23 Shows Like Young Sheldon (2017) to Watch When You're Done
Updated August 2026
View Young Sheldon details →If you loved Young Sheldon (2017) by Jim Parsons, here are 23 TV series that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Freaks and Geeks, Gilmore Girls, Teen Wolf. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Shows Similar to Young Sheldon
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the shows that share the most with Young Sheldon in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
Freaks and Geeks
1999 · Judd Apatow
High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy fri
In common: Comedy · Drama
Gilmore Girls
2000
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
In common: Comedy · Drama
Teen Wolf
2011 · Marty Adelstein
Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his pr
In common: Comedy · Drama
XO, Kitty
2023
Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey thinks she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she'll soon realise t
In common: Comedy · Drama
M*A*S*H
1972 · Burt Metcalfe
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of pract
In common: Comedy · Drama
Heartland
2007 · Jordy Randall
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they ke
In common: Comedy · Drama · Family
Mom
2013
Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom Christy struggles to raise two children in a world full of temptations and pitfalls. Testing her sobriety
In common: Comedy · Drama
Entourage
2004 · Ally Musika
Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.
In common: Comedy · Drama
Jane the Virgin
2014
A comedy-drama following a chaste young woman who is accidentally impregnated via artificial insemination as she struggles to inform her devoutly religious family and make the right choices concerning
In common: Comedy · Drama
Californication
2007 · David Duchovny
A self-loathing, alcoholic writer attempts to repair his damaged relationships with his daughter and her mother while combating sex addiction, a budding drug problem, and the seeming inability to avoi
In common: Comedy · Drama
iCarly
2007 · Dan Schneider
Watch Carly, Sam, and Freddie, as they try to balance their everyday 8th grade lives with their newfound fame managing and starring in the most awesome show on the web.
In common: Comedy · Drama · Family
That '70s Show
1998
Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school
In common: Comedy · Drama · Family
Sex Education
2019 · Clare Couchman
Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
In common: Comedy · Drama
Succession
2018 · Lucy Prebble
Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
In common: Comedy · Drama
Chuck
2007 · Josh Schwartz
When Buy More computer geek Chuck Bartowski unwittingly downloads a database of government information and deadly fighting skills into his head, he becomes the CIA's most vital secret. This sets Chuck
In common: Comedy · Drama
The Orville
2017 · Seth MacFarlane
Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.
In common: Comedy · Drama
Eureka
2006
The sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and
In common: Comedy · Drama
Shameless
2011 · Iain B. MacDonald
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money th
In common: Comedy · Drama
Crash Landing on You
2019 · Jang Young-woo
A paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea -- and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide.
In common: Comedy · Drama
FUBAR
2023 · Matt Thunell
When a father and daughter discover they both secretly work for the CIA, their high-stakes missions get tangled up with awkward family dynamics.
In common: Comedy · Drama
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
2020
Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tal
In common: Comedy · Drama
The Last Man on Earth
2015 · Christopher Miller
The year is 2022, and after an unlikely event, only one man is left on earth: Phil Miller, who used to be just an average guy who loved his family and hated his job at the bank. Now, in his RV, Phil s
In common: Comedy · Drama
Bewitched
1964
Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft u
In common: Comedy · Drama · Family
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