List of romantic comedy television series explained

This is a list of romantic comedy television series in chronological order and/or by country.

1970s–1980s

• The Love Boat (1977–1986) (ABC)
• Urusei Yatsura (1981–1986) (Fuji TV)
• Tokimeki Tonight (1982–1983) (Nippon Television)
• Miyuki (1983–1984) (Fuji TV)
• Who's the Boss? (1984–1992) (ABC)
• Maison Ikkoku (1986–1988) (Fuji TV)
• Kimagure Orange Road (1987–1988) (Nippon Television)
• Life Without George (1987–1989) (BBC)
• Anything But Love (1989–1992) (ABC)
• Ranma ½ (1989) (Fuji TV)

1990s

• As Time Goes By (1992–2005) (BBC)
• Mad About You (1992–1999) (NBC)
• Living Single (1993–1998) (FOX)
• The Nanny (1993–1999) (CBS)
• Friends (1994–2004) (NBC)
• DNA² (1994) (Nippon Television)
• Boston Common (1996-2002) (NBC)
• Ally McBeal (1997–2002) (FOX)
• For Your Love (1998–2002) (WB)
• The Secret Lives of Men (1998) (ABC)
• Will & Grace (1998–2006) (NBC)
• The Single Guy (1995-1997) (NBC)

2000s

• Girlfriends (2000–2008) (UPN/CW)
• Half & Half (2002–2006) (UPN)
• All of Us (2003–2007) (UPN/CW)
• Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) (ABC)
• Love Love?^[1] (2004) (Sun TV, TV Kanagawa, Anime Network)
• School Rumble (2004–2008) (TV Tokyo)
• How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014) (CBS)
• Hot Properties (2005) (ABC)
• Emily's Reasons Why Not (2006) (ABC)
• Pepper Dennis (2006) (The WB)
• Mamotte! Lollipop^[2] (2006) (KAB)
• Men in Trees (2006–2008) (ABC)
• Ugly Betty (2006–2010) (ABC)
• Not Going Out (2006–) (BBC)
• Gavin & Stacey (2007–2010) (BBC)
• Greek (2007–2011) (ABC Family)
• The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019) (CBS)
• Samantha Who? (2007–2009) (ABC)
• The Starter Wife (The Starter Wife, 2007; The Starter Wife 2008–2009) (USA Network)
• Cashmere Mafia (2008) (ABC)
• The Ex List (2008) (CBS)
• Lipstick Jungle (2008–2009) (NBC)
• Lost in Austen (2008) (ITV)
• Prince + Princess 2 (2008–2009) (CTS)
• Drop Dead Diva (2009–2014) (Lifetime)
• Accidentally on Purpose (2009–2010) (CBS)
• Big Time Rush (2009–2013) (Nickelodeon)
• Cougar Town (2009–2015) (ABC/TBS)
• Nyan Koi!^[3] (2006) (KAB) (2009) (TBS, MBS, CBC, BS-TBS)

2010s

• 100 Questions (2010) (NBC)
• Better with You (2010–2011) (ABC)
• Mike & Molly (2010–2016) (CBS)
• Perfect Couples (2010–2011) (NBC)
• Princess Jellyfish (2010) (Fuji TV)
• Romantically Challenged (2010) (ABC)
• Running Wilde (2010-2011) (FOX)
• Love Bites (2011) (NBC)
• Friends With Benefits (2011) (NBC)
• Pushing Daisies (2007–2009) (ABC)
• Akikan! (2009)
• Glee (2009–2015) (FOX)
• Cat Planet Cuties (2010) (MBS, AT-X, Chiba TV, TV Kanagawa, TV Aichi, TV Saitama, Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting)
• Baka and Test (2010) (TV Tokyo)
• Aria the Scarlet Ammo (2011) (TBS, CBC, MBS, Minaminihon Broadcasting Co., BS-TBS)
• Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Ni! (2011) (TV Tokyo)
• Maken-ki!^[4] (2011) (AT-X)
• Mayo Chiki!^[5] (2011) (TBS)
• The Reason I Can't Find My Love (2011) (Fuji TV)^[6]
• Rebound (2011) (NTV)^[7]
• Switch Girl!! (2011–2013) (Fuji TV Two)
• Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero (2012) (AT-X, Tokyo MX)
• The Ambition of Oda Nobuna (2012)
• Inu x Boku SS^[8] (2012) (MBS, TBS, CBC)
• Mysterious Girlfriend X^[9] (2012) (Tokyo MX, AT-X)
• The Mindy Project (2012–2017) (FOX)
• Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos^[10] (2012) (TV Tokyo, AT-X, TV Aichi, TVO)
• OniAi^[11] (2012) (AT-X, Tokyo MX)
• Place to Place^[12] (2012) (TBS)
• (2012) (TBS)
• Brothers Conflict (2013)
• Date A Live^[13] (2013) (JAITS, Tokyo MX, AT-X, TwellV, Animax)
• Destiny by Love (2013)
• Golden Time^[14] (2013 – 2014) (MBS, Tokyo MX, CTC, tvk, TVS, TVA, BS11, AT-X)
• Kotoura-san^[15] (2013) (CBC)
• My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU^[16] (2013 – 2020) (TBS, MBS, CBC, BS-TBS)
• Oreshura^[17] (2013) (Tokyo MX, tvk, Chiba TV, TVS, TV Aichi, RKB)
• Dear Sister (2014) (Fuji Television)^[18]
• Nisekoi (2014 – 2015)^[19]
• No-Rin^[20] (2014) (Tokyo MX, TVA, SUN, GBS, BS11, Animax)
• Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun (2014)^[21]
• Sakura Trick (2014) (TBS)^[22]
• Red Band Society (2014-2015) (Fox)
• Selfie (2014) (ABC)
• Jane the Virgin (2014–2019) (The CW)
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015–2019) (The CW)
• The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan (2015)
• Sukinahito ga Iru Koto (2016) (Fuji TV)
• Seiren (2017) (TBS)^[23]
• Clean with Passion for Now (2018-2019)
• Miss Farah (2019-2022) (MBC4)
• Kaguya-sama: Love is War (2019–2022)

2020s

• (2020)
• Dash & Lily (2020)
• Backstreet Rookie (2020)
• Emily in Paris (2020-present)
• High Fidelity (2020)
• Love, Victor (2020-2022)
• Love Life (2020-2022)
• Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
• Oh, Mando! (2020)
• The Baker and the Beauty (2020)
• Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020-2021)
• And Just Like That… (2021-present)
• Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro (2021)
• Starstruck (2021–present)
• Girlfriend, Girlfriend (2021)
• Komi Can't Communicate (2021–present)
• (2022)
• Heartbreak High (2022–present)
• Heartstopper (2022–present)
• How I Met Your Father (2022–2023)
• Our Flag Means Death (2022–present)
• Uncoupled (2022-present)
• Smothered (2023-present)

By country

China

• The Queen of SOP (2012)
• Boss & Me (2014)
• Diamond Lover (2015)
• My Amazing Boyfriend (2016)
• Stay with Me (2016)
• Meteor Garden (2018)

South Korea

• Successful Story of a Bright Girl (2002)
• Full House (2004)
• Sassy Girl Chun-hyang (2005)
• My Lovely Sam Soon (2005)
• My Girl (2005 - 2006)
• Princess Hours (2006)
• Couple or Trouble (2006)
• The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (2007)
• Pasta (2007)
• Boys Over Flowers (2009)
• Personal Taste (2010)
• My Girlfriend Is a Nine-Tailed Fox (2010)
• Playful Kiss (2010)
• My Princess (2011)
• The Greatest Love (2011)
• A Gentleman's Dignity (2012)
• Big (2012)
• Cheongdam-dong Alice (2012 – 2013)
• Flower Boys Next Door (2013)
• My Love from the Star (2013 - 2014)
• Emergency Couple (2014)
• My Secret Hotel (2014)
• Pinocchio (2014 - 2015)
• Kill Me, Heal Me (2015)
• She Was Pretty (2015)
• Oh My Venus (2015 - 2016)
• One More Happy Ending (2016)
• Ms. Temper and Nam Jung-gi (2016)
• Another Oh Hae-young (2016)
• Entertainer (2016)
• Cinderella with Four Knights (2016)
• Love in the Moonlight (2016)
• Don't Dare to Dream (2016)
• Shopping King Louie (2016)
• Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016 - 2017)
• Radiant Office (2017)
• The Liar and His Lover (2017)
• Introvert Boss (2017)
• Strong Woman Do Bong-soon (2017)
• My Secret Romance (2017)
• Suspicious Partner (2017)
• Because This Is My First Life (2017)
• Revolutionary Love (2017)
• A Korean Odyssey (2017 - 2018)
• The Undateables (2018)
• What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018)
• Gangnam Beauty (2018)
• Your House Helper (2018)
• My First First Love (2019)
• Backstreet Rookie (2020)
• It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020)

Turkey

• Kiralık Aşk (2015-2017)
• Aşk Yeniden (2015-2017)
• Aşk Laftan Anlamaz (2016)

Japan

• Sailor Moon (1992-1997)

See also

• List of romantic comedy films

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maiden Japan Acquires Love Love? Romantic Comedy TV Anime. 23 January 2013. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
2. Web site: Funimation Adds Save Me! Lollipop Romantic Comedy Anime. 12 May 2008. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
3. Web site: Nyan Koi! Romantic Comedy Anime's Promo Streamed. 28 August 2009. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
4. Web site: Maken-Ki! Action Romantic Comedy Anime's Promo Posted. 9 August 2011. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
5. Web site: Mayo Chiki! Romantic Comedy Anime's Promo Video Posted. 28 April 2011. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
6. Web site: DramaFever Streams Live-Action Romantic Comedy 'The Reason I Can't Find My Love'. 20 May 2014. 21 May 2014. Anime News Network.
7. Web site: リバウンド (2011). 21 May 2014. allcinema. Stingray. Japanese.
8. Web site: Sentai Filmworks Adds Inu x Boku SS Romantic Comedy Anime. 6 January 2012. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
9. Web site: Nazo no Kanojo X Romantic Comedy Anime Slated for April 7. 27 February 2012. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
10. Web site: Nyarko-san Romantic Comedy Anime's TV Ad Streamed. 27 March 2012. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
11. Web site: OniAi Romantic Comedy TV Anime's 1st Ad Streamed. 10 September 2012. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
12. Web site: Acchi Kocchi Romantic Comedy Anime's Staff, Date Listed. 29 December 2011. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
13. Web site: Romantic Comedy Anime 'Date A Live' Previewed in Ad. 28 March 2013. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
14. Web site: Sentai Filmworks Adds Golden Time College Romance Comedy Anime. 4 October 2013. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
15. Web site: Kotoura-san School Romantic Comedy TV Anime's Teaser Streamed. 9 November 2012. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
16. Web site: My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Episodes 1-13 Streaming. Carl Kimlinger. 28 July 2013. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
17. Web site: Crunchyroll to Stream Oreshura Romantic Comedy Anime. 2 January 2013. 19 May 2014. Anime News Network.
18. Web site: Che'Nelle to sing the theme song for drama 'Dear Sister'. October 7, 2014. October 7, 2014. tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC.
19. Web site: Crunchyroll to Stream Nisekoi Romantic Comedy Anime. 7 January 2014. 18 May 2014. Anime News Network.
20. Web site: No-Rin Romantic Comedy TV Anime's 1st Promo Streamed. 10 August 2013. 18 May 2014. Anime News Network.
21. Web site: Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun Anime's 30-Second Promo Streamed. 30 June 2014. 1 July 2014. Anime News Network.
22. Web site: Sakura Trick is My Favorite Anime of the Winter Season. Richard Eisenbeis. 1 April 2014. 20 August 2014. Kotaku.
23. Web site: Anime Spotlight - SEIREN. ANN Staff. 21 December 2016. 25 December 2016. Anime News Network.