{"id":109427,"date":"2026-05-07T10:55:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/what-are-your-favorite-under-the-radar-tv-shows\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:55:51","slug":"what-are-your-favorite-under-the-radar-tv-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/what-are-your-favorite-under-the-radar-tv-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Your Favorite Under-the-Radar TV Shows?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"hero-image hero-image-main hero-image-main_1 hero-bleed \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2.jpg\" alt=\"somebody somewhere tv show\" width=\"1737\" height=\"1178\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2.jpg 1737w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2-712x483.jpg 712w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2-680x461.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2-363x245.jpg 363w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2-1536x1042.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2-1272x863.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1737px) 100vw, 1737px\"\/><\/div>\n<p data-image-hide=\"1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2.jpg\" alt=\"somebody somewhere tv show\" width=\"1737\" height=\"1178\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2.jpg 1737w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2-712x483.jpg 712w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2-680x461.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2-363x245.jpg 363w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2-1536x1042.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bridget-everett-jeff-hiller-1-2048x1366-2-1272x863.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1737px) 100vw, 1737px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A couple months ago, we wrote about <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2026\/03\/11\/oh-hi-movie-molly-gordon\/\" target=\"_blank\">under-the-radar movies<\/a>, and you guys DELIVERED. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/plus_one_2019\" target=\"_blank\">Plus One<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42DHyTP\" target=\"_blank\">Goodbye Lenin<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dp92m5\" target=\"_blank\">The Place Beyond the Pines<\/a>!) So, today, I\u2019d love to ask: What are your favorite under-the-radar <em>TV shows<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p data-bleed=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"1\" data-article-image-position1=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/somebody-somewhere-tv-show.jpeg\" alt=\"somebody somewhere tv show\" width=\"1456\" height=\"1054\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/somebody-somewhere-tv-show.jpeg 1456w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/somebody-somewhere-tv-show-667x483.jpeg 667w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/somebody-somewhere-tv-show-680x492.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/somebody-somewhere-tv-show-768x556.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/somebody-somewhere-tv-show-1272x921.jpeg 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2023\/04\/05\/somebody-somewhere-season-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Somebody Somewhere<\/a>, if you haven\u2019t yet seen it, is a love story between two platonic friends (played by Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller) in Manhattan, Kansas. I love how the Midwestern characters are smart, hilarious, and nuanced \u2014\u00a0not just folksy and wholesome.<\/p>\n<p data-bleed=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"2\" data-article-image-position1=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/This-Way-Up-Season-2-Aine-Richard.jpg\" alt=\"this way up Aisling Bea\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/This-Way-Up-Season-2-Aine-Richard.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/This-Way-Up-Season-2-Aine-Richard-725x483.jpg 725w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/This-Way-Up-Season-2-Aine-Richard-680x453.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/This-Way-Up-Season-2-Aine-Richard-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2019\/09\/10\/this-way-up-tv-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">This Way Up<\/a>, written by Irish comedian Aisling Bea and co-starring our bff <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2023\/09\/07\/what-tv-character-do-you-secretly-feel-like-youre-friends-with\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sharon Horgan<\/a>, portrays depression in a way that felt <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2019\/09\/10\/this-way-up-tv-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">so true to me, personally<\/a>. Highly recommend watching if you loved <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2019\/03\/07\/catastrophe-season-four-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Catastrophe<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2019\/05\/28\/fleabag-season-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fleabag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-bleed=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"3\" data-article-image-position1=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pen15.jpeg\" alt=\"PEN15 tv show\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pen15.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pen15-644x483.jpeg 644w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pen15-680x510.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pen15-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Have you seen <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2019\/03\/26\/pen15-comedy-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">PEN15<\/a>? Anna Konkle (whose <a href=\"https:\/\/booksaremagic.net\/item\/DayRjyMnwHmkva60hC8gYA\" target=\"_blank\">memoir just came out<\/a>) and Maya Erskine play 13-year-old versions of themselves, and they are beyond hilarious. \u201cWe had a conversation about what\u2019s the most reject-y, awkward, funny, sad, messed-up time, and it kept coming back to middle school,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/03\/11\/arts\/television\/pen15-middle-school.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.cOU1.l4Ll2zrUnlnn&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\">Konkle said<\/a>. Don\u2019t miss the animated episode about going to Florida with Anna\u2019s dad and developing crushes on two guys at the hotel. It felt JUST like the Florida road trips my family took when I was in middle school. So exciting! So humid! A 21-hour-drive from Michigan!<\/p>\n<p data-bleed=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"4\" data-article-image-position1=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_afterparty-zoe-aniq.jpg.jpeg\" alt=\"the afterparty tv show Zoe Aniq\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_afterparty-zoe-aniq.jpg.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_afterparty-zoe-aniq.jpg-725x483.jpeg 725w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_afterparty-zoe-aniq.jpg-680x453.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_afterparty-zoe-aniq.jpg-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_afterparty-zoe-aniq.jpg-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_afterparty-zoe-aniq.jpg-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_afterparty-zoe-aniq.jpg-1272x848.jpeg 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/the_afterparty\" target=\"_blank\">The Afterparty<\/a>, a man dies mysteriously during the afterparty of a high school reunion, and a detective comes to investigate. She asks each party guest to describe their \u201cmind movie\u201d of the evening, and each episode follows a single character\u2019s answer. Depending on their perspective, each episode becomes a different genre \u2014\u00a0one is a rom-com, another is an action movie, a third is a musical. I laughed so much; what a clever conceit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What TV shows do you think are under-appreciated? Last night I started the second season of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RpctR3\" target=\"_blank\">SisterS<\/a>, which has been great; and I also <em>really<\/em> enjoyed <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2025\/01\/28\/pointelle-sweaters-mo-netflix-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mo<\/a>, starring Mo Amer as a Palestinian refugee in Houston who\u2019s trying to figure out work and love, while seeking asylum with his mom and siblings. xoxo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>P.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2020\/10\/08\/best-tv-shows-to-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cup of Jo\u2019s ultimate TV guide<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2019\/08\/14\/best-on-screen-chemistry\/\" target=\"_blank\">nine couples with the best on-screen chemistry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-meta aside-meta\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2026\/05\/06\/best-under-the-radar-tv-shows\/#comments\"><\/p>\n<p><span>254<\/span> COMMENTS<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2026\/05\/06\/best-under-the-radar-tv-shows\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple months ago, we wrote about under-the-radar movies, and you guys DELIVERED. 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