Do you have a favorite show that you could never get bored of? The ones you fall asleep to at night, or the ones you just can’t stop rewatching over and over again? These shows that you seem to have so much attachment to are called comfort shows. No matter the time in the day, you could turn on your comfort show, and whether you’re feeling sad, happy, or anxious. Any emotion pairs well with relaxing to your favorite show.
Comfort shows could be any genre of show, although more often than not, they are sit-coms. Maybe you like horror, action, sitcoms, you name it. It just depends on what kind of show calms you down. There is no limit or rules to enjoying a show which you fall asleep to or find comfort in. A lot of shows can be seen as a comfort show. Just a few examples of this type of show are Gilmore Girls, Greys Anatomy, The Office, lots of cooking shows, and more.
While many of these shows were popular when they were on broadcast tv, they have taken on a new life as comfort shows since they hit streaming. Kids who weren’t even alive when the shows were airing have seen whole series over and over again. In the article “32 Popular TV Shows that Got Even More Popular on Streaming,” it says that shows like Suits, Breaking Bad, The Office, and Avatar: The Last Airbender gained the most viewers they had ever had and serious popularity after their runs were over.
When you think of a comfort show, or just a show that you fall asleep to, it usually wouldn’t be very dark, violent, depressing to watch, etc. Comfort shows tend to be more lighthearted, and some are comedies. People like to re-watch shows with characters that they would want to be friends with, or people they would idolize.
My personal falling asleep show is Gilmore Girls. It’s one of my favorite shows ever, and it has been a comforting show to me since I first watched it. Watching it is powerful–it can change my mood from stressed out to calm. It always helps me chill after I have a bad day because it is a very humorous show and also a relatable show in my eyes. Even though I am not a super wealthy only child going to an exclusive private school, I relate to this show because as you get further into the seasons, Lorelai and Rory start to fall apart and we see that their lives are messy and complicated like everyone else’s.
There’s lots of discussion online on the topic of falling asleep shows; there are so many qualities that make a falling asleep show, a falling asleep show. In this article from the website Glamour, ‘Here’s Why You Need TV Shows to Fall Asleep’ it states, “I’ve occasionally turned to movies as comedy calmatives or dramedy dramamine” which also shows that you do not have to stick to primarily TV shows, but also movies can be considered a falling asleep show. So, when things get overwhelming, find your comfort show and press play.
