December Will Be a Really Bad Month for 'How I Met Your Mother' Fans

December Will Be a Really Bad Month for 'How I Met Your Mother' Fans Marshall, Lilly, Barney, Robin, and Ted discuss pick-up lines in How I Met Your Mother's The Naked Man.Image via CBS By  Erielle Sudario Published 21 minutes ago

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One of the biggest sitcoms that aired between the mid-2000s and the mid-2010s will no longer be available on Netflix next month. All nine seasons of How I Met Your Mother will be leaving the streaming giant on December 3, 2025, which means now will be the last time for you to binge this iconic TV series. The show first aired in 2005 and was nominated for numerous awards throughout its run. How I Met Your Mother follows Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor), an architect from New York, as he tells his kids the story of how he met their mother.

Throughout the nine seasons, the series centered on Ted's time in New York and his various love interests before he met his future wife, Tracy (Cristin Milioti). How I Met Your Mother was praised by fans and critics alike, earning an 84% critic score and an 85% audience score, despite its notoriously controversial series finale. Additionally, Neil Patrick Harris, who played Ted's womanizing best friend, Barney Stinson, was nominated for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" four times at the Primetime Emmy Awards and won numerous accolades at the Primetime Creative Emmy Awards.

Years after How I Met Your Mother ended, a spin-off series called How I Met Your Father premiered in 2022. The show starred Hilary Duff as Sophie Tompkins, a hopeless romantic looking for her soulmate. The spin-off had references to and Easter Eggs from the original show, as well as appearances from previous characters. Unfortunately, the show was canceled after two seasons.

More Shows Like 'How I Met Your Mother'

If you're looking for shows like How I Met Your Mother, fortunately, some sitcoms follow a similar premise. One notable example is Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004. Also set in New York, it follows a group of friends as they live their everyday lives and navigate a will-they-wont-they romance. All 10 seasons are available to stream on HBO Max.

Another sitcom worth considering is The Big Bang Theory, where, just like How I Met Your Mother, it also follows a group of friends, but this time, they're geeky and awkward scientists, who become friends with an aspiring actress who lives next door. Unlike How I Met Your Mother, whose spin-off was cancelled, The Big Bang Theory franchise has found such massive success that it now has two spin-off shows, Young Sheldon and Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, and a third one is currently in development.

How I Met Your Mother is available to stream on Netflix until December 3.

How I Met Your Mother

Like Follow Followed TV-14 Comedy Drama Romance Release Date 2005 - 2014-00-00 Network CBS Showrunner Craig Thomas Directors Michael J. Shea Writers Chris Harris, Stephen Lloyd, Joe Kelly, Robia Rashid, Greg Malins, Chris Marcil, Phil Lord, Sam Johnson, Tami Sagher, Gloria Calderon Kellett

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• Josh Radnor Ted Mosby
• Neil Patrick Harris Barney Stinson

A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.

Main Genre Comedy Genres Comedy, Drama, Romance Seasons 9 Producers Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Pamela Fryman, Stewart Halpern-Fingerhut, Chuck Tatham, Kourtney Kang, Barbie Adler, Missy Alexander, Theresa Mulligan, Rachel Axler, Matt Kuhn Creator(s) Craig Thomas, Carter Bays Story By Carter Bays; Craig Thomas; Rob Greenberg Streaming Service(s) Amazon Prime Video Powered by Expand Collapse

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