24 TV Shows To Turn On In The Background When You Just Need Some Comfort

"The Golden Girls theme song is such a comfort! Instantly lowers your blood pressure and puts a smile on your face. It triggers all the memories from watching it as a kid."

—u/surgeonmama

"The best show of all time. Except I wouldn’t turn it on just for background noise because then I’d miss all of the little golden nuggets — the directors missed NOTHING — although I suppose you could if you’ve seen it enough times."

—u/Leather-Used

"I'm pretty sure I’ve watched Bob's Burgers at least 50 times now. I love the animation and colors, and it's so soothing."

—u/bardnotbrad

"Have you discovered Roadshow on YouTube yet? I watch it almost every day."

—u/pieohmi

"I like watching How It's Made and Modern Marvels, stuff like that. Vaguely informative stuff that isn't super serious, so if I miss something, no biggie, but also it contains subjects that are endlessly fascinating to me."

—u/I_DRINK_ANARCHY

"I like watching the last couple of seasons with Mary Berry and Mel and Sue, but now that those are off Netflix, it's the season where Giuseppe wins."

—u/ImSenorFloppypaws

"I have all 22 seasons on my Plex server and I just put it on whenever I need something to watch or just play in the background."

—u/pops992

"The only thing that prevents me from watching this show before bed is the loud trumpets in the opening."

—u/maiobserver

"We’ve watched it through probably close to 20 times. We just keep looping back to Season 1, going, 'Aww, look! It’s baby Luke!'"

—u/ceilingkat

"I've re-watched it so many times, just the audio is enough. My memory can fill out the rest. It's the perfect show for background noise for me."

—u/eshian

"I could watch entire marathons of it, back to back, and still never get tired of it."

—u/ZenMacros

"I love King of the Hill. I fall asleep to it all the time. But that damn opening music wakes me up sometimes."

—u/Pizza_Squeegee

"My husband: 'Are you watching The Office again?' Me: 'I never stop watching.'"

—u/Schwartznado_22

"I’ve seen it enough I don’t need to pay attention. The dialog always puts me in a good mood."

—u/No_Balls_01

"Friends got me through unhappiness in college being on the TV in the background. It will always be my go-to."

—u/Careless_Eye9603

"Especially in the fall. I've lost count of how many times I've watched it. I love how every time I watch the show, I catch a new reference."

—u/oubaiouracha

"I put it on every night when I’m trying to fall asleep. I like that it doesn’t have a theme song, so I don’t have to worry about it waking me back up."

—u/Ok_Illustrator8735

"Pick your Star Trek. TV, comfort food, with a dash of hope for the future on top."

—u/Totallynotatworknow

"I had a sleep study done, and my specialist told me that 1/3 of his patients fall asleep to The Simpsons."

—u/alicehooper