The Ellen Burstyn Show is an American sitcom that starred Ellen Burstyn. The series debuted on ABC on September 20, 1986 and was canceled after 13 episodes.
The series was the first by Touchstone Television to debut on ABC. After Touchstone's parent the Walt Disney Company acquired ABC in 1996, the company became the de facto production arm of the network, leading up to the company's renaming to ABC Studios in 2007.
Burstyn played Baltimore colle...
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The Ellen Burstyn Show is an American sitcom that starred Ellen Burstyn. The series debuted on ABC on September 20, 1986 and was canceled after 13 episodes.
The series was the first by Touchstone Television to debut on ABC. After Touchstone's parent the Walt Disney Company acquired ABC in 1996, the company became the de facto production arm of the network, leading up to the company's renaming to ABC Studios in 2007.
Burstyn played Baltimore college professor Ellen Brewer, who sometimes had to deal not only with the students she has to tutor, but also with her meddling mother (played by fellow veteran Broadway/film actress Elaine Stritch), her divorced daughter (Megan Mullally) and her 5 1/2 year old grandson (played by Jesse Tendler).
The series debuted on September 20, 1986 and ran until November 15, 1986. It then returned in August of 1987 and was canceled in September of that year. The final episode aired on September 5, 1987, raking as the third lowest rated series on network...
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