plural sitcoms
: a television series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of comedic circumstances : situation comedy
… lame, formulaic sitcoms driven by an overinsistent laugh track.—
Ted Cox
Ted CoxLike many classic sitcoms, this show is episodic, so feel free to dive in anywhere you want.—Greg Morabito
Greg MorabitoDidn't some guy named Jerry play himself on an NBC sitcom called Seinfeld?—Benjamin Svetkey
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The actress also played the titular character in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie for five seasons from 1965 to 1970.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Five cast members from the beloved medical sitcom reunited with series creator and executive producer Bill Lawrence for the first table read of the show's upcoming ABC revival.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
The two met in 1953, married a year later, and continued as a performing duo into the Eighties, which included working on a failed sitcom, The Stiller and Meara Show.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Those kids are now adults, and today’s tweens—members of Gen Alpha—are not watching reruns of late 2000s pre-teen sitcoms.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Five cast members from the beloved medical sitcom reunited with series creator and executive producer Bill Lawrence for the first table read of the show's upcoming ABC revival.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
The two met in 1953, married a year later, and continued as a performing duo into the Eighties, which included working on a failed sitcom, The Stiller and Meara Show.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Those kids are now adults, and today’s tweens—members of Gen Alpha—are not watching reruns of late 2000s pre-teen sitcoms.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sitcom
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“Sitcom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitcom. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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