The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an affluent African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York. According to TV Guide, the show "was TV's biggest hit in the 1980s, and almost single-handedly revived the sitcom genre and NBC's ratings fortunes". Originally, the show had been pi... More

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  • Sep 20, 1984

Air date of final episode:

  • Apr 30, 1992

Original episode running time:

  • 30 min

Number of seasons:

  • 8

Number of episodes:

  • 201

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Program creator

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Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Winners

Peabody Award Winners

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series Nominees

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