Best Family TV shows
This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Family TV shows" contains films with the following parameters. Style: humorous, sitcom, feel good, realistic, semi serious and light. Plot: teenage girl, family relations, youth, teenager, friendship, friends, parents and children, siblings relations, family life and high school. Genre: Family, Comedy and Drama. Country: USA, Canada and UK.
Best Family TV shows
TOP TV Shows: Anne with an E (2017), Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005), No Good Nick (2019), Chesapeake Shores (2016), A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017), Girl Meets World (2014), Fuller House (2016), iCarly (2007), Heartland (2007), The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005), Switched at Birth (2011), Good Luck Charlie (2010), We Bare Bears (2014), Barney & Friends (1992), Wizards of Waverly Place (2007), Hannah Montana (2006), Victorious (2010), Jessie (2011), Malcolm in the Middle (2000), Doctor Who (2005).
List of Best TV Shows
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890’s, who, after an abusive childhood ...
Style:
compassionate, sincere, touching, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
orphan, coming of age, friendship, teenage life, small town, child's point of view, school, family relations, parents and children, children's home, society, mischievous children ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1890s
Place:
canada
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
Style:
exciting, captivating, semi serious, stylized, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
friends, supernatural ability, chosen one, peril, martial arts, friendship, heroic mission, save the day, magical, honor, good versus evil, training ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A family finds their lives turned upside down when a young, street-smart grifter shows up on their doorstep, claiming to be a distant relative.
Style:
light, captivating, semi serious, emotional, feel good
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
adopted daughter, deception, parents and children, impersonating, brother sister relationship, problem child, lgbt, gay, relatives, teenage girl, show
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A divorced mom deals with an old romance and complicated family issues when she returns to her hometown with her twin daughters.
Style:
romantic, emotional, semi serious, sincere, touching
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
hometown, love and romance, male female relationship, family relations, kids and family, family problems, large family, brother sister relationship, reconciliation, family reunited, husband wife relationship, father daughter relationship ...
Place:
maryland
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
Style:
captivating, ironic, melancholic, funny, thought provoking ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
orphan, children, life is a bitch, breaking the fourth wall, cynicism, escapades, coming of age, dishonesty, suspense, obsession, hopes, magic realism ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
The adventures of relatable and adventurous Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews, and her bold best friend Maya as they traverse the twists and turns of teenage years at Manhattan's John Quincy Adams Middle School ...
Style:
humorous, sitcom, realistic, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, teen drama
Plot:
teenage girl, school, youth, teachers and students, supportive parent, parents and children, family values, teenager, self discovery, teenage life, middle school, female protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
D.J. Tanner-Fuller is a widow and mother of three. Things become too much to handle, so she asks for help from her sister Stephanie and her best-friend Kimmy.
Style:
sitcom, light, sweet, sincere, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
sibling relationship, siblings, widow, sister, family relations, female protagonist, house, single mother, sister sister relationship, single parent, kids and family, parents and children ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
san francisco
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41K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
iCarly is an American teen sitcom that ran on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007 until November 23, 2012. The series was created by Dan Schneider. It focuses on teenager Carly Shay, who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends ...
Style:
sitcom, feel good, semi serious, captivating, funny ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
high school, teenager, teenage girl, friendship, friends, teenage life, siblings relations, popular girl, family relations, brother sister relationship, sister, brother ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa
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18K
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they keep the ranch running?
Style:
serious, touching, sentimental, sincere, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
horse, horse ranch, small town, farm, wild horse, family relations, cattle ranch, animal life, siblings relations, workplace, youth, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series was first broadcast on Disney Channel on March 18, 2005, with 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, feel good, funny ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
hotel, mischievous children, twins, brother brother relationship, youth, teenager, disney, family relations, family life, prank, heir, single parent ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case ...
Style:
touching, serious, sentimental, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
deaf, sign language, relatives, mute or deaf, teenage life, social relations, school, friends, parents and children, best friends, switched at birth, teenage girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, kansas city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Good Luck Charlie is an American television sitcom, which premiered on April 4, 2010, on Disney Channel. The series was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, who wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, as opposed to only ...
Style:
sitcom, feel good, witty, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
large family, adolescence, diary, family relations, nurse, parents and children, youth, parenthood, siblings relations, family values, social relations, suburban life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, colorado
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Three brother bears awkwardly attempt to find their place in civilized society, whether they're looking for food, trying to make human friends, or scheming to become famous on the internet. Grizzly, Panda and Ice Bear stack atop one another ...
Style:
sweet, humorous, feel good, light, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, teens
Plot:
talking animals, cartoon bear, brother brother relationship, anthropomorphic animal, friendship, society, everyday life, anthropomorphism, childhood, bear, adventurer, anthropomorphic bear ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
california, san francisco
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Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Barney & Friends is an American children's television series aimed at children from ages 2 to 5. The series, which first aired on April 6, 1992, features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys ...
Style:
spooky, humorous, semi serious, educational
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, toddlers
Plot:
dinosaur, toy comes to life, puppetry, friendship, family life, family relations, friends, mischievous children, misfit, young heroes, best friends, youth ...
Time:
90s, 2010s, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Alex, Justin and Max Russo are not your ordinary kids - they're wizards in training! While their parents run the Waverly Sub Station, the siblings struggle to balance their ordinary lives while learning to master their extraordinary powers.
Style:
feel good, humorous, stylized, not serious, sitcom ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
teenager, teenage life, high school, teenage girl, supernatural ability, wizards and magicians, witch, youth, supernatural, children, brother brother relationship, family relations ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
At home and school, she's Miley Stewart, a typical teenager, but when the lights go down and the curtain goes up, she emerges as the glamorous and talented Hannah Montana. Having the "Best of Both Worlds" is a complicated proposition, ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, sitcom, touching, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, girls' night, kids
Plot:
teenage life, high school, teenage girl, female protagonist, secret identity, friendship, double life, love and romance, music, musician's life, teenager, siblings relations ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
tennessee, malibu california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Victorious is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider that originally aired on Nickelodeon from March 27, 2010 until February 2, 2013. The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega, a teenager who attends a performing arts high school ...
Style:
feel good, sitcom, semi serious, funny, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, lifestyle, friendship, best friends, teenage girl, hollywood, teenage life, high school life, teachers and students, youth, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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17K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
An idealistic teen from rural Texas embarks on the adventure of a lifetime when she decides to leave behind starry nights for big city lights. Thrilled to be on her own and determined not to be intimidated by New York City, she accepts a job as ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, sentimental, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
teenage girl, butler, mischievous children, workplace, nanny, school, large family, family relations, wealth, teenager, youth, fish out of water ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, texas
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is an animated television series that aired from August 2004 to May 2009 for a total of 79 episodes in six seasons. The premise is based on a simple question: In a world... where imaginary friends are living, ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, entertaining, adult animation, spooky ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens
Plot:
imaginary friend, teenager, monster, imaginary character, friendship, troublemaker, young heroes, friends, family relations, teaching the ways of the world, adoption, youth ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
Style:
humorous, sitcom, realistic, witty, funny ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
teenager, siblings relations, youth, prodigy, social satire, teenage life, eccentric family, suburban life, sibling relationship, suburbs, family life, family problems ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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229K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Doctor looks and seems human. He's handsome, witty, and could be mistaken for just another man in the street. But he is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, futuristic, humorous, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time travel, time machine, alien, save the day, journey, companion, sent to the future, space travel, space and aliens, good versus evil, self sacrifice, save the world ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
Place:
london
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.
Style:
humorous, feel good, not serious, realistic, sitcom ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
family values, everyday life, siblings relations, family life, parents and children, family relations, parenthood, adolescence, small town, youth, childhood, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, South Korea, Japan, USA
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
Normal high school kids by day, protectors of Paris by night! Miraculous follows the heroic adventures of Marinette and Adrien as they transform into Ladybug and Cat Noir and set out to capture akumas, creatures responsible for turning the people of ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, sweet, entertaining, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, kids, preschoolers
Plot:
superhero, teenage hero, friendship, heroine, good versus evil, partners, supernatural ability, female protagonist, transformation, teenager, magic, school ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
paris france, france
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114K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Spain, Argentina
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.
Style:
exciting, captivating, anime, adult animation, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, horror for children
Plot:
supernatural, friendship, youth, good versus evil, mysterious place, magical, small town, monster, disney, family relations, summer vacation, twins ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Boy Meets World is an American television sitcom that chronicles the coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, boys' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
high school, family relations, coming of age, school, college, teachers and students, teenage life, high school life, supportive parent, power relations, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
pennsylvania, philadelphia, usa
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45K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend’s shop, first appears on the doorstep of Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield peddling cosmetics, and quickly stumbled upon the opportunity to become The Nanny for his three ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, feel good ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
nanny, family relations, children, female protagonist, butler, unlikely couple, workplace, love and romance, society, fish out of water, fall in love, eligible bachelor ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Drake & Josh is an American television sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series follows the lives of two teenage boys with opposing personalities, Drake Parker and Josh Nichols, who become stepbrothers. Both actors had played ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, captivating, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
teenage life, siblings relations, family relations, lifestyle, teenager, step siblings, prank, unlikely partners, deal, adolescence vs adulthood, manipulation, disorder ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada, West Germany, USA
Duration: 199 min.
TV show
Story:
At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley. ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, witty, feel good, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
adoption, orphan, imagination, teaching the ways of the world, teenage love, coming of age, countryside, young heroes, love and romance, fall in love, foster home, island ...
Time:
edwardian era, victorian era, 19th century, 20th century, 18th century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The Amanda Show is an American live action sketch comedy and variety show that aired on Nickelodeon from October 16, 1999 to September 21, 2002. It starred Amanda Bynes, Drake Bell, and Nancy Sullivan, along with several performing artists who came ...
Style:
sitcom, parody
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
teenager, satire, teenage girl, disney, children, variety show, disorder, child
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Teenage Julie finds her passion for music and life while helping the Phantoms -- a trio of ghostly guys -- become the band they were never able to be.
Style:
light, entertaining, sweet, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teen fantasy, girls' night
Plot:
talented, performance, schoolgirl, musician's life, pop star, teenager, love and romance, first love, friendship, music band, teenage girl, celebrity ...
Place:
usa
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