

Shows Like Arli$$
A behind-the-scenes look at the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports following the eternally optimistic and endlessly resourceful L.A. sports agent Arliss Michaels whose Achilles' heel is his inability to say “no” to clients and employees.
Ranked by shared creators, cast, themes, genre, and network — not just generic recommendations.

Ballers
Direct spiritual successor: HBO comedy-drama about a sports agent/manager navigating big-money pro sports lives.

Entourage
HBO half-hour about an agent/manager juggling demanding clients in a glamorous LA industry — closest tonal match to Arli$$.

The Game
Comedy-drama set inside pro football culture focused on the players' handlers and partners — same sports-business satire lane.

Episodes
Half-hour single-camera satire of LA showbiz dealmaking with smarmy executives and clients — same insider-industry comedy DNA.

NewsRadio
Mid-90s workplace ensemble sitcom led by a fast-talking boss managing eccentric staff — closest contemporary tonal cousin.

Sports Night
Late-90s half-hour sports-world workplace comedy with rapid-fire dialogue and behind-the-scenes industry stakes.

Less than Perfect
Workplace sitcom about navigating egos and assistants in a media power center — similar office-politics comedy.

Benson
Workplace sitcom anchored by a sharp, capable operator handling the powerful people around him — similar protagonist archetype.

Bad Judge
Single-lead workplace comedy about a hard-charging professional whose private chaos undercuts the job — Arliss-style protagonist.

Man Seeking Woman
Single-lead half-hour comedy with absurdist flourishes; shares Arli$$'s fantasy-cutaway sensibility but not its sports-biz subject.

Last Man Standing
Lead-driven workplace/family sitcom about a self-assured marketing pro — overlapping audience but more domestic.

American Housewife
Single-camera comedy about navigating a wealthy, status-obsessed milieu — tonal cousin without the sports angle.

One Day at a Time
Classic character-driven sitcom from the same lineage of single-lead comedies that Arli$$ descends from.

Mama's Family
Older multi-cam sitcom with a strong central personality — overlap is era/format more than content.
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