Sports Night

Series Similar to Sports Night

If you enjoyed Sports Night, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. The Office

   2005 · Comedy · ended96% match

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8.5).

   Steve Carell stars in The Office, a fresh and funny mockumentary-style glimpse into the daily interactions of the eccentric workers at the Dunder Mifflin paper supply company. Based on the smash-hit British series of the same name and adapted for American Television by Greg Daniels, this fast-paced comedy parodies contemporary American water-cooler culture. Earnest but clueless regional manager Michael Scott believes himself to be an exceptional boss and mentor, but actually receives more eye-rolls than respect from his oddball staff.

2. Community

   2009 · Comedy · ended96% match

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8.3).

   Community is a smart, exuberant comedy that is consistently ranked as one of the most inventive and original half-hours on television. This ensemble comedy centers around a tight-knit group of friends who all met at what is possibly the world's worst educational institution - Greendale Community College.

3. Go On

   2012 · Comedy · ended96% match

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile.

   Following the sudden death of his wife, sports radio personality Ryan King is forced to attend grief counseling. Feeling it unnecessary, he does so reluctantly, and with minimal participation, until it becomes clear that this may actually help him in unexpected ways.

4. Ted Lasso

   2020 · Drama, Comedy, Sports · returning96% match

   Recommended for similar Sports profile, highly rated (8.1).

   Ted Lasso centers on an idealistic — and clueless — all-American football coach hired to manage an English football club — despite having no soccer coaching experience at all.

5. Parks and Recreation

   2009 · Comedy · ended95% match

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8.1).

   Parks and Recreation is a comedy series based around the main character Leslie Knope (a bureaucrat) in the parks department of Pawnee.

6. Happy Endings

   2011 · Comedy · ended95% match

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, also on ABC.

   Forget who gets to keep the ring - when a couple splits, the real question is, who gets to keep the friends? Alex and Dave's wedding was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives, for them and their long-time friends - until Alex leaves groom-to-be Dave at the altar. The breakup, in the words of one pal, is a "huge game changer" that will complicate everyone's lives and make everyone question their own choices.

7. Whites

   2010 · Comedy · ended95% match

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile.

   Roland is a fantastic chef who was on the brink of success 15 years ago, but has since lost the sparkle and drive needed to win that long coveted Michelin star. When he puts his mind to it he can cook with the best of them, but laziness gets the better of him, much to the annoyance of the restaurant's manager and Roland's secret admirer, Caroline (Katherine Parkinson). Joining them in the kitchen is quirky waitress Kiki (Isy Suttie), the hotel's owner Celia (Maggie Steed) and ambitious new apprentice chef, Skoose (Stephen Wight), whose ambition it is to replace the constantly under-pressure and long-suffering Bib! Amidst fine-dining and beautiful countryside, Whites should be a tranquil slice of heaven – but with this disparate group of characters behind the scenes, things can regularly heat up in the kitchen...

8. Cheers

   1982 · Comedy · ended95% match

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8).

   Cheers takes viewers back to the Boston bar where everybody knows your name. As former baseball star Sam Malone and his colleague Diane Chambers fight their mutual attractions, they cater to their regulars including Norm Petersen and Cliff Claven. Talking about their problems, laughing at each other's flaws and trying to be there when someone needs them, the gang are joined by naïve farm boy Woody, bitter waitress Carla , troubled psychiatrist Frasier and his wife.

9. NewsRadio

   1995 · Comedy · ended94% match

   Recommended for similar Comedy profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   NewsRadio showcases the hilarious antics of the whimsical #2 news radio station in New York City. The corral of characters are eccentric and witty, and they surprise each other with their back-and-forth banter. Their workplace humor also supplies an abundance of laughs amidst this unlikely bunch of colleagues.

10. Blue Mountain State

    2010 · Comedy, Sports · ended94% match

    Recommended for similar Sports profile, highly rated (8).

    Blue Mountain State follows the on and off-field antics of college football powerhouse, Blue Mountain State. Former NFL running back and veteran actor, Ed Marinaro (Hill Street Blues), stars as no-nonsense Coach Daniels. In season 3, Coach Daniels will have his authority challenged when the boosters force him to hire a hotshot offensive coordinator/head coach-in-waiting. Alex, played by Emmy Award(R)-winner Darin Brooks (Blue Crush), will have to step up from being a fun-loving second-string to the starting quarterback.