#18: Grace Under Fire
Starring Brett Butler as Grace Kelly, a tough, hard-drinking single mother rebuilding her life after leaving her abusive husband, this sitcom tackled such serious issues as addiction and domestic abuse with a humorous bent amid the daily grind of family sitcom life.
While most family sitcoms would not go there, Grace Under Fire actually allowed a view of what it might look like to endure these struggles in real life. In an era that saw shows like Roseanne and Murphy Brown, who would go on to define realism, Grace Under Fire is well and truly forgotten today.