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Sitcoms, Ranked from CHUD to WOKE
Sitcoms, ranked from the most CHUD to the most WOKE: how each is seen in the culture war, with the reason under each title. Every vote moves the scores.
Vote on these series →← CHUD · swipe · WOKE →| # | Title and why | Score | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Last Man Standing (2011)Sitcom about a man resisting modern world; conservative lean | 22CHUD | Vote |
| 2 |  The Ranch (2016)Ranch sitcom with rural conservative humor | 32CHUD | Vote |
| 3 |  Married... with Children (1987)Crude, mocking family sitcom; seen as anti-PC classic | 37Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 4 |  Young Sheldon (2017)Sitcom with warm, religious Texan family portrayal | 38Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 5 |  Two and a Half Men (2003)Boozing bachelor sitcom; bro humor, seen as anti-PC | 39Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 6 |  The Good Place (2016)Afterlife comedy on ethics and moral philosophy, mildly liberal | 60Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 7 |  Parks and Recreation (2009)Optimistic government comedy, seen as liberal-leaning | 61Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 8 |  Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)Teen witch sitcom, apolitical | 61Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 9 |  Arrested Development (2003)Cult satire of dysfunctional rich family, apolitical | 62Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 10 |  Fleabag (2016)Sex-positive feminist dramedy, mildly progressive | 62Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 11 |  New Girl (2011)Quirky sitcom with diverse cast, mild liberal tilt | 62Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 12 |  Sex and the City (1998)Women's sex and career comedy, seen as socially liberal | 64Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 13 |  The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)Sitcom with class and race themes, widely seen as mildly progressive | 64Leaning WOKE | Vote |
| 14 |  Big Mouth (2017)Crude puberty comedy with inclusive, LGBT-friendly themes | 66WOKE | Vote |
| 15 |  Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)Cop comedy with diverse cast; some police-reform self-criticism | 66WOKE | Vote |
| 16 |  M*A*S*H (1972)Anti-war army hospital sitcom with liberal leanings | 66WOKE | Vote |
| 17 |  Superstore (2015)Workplace comedy with labor and immigration storylines, pro-worker | 66WOKE | Vote |
| 18 |  Abbott Elementary (2021)School comedy about underfunded public education, praised by liberals | 67WOKE | Vote |
| 19 |  Bob's Burgers (2011)Warm animated comedy with openly liberal, inclusive family | 67WOKE | Vote |
| 20 |  BoJack Horseman (2014)Animated dramedy about Hollywood, addiction; liberal humor | 71WOKE | Vote |
| 21 |  Broad City (2014)Raunchy feminist comedy about two young women in New York | 73WOKE | Vote |
| 22 |  Will & Grace (1998)Gay-friendly sitcom credited with shifting public opinion on LGBT rights | 84WOKE | Vote |
| 23 |  black-ish (2014)Black family comedy tackling race issues, politically pointed | 85WOKE | Vote |
Across these 23: average score 60, median 64, from 22 to 85. Highest score: black-ish (2014) (85). Lowest score: Last Man Standing (2011) (22).
What critics said about the quality
Scores are about how a title is seen in the culture war, not whether it is good. For some of the titles on this list, here is how critics judged them, word for word from Wikipedia.
Last Man Standing (2011)
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, season one holds an approval rating of 14% based on 37 reviews, and the average rating is 4.14/10. The same site's critical consensus for the season reads, "Last Man Standing is a thoroughly middling sitcom relying on jokes that feel alternately dated or hostile." On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 33 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
Wikipedia, Last Man Standing (American TV series), quoted verbatim · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Ranch (2016)
The Ranch has earned mixed to positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the series an average approval rating of 63% (60% for season 1, 67% for season 2) based on 141 reviews, with an average rating of 4.5/10.
Wikipedia, The Ranch, quoted verbatim · CC BY-SA 4.0
Married... with Children (1987)
For season 1, Metacritic calculated an average of 58 out of 100 based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Reviews of the debut episode were mixed.
Wikipedia, Married... with Children, quoted verbatim · CC BY-SA 4.0
Will & Grace (1998)
The show garnered a fair amount of criticism and negative reviews upon its debut in 1998, most of which compared the show to the recently canceled ABC sitcom Ellen.
Wikipedia, Will & Grace, quoted verbatim · CC BY-SA 4.0