3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom television series created by Bonnie and Terry Turner, which originally aired from January 9, 1996, to May 22, 2001, on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, the third planet from the Sun, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet. The extraterrestrials pose as a human family to observe the behavior of human beings.
| Genre | Sitcom, Science fiction |
| Created by | Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner |
| Starring | John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jane Curtin, Simbi Khali, Elmarie Wendel, Wayne Knight |
| Theme music composer | Ben Vaughn, (seasons 1–3), Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, (seasons 4–5), Ben Vaughn & Jeff Sudakin, (season 6) |
| Composer(s) | Ben Vaughn, (seasons 1–3), Jonathan Wolff, (seasons 4–5), Paul Buckley, (seasons 4–5), Jeff Sudakin, (season 6) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 139 |
| Executive producer(s) | John Lithgow, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Caryn Mandabach, Linwood Boomer (season 1), Joe Fisch (season 1, co-executive producer), 64px |
| Producer(s) | Patrick Kienlen, David Goetsch, Jason Venokur, David M. Israel, Jim O'Doherty, Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman, Gregg Mettler, Tim Ryder, Aron Abrams, Gregory Thompson (co-producer) |
| Camera setup | Film, Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | The Carsey-Werner Company |
| Distributor | Carsey-Werner Distribution |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | NTSC (480i) |
About 3rd Rock From the Sun
A group of aliens head to the inferior planet Earth where they pose as humans so they can try and understand human behavior.
Achievement of 3rd Rock From the Sun
The show was nominated for more than 30 Emmys and won 8 including Outstanding Comedy Series in 1997.
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Latest information about 3rd Rock From the Sun updated on July 28 2021.
