The 30 Best Sitcoms of All Time, Ranked by Collider

"Sitcoms have been a television staple for essentially as long as there have been television sets in most households. Everyone likes a laugh or two, and some would argue that humans may well need a laugh or two every now & then, given that old cliché of laughter being the best medicine & whatnot. And with sitcoms being a reliable & popular source of humorous entertainment, there have been plenty of great ones made over the decades. The word sitcom is an abbreviation of situation comedy, essentially meaning a show where the same group of characters are continually shown being involved in amusing situations. For the purposes of ranking the best sitcoms of all time below, the term is applied loosely, as some of the shows below - while funny - do branch out into other genres, including drama (sitcoms do get sad sometimes). But the following comedic shows can all be labeled as sitcoms, representing this type of TV at its best, & are shown below from great to greatest." - collider.com