20 Best TV Shows Of 2016 

19. New Girl

Best TV Shows 2016
Fox

Sometimes, you just need a good hang.

Now that New Girl is in its sixth season, it's not really getting the recognition it deserves (if it ever did, which I'm not sure of).

The show may not reinvent the wheel, but few sitcoms - especially traditional network ones - are as fun to spend time with as this.

Thanks to scheduling around Zooey Deschanel's pregnancy, the entirety of New Girl's fifth season aired in 2016, as well as the first half of Season 6. Both have been utterly hilarious, keeping a show that could've went stale feeling fresh, especially by bringing Hannah Simone's Cece into a bigger role and recognising that Lamorne Morris' weirdness as Winston is its secret weapon.

Every episode is packed with jokes, but amongst the laughter you come to care about all the offbeat characters within too. It may not be as edgy as some of its competitors, but for a comedy with humour and heart there's not much better, making this the perfect hangout sitcom.

Best Episode: Landing Gear

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NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far. A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.