Best tv shows like Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)
Last updated March 2024
Looking for tv shows related to Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)? Contribute your insights to steer others to films and tv series you've watched previously that might interest them as well. Facilitate widening the network of individuals introducing videos to each other. We value your involvement!
Plot Summary:
Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) is an American sitcom which aired on ABC in 2002. The series was created by Peter Tolan.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
Best tv shows and movies like Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) (2002):
Similar in 83%
Wolfpack of Reseda (2012)
Plot Summary:
Ben March’s mundane life is transformed when he becomes convinced he’s been bitten by a werewolf loose in the suburban sprawl of Reseda. As strange events begin to occur, Ben embraces his new “wolfman” identity wholeheartedly. He ascends at work, gets the attention of unattainable women, and becomes a leader amongst his colleagues and friends. Ben forms his very own “wolfpack,” and together they find new confidence and freedom.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 80%
Me and My Grandma (2017)
Plot Summary:
A woman moves to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, with her grandmother in tow.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags:
Similar in 83%
KGB (2019)
Plot Summary:
Two Indigenous detectives race to solve a major case in their sketchy neighbourhood, but find their loyalties compromised when they discover that most of the suspects are family.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 87%
Roommates (2016)
Plot Summary:
Five guys sharing a house in Los Angeles, find themselves involved in many hilarious situations.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: sitcom
Similar in 89%
Nine to Five (1982)
Plot Summary:
9 to 5 is an American situation comedy based on the 1980 film of the same name. The series aired on ABC from 1982 to 1983, and in first-run syndication from 1986 to 1988. 9 to 5 features Rachel Dennison, Dolly Parton's younger sister, in Parton's role of Doralee Rhodes; Rita Moreno portrayed the Lily Tomlin role of Violet Newstead, and Valerie Curtin took the Jane Fonda role of Judy Bernly. In the truncated third season, Curtin's Judy Bernly was replaced with Leah Ayres as secretary Linda Bowman. In the second version of the show, Sally Struthers replaced Moreno, and Curtin returned as Judy. A total of 82 episodes were filmed. The first season was on film in front of a studio audience but switched to videotape for the next season.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 438
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
Similar in 89%
I Married Dora (1987)
Plot Summary:
I Married Dora is an American sitcom that appeared on the ABC television network. It premiered on September 22, 1987, and its final first-run episode aired on December 18, 1987. The series was created by Michael J. Leeson, who was one of the creators of the long running TV series The Cosby Show.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 121
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, hispanic
Similar in 90%
Knocking on Doors (2013)
Plot Summary:
Times are tough, and Louise Bice, a writer/actress/dog walker/contributor to an obscure dance blog, is forced to take a job that calls for a giant leap out of her comfort zone and into what lurks behind the closed doors of Los Angeles. Like everything in Tinseltown, things are often not what they seem and truth is stranger than the fiction even she can create.
IMDB Rating:
IMDB Votes:
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, talky, not serious
Similar in 86%
The Ropers (1979)
Plot Summary:
The Ropers is an American sitcom that ran from March 13, 1979 to May 22, 1980 on ABC. The series is a spin-off of Three's Company and based on the British sitcom George and Mildred. The series focused on middle-aged couple Stanley and Helen Roper who were landlords to Jack, Janet, and Chrissy on Three's Company. As was the case during their time on Three's Company, opening credits for The Ropers exist with either Audra Lindley or Norman Fell credited first.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
Similar in 88%
It's a Living (1980)
Plot Summary:
It's a Living is an American sitcom set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on ABC from October 30, 1980 until June 11, 1982. After the series was cancelled, new episodes aired in first-run syndication from September 28, 1985 to April 8, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver, Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions, later in association with Golden West Television and Lorimar-Telepictures.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, retro
Similar in 89%
Chico and the Man (1974)
Plot Summary:
Chico and the Man is an American sitcom which ran on NBC for four seasons, from September 13, 1974, to July 21, 1978. It stars Jack Albertson as Ed Brown, the cantankerous owner of a run down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic Chicano young man who comes in looking for a job. It was the first U.S. television series set in a Mexican-American neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, hispanic
Similar in 90%
Mr. Mayor (2021)
Plot Summary:
A retired businessman runs for mayor of Los Angeles to prove he's "still got it." Once he wins, he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his biggest critic and connect with his teenage daughter, all while trying to get anything right for America's second weirdest city.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, light, thought provoking, captivating, humorous
Similar in 89%
Executive Stress (1986)
Plot Summary:
Executive Stress is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1986 to 1988. Produced by Thames Television, it first aired on 20 October 1986. After three series, the last episode aired on 27 December 1988. Written by George Layton, Executive Stress stars Penelope Keith as Caroline Fairchild, a middle-aged woman who decides to go back to work. Her husband, Donald, is played by Geoffrey Palmer in the first series. However, Palmer was unable to return for the second series, so Peter Bowles played Donald in the last two series. Keith and Bowles had previously appeared in together in To the Manor Born.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 157
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom
Similar in 77%
Blockbuster (2022)
Plot Summary:
In this feel-good workplace comedy, the staff at the last surviving Blockbuster video store tries to keep the business afloat.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 86%
The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991)
Plot Summary:
The New WKRP in Cincinnati is a sequel/spin-off of the original CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. It was made for the syndication market from 1991 to 1993. MTM Enterprises produced the show. Gordon Jump, Frank Bonner, and Richard Sanders reprised their roles from the original show. Other original cast members came in for guest spots, with Loni Anderson returning for two episodes, Tim Reid for one episode, and Howard Hesseman appearing in nine episodes total, as well as directing several other episodes.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious
Similar in 77%
Head Case (2007)
Plot Summary:
Meet Therapist Dr Elizabeth Goode. She's brash, unconventional, judgmental, but undeniably thriving as the "it" therapist to Hollywood's maladjusted elite. On a daily basis Dr Goode dishes her own unique methodology to a waiting room filled with a who's who from the world of entertainment, sports and music. (Celebrities appear on the show as themselves.).
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 710
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, mockumentary, dark comedy, fast
Similar in 82%
Beggars and Choosers (1999)
Plot Summary:
Beggars and Choosers is a comedy-drama series broadcast by Showtime. Developed by Peter Lefcourt and Brandon Tartikoff, the series was a comedic, behind-the-scenes look at network television. Its 42 episodes aired between June 19, 1999 and December 12, 2000.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 254
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious
Similar in 77%
Breaking & Entering (2013)
Plot Summary:
Breaking & Entering is an independent series about three friends seeking to enter Hollywood by breaking their backs working as assistants. B&E is based on and inspired by the lives of industry assistants who live and work in REAL HOLLYWOOD with NO ENTOURAGE. B&E speaks to the willingness to do whatever it takes to PAY YOUR DUES for your dreams while asking at what cost?.
IMDB Rating:
IMDB Votes:
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, captivating
Similar in 83%
Murphy Brown (1988)
Plot Summary:
Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television newsmagazine.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, talky, not serious, retro, clever, witty
Similar in 89%
Pauly (1997)
Plot Summary:
Pauly, a.k.a. The Pauly Shore Show, was a comedy television series on FOX in 1997, starring Pauly Shore. It was cancelled after five episodes, leaving two episodes unaired.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious
Similar in 88%
Dog Bites Man (2006)
Plot Summary:
Dog Bites Man is a partially improvised comedy television show on Comedy Central that aired in summer 2006. It began airing on The Comedy Channel in Australia in June 2007. The series was produced by DreamWorks Television.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: parody, humorous, stylized, not serious, sitcom, spoof, mockumentary, offbeat, realistic, alternative comedy
Similar in 75%
On the Air (1992)
Plot Summary:
On the Air is an American sitcom created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, and broadcast by ABC. In the United States only three episodes were aired, although seven were filmed. The program follows the antics of the staff of a fictional 1950s television network, as they try to put on a live variety program called "The Lester Guy Show", with disastrous results. It starred Ian Buchanan, Marla Rubinoff, Nancye Ferguson, Miguel Ferrer, Gary Grossman, and Mel Johnson, Jr. Directors included David Lynch, Mark Frost, Jack Fisk, Jonathan Sanger, Lesli Linka Glatter, and Betty Thomas.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: hilarious, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, experimental, avant garde, sitcom, slapstick comedy
Similar in 90%
After Lately (2011)
Plot Summary:
After Lately is an American television comedy. The series depicts, in mockumentary style, the behind the scenes goings-on at the office of the late-night talk show Chelsea Lately. The cast is made up of the actual writers and performers of Chelsea Lately, who play themselves as they suffer the indignities and relish the perks of show business, bicker and argue over trivial and petty matters, compete for show air time and personal approval from Chelsea, and produce a nightly late-night cable comedy show. Celebrity guest stars regularly appear, playing parody versions of themselves, interacting with Chelsea and the cast. The series began airing on E! on March 6, 2011.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 610
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, light, mockumentary, captivating, entertaining, parody, realistic, witty, not serious, sitcom
Similar in 84%
Almost Perfect (1995)
Plot Summary:
Almost Perfect is an American situation comedy that aired on the CBS television network from September 17, 1995 until October 30, 1996. The series focused on the professional life of the female executive producer of a television cop show, her witty, zany staff which doubled as her family, and initially, how she balanced her high-powered role with that of her newfound romance with a busy assistant D.A. The series was created by Ken Levine, David Isaacs and Robin Schiff, and produced by Levine & Isaacs Productions and Robin Schiff Productions, in association with Paramount Television. Levine and Isaacs were previously known for their work as writers and producers on the long-running Paramount-produced Cheers, as well as on its Paramount stablemate Wings. Like the latter shows, Almost Perfect featured a tight-knit ensemble aspect between the cast, which in this case was formed by the production staff of the fictional cop show. CBS canceled the series just four episodes into its second season. Six leftover episodes aired on Lifetime in December 1997, followed by reruns of the entire series surfacing on USA Network's weekday morning lineup between 1998 and 2001.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 270
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 90%
Watching Ellie (2002)
Plot Summary:
A single woman, Ellie Riggs, tries to navigate her way through the Los Angeles music scene and her own messy personal life.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 360
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 79%
Great News (2017)
Plot Summary:
A New Jersey mom puts her relationship with her daughter to the test when she lands an internship at the same TV station where her daughter works.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, light, humorous, entertaining, captivating, satirical
Similar in 90%
Blunt Talk (2015)
Plot Summary:
A British newscaster moves to Los Angeles with his alcoholic manservant and the baggage of several failed marriages to host a sanctimonious talk show.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, independent film, biting, suspense
Similar in 83%
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
Plot Summary:
When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus Flytrap to work with the station's burned-out veteran, Dr. Johnny Fever. Neurotic newsman Les Nessman, eager beaver Jan Smithers, sleazy salesman Herb Tarlek, blonde bombshell Jennifer Marlowe, who serves as the station's ultra-capable receptionist, and station manager Arthur Carlson, whose domineering mother owns WKRP, round out the eccentric bunch.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, vintage
Similar in 81%
Less Than Perfect (2002)
Plot Summary:
Claude Casey moved up in the secretarial world of television news, from temp to the anchor's desk. After her boss hires her full time, Claude realizes she may be in over her head in this world of assistants fighting to get ahead. But Claude is determined to prove that though she may not be perfect, she's not going down without a fight.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, hilarious, clever, biting, black comedy, suspense
Similar in 82%
The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)
Plot Summary:
The Jamie Foxx Show is an American television sitcom that aired on the WB Network from August 28, 1996 to January 14, 2001. The series stars Jamie Foxx, Garcelle Beauvais, Christopher B. Duncan, Ellia English, and Garrett Morris.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, black cinema
Similar in 87%
Good Morning, Miami (2002)
Plot Summary:
A talented young TV producer arrives in Miami to revamp the lowest-rated morning show in the country. Jake Silver risks taking the job when he sets eyes on the show's beautiful, down-to-earth hair stylist Dylan, who wows him like nobody before – and presents a romantic challenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 726
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical