--- title: TV Shows to Watch When You're Feeling Stressed description: From 'Parks and Recreation' to 'Bob’s Burgers,' here are eight feel-good shows to watch when you're feeling stressed. canonical: https://time.com/6157461/tv-shows-to-watch-when-stressed/ author: Shannon Carlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2022-03-15T15:24:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T14:00:22.481Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 8 TV Shows to Watch When You're Feeling Stressed og:description: From 'Parks and Recreation' to 'Bob’s Burgers,' here are eight feel-good shows to watch when you're feeling stressed. og:url: https://time.com/6157461/tv-shows-to-watch-when-stressed/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe0e551f1981110c/698a2fee011682038c981ab2/GBBO-S5-058.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Great British Bake Off S5 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 8 TV Shows to Watch When You're Feeling Stressed twitter:description: From 'Parks and Recreation' to 'Bob’s Burgers,' here are eight feel-good shows to watch when you're feeling stressed. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe0e551f1981110c/698a2fee011682038c981ab2/GBBO-S5-058.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 8 TV Shows to Watch When You're Feeling Stressed > Sponsored content. 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(Looking at you, [_Euphoria_](https://time.com/5606243/euphoria-zendaya-tv-show-review/)_._) Sometimes it’s best to cuddle up with a bit of [comfort TV](https://time.com/5930114/best-comfort-tv-shows/) that warms your heart and calms your nerves like a big mug of hot cocoa topped with whipped cream and mini-marshmallows. Most of us have a few feel-good favorites that we turn to in times of need, but what happens when you can’t possibly bring yourself to press play on another episode of [_Gilmore Girls_](https://time.com/4526406/gilmore-girls-quiz-facts-trivia/)? What if [Michael Scott](https://time.com/5763852/best-the-office-memes/)’s cringe offensive in _The Office_ is just too much to bear when you’re dealing with the Sunday scaries? What if—gasp—you become numb to [_Ted Lasso_](https://time.com/6081493/ted-lasso-season-2/)’s charms? If you’re looking for something to ease your troubles, here’s a list of shows to watch when you’re feeling stressed. These are the series that are bound to give viewers all the positive feels and none of the negative ones. No hate-watching here: it’s all love. Unlike anxiety-inducing dramas such as [_Ozark_](https://time.com/5375670/jason-bateman-ozark/) or [_Squid Game_](https://time.com/6104461/jung-ho-yeon-squid-game/), these happy-go-lucky half-hour comedies and heartwarming reality shows will keep your heart rate low and your doctor happy. Nail-biting cliffhangers? We don’t know them. ## **_Parks and Recreation_** Leslie Knope, the always sunny [Pawnee politician played by Amy Poehler](https://time.com/3678205/parks-and-recreation-politics/), is the kind of leader we need in these uncertain times: a hard-working, ambitious, mid-level bureaucrat who loves her job almost as much as she loves waffles topped with whipped cream. Don’t worry: Leslie understands the importance of finding work-life balance, which is why whenever she lists the three most important things in her life (friends, waffles, work) in order of importance, she puts “work” last. [_Watch it on Peacock_](https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/tv/parks-and-recreation/5883799404534408112) ## **_Bob’s Burgers_** If burger puns and fart jokes make you happy, you’ll fit right in with the Belchers. At Bob’s burger joint, there often aren’t enough butts in the seats, much to [backside-obsessed eldest daughter Tina](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBO8WF2vja4)’s chagrin. But on this animated family series, there’s always a lot of love to go around. [_Watch it on_ _Hulu_](https://www.hulu.com/series/bobs-burgers-fdeb1018-4472-442f-ba94-fb087cdea069) ## **_Broad City_** [Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer](https://time.com/3668358/broad-city-abbi-jacobson-abbi-glazer-8-things/)’s Comedy Central series, in which they play hyper and often high versions of themselves, is like [_I Love Lucy_](https://time.com/6046897/i-love-lucy-little-ricky/) for millennials. Instead of working at a chocolate factory to prove something to their husbands like Lucy and Ethel did, Abbi and Ilana have to clean the apartment of a diaper-wearing man-child to buy tickets to a Lil Wayne concert. Every episode of _Broad City_ is a high jinks-filled lesson in survival that requires a partner in crime. [_Watch it on Hulu_](https://www.hulu.com/series/broad-city-25fd484f-f2e1-43ff-a671-afd13d095690) ## **_The Great British Baking Show_** After a hard day at work, spend some time with [the _Great British Baking Show_ gang](https://time.com/5037696/best-british-tv-shows/)—whose critiques of even the most unsuccessful bakes are punny, not punitive. No one likes being told they have a “soggy bottom,” but these judges certainly aren’t [Gordon Ramsay](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2025898%5F2025900%5F2026132,00.html). The lovely can-do attitude of this beloved food competition series might be why you’ll find it hard to watch just one episode per day. Luckily, there are nearly 60 episodes full of sweet talkers and even sweeter treats to gobble up on Netflix. [_Watch it on Netflix_](https://www.netflix.com/title/80063224) ## **_Superstore_** Low wages, union busting, inhumane work conditions. These aren’t the most hilarious topics, but somehow this workplace comedy about a big-box store in St. Louis, starring America Ferrera and Ben Feldman, tackles difficult issues with so much humor and grace that viewers are left feeling better about humanity rather than worse. [_Watch it on Hulu_](https://www.hulu.com/series/727810b8-e54b-4f01-9381-a79ab5661bf7) _or_ [_Peacock_](https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/tv/superstore/9011948124334119112) ## **_A World of Calm_** Don’t worry if you doze off while watching this immersive documentary series that covers everything from coral reefs to glass blowing. These ASMR-friendly “sleep stories” narrated by [Zoë Kravitz](https://time.com/6151836/batman-matt-reeves/), [Nicole Kidman](https://time.com/6093259/nicole-kidman-expats/), [Idris Elba](https://time.com/5951833/concrete-cowboy-idris-elba/), and other celebs were designed to send you off into dreamland. Falling asleep with [Keanu Reeves](https://time.com/5603032/keanu-reeves-best-moments/) beats counting sheep, that’s for sure. [_Watch it on HBO Max_](https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GX23urwuo4MNYwwEAAAPq:type:series?camp=googleHBOMAX) ## **_One Day at a Time_** This modern update of the [Norman Lear](https://time.com/5932112/all-in-the-family-anniversary/) classic, starring Justina Machado as a single mom raising two kids, is more than a nostalgia play. The Netflix sitcom focuses on a Cuban-American family, allowing for a too-often underrepresented view on major topics such as mental illness, gender identity, and racism. That might sound heavy, but no matter how serious the topic, _One Day at a Time_ always lands the joke. It helps that [Rita Moreno](https://time.com/collection/firsts/4898542/rita-moreno-firsts/) is often the one delivering the one-liners. [_Watch it on Netflix_](https://www.netflix.com/watch/80118600?source=35&trackId=254743534) ## **_Making It_** _Parks and Recreation_ co-stars Amy Poehler and [Nick Offerman](https://time.com/3894764/nick-offerman-gumption-parks-rec/) are the creators and hosts of the kindest, gentlest reality show ever made. Each week, crafty contestants work on DIY projects that range from making one-of-a-kind wedding toppers to front-door holiday displays, all in the hopes of becoming the season’s “Master Maker.” The honor comes with an adorable little patch and, often, a whole lot of happy tears. Keep the tissues close, because you’re bound to bawl your eyes out before each episode is through. Tears of joy, of course. 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