I'm Rounding Up 34 Sitcoms That Are Perfect In The Background When You're Trying To Be Productive

What it's about: This Emmy award-winning sitcom follows a team of dedicated educators who take on one of the most underfunded schools in the nation.

Where to stream it: HBO Max, Hulu

What it's about: A quirky, free-spirited teacher moves into an LA loft with three guys. Adventures ensue.

Where to stream it: Netflix

What it's about: In this telenovela-styles series, Jane, a virgin, accidentally gets artificially inseminated at the doctor's office. Yikes.

Where to stream it: Netflix

What it's about: In 2030, Ted Mosby is telling his children how he met their mother. Each episode is about young adult Ted (Josh Radnor) and his friends in New York City.

Where to stream it: Hulu

What it's about: A silly spin-off of How I Met Your Mother that features Hilary Duff instead of Josh Radnor. 

Where to stream it: Hulu

What it's about: After his father goes to jail, Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) must take over the family business and actually spend time with his ultra-wealthy, ultra-dysfunctional family.

Where to stream it: Netflix, Hulu

What it's about: Four friends — Joan, Lynn, Maya, and Toni — navigate the ups and downs of love, friendship, and adulthood.

Where to stream it: Netflix

What it's about: This mockumentary follows the lives of an unconventional extended family residing in the same area of Los Angeles together.

Where to stream it: Hulu, Peacock

What it's about: The everyday misadventures of working at the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

Where to stream it: Peacock

What it's about: An ambitious deputy director of a parks and recreation department in Indiana strives to boost office morale and make the town a better place.

Where to stream it: Peacock

What it's about: A team of Brooklyn-based cops deal with many antics.

Where to stream it: Peacock

What it's about: A Black family navigates parenting, careers, and living in a predominantly white neighborhood.

Where to stream it: Disney+, Hulu

What it's about: A spin-off of Black-ish set in the future when the kids are young adults.   

Where to stream it: Disney+, Hulu

What it's about: A group of brilliant but socially awkward nerds befriend the girl next door... literally. 

Where to stream it: HBO Max

What it's about: A prequel to The Big Bang Theory that focuses on Sheldon Cooper's childhood as a kid genius.

Where to stream it: HBO Max

What it's about: In this relatable and funny show, Mindy Kaling plays Mindy Lahiri, a successful doctor who can't seem to get her personal life in order.

Where to stream it: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime

What it's about: When they find out that their husbands have been having an affair with each other, two completely opposite women form a bond.

Where to stream it: Netflix

What it's about: When Eleanor Shellstrop dies, she enters a strange afterlife for people who were good during their time on earth.

Where to stream it: Netflix

What it's about: A sitcom created by and based on Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Where to stream it: Peacock

What it's about: Six friends do life together. 

Where to stream it: HBO Max

What it's about: Roommates and best friends, Will and Grace, tackle life together in New York City.

Where to stream it: Hulu, Amazon Prime

What it's about: A comedy about a once-successful music group that decides to get back together. It stars Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell and has lots of songs.

Where to stream it: Peacock

What it's about: What good '90s sitcom isn't set in New York City? This cult classic chronicles the life of comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his friends in the Big Apple.

Where to stream it: Netflix

What it's about: A coming-of-age sitcom about a group of friends in the '70s.

Where to stream it: Peacock

What it's about: A spin-off of That '70s show which follows the next generation growing up in the '90s. 

Where to stream it: Netflix

What it's about: An iconic series that centers around four women in late life who become each other's family.

Where to stream it: Hulu

What it's about: A lawyer enrolls in community college after it's discovered that he lied about his credentials.

Where to stream it: Netflix, Hulu

What it's about: Comedy sketch writer Liz Lemon must deal with the pressures of her job and personal life.

Where to stream it: Hulu

What it's about: After being rescued from a cult where she was kept in an underground bunker for 15 years, Kimmy Schmidt must adjust to normalcy.

Where to stream it: Netflix

What it's about: An endearing sitcom about twin sisters who were separated at birth and reunite during their pre-teen years. 

Where to stream it: Netflix, Hulu, Paramount+

What it's about: A sitcom about the Archie Comics character Sabrina Spellman, who discovers she is a witch on her 16th birthday.

Where to stream it: Hulu, Paramount+

What it's about: A comedy detailing the lives of a medical team working at a hospital.

Where to stream it: Hulu

What it's about: Gina Rodriguez stars in this show about a woman who writes obituaries after her career and personal life fall into shambles.

Where to stream it: Hulu

What it's about: After losing all of their money and assets, a well-to-do family is left with nothing but a deed to a town they purchased as a joke.

Where to stream it: Hulu