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Comfort TV — Shows to Watch When You Just Want to Take It Easy
These picks will give you almost endless no-stress viewing.
Sometimes streaming can feel overwhelming. All those choices! There are times when we want to just kick back and veg without the hassle of constantly having to decide what to watch next. Maybe it’s a lazy Sunday on the couch, maybe you’re sick in bed, or maybe you just like the comfort of TV on in the background while you clean the house, make dinner, or finish up your workday. Well, great news —Peacock has lots of options to just “set it and forget it.” Here are some of our faves.
Multi-Season Comedies
Long the bread and butter of TV syndication, good, old-fashioned sitcoms never die. They’re super easy to just let roll in the background, and it’s less important to watch them in order since they’re all about the interaction of the beloved characters and the funny situations they get themselves into. Peacock has every episode of tons of long-running classics like The Office, Parks and Recreation, Modern Family, That ‘70s Show, 30 Rock, Two and a Half Men, Everybody Loves Raymond, Married… with Children, Frasier, and so many more. Repeat viewing encouraged — you’ll never run out of choices!
Bravo Reality
What will that Real Housewife or Chief Stew get themselves into next? The premise of most great reality shows is simple. It’s the people in them and the lives they live that make these shows so much fun. And they’re both easy to sample randomly and imminently bingeable. Whether you watch a single episode or 20 in a row, you’re sure to be rewarded with jaw-dropping antics and tea-spilling drama. Peacock has a vast selection of the very best of reality TV, including every episode of so many Bravo hits. Kick back and enjoy any of The Real Housewives shows, The Below Deck shows, The Southern Charm shows, the Million Dollar Listing shows, and so many more.
Competition Shows
Watching talented people apply their skills to beat out others and become “the best” at what they do (and hopefully win some cash along the way) is a tried-and-true formula — and the perfect excuse for a lazy afternoon binge sesh. Whether your jam is cooking, baking, fashion, make-up, or finding the perfect date, there’s a fun competition show for you streaming right now on Peacock. What are you waiting for? Stream Top Chef, Hell’s Kitchen, Baking It, Project Runway, Face Off, or Love Island now. And while you’re at it, don’t miss Peacock’s addictive new competition show The Traitors.
Procedurals
Shows about highly trained professionals tackling a new case each episode have been hugely popular since the dawn of television. Be they cops, firefighters, doctors, lawyers, or somewhere in between, the inherent excitement of their professions makes for highly watchable (and comforting) drama. And with less long-running story arcs, you can pop in at any point in the series and enjoy an episode or three. Peacock is loaded with procedurals, so next time you want something satisfying but easy, check out Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, the One Chicago franchise, House, New Amsterdam, or so many others.
Hallmark
Peacock is now streaming Hallmark Channel, the network that practically invented comfort TV. Whether it’s a charming romance, a teary family saga, a compelling mystery, or Christmas all year long, there’s a Hallmark pick just waiting for you. So if you’re in the mood for the joyful, heartwarming movies and shows that Hallmark is famous for, then put on your jammies, pour yourself some hot cocoa, and settle in for some seriously comforting streams.
Oldies But Goodies
The second half of the twentieth century was brimming with long-running, super-comforting, simply classic shows. In a time before cell phones, the internet, or social media, simple storytelling about people held sway, and TV was the best way to get your fill of it. It doesn’t matter if you’re old enough to remember these gems or not, you’re sure to enjoy the nostalgia, charm and comfortability of shows like Little House on the Prairie, Murder, She Wrote, Columbo, The Carol Burnett Show, Highway to Heaven, Leave it to Beaver, and so many more.
Peacock Channels
Remember the good old days of TV when you’d just set your set to a specific channel and watch whatever came on? Man, that was easy! Well, Peacock remembers those days, too. We’ve got dozens of channels streaming 24/7 organized around themes like sports, news, movies, comedy, true crime, specific shows like The Office and Saturday Night Live, Hallmark channels, and many more. If you want to just watch TV without thinking too hard about it and you haven’t discovered Peacock Channels yet, this is your lucky day.