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1996·7 seasons·80 eps·HBO·7.1
Comedy

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.

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Ballers

Ballers

2015·S5 · 47 episodes·7.6
PERFECT

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

Entourage

Entourage

2004·S8 · 96 episodes·8.4
PERFECT

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

The Game

The Game

2006·S9 · 146 episodes·6.9
PEER

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

Episodes

Episodes

2011·S5 · 41 episodes·7.8
PEER

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

NewsRadio

NewsRadio

1995·S5 · 97 episodes·8.0
PEER

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

Sports Night

Sports Night

1998·S2 · 45 episodes·8.3
PEER

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

Less than Perfect

Less than Perfect

2002·S4 · 81 episodes·7.0
ADJACENT

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

Benson

Benson

1979·S7 · 158 episodes·7.2
ADJACENT

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

Bad Judge

Bad Judge

2014·S1 · 13 episodes·6.0
ADJACENT

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

Man Seeking Woman

Man Seeking Woman

2015·S3 · 30 episodes·7.8
COUSIN

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

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

2011·S9 · 194 episodes·7.5
COUSIN

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

American Housewife

American Housewife

2016·S5 · 103 episodes·7.4
COUSIN

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

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

1975·S9 · 210 episodes·6.6
COUSIN

Classic character-driven sitcom from the same lineage of single-lead comedies that Arli$$ descends from.

Mama's Family

Mama's Family

1983·S6 · 130 episodes·7.3
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Older multi-cam sitcom with a strong central personality — overlap is era/format more than content.

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