Spin City: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Spin City is a smart, sophisticated sitcom about the behind-the-scenes workings of City Hall in the biggest city in America. Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city with the help of his oddball staff: an anxious and insecure press secretary; a sexist, boorish chief of staff; an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs; a sharp and efficient, man-crazy accountant; and an idealistic young speechwriter. Like Mike, they are all professionally capable but personally challenged.

Series details

• Title: Spin City
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1996-09-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-04-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 656

Cast and credited roles

• Connie Britton — Nicole "Nikki" Faber
• Richard Kind — Paul Lassiter
• Alan Ruck — Stuart Bondek
• Michael Boatman — Carter Sebastian Heywood
• Barry Bostwick — Mayor Randall M. Winston Jr.
• Michael J. Fox — Dep. Mayor Michael "Mike" Flaherty
• Alexander Chaplin — James Hobert
• Victoria Dillard — Janelle Cooper
• Jennifer Esposito — Stacey Paterno
• Carla Gugino — Ashley Schaeffer
• Heather Locklear — Caitlin Moore
• Charlie Sheen — Dep. Mayor Charlie Crawford

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-09-17; final listed air date 1997-05-13; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 1997-09-24; final listed air date 1998-05-20; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 1998-09-22; final listed air date 1999-05-25; episode order: 26.
• Season 4: premiered 1999-09-21; final listed air date 2000-05-24; episode order: 26.
• Season 5: premiered 2000-10-18; final listed air date 2001-05-23; episode order: 23.
• Season 6: premiered 2001-09-25; final listed air date 2002-04-30; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Spin City 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.