
7.5
/2244/
60
/82/
75
/17/
67
/17/
cc age 16+

Web Therapy (2008)
Fiona Wallice is a therapist with limited patience for others' problems.
poster
67
33
7.0
/2684/
70
/32/
62
/24/

The Mod Squad (1968)
The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochren, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as Linc Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer. The executive producers of the series were Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas. The iconic counter-culture police series earned six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations plus one win for Peggy Lipton, one Directors Guild of America award, and four Logies. In 1997 the episode "Mother of Sorrow" was ranked #95 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
poster
61
30
6.8
/2800/
55
/24/
61
/19/

Love, American Style (1969)
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
poster
61
22
7.7
/1408/
47
/11/
60
/18/

Room 222 (1969)
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poster
?
7.2
/85/
31
/7/
80
/2/

Hopeless Pictures (2005)
Hopeless Pictures is an American animated comedy series starring the voice of Friends actress Lisa Kudrow, Seinfeld guest actor Bob Balaban, and produced and broadcast by the IFC. The cartoon follows fictional film producer Mel Wax, voiced by Michael McKean, in a spoof of the Hollywood movie industry. Stylistically the show makes use of the audio from scripted telephone conversations combined with on-screen gags surrounding the cartoon characters speaking.
poster
39
?
7.3
/136/
10
/4/
35
/2/

Hank (1965)
Hank is an American situation comedy which is perhaps most notable for being an early example of a program with a true series finale, in which the underlying premise of the series reaches a natural conclusion with its final episode.
poster
63
?
7.6
/414/
55
/14/
60
/4/

Legend (1995)
The irresistible and charming Ernest Pratt is a dime-store novelist who is living out the adventures of his fictional character Nicodemus Legend in the Old West. Alongside Janos Bartok, a brilliant scientist, the duo teams up to fight for justice using Legend's celebrity and Bartok's outlandish inventions to make a real legend.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
59
?
7.4
/832/
51
/9/
54
/7/

Fridays (1980)
Fridays is the name of ABC's weekly late-night live comedy show, which aired on Friday nights from April 11, 1980 to April 23, 1982.
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46
?
7.0
/618/
17
/5/
54
/8/

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
poster
61
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8.5
/422/
51
/6/
54
/7/

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010)
Each installment focuses on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the first moving pictures to the revolutionary, cutting-edge films of the 1960s.


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