When awkward young adult Jess goes through a breakup, she decides to move in with three single guys and her best friend Cece. While each has strengths and weaknesses, they eventually form an unlikely family. While some moments in New Girl are touching, many are downright funny. If you’ve finished the comedy and are looking for more, check out these other ten shows like New Girl.
10. Will & Grace (1998-2006, 2017-2020)
If you enjoy breakups leading to new roommates, Will & Grace is a great choice. In the show gay lawyer Will and straight interior designer Grace are best friends living in NYC. When Grace’s engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will as a temporary solution. As time goes on, the arrangement seems quite permanent, resulting in lots of funny moments throughout the series.
–IMDb score: 7.4
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9. Happy Endings (2011-2013)
If you like dysfunctional “found” families instead, Happy Endings features six friends in their 30s living in Chicago. These friends include shop owner Alex and her ex-fiance Dave; husband and wife Brad and Jane; perpetually unemployed Max; and Penny who’s constantly looking for the right guy.
–IMDb score: 7.8
8. Superstore (2015-2021)
While it doesn’t take place in an apartment Superstore does have an incredibly hilarious cast employed at the megastore Cloud 9. Each episode delves into the worker’s outside lives as well as the chaos that occurs in the store, from all-out riots to nap-worthy training sessions. Notable characters include stalwart Amy, clueless manager Glen, and new hire Jonah.
–IMDb score: 7.9
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7. The Big Bang Theory (2007-2019)
One of the most famous comedy sitcoms is The Big Bang Theory, where roommates Sheldon and Leonard are genius physicists working at the California Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, they have no idea how to get through basic social situations. When waitress and aspiring actress Penny moves in next door, they may finally get the chance to succeed socially and academically.
–IMDb score: 8.1
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6. Grace and Frankie (2015-2022)
Even though Grace and Frankie have passed their youth and middle ages, their comedy show of the same name will remind you of the antics in New Girl. Grace and Frankie have always been rivals, but when their husbands fall in love with each other and want to get married, their world comes crashing down. As both ladies try to navigate their new reality, they rely on each other in a whole new way.
–IMDb score: 8.2
5. Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)
If you’ve watched New Girl, you might recognize our fifth selection Gilmore Girls. Set in a small Connecticut town, the drama centers around family and friendship with the two Gilmore girls: mother Lorelai and daughter Rory. Lorelai owns a bed-and-breakfast with best friend Sookie and must deal with her well-off parents at weekly dinners, culminating in a feel-good comedy for all viewers.
–IMDb score: 8.2
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4. How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014)
Set in a frame story, How I Met Your Mother has a similar cast of characters to New Girl as five adults learn to grow together. When Ted Mosby sits down to tell his kids about how he met their mother, it ushers in 9 seasons of hilarious antics with friends Marshall, Lily, Robin, and Barney, until Ted finally meets “the one.”
–IMDb score: 8.3
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3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021)
Coming in at number three on our list is Brooklyn Nine-Nine, where the friends-turned-family all work in Brooklyn’s 99th precinct. Led by Captain Ray Holt, the dysfunctional precinct includes Detectives Jake Peralta, Amy Santiago, Rosa Diaz, Charles Boyle, Terry Jeffords, and administrator Gina Linetti who solve cases and create hysterical uproars in the office.
–IMDb score: 8.4
2. Schitt’s Creek (2015-2020)
Instead of a bad breakup, Schitt’s Creek has bad financial decisions that leave the Rose family broke. Forced to leave their pampered lives, the four must regroup and rebuild in Schitt’s Creek, a rural town the father Johnny once bought as a joke. Over the several seasons we get to watch the family grow out of their pampered ways and even succeed in their new positions, making this a definite watch.
–IMDb score: 8.5
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1. Friends (1994-2004)
Of course, we have to finish with Friends, one of the best comedies that brings a group of friends together in New York City apartments. In their 20s, Ross, Rachel, Monica, Joey, Chandler, and Phoebe must navigate life lessons, family, love, and drama culminating in 10 memorable years and seasons.
–IMDb score: 8.9
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