Derived forms of sitcoms / type of sitcoms are comedy, television program, television show, TV program, TV show, or a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life.
So technically a show like The Sopranos is considered a sitcom.
Huh??
The Sopranos is not a sitcom! Where'd you get that definition from? "A sitcom = a TV show"?? It's primarily a drama, not primarily a comedy. Despite the fact that most dramas introduce comedic elements into the story, that doesn't make them comedies. These are sitcoms.
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol
Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy?--Peter Griffin
It's primarily a drama, not primarily a comedy. Despite the fact that most dramas introduce comedic elements into the story, that doesn't make them comedies. 
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