15 comfort shows and one sentence about why they comfort me

These are in no particular order.

1. Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated: Friendship! Always finding the bad guy! Plus, Star Trek references!
2. Gilmore Girls: A show shared with some dear friends.
3. Friends: Also a show shared with some dear friends.
4. Real Housewives: I guess, since I've seen it all, it's just comforting to escape my drama with familiar, removed drama.
5. Survivor: I guess it's easy to get lost in and there is such a back catalog of it that I can just watch on end and not think about it.
6. Say Yes to the Dress: It's simple and pretty.
7. Sweet Magnolias: It's just so pleasant.
8. Nailed It!: Nicole Byer is so charming, the cakes are so funny, and, mostly, it celebrates trying your best.
9. Bridgerton: Escapist romance can carry me away.
10. One Day at a Time: To be fair, I haven't watched this in a while, but I found the family so loving and comforting.
11. The Try Guys: Technically, this is its own channel now, but I guess I like it all. The videos are goofy, heartfelt, and, sometimes, informative.
12. The Bachelor: It's simple, formulaic, and has enough dashes of drama to keep me interested.
13. 90 Day Fiancé: Now, I generally prefer to watch the new stuff, but I guess I find it comforting because it's a show I share with friends and because there is, in a good season, a balance between love to root for and relationships to laugh at.
14. Leverage: I love this show so much. It has heart, humor, and hijinks. It has found family, heists, and action. I adore it, and I also share this adoration with dear friends.
15. RuPaul's Drag Race: I've seen it all, but that doesn't stop it from being dazzlingly distracting.

(Prompt by Eleanor Pratt)

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