Shows Like The Big Bang Theory
If The Big Bang Theory left a gap, start here. These 30 series were picked from what The Big Bang Theory viewers actually went on to watch next — The IT Crowd, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show and Lab Rats lead the list. Same tone, same pull, a new set of episodes to disappear into.
30 titles · average score 7.1 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
The IT Crowd (2006)
★ 8.2 · 1,664 ratingsThe comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss, and their grifting supervisor Jen, a 'motley crew' of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.
- 2
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997)
★ 5.9 · 42 ratingsThe adventures of brilliant but befuddled scientist Wayne Szalinski, whose often-misguided projects wreak havoc on his family and friends.
- 3
Lab Rats (2012)
★ 8.1 · 175 ratingsLeo is an ordinary teenager who has moved into a high-tech "smart'' house with his mother, inventor stepfather and Eddy, the computer that runs the house. Leo's life becomes less ordinary when, one day, he discovers a…
- 4
Three's Company (1977)
★ 7.6 · 189 ratingsWhen two single girls, Janet and Chrissy, need a roommate to share their Santa Monica apartment, they decide to offer a room to Jack, a man they find passed out in the bathtub after the going-away party for their last…
- 5
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
★ 7.2 · 137 ratingsThree fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and they soon rediscover themselves in this new "promised land."
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How this list is ranked
We build this page from TMDB's recommendation graph — the titles that people who watched The Big Bang Theory went on to watch and rate highly — then drop anything without a poster or a meaningful number of ratings. It refreshes daily, so as viewing habits shift the list shifts with them.
Frequently asked questions
What should I watch after The Big Bang Theory?
The IT Crowd (2006) is the closest match, rated 8.2 by 2K viewers. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, Lab Rats and Three's Company are the next best bets.
How do you decide what is similar to The Big Bang Theory?
From what The Big Bang Theory viewers actually watched and rated next, not just from matching genre tags. That surfaces titles that share its tone and themes even when they sit in a different category.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released shows appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.