Bill Nye the Science Guy

Overview

Bill Nye the Science Guy is an educational television program that originally aired from September 10, 1993 to June 20, 1998, hosted by William "Bill" Nye and produced by Buena Vista Television. The show aired on PBS Kids and was also syndicated to local stations. Each of the 100 episodes aims to teach a specific topic in science to a preteen audience. The show is frequently used in schools as an education medium, and it still airs on some PBS stations for this reason. Created by comedian Ross Shafer and based on sketches on KING-TV's sketch program Almost Live!, Bill Nye the Science Guy was produced by Disney Educational Productions and KCTS-TV of Seattle. Bill Nye the Science Guy won nineteen Emmy Awards during its run.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

September 10, 1993

Last aired

June 20, 1998

Episodes

100

Network

PBS

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

KCTS Television,Rabbit Ears Productions

Creator

Bill Nye

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0173528