This Underrated Sitcom Deserves More Recognition Than Friends

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The 90s were a brilliant time for sitcoms, with shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Boy Meets World, Family Matters, Full House, A Different World, Seinfeld, Sister Sister, Martin, The Nanny, and many others competing for weekly ratings. This era featured a diverse group of faces in comedic shows on a weekly basis, each with its own stories to tell.

It would be impossible to mention 90s sitcoms without mentioning the success of Warner Bros. In addition to Family Matters, Full House, The Wayans Bros., and quite a few others, the studio produced Living Single and Friends. These two series premiered within a year of one another and have a similar sitcom plot, but only one of them is actively remembered and celebrated consistently.

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From 1993 to 1998, Living Single aired on Fox over the course of 5 seasons. The series was distributed by Warner Bros., which produced some of the most popular sitcoms in the 90s. Its cast included six main characters who changed the way Black characters were being portrayed on television. When paired with series like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Family Matters, A Different World, Martin, and Sister Sister, which were also on the air during this time, Black characters were no longer supporting additions to that were only meant to serve as a stereotypical form of comedic relief for the focal character. Instead, Living Single's group of six began to tell a women-driven story of friendship, love, and success.

The series was created by Yvette Lee Bowser who had previously worked on A Different World. As the creator, she landed Queen Latifah, Kim Coles, Kim Fields, Erika Alexander, T.C. Carson, and John Henton as the leads