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 captivating. Plot: family relations, youth, teenage girl, friendship, teenager, parents and children, friends, family life, siblings relations and brother sister relationship. Genre: Family, Comedy and Drama. Country: USA, Canada and South Korea.
Best Family TV shows
Best Family TV shows
TOP TV Shows: Malcolm in the Middle (2000), Anne with an E (2017), No Good Nick (2019), The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005), Switched at Birth (2011), A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017), Fuller House (2016), Jessie (2011), Heartland (2007), The Middle (2009), We Bare Bears (2014), Chesapeake Shores (2016), Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005), Girl Meets World (2014), Good Luck Charlie (2010), Barney & Friends (1992), Hannah Montana (2006), Wizards of Waverly Place (2007), Anne of Green Gables (1985), Victorious (2010).

List of Best TV Shows

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Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
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: sitcom, humorous, witty, realistic, funny ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: youth, siblings relations, prodigy, eccentric family, social satire, teenage life, suburban life, sibling relationship, dysfunctional family, suburbs, teenager, family life ...
Time: 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, nova scotia
Is relevant ?
 8.6
 65K
Anne with an E (2017)
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, family friendly, teen drama
Plot: orphan, friendship, coming of age, small town, teenage life, child's point of view, family relations, school, feminism, children's home, imaginary, society ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 1890s
Place: canada
Is relevant ?
 6.1
 4K
No Good Nick (2019)
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, children's program, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience: family outing, kids, girls' night, chick flick
Plot: adopted daughter, deception, parents and children, brother sister relationship, problem child, gay, teenage girl, lgbt, relatives, teenage protagonist, gay teenager, impersonating ...
Time: 21st century
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The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005)
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, family friendly
Plot: hotel, twins, brother brother relationship, youth, teenager, family relations, family life, heir, prank, adolescence, single parent, manager ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, boston
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Switched at Birth (2011)
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, mute or deaf, relatives, social relations, teenage girl, teenage life, school, switched at birth, youth, mother daughter relationship, family relations ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, kansas city
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A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 1164 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, suspense, melancholic, spooky ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: orphan, children, life is a bitch, steampunk, danger, escapades, breaking the fourth wall, storytelling, coming of age, cynicism, dishonesty, obsession ...
Is relevant ?
 6.7
 29K
Fuller House (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, 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, sincere, sweet, light, touching ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, kids
Plot: sibling relationship, siblings, widow, family relations, sister, female protagonist, house, kids and family, single parent, parents and children, sister sister relationship, understanding ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: san francisco
Is relevant ?
 6.1
 18K
Jessie (2011)
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: humorous, feel good, sentimental, semi serious, sitcom ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, boys' night, family outing ...
Plot: teenage girl, butler, mischievous children, workplace, nanny, large family, family relations, teenager, youth, fish out of water, celebrity, director ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, texas
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 8.5
 20K
Heartland (2007)
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, medical drama ...
Audience: family outing, family friendly, kids, teens, teen drama
Plot: horse, horse ranch, small town, farm, wild horse, family relations, cattle ranch, siblings relations, animal life, workplace, youth, sister sister relationship ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: canada, hawaii, new york
Is relevant ?
 7.7
 53K
The Middle (2009)
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: feel good, not serious, realistic, sitcom, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: family values, everyday life, siblings relations, family life, family relations, parents and children, parenthood, adolescence, small town, youth, childhood, couple relations ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: indiana, usa
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 7.9
 19K
We Bare Bears (2014)
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea
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, feel good, humorous, light, adult animation ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, teens, preschool
Plot: anthropomorphic animal, cartoon bear, brother brother relationship, talking animal, friendship, everyday life, society, anthropomorphism, childhood, bear, hipster, furry ...
Time: 2010s
Place: california, san francisco
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Chesapeake Shores (2016)
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, semi serious, emotional, sincere, touching ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: hometown, brother sister relationship, male female relationship, family problems, reconciliation, kids and family, love and romance, family relations, family reunited, father daughter relationship, friendship, business ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: maryland
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Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
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, adult animation, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, teen fantasy ...
Plot: supernatural ability, friends, chosen one, martial arts, friendship, peril, training, heroic mission, save the day, honor, magical, good versus evil ...
Time: 2000s
Place: asia
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Girl Meets World (2014)
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, youth, parents and children, teachers and students, supportive parent, family values, teenage life, self discovery, teenager, middle school, school, female protagonist ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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Good Luck Charlie (2010)
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, humorous, witty, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: adolescence, large family, diary, family relations, nurse, parents and children, youth, siblings relations, family values, parenthood, social relations, suburban life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, colorado
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Barney & Friends (1992)
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, independent film, semi serious, humorous, educational
Audience: kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot: dinosaur, puppetry, puppet, hardcore, robin hood, toy comes to life, friends, family relations, family life, friendship, youth, misfit ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
 5.3
 43K
Hannah Montana (2006)
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: humorous, feel good, sitcom, touching, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, kids ...
Plot: teenage life, teenage girl, high school, female protagonist, secret identity, friendship, double life, love and romance, music, musician's life, siblings relations, high school life ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: tennessee, malibu california, usa
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Wizards of Waverly Place (2007)
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, family friendly, pre-teens, teen fantasy
Plot: high school, teenage life, teenage girl, supernatural ability, teenager, witch, wizards and magicians, youth, supernatural, children, brother brother relationship, family relations ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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Anne of Green Gables (1985)
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, period piece, emotional, humorous ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: adoption, orphan, imagination, teaching the ways of the world, teenage love, coming of age, countryside, best friend, young heroes, love and romance, foster home, little girl ...
Time: 1900s, edwardian era, victorian era, 1800s, year 1985 ...
Place: canada, america
Is relevant ?
 7.0
 29K
Victorious (2010)
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, teens, pre-teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot: high school, friendship, lifestyle, teenager, teenage girl, hollywood, high school life, teenage life, teachers and students, youth, friends, singer ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
Is relevant ?
 8.6
 245K
Doctor Who (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
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, space travel, save the day, journey, danger, companion, sent to the future, space and aliens, outer space, good versus evil ...
Time: future, 2010s, 2000s, 2020s
Place: london, wales
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Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004)
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, family friendly, toddlers, pre-teens
Plot: imaginary friend, imaginary character, naivete, teenager, friendship, troublemaker, young heroes, imaginary, youth, rescue, adoption, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time: year 1997, year 1994, year 1990, year 1973, year 1984 ...
Place: paris france, las vegas
Is relevant ?
 8.1
 40K
Raising Hope (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: James "Jimmy" Chance is a clueless 24-year-old who impregnates a serial killer during a one-night-stand. Earning custody of his daughter after the mother is sentenced to death, Jimmy relies on his oddball but well-intentioned family for ...
Style: humorous, sitcom, not serious, realistic, hilarious ...
Plot: youth, family life, babies and infants, living with parents, eccentric family, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood, single father, family relations, stupidity, parenthood, immature ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.8
 44K
iCarly (2007)
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: teenager, high school, teenage girl, friendship, friends, teenage life, siblings relations, family relations, popular girl, brother, sister, lifestyle ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: seattle, usa
Is relevant ?
 8.9
 133K
Gravity Falls (2012)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
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: captivating, exciting, offbeat, anime, adult animation ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens, family friendly, adult ...
Plot: supernatural, friendship, small town, youth, twins, magical, child protagonist, mysterious place, summer vacation, monster, imaginary, good versus evil ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: oregon, usa, california
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Boy Meets World (1993)
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, boys' night, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot: high school, family relations, coming of age, college, teachers and students, teenage life, high school life, supportive parent, siblings relations, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood, school ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place: pennsylvania, philadelphia, usa
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Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015)
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, preschool
Plot: superhero, friendship, heroine, supernatural ability, good versus evil, female protagonist, transformation, magic, school, teenage girl, teenager, teenage superhero ...
Time: 2010s
Place: paris france, france
Is relevant ?
 7.1
 49K
The Nanny (1993)
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, children, female protagonist, family relations, butler, unlikely couple, fish out of water, society, workplace, fall in love, love and romance, eligible bachelor ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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The Fairly OddParents (2001)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Fairly OddParents is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around Timmy Turner, a 10-year old boy who is granted two fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda. The series started out as ...
Style: not serious, humorous, feel good, adult cartoon, sitcom ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: wish come true, fairy, godparent, family relations, boy, imaginary, parents and children, friends, young heroes, mischievous children, teachers and students, escapades ...
Time: 90s, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: california
Is relevant ?
 7.7
 43K
Drake & Josh (2004)
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, family friendly
Plot: teenage life, siblings relations, dating, family relations, lifestyle, teenager, step siblings, unlikely partners, prank, adolescence vs adulthood, deal, manipulation ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
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