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Last updated April 19, 2025
Arrested Development: Season 3
2005 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsTaking the art of dysfunction to unprecedented new lows, the Bluth family is back for a third season. Michael gets caught up in a relationship with an odd but beautiful British woman, while George Michael and Maeby fight romantic confusion.
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Undeclared: The Complete Series
2001 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis short-lived comedy series from Judd Apatow follows the life of college freshman Steven, who's determined to reinvent himself at his new school. Confronted with many dilemmas, Steven and his new friends face the challenges of higher education.
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Undeclared
2001 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsCollege life as seen through the eyes of Steven Karp, a freshman determined to reinvent himself at a new school. Confronted with many dilemmas, Steven and his new friends face the challenges of higher education.
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Arrested Development: Season 2
2004 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWith George Bluth Sr. busting out of prison and never-nude Tobias running into the arms of the Blue Man Group, things have never been so bad for put-upon Michael in the second hilarious season of this Emmy-winning comedy series.
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Arrested Development
2003 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis Emmy-winning sitcom follows the Bluths, a wealthy California clan gone to the dogs after patriarch George Sr. gets busted for fraud. Now, long-suffering son Michael keeps the family business afloat as he spars with his dysfunctional relatives.
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Arrested Development: Season 4
2013 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsAfter seven years, the award-winning television comedy Arrested Development makes an unprecedented return with 15 new episodes, each following one of the Bluths as they struggle to break free from the family and make it on their own.
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NewsRadio: Season 4
1997 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe co-dependent co-workers of radio station WYNX snipe, snuggle and snicker their way through life in a New York City newsroom in this popular ensemble sitcom. In Season 4, Dave (Dave Foley) and Lisa (Maura Tierney) split up, switch jobs and then switch back. Meanwhile, Bill (Phil Hartman, in his last season on the show) hires a butler, and Matthew (Andy Dick) gets fired. Stephen Root, Vicki Lewis and Joe Rogan also star.
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Accidentally on Purpose: Season 1
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAfter a one-night stand with much-younger Zack (Jon Foster) leaves her pregnant, Billie (Jenna Elfman) decides to keep the baby and let Zack move in to share parenting duties. But Billie doesn't expect her home to become a playground for Zack's party-animal friends. Meanwhile, she's also coping with a break-up with her boss (Grant Show) and child-rearing advice from all sides. This sitcom co-stars Ashley Jensen, Lennon Parham and Nicolas Wright.
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My Name Is Earl: Season 4
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn this wry sitcom's fourth and final season, lovable loser Earl Hickey (Jason Lee), who's trying to atone for past misdeeds and selfish choices by helping everyone he's ever wronged, continues checking off his list of alienated acquaintances. Aiding the erstwhile ne'er-do-well with his mission are his ex-wife (Emmy winner Jaime Pressly), his bedraggled brother (Ethan Suplee) and a motel maid named Catalina (Nadine Velazquez).
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NewsRadio: Season 3
1996 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAs the frazzled news director for New York City's No. 2 radio station, Dave Nelson (Dave Foley) does his best to keep his quirky co-workers from killing each other. In the show's third season, Mr. James (Stephen Root) runs for president; a heat wave spurs office hallucinations; Bill (Phil Hartman) makes Jerry Seinfeld look bad; and Dave's co-workers are shocked to learn he's Canadian. Maura Tierney, Khandi Alexander and Vicki Lewis co-star.
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Accidentally on Purpose
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSparks fly in this sitcom when successful San Francisco movie critic Billie -- nearing middle age and now pregnant after a fling with party-hearty twentysomething Zack -- invites the frat-boyish baby daddy to move in and help raise the child.
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Episodes
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsHoping to create an American version of their successful British sitcom, a married TV writing team runs into a wall of cultural obstacles -- starting with the questionable casting of the unsophisticated Matt LeBlanc as the show's lead character.
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Episodes: Season 1
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe jump across the pond turns into a leap into the void for married British writing team Sean and Beverly Lincoln when they try to produce a stateside version of their hugely popular television comedy series.
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My Name Is Earl: Season 2
2006 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsLottery winner Earl Hickey (Jason Lee) continues his karmic quest to right the wrongs of a lifetime in the second season of this NBC sitcom. With a little help from his quirky friends -- including his brother, Randy (Ethan Suplee), their hotel maid, Catalina (Nadine Velazquez), his ex-wife, Joy (Jaime Pressly, with her first Emmy win), and her new husband, Darnell (Eddie Steeples), Earl makes the world a tiny bit better, one good deed at a time.
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NewsRadio: Season 2
1995 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen it comes to sidesplitting comedy and laughter, they're number one! Tune in to the hysterical misadventures of the wackiest news team in New York. With this ragtag group of misfits, it's a wonder anything gets on the air!
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Episodes: Season 2
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsScreenwriters Sean and Beverly continue their maddening quest to make a hit American version of their acclaimed British sitcom. And their vain Stateside star, Matt LeBlanc, continues to thwart them in the second season of this comedy series.
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NewsRadio: Season 1
1995 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWNYX director Dave Nelson tries to boost ratings while dealing with his quirky employees and impulsive boss in this hilarious ensemble comedy. In his new position, Dave romances Lisa and wins over haughty Bill, hypersensitive Matthew and funky Beth.
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My Name Is Earl
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsHilarity abounds in this sitcom about Earl Hickey (Jason Lee), a lifelong loser and petty criminal who is determined to turn things around and earn some positive karma by doing good deeds after he wins the lottery. Earl decides to rectify his mistakes by helping everyone he has wronged, and aiding him on his quest are his cynical ex-wife, Joy (Jaime Pressly), dimwitted brother, Randy (Ethan Suplee), and goofy friend Darnell (Eddie Steeples).
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NewsRadio
1995 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAt New York City radio station WNYX, level-headed news director Dave Nelson (Dave Foley) has his hands full managing eccentric co-workers, including egotistical host Bill (Phil Hartman), weirdo reporter Matthew (Andy Dick) and resourceful handyman Joe (Joe Rogan). Romantic relationships, office power plays and unexpected crises drive this Emmy-winning sitcom that also stars Maura Tierney, Stephen Root and Vicki Lewis.
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NewsRadio: Season 5
1998 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsJon Lovitz joins the cast in this popular sitcom's final season, replacing Phil Hartman after his tragic death. A poignant opening episode deals with the loss by memorializing arrogant news anchor Bill McNeal (Hartman) after he suffers a fatal heart attack. Later in the season, things at the station are thrown into an uproar when WNYX owner Jimmy James (Stephen Root) lands in jail, accused of being mysterious federal fugitive D.B. Cooper.
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My Name Is Earl: Season 1
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen he discovers he's holding on to a winning lottery ticket, chronic ne'er-do-well Earl (Jason Lee) -- inspired by hearing Carson Daly talk about karma on TV -- vows to use his good fortune to right everything in his past that he's done wrong. So he sets about rebuilding his life from scratch. Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly (with her first Emmy nod) and Eddie Steeples co-star in the premiere season of this hilarious NBC comedy.
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My Name Is Earl: Season 3
2007 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn the third season of this popular comedy series, lottery winner Earl Hickey's (Jason Lee) luck changes when he lands in the slammer as a result of one of his good deeds -- taking the fall for a loved one. Joining the cast as one of the former ne'er-do-well's fellow inmates is "The War at Home" star Michael Rapaport. Also helping Earl on his karmic quest are his brother Randy (Ethan Suplee) and his ex-wife, Joy (Jaime Pressly).
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Red Dwarf
1988 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsLost in deep space aboard the gigantic mining ship Red Dwarf, hopelessly lazy technician Dave, the last human left in the entire universe, attempts to find a way back to Earth with his dead crewmate's hologram and a feline life-form by his side.
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Red Dwarf: Series 9
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThe Red Dwarf crew travels through a portal that transports them to Earth in 2009. After realizing they're nothing but fictional TV characters, the gang frantically searches for the writer who created them.
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Red Dwarf: Series 2
1988 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSeries 2 unfolds as the mining vessel's crew, summoned by a distress signal, heads to the site of a downed spacecraft and takes on a new passenger: a service android named Kryten, who can't seem to relax.
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