The Best New York TV Shows on Hoopla
Finding a good New York TV show to watch can be hard, so we've ranked the best ones and included where to watch them. Check out our list of the best New York TV shows of all time streaming on Hoopla.
1. The Alienist
What it's about: New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.
Where to Watch: 18 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (HBO MAX, Hoopla & TVision). 5 episodes (28%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (TNT). 18 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).
2. Love & Hip Hop New York
What it's about: When people think of the hip hop life, they think of the players - the men who shape the music and the blinged-out lifestyle that comes with success. The fact is the hip hop life is different for the women involved: the spouses, girlfriends or artists trying to define themselves in a world where men are still calling the shots.
Where to Watch: 1 episodes (1%) are available to watch free online (VH1). 127 episodes (90%) are available to stream on a subscription service (Philo, fuboTV, Hoopla & 2 others). 15 episodes (11%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (VH1). 141 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).
3. Family Affair
What it's about: Family Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment. Davis' traditional English gentleman's gentleman, Mr. Giles French, also had adjustments to make as he became saddled with the responsibility of caring for 15-year-old Cissy and the 6-year-old twins, Jody and Buffy. The show ran for 138 episodes. Family Affair was created and produced by Don Fedderson, also known for My Three Sons and The Millionaire.
Where to Watch: 138 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (Tubi & IMDb TV). 136 episodes (99%) are available to stream on a subscription service (Hoopla). 138 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 3 services (Google Play, Prime Video & YouTube).
4. Grounded for Life
What it's about: Right out of high school, Sean Finnerty got his girlfriend Claudia pregnant. Now she’s his wife, and at just 32, he’s somehow found himself with 14-year-old daughter Lily, two little boys, and a constant struggle between his need to be responsible and his desperate desire to be irresponsible. His judgmental father Walt and devil-may-care brother Eddie are no help at all. When they all get together, stories always start to fly. Of course, Sean’s family will never let him finish a story; they interrupt, they debate, they derail, they defend themselves; just like any good family would.
Where to Watch: 91 episodes (100%) are available to watch free online (Tubi, PlutoTV, Peacock & 3 others). 91 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, fuboTV & Hoopla). 89 episodes (98%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (Prime Video).
5. The Jim Gaffigan Show
What it's about: Comedy about a husband and wife trying to raise their five kids in a New York two-bedroom apartment.
Where to Watch: 1 episodes (4%) are available to watch free online (TVLand). 24 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a subscription service (Hoopla & Paramount+). 17 episodes (71%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (TVLand). 23 episodes (96%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).
6. Public Morals
What it's about: Set in the early 1960's in New York City's Public Morals Division, where cops walk the line between morality and criminality as the temptations that come from dealing with all kinds of vice can get the better of them.
Where to Watch: 10 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a subscription service (Hoopla). 10 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).
7. Little Women: NY
What it's about: A group of little ladies navigate the Big Apple while facing obstacles that test people even of average height like hailing cabs, catching subways and traversing crowded streets. These east coast besties scramble to try to make it big in Manhattan, supporting one another every step of the way as they prove that “if they can make it there, they’ll make it anywhere”.
Where to Watch: 17 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a subscription service (Philo & Hoopla). 17 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (Lifetime). 17 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).
8. The City
What it's about: The City is an American reality television series that originally aired on MTV from December 29, 2008 until July 13, 2010. Developed as the spin-off of The Hills, the series aired two seasons and focused on the personal and professional lives of several young women residing in New York City, New York. Its premise was conceived by Adam DiVello, while Liz Gateley served as the executive producer. The series originally focused on Whitney Port, who appeared in its predecessor, as she began employment with Diane von Fürstenberg. It additionally placed emphasis on her workplace rival Olivia Palermo, Port's boyfriend Jay Lyon, his roommate Adam Senn, and her friend Erin Lucas. The latter three were replaced by Port's roommate Roxy Olin and Palermo's enemy Erin Kaplan for the second half of the first season.The City received generally mixed reviews from critics, and proved less successful than The Hills. Like its predecessor, the series was often criticized for tending towards a narrative format more commonly seen in scripted genres including soap operas, and appearing to fabricate much of its storyline. The show has distributed all seasons to DVD.
Where to Watch: 35 episodes (95%) are available to stream on a subscription service (Hoopla & Paramount+). 12 episodes (32%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (MTV). 36 episodes (97%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 2 services (iTunes & Prime Video).
9. The Whole Truth
What it's about: As District Attorney Kathryn Peale and defense attorney Jimmy Nolan rally their teams around their arguments and prepare to go head-to-head in the the courtroom, they make frantic moves and countermoves of complex legal wrangling to tilt justice in their favor.
Where to Watch: 6 episodes (75%) are available to stream on a subscription service (Hoopla).