Thirtysomething

When thirtysomething debuted in 1987 it was attacked by some critics as being a self-indulgent examination of the minutiae of yuppie life. Before the first season was over, some of those same critics were covering their tracks by calling it "the most improved show on television." Producers Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz had teamed up before on Family and would go on to create My So-Called Life, Relativity and Once and Again. Often using feature-film techniques, their brand of what could be called "reality" television tackled not only the small subjects, but the big ones too, all the way from life to death, as they followed their characters on the road from the idealism of youth to the search for security and responsibility as they glided toward middle age.

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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials July 2001 6
Season 1 September 1987 May 1988 21
Season 2 December 1988 May 1989 17
Season 3 September 1989 May 1990 24
Season 4 September 1990 May 1991 23
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 91
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Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 91
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Joseph Dougherty 24 01/19/1988 - 05/28/1991
Richard Kramer 20 11/03/1987 - 05/28/1991
Ann Lewis Hamilton 17 02/02/1988 - 05/28/1991
Marshall Herskovitz 14 09/29/1987 - 05/28/1991
Edward Zwick 11 09/29/1987 - 05/28/1991
Scott Winant 9 02/02/1988 - 05/28/1991
Ron Lagomarsino 7 03/22/1988 - 01/16/1990
Ken Olin 7 01/10/1989 - 02/12/1991
Peter Horton 7 01/26/1988 - 01/23/1990
Ellen S. Pressman 4 02/06/1990 - 05/21/1991
Timothy Busfield 4 02/20/1990 - 05/14/1991
Melanie Mayron 3 05/01/1990 - 10/16/1990
Dan Lerner 3 01/05/1988 - 02/28/1989
Claudia Weill 3 12/01/1987 - 01/17/1989
Rob Cohen 2 01/19/1988 - 01/09/1990
Ramsey Fadiman 2 02/13/1990
Peter O'Fallon 2 11/07/1989 - 02/13/1990
Mel Harris 2 04/30/1991
Gary Sinise 2 02/14/1989 - 12/05/1989
John Pasquin 2 10/13/1987 - 12/08/1987
Jerry Stahl 2 05/10/1988 - 01/17/1989
Tom Moore 2 11/03/1987 - 04/04/1989
Victor DuBois 2 04/03/1990 - 12/18/1990
Susan Miller 2 11/17/1987
Randall Miller 1 01/08/1991
Ellen Simon 1 02/06/1990
Jean Vallely 1 12/01/1987
Joshua Brand 1 04/11/1989
Mark Harris 1 05/07/1991
John Olive 1 05/03/1988
Kathleen Tolan 1 03/15/1988
Mary Beth Fielder 1 11/28/1989
Martin Nicholson 1 02/05/1991
Ken Gilbert 1 05/03/1988
Steve Robman 1 01/03/1989
Mark Cullingham 1 11/17/1987
Norman Seeff 1 11/13/1990
Deborah Reinisch 1 01/22/1991
Susan Monsky 1 12/15/1987
Robert Lieberman 1 12/15/1987
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Winnie Holzman 11 02/13/1990 - 05/28/1991
Susan Shilliday 10 01/12/1988 - 05/28/1991
Liberty Godshall 8 12/08/1987 - 05/28/1991
Jill Gordon 3 10/10/1989 - 04/09/1991
Paul Haggis 3 12/01/1987 - 02/09/1988
Paul Monette 1 04/16/1991
Racelle Rosett Schaefer 1 11/27/1990
Hugh O'Neill 1 05/01/1990
Steven Schacter 1 02/05/1991
William H. Macy 1 02/05/1991
Cynthia Saunders 1 03/07/1989

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