If You Liked Freaks and Geeks, Watch These Next
Finished Freaks and Geeks (1999) and want more of the same? These 19 TV shows are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Freaks and Geeks, most of them are drama, comedy.
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19 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Moesha(1996)
6.9ComedyFamilyAlso comedy
The everyday life of Moesha Mitchell, a vivacious young woman juggling romance, school, ever-changing family dynamics, and friendships.
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2.Awkward.(2011)
7.4ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton whose life begins to change when a simple accident becomes an epic misunderstanding and is blown way out of proportion. Narration in the first-person voice of Jenna's blog posts captures the…
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3.The Facts of Life(1979)
7.1DramaComedyAlso drama and comedy
Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.
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4.Young Sheldon(2017)
8.0ComedyFamilyDramaAlso comedy and drama
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
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5.Little Voice(2020)
7.3DramaComedyAlso drama and comedy
Meet Bess King, a uniquely talented performer struggling to fulfill her dreams while handling rejection, dating drama, and family issues. This is a story about finding your authentic voice—and the courage to use it.
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6.The Goldbergs(2013)
7.4FamilyComedyAlso comedy
Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy. The Goldbergs are a loving family like any other, just with a lot…
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7.Nancy Drew(2019)
7.7MysteryDramaSci-Fi & FantasyAlso drama
Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery instead.
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8.Marlon(2017)
6.7ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
A loving (but immature) father is committed to co-parenting his two kids with his very-together ex-wife. While his misguided fatherly advice, unstoppable larger-than-life personality and unpredictable Internet superstardom might get in the way sometimes, for Marlon, family really always does come first - even if he's…
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9.Acapulco(2021)
7.3ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
In 1984, Maximo Gallardo's dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime at Acapulco's hottest resort, Las Colinas. But he soon realizes that working there will be far more complicated than he ever imagined.
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10.A Different World(1987)
7.2ComedyFamilyAlso comedy
A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more…
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11.Tyler Perry's The Oval(2019)
8.2DramaFamilyAlso drama
A seemingly perfect interracial first family becomes the White House's newest residents. But behind closed doors they unleash a torrent of lies, cheating and corruption.
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12.Home Movies(1999)
7.6AnimationComedyAlso comedy
TV series about the life of Brendon Small, an eight-year-old visionary who, using his friends Jason and Melissa as actors, have managed to direct over a thousand homemade films. His parents are divorced, but it doesn't feel strange since so many other kids' parents are divorced. His friend Jason actually feels upset…
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13.Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist(2020)
7.5ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
After an unusual event, Zoey Clarke, a whip-smart computer coder forging her way in San Francisco, suddenly starts to hear the innermost wants, thoughts and desires of the people around her through popular songs.
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14.Girlfriends(2000)
7.3DramaComedyAlso drama and comedy
A friend group of black women face life's tests and triumphs together. From dating to divorce, and friends to family to relationships, Joan, Maya, Lynn and Toni support each other despite their differing backgrounds.
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15.Cuckoo(2012)
6.7ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
Cuckoo is every parent's worst nightmare - a slacker full of outlandish, New Age ideas. Ken is the over-protective father of a girl who's impulsively married an American hippie on her gap year.
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16.The O.C.(2003)
7.7DramaAlso drama
Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan's arrival disturbs the status quo of the affluent, privileged community of Newport Beach, California.
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17.How I Met Your Father(2022)
6.4ComedyDramaAlso comedy and drama
In the near future, Sophie tells her son the story of how she met his father: a story that catapults us back to the year 2021 where Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are in the midst of figuring out who they are, what they want out of life, and how to fall in love in the age of dating apps and limitless…
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18.Tyler Perry's House of Payne(2007)
7.6ComedyAlso comedy
A multigenerational, working-class family experience life's struggles with faith, love and, most importantly, humor. Curtis, aka 'Pops', the uncle and head of the household, has house and home turned upside down when an unexpected event forces his nephew, CJ, and CJ’s kids to move in, putting three generations under…
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19.Scream: The TV Series(2015)
6.9DramaCrimeMysteryAlso drama
What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past. Everyone has secrets. Everyone tells lies. Everyone is fair game.
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