The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom co-created by and starring Bill Cosby, which aired in Thursday nights for eight seasons on NBC between September 20, 1984, until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York. The Cosby Show spent five consecutive seasons as the number-one rated show on television. The Cosby Show and All in the Family are the only sitcoms in the history of the Nielsen ratings to be the number-one show for five seasons. It spent all eight of its seasons in the top 20. According to TV Guide, the show "was TV's biggest hit in the 1980s, and almost single-handedly revived the sitcom genre and NBC's ratings fortunes." TV Guide also ranked it 28th on their list of 50 Greatest Shows. In addition, Cliff Huxtable was named as the "Greatest Television Dad".
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | William H. Cosby Jr, Ed. Weinberger, Michael J. Leeson |
| Starring | Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Geoffrey Owens, Lisa Bonet, Joseph C. Phillips, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Raven Symoné, Erika Alexander |
| Theme music composer | Stu Gardner, Bill Cosby |
| Opening theme | "Kiss Me", performed by, Bobby McFerrin (season 4), James DePreist performed by The Oregon Symphony Orchestra (season 5), Craig Handy (seasons 6–7), Lester Bowie (season 8) |
| Ending theme | "Kiss Me" (instrumental, various versions) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 201 (plus outtakes special) |
| Executive producer(s) | Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Bernie Kukoff (season 7), Janet Leahy (season 8) |
| Location(s) | Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, New York, U.S. |
| Camera setup | Videotape, Multi-camera |
| Running time | 23–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Carsey-Werner Productions |
| Distributor | Carsey-Werner Distribution |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | 480i (NTSC) |
| Preceded by | The Bill Cosby Show |
| Related shows | A Different World |
| Netflix ID | 70155645 |
About The Cosby Show
Six-time Emmy Award-winning sitcom about an affluent African-American family. The show ran for eight seasons and aired a total of 202 episodes.
Achievement of The Cosby Show
The show launched a spin-off called A Different World. The show won two Golden Globes during its run.
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Latest information about The Cosby Show updated on July 28 2021.
