Seinfeld is an American sitcom television series created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and 180 episodes. The show stars Seinfeld as a fictionalized version of himself who is the main protagonist and focuses on his personal life with three of his friends – George Costanza, former girlfriend Elaine Benes, and neighbor across the hall Cosmo Kramer. Seinfeld is set mostly in an apartment building in Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York City. It has been described as "a show about nothing", often focusing on the minutiae of daily life. As a comedian rising in popularity in the late 1980s, Seinfeld was presented with an opportunity to create a show with NBC. Seinfeld asked David, a fellow comedian and friend, to help create a premise for a sitcom. The series was produced by West-Shapiro Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, and was distributed by Columbia Pictures Television.
| Genre | Sitcom, Slice of life |
| Created by | Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld |
| Directed by | Art Wolff, Tom Cherones, Andy Ackerman, David Steinberg, David Owen Trainor, Jason Alexander |
| Starring | Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander |
| Theme music composer | Jonathan Wolff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 180 |
| Executive producer(s) | Larry David (1990–1996), George Shapiro, Howard West, Andrew Scheinman, (1991–1993), Jerry Seinfeld (1996–1998), Alec Berg (1997–98), Jeff Schaffer (1997–1998) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Giggling Goose Productions (1989), Fred Barron Productions, (1990, season 1), West/Shapiro Productions, Castle Rock Entertainment |
| Distributor | Columbia Pictures Television |
| Original network | NBC |
| Related shows | Curb Your Enthusiasm |
About Seinfeld
Sitcom about the misadventures of a neurotic stand-up comedian and his friends in New York. The show was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld.
Achievement of Seinfeld
The show won ten Emmy Awards during its run. The show ran for nine seasons and aired a total of 180 episodes.
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