Top 10 TV Shows Like 90210
This list includes the top ten TV shows that are the most similar to the 90210.
Great sitcoms are on the list, family dramas and one or two soap operas.
Its never easy to make such a list but I think I’ve manage it. Note that the order is not relevant.
Best Shows Like 90210
Party of Five
Created by: Christopher Keyser, Amy Lippman
Genre: Teen Drama
Running Time: 45 mins
Original Channel: Fox
Party of Five was on air from 1994 to 2000 on Fox. The show was crated by the duo of Cristopher Keyser and Amy Lippman. A great teen drama that runs for about 45 minutes per episode.
Their parents got killed by a drunk driver so the 5 siblings are left to themselves. The series is about how difficult it is to raise each-other and life in general.
The first impression was very bad, the show almost got canceled after the first season, at the end it lasted for 6 years.
Felicity
Created by: J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves
Genre: College Drama
Running Time: 42-45 mins
Original Channel: The WB
Felicity was on air from 1998 to 2002. Keri Russel does a great job in this college drama. The show was created by J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves
Felicity has a four year old crush on Ben Convington, at the graduation she asks him to sign her high-school year book. What he writes is so perfect that she decides to leave for New York instead of to medical school. And so the drama begins.
The debut attracted 7.1 million viewers. There are 4 seasons and 84 episodes.
ER
Created by: Michael Crichton
Genre: Medical Drama
Running Time: 45 mins
Original Channel: NBC
ER was on air from 1994 to 2009, it lasted for long 15 years, it was created by Michael Crichton, one of the more popular medical dramas.
Its setting takes place in Chicago, it is about the life’s of few emergency room doctors, it is a series with a lot of drama.
331 episodes is the total of the series, the first few seasons were very popular with about 20 million viewers. The popularity started to fade as the show entered its last five seasons.
Saved by the Bell
Created by: Sam Bobrick
Genre: Teen Sitcom
Running Time: 22-24 mins
Original Channel: NBC
Another NBC production and this time it’s called Saved by the Bell. A very old TV show, it was on air from 1989 to 1993.
Its about six students from Bayside High School in Palisades, California. Their life’s and relationships with each-other is the main setting of the show.
There are 86 episodes and 2 movies, make sure you watch the movies as-well if you decide to give the show a chance.
What I Like About You
Created by: Wil Calhoun, Dan Schneider
Genre: Teen Sitcom
Running Time: 22-24 mins
Original Channel: The WB
What I Like About You was on air from 2002 to 2006 on The WB. It was created by Wil Calhoun and Dan Schneider.
Holly’s father gets transferred to Japan and she is therefor forced to move to her sister in New York, they don’t get along and Holly turns her life upside down.
4 seasons and 86 episodes is the total of the show, a very interesting teen sitcom.
Friends
Created by: David Crane, Marta Kauffman
Genre: Sitcom
Running Time: 20-22 mins
Original Channel: NBC
Friends was on air for ten years, from 1994 to 2004. As far as sitcoms go this is my favorite, all six main characters are just amazing, every episode so well written.
Rachel comes back into Monica’s life unexpectedly, Ross had a huge crush on Rachel and the show basically revolves around that, Joey and Chandler are their neighbors, Joey a wannabe actor and Chandler…well nobody knows what he does exactly bu his sarcasm is hilarious. Phoebe is the last piece of the puzzle, a hippie with so many weird beliefs.
There are 236 episodes and 10 seasons, if by any chance you have missed out on this sitcoms then you just have to watch it. It doesn’t get better than Friends.
Baywatch
Created by: Michael Berk, Gregory J. Bonann, Douglas Schwrtz
Genre: Action Drama
Running Time: 45-48 mins
Original Channel: NBC, First-run syndication
Baywatch was on air from 1989 to 2001, 242 episodes and 11 seasons is the total of the show.
Mitch Buchannon is a veteran life-guard who overlooks on the other lifeguards who are there to protect the tourists from the raging seas. Beautiful people running around? well, that’t the beauty in it.
David Hasselhoff played probably the role of his life, I’m sure you have heard of this series.
7th Heaven
Created by: Brenda Hampton
Genre: Family Drama
Running Time: 44 mins
Original Channel: The WB, The CW
7th Heaven was on air for long 11 years, from 1996 to 2007. It was created by Brenda Hampton. It was both aired on The WB at first and then on The CW.
A minister and a stay-in-home mother deal with the drama and complexity of having 7 kids. Friends, neighbors and their love interest all take part in this family drama.
It was cited as one of the top ten family-friendly series. Another TV show you might have heard of, if family drama is what you are looking for, we’ve got you covered.
Beverly Hills, 90210
Created by: Darren Star, E. Duke Vincent, Aaron Spelling
Genre: Soap Opera, Teen Drama
Running Time: 45-48 mins
Original Channel: Fox
Beverly Hills, 90210 was on air for ten years, from 1990 to 2000.
Originally it is about high school kids living in the wealthy Beverly Hills. Then we will see them in their college days and so on… they will fall in love. become enemies so its a real soap opera.
The first soap opera on the list, one that lasted for a decade. So if you are searching for a TV shows that is like 90210, here you should start (if you don’t mind that its made in the 90s).
Gossip Girl
Created by: Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage
Genre: Teen Drama
Running Time: 39-44 mins
Original Channel: The CW
Gossip Girl was on our TV’s for five years. it was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.
Simply put, it is about privileged teens who make the decisions of their lives. It’s setting takes place in Upper Eastside of New York.
The first reception was mixed, even though it was one of the most anticipated new series. This shows is one of the most similar to the 90210. So if you haven’t watched it yet, you really should.
