Shows Like Lou Grant

If you liked Lou Grant (1977), a comedy and drama 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
Sports Night (1998)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and drama
The offbeat cast and crew of a sports news show deal with professional, personal, and ethical challenges while functioning in a pressure-cooker work environment.
2
Eight Is Enough (1977)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and comedy
Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series that ran on ABC from March 15, 1977, until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with…
3
And Just Like That… (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and drama
This new chapter of “Sex and the City” follows Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life…
4
Marlon (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama
A loving (but immature) father is committed to co-parenting his two kids with his very-together ex-wife. While his misguided fatherly advice, unstoppable larger-than-life personality and unpredictable Internet…
5
Claws (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama
Follow the life and crimes of five diverse and treacherous manicurists working at the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon, where there is a lot more going on than silk wraps and pedicures.
6
Acapulco (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and drama
In 1984, Maximo Gallardo's dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime at Acapulco's hottest resort, Las Colinas. But he soon realizes that working there will be far more complicated than he ever imagined.
7
Brockmire (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama
A famed major league baseball announcer who suffers an embarrassing and very public meltdown live on the air after discovering his beloved wife's serial infidelity decides to reclaim his career and love life in a small…
8
The Studio (2025)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and drama
Desperate for celebrity approval, the newly appointed head of a movie studio and his executive team at Continental Studios must juggle corporate demands with creative ambitions as they try to keep movies alive and…
9
Men at Work (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama
Men at Work is an American comedy series that airs on TBS. The series was created by Breckin Meyer and stars Danny Masterson, Michael Cassidy, Adam Busch, James Lesure and Meredith Hagner. The series premiered on May…
10
Tyler Perry's Sistas (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also comedy and drama
There's nothing that bonds a group of single black women together more than sidestepping the land mines of living, working and dating in Atlanta. In a sea of swipe-lefts, social media drama and unrealistic…
11
Goliath (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman…
12
Elsbeth (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedy
After her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.
13
The Vince Staples Show (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and comedy
Kind of famous and sort of rich, rapper and actor Vince Staples navigates the challenges and surprises of everyday life in his hometown of The Beach.
14
The Game (2006)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and comedy
When her boyfriend Derwin Davis is chosen as the new third-string wide receiver for the San Diego Sabers, Melanie Barnett decides to attend a local college so she can be with him. While Derwin worries about the plays…
15
Ugly Betty (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama
Wannabe writer Betty Suarez is a plain girl from Queens, who is smart, hardworking and savvy but lacks a fashionable sense of style. When publishing mogul Bradford Meade puts his son Daniel in charge of Mode magazine…
16
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama
A behind-the-scenes look at a fictional sketch-comedy TV show.
17
Cuckoo (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama
Cuckoo is every parent's worst nightmare - a slacker full of outlandish, New Age ideas. Ken is the over-protective father of a girl who's impulsively married an American hippie on her gap year.
18
Flaked (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and comedy
In his funky California beach enclave, Chip's the go-to guy for personal insights. But he isn't quite as enlightened when it comes to his own baggage.
19
Knots Landing (1979)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
20
Hill Street Blues (1981)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.