7 Best Sitcoms to Watch With the Family, According to Reddit

With so many series released year after year, it's not easy to navigate the world of modern media and choose a show to enjoy for the whole family.

We're here to help you with that — here's a list of seven best family-friendly sitcoms, based on Redditors' reviews.

7. Grounded For Life (2001, 5 seasons)

The series follows the life of the Irish-American Finnerty family. With three children by their early 30s, the parents are trying to cope with their daily responsibilities and also figure out what they want out of life. The show has a great family dynamic and is very focused on the lives of the three Finnerty kids, so it's interesting to watch for the young ones.

6. 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996, 6 seasons)

This is a classic sitcom about aliens who come to Earth and hide under the guise of an ordinary American family. The humor comes from the way aliens try to understand and recreate the human way of life, so the series is both hilarious and thought-provoking.

5. Black-ish (2014, 8 seasons)

The Johnsons are a wealthy black family living in a nice and safe neighborhood, but the family's father is concerned that living too 'white' is robbing the children of ethnic memory. The issue of cultural identity is raised in the series, providing plenty of food for thought and discussion.

4. The Middle (2009, 9 seasons)

The series' narrator is the mother of a lower-middle-class Heck family living in Indiana and dealing with the daily challenges of their professional and personal life. The show offers a great representation of everyday life in the Midwest, and the three kids of the Heck family are sure to appeal to younger viewers.

3. Raising Hope (2009, 4 seasons)

Jimmy Chance, 23, discovers he has a daughter named Hope from her incarcerated mother and takes on the responsibility of raising the child with the help of his unwilling parents. The series is light-hearted and funny and deals with the important issues of responsibility and relationships within a family.

2. One Day at a Time (2017, 4 seasons)

The series follows the story of the Cuban-American Alvarez family, where a single woman with PTSD and her mother deal with various life problems and raise two children. The show addresses the issues of ethnicity, sexuality, and racism in a simple and humorous way, so it may serve as a good starting point for a family discussion of these topics.

1. Schitt's Creek (2015, 6 seasons)

The series focuses on a once-wealthy family that moves to the backwater town of Schitt's Creek, where they gradually learn to be more compassionate and open-minded. The show is incredibly kind and has no profanity or vulgarity, so it's safe to watch with family members of all ages.

Source: Reddit.