The Bill Cosby Show

Overview

The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill Cosby's first solo foray in television, after his co-starring role with Robert Culp in I Spy. The series also marked the first time an African American starred in his or her own eponymous comedy series.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

September 14, 1969

Last aired

March 21, 1971

Episodes

52

Network

NBC

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Jemmin' Inc,Bill Cosby

Creators

Bill Cosby, Ed. Weinberger