Best Television Show Tournament Round 2a: How I Met Your Mother (24) vs Degrassi: The Next Generation (88)

[Chris]

How I Met Your Mother
Plot: 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.
Genres: Sitcom, Romantic comedy, Comedy drama
Created by: Carter Bays, Craig Thomas
Starring: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Cristin Milioti
On-air: September 19, 2005 – March 31, 2014


VS

Degrassi: The Next Generation
Plot: The lives of the kids at Degrassi Community School dealing with the serious and sometimes taboo issues that plague teenagers.
Genre: Teen drama
Created by: Yan Moore, Linda Schuyler
Starring: Miriam McDonald, Aubrey Drake Graham, Christina Schmidt, Melissa McIntyre, Sarah Barrable-Tishauer, Cassie Steele, Stefan Brogren, Jake Goldsbie, Shane Kippel, Ryan Cooley, Lauren Collins, Daniel Clark, Dan Woods, Pat Mastroianni, Jake Epstein, Andrea Lewis, Amanda Stepto, Stacie Mistysyn, Stacey Farber, Adamo Ruggiero, Ephraim Ellis, Mike Lobel, Deanna Casaluce, Jamie Johnston, Melissa DiMarco, Shenae Grimes, John Bregar, Dalmar Abuzeid, Marc Donato, Nina Dobrev, Mazin Elsadig, Charlotte Arnold, Paula Brancati, Steve Belford, Samantha Munro, Raymond Ablack, Jajube Mandiela, Aislinn Paul, Scott Paterson, Natty Zavitz, Evan Williams, Judy Jiao, Sam Earle, A.J. Saudin, Melinda Shankar, Jordan Hudyma, Argiris Karras, Kevin Jubinville, Annie Clark, Landon Liboiron, Jessica Tyler, Jahmil French, Cory Lee
On-air: October 14, 2001 – August 2, 2015​

 

[O-Blaze]

I have to go with Degrassi, honestly, it's just such a damn good show, really really good. I loved it. Some of the best drama I ever seen in a show.

 

[Lethal]

HIMYM 1-8 kicks Degrassi. Degrassi kicks S9 of HIMYM. HIMYM split decision.

 

[Keith]

Never seen Degrassi. Seen a decent amount of HIMYM. It’s very solid.