Spin City is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 until April 30, 2002 on ABC. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show is set in a semi-fictionalized version of the New York City mayor's office, and originally starred Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York. Fox departed in 2000 at the conclusion of Season 4 due to symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and Charlie Sheen became the new lead as Charlie Crawford for the final two seasons. The series was cancelled in May 2002.
| Genre | Sitcom, Political satire |
| Created by | Gary David Goldberg, Bill Lawrence |
| Starring | Michael J. Fox, Carla Gugino, Richard Kind, Alan Ruck, Michael Boatman, Connie Britton, Alexander Chaplin, Barry Bostwick, Victoria Dillard, Jennifer Esposito, Heather Locklear, Charlie Sheen, Lana Parrilla |
| Theme music composer | Spin Doctors (seasons 2–3) |
| Composer(s) | Shelly Palmer (seasons 1-4), Danny Pelfrey (seasons 5–6) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 145 |
| Executive producer(s) | Gary David Goldberg, Michael J. Fox, Bill Lawrence, Andy Cadiff (season 4), Richard Day (season 4), David S. Rosenthal (season 4), Tom Hertz (season 6) |
| Camera setup | Videotape, Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Ubu Productions, Lottery Hill Entertainment, DreamWorks Television |
| Distributor | Paramount Domestic Television, (2000–2006), CBS Paramount Domestic Television, (2006–2007), CBS Television Distribution, (2007–2013), Paramount Worldwide Television Licensing & Distribution, (2013-present) |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV, entire run), 720p (HDTV, season 6) |
About Spin City
A group of government officials runs New York City with Mike Flaherty at their lead. Charlie Sheen replaced Michael J. Fox in 2000 once he was diagnosed with Parkinson's.
Achievement of Spin City
Michael J. Fox won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2000. He was nominated three years prior to that.
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