History of the Sitcom Episode Rating Graph

Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

7.0

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This docuseries reunites audiences with the television friends, families, and co-workers they grew up with while introducing cutting-edge comedies that are sure to be your next binge-watch. Featuring over 180 original interviews with sitcom icons the series breaks down how sitcoms have helped generations of Americans navigate an ever-shifting cultural landscape.

Best Episodes of History of the Sitcom

Just Friends
S1 Ep3
7.2
18th Jul 2021
When Americans look beyond family or work for their identity, the “hanging out with friends” sitcom hilariously redefines the genre while also revealing television’s challenging quest for inclusivity and authentic representation.
Freaks, Geeks & Outsiders
S1 Ep7
7.2
15th Aug 2021
Aliens, geeks, monsters, immigrants, witches… the fresh perspective of sitcom fish-out-of-water give us funny new insights into the ever-changing face of America.

Worst Episodes of History of the Sitcom

Facing Race
S1 Ep5
6.6
1st Aug 2021
In many homes, difficult conversations about race and diversity have first happened on the sitcom screen, helping pave the way for progress with hilarity and laughter.
Sex & the Sitcom
S1 Ep2
7.0
11th Jul 2021
Since America has long found it easier to laugh about sex than talk seriously about it, sitcom humor has had a critical role ushering in a new era of openness, not just towards sex, but toward women’s rights and gender identity.

History of the Sitcom Episode Guide

A Family Matter
S1 Ep1
7.1
11th Jul 2021
Moms, dads, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters — more than just a hilarious reflection of the people we grow up and old with, sitcoms have opened our hearts to a more inclusive visions of what “family” can mean.
Sex & the Sitcom
S1 Ep2
7.0
11th Jul 2021
Since America has long found it easier to laugh about sex than talk seriously about it, sitcom humor has had a critical role ushering in a new era of openness, not just towards sex, but toward women’s rights and gender identity.
Just Friends
S1 Ep3
7.2
18th Jul 2021
When Americans look beyond family or work for their identity, the “hanging out with friends” sitcom hilariously redefines the genre while also revealing television’s challenging quest for inclusivity and authentic representation.
Working for Laughs
S1 Ep4
7.1
25th Jul 2021
Work families can be even funnier than our biological ones, since the endless array of wacky sitcom characters on the job offers hilarious insights into the state of the American workplace.
Facing Race
S1 Ep5
6.6
1st Aug 2021
In many homes, difficult conversations about race and diversity have first happened on the sitcom screen, helping pave the way for progress with hilarity and laughter.
Movin' On Up
S1 Ep6
7.1
8th Aug 2021
Upward mobility, the American Dream, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps – sitcom laughs have helped generations of Americans come to grips with their place in a supposed “classless” society.
Freaks, Geeks & Outsiders
S1 Ep7
7.2
15th Aug 2021
Aliens, geeks, monsters, immigrants, witches… the fresh perspective of sitcom fish-out-of-water give us funny new insights into the ever-changing face of America.
Escaping Reality
S1 Ep8
7.1
22nd Aug 2021
Sitcoms have long been the ultimate comedy comfort food, but what sitcoms offer escape from – and what they offer escape to – reveal a lot about the state of the American mind, and the state of sitcom form itself.