situation comedy
noun1
Broadcasting, Comedy, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Media, Television An episodic comedy radio or television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation with the same set of characters.
- […] in a time of peril and opportunity, the old complacent, unbalanced fare of action-adventure and situation comedies is simply not good enough.1961 May 9, Newton N. Minow, Television and the Public Interest: