10 Shows Like ABC's Home Economics | Screen Rant
Comedy TV fans were worried when Modern Family ended in 2020, fearing that ABC would be lacking in the family sitcom department. Thankfully, they had nothing to worry about because Home Economics quickly filled that void.
Premiering in April 2021, the sitcom follows the Hayward family adult siblings who all reside in different economic brackets. Together the siblings decide to attempt to put their financial differences aside to raise their children together while supporting each other in all aspects. With only two seasons out right now, fans are already looking for shows to help them fill the void between episodes and seasons.
Running for 5 seasons on ABC, Amerian Housewife followed the middle-class Otto family who moves to the wealthy town of Westport, Connecticut. While matriarch Katie tries to keep her family grounded, her kids have other plans fully committing to their wealthy town's lifestyle.
Like Home Economics, American Housewife does shine the light on economic differences amongst families. Both shows also feature hilarious and chaotic families, meaning there is no shortage of laughs.
Black-ish is one of ABC's most successful family sitcoms of all time. It centers on the Johnson family, with patriarch Dre determined to keep his children in tune with their culture and heritage while living in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.
While Black-ish does shine a light on family economics, it makes it more of a point to tell relevant and politically charged stories. Still, the shows have a lot of overlap in terms of character personalities and comedy styles.
Premiering on Netflix in March 2016, Friends From College follows a group of Harvard alumni in their 40s, who have managed to stay friends despite perusing their adult lives. The series features a hilarious ensemble cast and ran for two seasons on the streaming service before getting canceled.
While the friends in Friends from College may not be legally family, they are family. As such they have disagreements just like the characters in Home Economics. Both shows also make a point to showcase female friendships which is important.
Full House is one of the most iconic family sitcoms of the 1980s and 1990s. The series begins when Danny's brother-in-law and best friend move in to help him raise his three daughters after his wife's unexpected death. The series ran for eight seasons and earned a Netflix reboot in 2016.
Like Home Economics, Full House puts a lot of people with different personalities together (which makes for great comedy). Both shows also show what different parenting techniques look like.
Life In Pieces was a CBS family sitcom that ran for three seasons before it was eventually canceled. Told in vignettes, the series centered on adult siblings and their respective families with the storylines eventually intertwining to include the grandparents.
Like Home Economics, Life in Pieces centered on a large family who didn't always get along. Similarly, the in-laws in the group regularly supported each other just like they do in Home Economics.
Modern Family is, without a doubt, one of the most influential family sitcoms of the modern age. It ran for 11 seasons on ABC and won countless awards during that time. Told in a mockumentary style, the show followed adult siblings and their father as they navigated parenthood and siblinghood together.
Modern Family is definitely the most like Home Economics in that the siblings all lived different lives but managed to come together at least once every episode. They both also focus on the adults in the family rather than the young children.
Set in the 1980s, The Goldbergs centers on the Goldberg family who is constantly being video recorded by the family's youngest member, Adam. The episodes regularly involve the teen siblings' overbearing mother overstepping to include herself in her kids' lives which is one of the best running gags of the show.
The Goldbergs and Home Economics might take place in different decades, but the heart of the family comedies are the same. In fact, Adam and Tom both are similar leads since they like to document the lives of their family members -- sometimes without their consent.
The Middle aired alongside Modern Family for several years but was largely underrated despite its hilarious cast and storylines. The series centered on the working-class Heck family who live in middle America as they navigate the highs and lows of life.
While The Middle centers on the younger siblings, there's still a lot of overlap with Home Economics. From characters with quirky personalities to tackling economic family issues, these shows are actually pretty similar.
Schitt's Creek may have started as a the little tv show, but it eventually went on to become one of the best comedy shows of 2020 - sweeping the Emmys. Created by the father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, the series centered on the wealthy Rose family who discovers they are now broke and must relocate to a rundown middle-of-nowhere town they bought as a joke.
Like Home Economics, Schitt's Creek does focus on economic issues but in different ways considering the Roses' were once very wealthy. Both shows also focus on adult children and feature some of the best LGTBQ relationships and characters on TV.
Despite a hilarious and timely premise, Single Parents struggled to find an audience and was canceled by ABC after only two seasons. The series centered on an ensemble cast of single parents who band together to help one, a newly single father learn that it's important to find a balance between parenting and having a personal life.
While the cast was not familial related like Home Economics, they do share a lot of the same character relationships as the family. Both shows also focus on the importance of parenting and personal life balances.