Best Family TV Shows

1999 • Rating 8.7 • crime, drama

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.

Genre: Crime, Drama

Style: Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: New Jersey, Italian American, Drug Dealer, Strip Club, Mafia Boss, Dysfunctional Family, Dysfunctional Marriage, Family Relationships, Organized Crime, Mafia

Time: Year 1999, 1990S, 1999-01-10

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Robert Iler, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli

2000 • Rating 8.5 • comedy

A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.

Genre: Comedy

Style:

Audience: General Audience

Plot: Dysfunctional Family, Sibling Relationship, Intellectually Gifted, Middle Class, Family Relationships, Social Satire, Breaking The Fourth Wall, Family, Boy Genius, Working Mom

Time: Year 2000, 2000S, 2000-01-09

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan, Christopher Masterson

1989 • Rating 8.0 • family, animation, comedy

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

Genre: Family, Animation, Comedy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Nuclear Power Plant, Middle Class, Cartoon, Satire, Parody, Dysfunctional Family, School, Adult Humor, Social Satire, Family

Time: Year 1989, 1980S, 1989-12-17

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer

2009 • Rating 7.9 • comedy

The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.

Genre: Comedy

Style:

Audience: General Audience

Plot: Family Relationships, Breaking The Fourth Wall, Family, Sitcom, Blended Family, The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker Clan Is A Wonderfully Large And Blended Family, They Give Us An Honest And Often Hilarious Look Into The Sometimes Warm, Sometimes Twisted, Embrace Of The Modern Family

Time: Year 2009, 2000S, 2009-09-23

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet

2006 • Rating 7.5 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing battle some of their greatest foes, including Doctor Doom, Ronan the Accuser, the Multiple Man, and Mole Man.

Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids

Style:

Audience: Family

Plot: Superhero, Based On Comic, Big City, Family, Apartment Building, Fantastic, The Invisible Woman, The Human Torch, And The Thing Battle Some Of Their Greatest Foes, Including Doctor Doom

Time: Year 2006, 2000S, 2006-09-02

Place: France, United States Of America, English

Cast: Hiro Kanagawa, Lara Gilchrist, Christopher Jacot, Brian Dobson