Amen

Overview

Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

September 27, 1986

Last aired

May 11, 1991

Episodes

110

Network

NBC

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Creator

Ed. Weinberger