# Who is the best boss in sitcom history?

> Some of them earned the corner office. Others just happen to be sitting in it, and the show works either way.

*By YPB Team · Published August 25, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-boss-in-sitcom-history*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Leslie Knope** — score 1000/1000
   Deputy director of the Pawnee parks department, played by Amy Poehler on Parks and Recreation.
2. **Deangelo Vickers** — score 857/1000
   Michael Scott's short-lived successor at Dunder Mifflin, played by Will Ferrell.
3. **Michael Scott** — score 835/1000
   Regional manager of Dunder Mifflin Scranton, played by Steve Carell on The Office.
4. **Captain Raymond Holt** — score 835/1000
   Precinct commander on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, played by Andre Braugher.
5. **David Brent** — score 571/1000
   Slough branch manager on the UK Office, played by Ricky Gervais.
6. **Selina Meyer** — score 467/1000
   Vice president and later president on Veep, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
7. **Ron Swanson** — score 467/1000
   Libertarian director of the Pawnee parks department, played by Nick Offerman.
8. **Mr. Burns** — score 467/1000
   Owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant on The Simpsons.
9. **Jack Donaghy** — score 467/1000
   NBC executive on 30 Rock, played by Alec Baldwin.
10. **Sam Malone** — score 343/1000
   Former ballplayer who owns the bar on Cheers, played by Ted Danson.
11. **Louis Litt** — score 343/1000
   Demanding senior partner on Suits, played by Rick Hoffman.
12. **Lou Grant** — score 343/1000
   Gruff news director on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, played by Ed Asner.
13. **Ted Lasso** — score 190/1000
   American coach running AFC Richmond, played by Jason Sudeikis.
14. **Ava Coleman** — score 190/1000
   Unqualified but unbothered principal on Abbott Elementary, played by Janelle James.

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