The Wonder Years
Overview
The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama
created by Carol Black
and Neal Marlens
. It ran for six seasons on ABC
from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988 after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII
.
The show achieved a spot in the Nielsen Top Thirty
for four of its six seasons. TV Guide named the show one of the 20 best of the 1980s. After only six episodes aired, The Wonder Years won an Emmy for best comedy series
in 1988.
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
created by Carol Black
Carol Black
Carol Black is an American television producer and writer. She is best known for work on the television series Growing Pains, The Wonder Years, and Ellen . Black also wrote the 1986 feature film Soul Man.-External links:...
and Neal Marlens
Neal Marlens
Neal Marlens is an American television producer and writer. He is best known for work on the television series Growing Pains, The Wonder Years, and Ellen .-External links:...
. It ran for six seasons on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988 after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII
Super Bowl XXII
Super Bowl XXII was an American football game played on January 31, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1987 regular season...
.
The show achieved a spot in the Nielsen Top Thirty
Nielsen Ratings
Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
for four of its six seasons. TV Guide named the show one of the 20 best of the 1980s. After only six episodes aired, The Wonder Years won an Emmy for best comedy series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is an Emmy given to the best television comedy series of the year.-Winners and nominees:...
in 1988.