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thirtysomething

1987 · 4 seasons · 1h per episode · Drama

The '80s never looked so good.

Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U.S. on September 29, 1987. It lasted four seasons, with the last of its 85 episodes airing on May 28, 1991. The title of the show was designed as thirtysomething by Kathie Broyles, who combined the words of the original title, Thirty Something. In 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were ranked #22 on TV Guide′s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2002, Thirtysomething was ranked #19 on TV Guide′s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #10 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 21 episodes (September 29, 1987)
• Season 2 — 17 episodes (December 6, 1988)
• Season 3 — 24 episodes (September 19, 1989)
• Season 4 — 23 episodes (September 22, 1990)

Cast

• Ken Olin as Michael Steadman
• Mel Harris as Hope Steadman
• Timothy Busfield as Elliot Weston
• Patricia Wettig as Nancy Weston
• Peter Horton as Gary Shepherd
• Melanie Mayron as Melissa Steadman
• Polly Draper as Ellyn Warren
• Patricia Kalember

Details

Created by

Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz

First aired

September 29, 1987

Episodes

85

Genres

Drama

Network

ABC

Status

Ended

TMDB score

6.3 / 10 from 33 votes