The Top 100 American Situation Comedies: An Objective Ranking

A number of books and articles have been written ranking the best situation comedies of all time. These have all had something in common--subjective criteria based on the authors' opinions. This book attempts an objective ranking of the best 100 American sitcoms, based on a mathematical formula taking into account four factors: ratings, longevity, peer acceptance and spawning of other programs (spin-offs). The authors considered a field of 377 series which met at least one of four criteria: aired for at least three seasons; rated among top 30 series in at least one season; received at least one major Emmy nomination; or spawned at least one other series. A critical essay is provided for each series, along with air dates and cast listings.

• • Author: Mitchell E. Shapiro, Tom Jicha
• • Publisher: Mcfarland
• • Publication Date: Oct 30, 2015
• • Number of Pages: 292 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1476664048
• • ISBN-13: 9781476664040