Moonlighting: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Maddie Hayes, a wealthy former model, discovers one morning that her business manager has stolen all the money she has in the bank. However, it turns out that she still owns some non-liquid assets -- money-losing companies which were maintained as tax write-offs -- one of which is a detective agency run by David Addison. Maddie meets with him to inform him that the company is to be shut down, but he persuades her to keep it open by convincing her that the detective agency can make money. Maddie becomes David's new boss and accompanies him on adventure after adventure. While their personalities clash, a sexual tension arises in the time they spend together. But the question always remains... will they or won't they?

Series details

• Title: Moonlighting
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1985-03-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-05-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 1487

Cast and credited roles

• Cybill Shepherd — Madeline "Maddie" Hayes
• Bruce Willis — David Addison Jr.
• Allyce Beasley — Agnes DiPesto
• Curtis Armstrong — Herbert Quentin Viola

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-03-03; final listed air date 1985-04-02.
• Season 2: premiered 1985-09-24; final listed air date 1986-05-13.
• Season 3: premiered 1986-09-23; final listed air date 1987-05-05.
• Season 4: premiered 1987-09-29; final listed air date 1988-03-22.
• Season 5: premiered 1988-12-06; final listed air date 1989-05-14.

Source and licence

Adapted from Moonlighting on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.