Shows Like The Facts of Life

If you liked The Facts of Life (1979), a drama and comedy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Steve Harvey Show (1996)
★ 7/10Also comedy and drama
Down on his luck and out of money, former R&B star Steve Hightower lands a music teacher gig at an inner-city Chicago school. Showing who's in charge with his unorthodox approach, Steve discovers a new groove at…
2
A Different World (1987)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of…
3
Moesha (1996)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
The everyday life of Moesha Mitchell, a vivacious young woman juggling romance, school, ever-changing family dynamics, and friendships.
4
Girlfriends (2000)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and comedy
A friend group of black women face life's tests and triumphs together. From dating to divorce, and friends to family to relationships, Joan, Maya, Lynn and Toni support each other despite their differing backgrounds.
5
One Day at a Time (1975)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and their new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
6
Freaks and Geeks (1999)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and comedy
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 friends (the "geeks").
7
Benson (1979)
★ 7/10Also comedy
A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.
8
Another Period (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
Set at the turn of the century, “Another Period” follows the misadventures of the Bellacourts, Newport, RI’s first family, who have absolutely nothing to offer to the world, but who have so much money it doesn’t…
9
Yes, Dear (2000)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
A comedy about two young couples and their outrageously contrasting views on parenting. Greg and Kim Warner struggle on a daily basis to become perfect at the job. Kim is a neurotic, stay-at-home mother, and although…
10
American Housewife (2016)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy
A family comedy narrated by Katie, a strong-willed mother, raising her flawed family in a wealthy town filled with perfect wives and their perfect offspring.
11
Broad City (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and drama
Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to watch all at the same time.
12
Taxi (1978)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and drama
Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the…
13
Gossip Girl (2007)
★ 8.1/10Also drama
An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.
14
Father Knows Best (1954)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
15
Awkward. (2011)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton whose life begins to change when a simple accident becomes an epic misunderstanding and is…
16
How I Met Your Father (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama
In the near future, Sophie tells her son the story of how she met his father: a story that catapults us back to the year 2021 where Sophie and her close-knit group of friends are in the midst of figuring out who they…
17
The Jeffersons (1975)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy
Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.
18
Will & Grace (1998)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating, sex…
19
8 Simple Rules (2002)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama
Paul and Cate are raising their three children -- Bridget, Kerry and Rory -- which is no easy task. Oldest daughter Bridget is traversing the dating scene. Kerry is cute and smart, but she has a hard time getting in…
20
The Hard Times of RJ Berger (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
The Hard Times of RJ Berger was an American television comedy series created by David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith for MTV. The show's central character is RJ Berger an unpopular sophomore at the fictional…