It's only July, and despite the fact that we are only just over halfway through the year, the television schedule has been relentless. It would not be wrong to say that 2017 has delivered a lot of hilarious dramas, great comedies, and suspense series. We’ve had long-awaited returns, novel adaptations, and a couple of biopics during this year – but the following shows are still the best.
‘Will & Grace'
“Will & Grace” is a popular American sitcom developed by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. The story revolved around two friends -- Will Truman and Grace Adler – who faced a lot of problems but did not give up on each other.
Despite initial criticism for its portrayal of lesbian characters, “Will & Grace” became NBC’s most successful series. Throughout its eight-year run, this program received various awards and nominations, including sixteen Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes. Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, and Sean Hayes played the leading characters in “Will & Grace.”
‘Saturday Night Live’
“Saturday Night Live” is a late-night comedy created by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show first premiered on NBC in October 1975. A large number of repertory and newer cast members perform different comedy sketches to attract more and more viewers. Throughout four decades, “Saturday Night Live” received various awards, including fifty Primetime Emmy Awards, three Peabody Awards, and four Writers Guild of America Awards.
Its most prominent cast members are Rachel Dratch, Chris Rock, Amy Poehler, David Spade, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Forte, Tracy Morgan, Maya Rudolph, and Chris Parnell.
‘Sex and the City’
“Sex and the City” is one of the most famous and successful comedies to date. Darren Star developed this series for HBO. The original run of the show had a total of 95 episodes.
Based on a novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell, “Sex and the City” explored the lives of four young ladies who decided to remain inseparable in each other. The cast included Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon. The show received both criticism and acclaim for its characters and subject.
It received fifty Emmy Award nominations and twenty Golden Globes. Entertainment Weekly has named “Sex and the City” as “best show of all time.” in 2014, TV Guide ranked the series at No. 30 on its list of “Best Television Series.” In 2013, The New York Times praised this show’s costumes and called Patricia Field the best designer in the world.
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