History Main / SundayEveningDramaSeries

* ''Casualty1906'' although it arguably pushes the boundaries of this trope by being post-{{watershed}} and therefore slightly HarmfulToMinors.

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A British trope in particular, these are quiet, inoffensive drama series, often of the CostumeDrama variety, that Creator/TheBBC or {{ITV}} sticks on Sunday evening (5.30pm to 8.30pm). They are designed for all the family to watch before the stress of Monday.

A British trope in particular, these are quiet, inoffensive drama series, often of the CostumeDrama variety, that TheBBC or {{ITV}} sticks on Sunday evening (5.30pm to 8.30pm). They are designed for all the family to watch before the stress of Monday.

Sunday dramas are also well-established in the United States through the medium of cable. {{HBO}}, {{Showtime}}, and Creator/{{AMC}} reserve most (if not all) of their original programming for this night. In America, however, the Sunday Evening Drama Series is more likely to be [[HotterAndSexier racier]] and [[DarkerAndEdgier more violent]]. These shows also tend to be AwardBait.

* ''Series/{{Girls}}'' is [[{{Dramedy}} technically a comedy]], but arguably falls into the confines of the trope for being an {{HBO}} show that's AwardBait and HotterAndSexier, and for having a similar audience to the other US examples here.

* ''Series/TheLakes''

* ''DowntonAbbey'' airs on Sundays in ''both'' the US and the UK.

* ''TheNo1LadiesDetectiveAgency''

* ''BoardwalkEmpire''
* ''BreakingBad''
* ''{{Deadwood}}''
* ''{{Dexter}}''
* ''{{Girls}}'' is [[{{Dramedy}} technically a comedy]], but arguably falls into the confines of the trope for being an {{HBO}} show that's AwardBait and HotterAndSexier, and for having a similar audience to the other US examples here.
* ''HellOnWheels''
* ''{{Homeland}}''
* ''MadMen''
* ''SixFeetUnder''
* ''TheSopranos''

* ''TheWire''

* ''Series/{{Cranford}}''
* ''{{Kingdom}}''
* ''Casualty1906'' although it arguably pushes the boudaries of this trope by being post-{{watershed}} and therefore slightly HarmfulToMinors.
* ''DowntonAbbey'' airs on Sundays in ''both'' the US and the UK.

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Sunday dramas are also well-established in the United States through the medium of cable. {{HBO}}, {{Showtime}}, and {{AMC}} reserve most (if not all) of their original programming for this night. In America, however, the Sunday Evening Drama Series is more likely to be [[HotterAndSexier racier]] and [[DarkerAndEdgier more violent]]. These shows also tend to be AwardBait.

* ''{{Cranford}}''

* ''{{Girls}}'' is [[{{Dramedy}} technically a comedy]], but arguably falls into the confines of the trope for being an {{HBO}} show that's AwardBait and HotterAndSexier, and for appealing to much of the same audience as the other shows listed.

* ''{{Girls}}'' is [[{{Dramedy}} technically a comedy]], but arguably falls into the confines of the trope for being AwardBait, HotterAndSexier and for appealing to much of the same audience. (And the fact that it's on {{HBO}}, of course.)

* ''DowntonAbbey''

* ''DowntonAbbey'' also airs on Sunday in the US, and falls into the confines of that trope for attracting much of the same audience as many of the other shows listed here.
* ''GameOfThrones''

* ''{{Girls}}'' is [[{{Dramedy}} technically a comedy]], but for being AwardBait and HotterAndSexier (and for airing on {{HBO}}) it arguably still falls into the confines of the US trope.

* ''TheWalkingDead''

A British trope in particular, these are quiet, inoffensive drama series, often of the CostumeDrama variety, that TheBBC or {{ITV}} sticks on Sunday evening (5.30pm to 8.30pm).

They are designed for all the family to watch before the stress of Monday.

* ''WildAtHeart''
* ''WhereTheHeartIs''

* ''Kingdom''

* DowntonAbbey