MADtv

MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first TV broadcast was on October 14, 1995. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox, and was in syndication on Comedy Central. In Australia the show sc... More
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Air date of first episode:

  • Oct 14, 1995

Air date of final episode:

  • May 16, 2009

Original episode running time:

  • 1 h

Number of seasons:

  • 14

Number of episodes:

  • 321

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Quincy Jones

Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, conductor, arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award...

Seasons of MADtv

  • MADtv: Season One

    The first season of MADtv aired from October 14, 1995, to June 22, 1996, with 19 episodes. MADtv's first season premiered in the 1995 television season, on October 14 at 11 p.m., thirty minutes...

  • MADtv: Season Two

    The second season of MADtv aired from September 21, 1996, to May 17, 1997, with 22 episodes. Despite some minor cast changes—Tim Conlon and Pablo Francisco joined as featured players and Artie Lange...

  • MADtv: Season Three

    The third season of MADtv aired from September 20, 1997, to May 16, 1998, with 25 episodes. At the start of season three, one third of the original cast (Bryan Callen, Orlando Jones and Artie Lange)...

  • MADtv: Season Four

    The fourth season of MADtv aired from September 12, 1998, to May 22, 1999, with 25 episodes. The new season had several cast changes. Mary Scheer, Chris Hogan, and Lisa Kushell left the show. Andrew...

  • MADtv: Season Five

    The fifth season of MADtv aired from September 25, 1999, to May 20, 2000, with 25 episodes. Season five of MADtv began with only a few changes to the cast: Nelson Ascencio and Brooke Totman joined...

  • MADtv: Season Six

    The sixth season of MADtv aired from October 7, 2000, to June 23, 2001, with 30 episodes. MADtv began its sixth season with several cast changes. Pat Kilbane and Phil LaMarr left the show at the end...

  • MADtv: Season Seven

    The seventh season of MADtv aired from September 22, 2001, to May 18, 2002, with 25 episodes. After Nicole Sullivan left at the end of season six, Debra Wilson was the last remaining member of the...

  • MADtv: Season Eight

    The eighth season of MADtv aired from September 14, 2002, to May 17, 2003, with 25 episodes. Alex Borstein, Andrew Daly, and Will Sasso left at the end of season seven, and new featured players Ike...

  • MADtv: Season Nine

    The ninth season of MADtv aired from September 13, 2003, to May 22, 2004, with 25 episodes. After Debra Wilson left the show at the end of last season, season nine became the first season without any...

  • MADtv: Season Ten

    The tenth season of MADtv aired from September 18, 2004, to May 21, 2005, with 23 episodes. Season 9 ended with Mo Collins and Josh Meyers leaving the cast to pursue movie careers. Thus, last year's...

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