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Pinwright´s Progress
This was the first sitcom. it was a UK sitcom released in 1946. -
First US Sitcom
Mary Kay and Johnny (DuMont 1947) was one of the first US sitcoms to come around. -
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy was a very popular and prominent sitcom in the 1950s. It ran from 1951 to 1957 on CBS and was the most watched show for a number of season in the USA. -
The Honeymooners
The Honeymooners was a very popular sitcom in the US but not for very long. It started in 1955 and ended on the 22nd of September 1956. This made it a sitcom with only 39 episodes, and has from this it is now called The "Classic 39". -
I Love Lucy Ends
I Love Lucy ended in 1957, creating a total of 6 seasons and 181 episodes. The last episode aired on May 6 1957. -
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith show is one of the most popular sitcoms of all time, next to Seinfeld and I Love Lucy. It has a total of 261 episodes and 8 seasons. It's last season was ranked No.1 most popular season out of all of them. All of The Andy Griffith show's seasons, however, were always in the top 10 most popular at the time. It's first episode aired on October 3 1960. -
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show aired from 1961 to 1966. Its first episode was on October 3rd and its final episode was on June 1st. -
The Andy Griffith Show Ends
The last episode aired on April 1st 1968. -
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H was an extremely popular sitcom that aired from 1972 to 1983. It is extremely well renowned as one of the greatest sitcoms and TV shows of all time, with specific episodes rated as some of the greatest TV show episodes of all time. -
M*A*S*H ends.
The final episode aired on February 28 1983. -
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is one of the most well-known TV shows and sitcoms to date. It aired for a total of 9 seasons with 180 episodes. It starred Jerry Seinfeld, Micheal Richards, Jason Alexander and Julia-Louis Dreyfus. The first episode aired on July 5 1989 -
The Nanny
The Nanny is a sitcom that aired from 1993 to 1999. It has won Emmy award and a Rose d'Or award. It aired on CBS in the US. November 3, 1993 was the first episode date. -
Friends
Friends was the very popular sitcom that was on air for 10 years. It aired from 1994 to 2004. Its first episode date was September 22, 1994. Friends was nominated for a whopping 62 Primetime Emmy Awards. This is an extremely large number, although it only won 1 for the Outstanding Comedy Series for its Seventh Season. -
Seinfeld ends.
In one of the most anticipated finales of all TV history, Seinfeld ended on the 14th of May 1998. It is regarded as one of the most shocking and polarising TV finales of all time. -
The Nanny ends.
The final episode date was June 23, 1999. -
Friends ends.
The final episode date of one of the most watched TV shows in history was May 6, 2004.