Ted Lasso
Shares rank 42 of 60 TV series by recommenders
People recommend it for its optimistic, warm tone and emotional pull. Critics say the tone can feel smarmy and that its success was partly due to circumstance.
People recommend it for its optimistic, warm tone and emotional pull. Critics say the tone can feel smarmy and that its success was partly due to circumstance.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 62%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Emotional impact and memorable quotes
“Greatest thing that ever happened for my social life was hearing Ted Lasso quote”
Comment from 16 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic?” “Ted Lasso actually reminded me a lot of NEX in how it made me feel.”
Comment from 17 May 2026 in “Magical Realism: "Northern Exposure" 25 Years Later (2015)” Great, ambitious show
“Ted Lasso , Severance , and For All Mankind are huge stand-outs in their scope, depth, and ambition”
Comment from 22 Apr 2026 in “Another Day Has Come” “Ted Lasso is a great show”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Transparent leadership beats servant leadership”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Ted LassoThis page | 8 | 5 | 62% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
12 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Silo, Ted Lasso, Severance and Slow Horses do not have purchasable releases at all.”
“Actors writing for themselves is a mistake.”
“The last series was absolutely appalling”
“Not even just like Ted Lasso faking the stadiums/fields they were on, but just retouching every single little thing.”
“Ted Lasso actually reminded me a lot of NEX in how it made me feel.”
“Ted Lasso , Severance , and For All Mankind are huge stand-outs in their scope, depth, and ambition”
“That's really their only large mainstream success and in my estimation that success was largely a product of circumstance.”
“I think 1st season Ted Lasso works. The contrast between his optimism and everyone else's cynicism made i good.”
“Ted Lasso comes off as so smarmy that it's insincere to me”
“Greatest thing that ever happened for my social life was hearing Ted Lasso quote”
“Nobody asked for Ted Lasso”
“Ted Lasso is a great show”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.