Shows like How I Met Your Mother: 20 to watch next
If you loved How I Met Your Mother (2005) — a comedy series created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of How I Met Your Mother most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like roommates, self-discovery and group of friends. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Friends 1994★ 8.4
Shares: Comedy
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.
Stream in India on Netflix, JioHotstar
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Friends with Better Lives 2014★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy
A comedy about six friends at different stages in their lives – married, divorced, newly engaged and single – who are outwardly happy, but secretly questioning if their friends have it better. Andi and Bobby are happily married with two kids but at times long for the days they had less responsibility and more fun; Will is newly single and preaching the bachelor lifestyle, but still pining for his ex-wife; Jules and Lowell are high on their passionate new relationship; and Kate has a successful career but may take a swan dive into the L.A. River when she finds out her last remaining single friend, Jules, just got engaged. When it comes to relationships, these six friends are finding it a challenge to look at each other without wondering… who really has the better life?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Benson 1979★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy
A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Will & Grace 1998★ 6.9
Shares: 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, relationships and their careers, butting heads at times but ultimately supporting one another while exchanging plenty of witty banter along the way.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Coupling 2000★ 7.9
Shares: Comedy
Six friends in their thirties navigate dating, sexual adventures, and mishaps on their quest to find love.
Stream in India on ManoramaMAX Amazon Channel, BBC Player Amazon Channel
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One Day at a Time 1975★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and their new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Unicorn 2019★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
A tight-knit group of best friends and family helps Wade embrace his “new normal” in the wake of the loss of his wife. As a sometimes ill-equipped but always devoted single parent to his two adolescent daughters, he is taking the major step of dating again.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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What's Happening!! 1976★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
Buddies Raj, Rerun and Dwayne come of age in 1970s Los Angeles. The trio have a penchant for mischief and trying to find ways of getting rich quick. Almost always the trio's schemes wind up getting them into trouble and it's up to Raj's mother Mabel to get them out of it. Also, half of the time, the guys get into trouble because of Raj's bratty sister Dee.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Different World 1987★ 7.2
Shares: 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 Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Class 2006★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
A group of 20-somethings who are inextricably bound together having shared the same third-grade class. Now face to face at an impromptu reunion to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the day they met, they wonder if they'll have anything in common besides vague memories of playground kisses and underwear sightings on the monkey bars. Turns out they do. After two decades apart for most of them, some are eager to show off, some want to rekindle old crushes and others just want to satisfy their curiosity.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Three Sons 1960★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy
A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shifting Gears 2025★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
Matt is a stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt's estranged daughter Riley and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Scrubs 2001★ 8.2
Shares: Comedy
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Yes, Dear 2000★ 6.7
Shares: 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 her husband, Greg, is a success in his career, his more difficult job is keeping his wife calm as they raise their two young children. While Kim is determined to be the perfect mother and perfect wife and to raise the perfect children, her sister, Christine Hughes, a very down-to-earth mother of two, continually reminds her that life will never be perfect. Christine's husband, Jimmy, often feels compelled to share with his brother-in-law his philosophy about being a husband and a parent while still remaining a man.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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American Housewife 2016★ 7.7
Shares: 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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Jeffersons 1975★ 7.3
Shares: 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.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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What I Like About You 2002★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy
Valerie Tyler is a 28-year-old organization freak who loves her 16-year-old sister Holly. Even if Holly is rambunctious. Spontaneous. Impulsive. Disconcerting. And definitely disorganized. Then Holly moves in with Val, and the sisters discover they may make better siblings than roomies.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Love, American Style 1969★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Suburgatory 2011★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
Single father George Altman is doing his best to raise his sixteen-year-old daughter Tessa in the big city. When he discovers a box of condoms in her bedroom, though, he decides the time has come to move her to a more wholesome and nurturing environment: the suburbs. But behind the beautiful homes and perfect lawns lurk the Franken-moms, spray tans, nose jobs, and Red Bull-guzzling teens who have nothing in common with Tessa. It’s a whole new world, one that makes George wonder if they haven’t jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Name Is Earl 2005★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now