Brits, Irish, Aussies, Kiwis: What American sitcoms air where you are?

Brits, Irish, Aussies, Kiwis: What American sitcoms air where you are?
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Friends and Will and Grace are probably the two biggest. We also have re-runs of Everybody loves Raymond, Frasier, Two and a Half Men, King Of Queens, How I Met Your Mother, M*A*S*H, The Office (US), Sarah Silverman Programme, Big Bang Theory… There are a lot more, but these are the one I can think of from the top of my head.
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