The Bob Newhart Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dr. Robert Hartley is a Chicago psychologist living with his schoolteacher wife Emily. Complicating life for the serene, stammering doc is his neighbor, Howard, a flighty navigator; and Bob's coworkers, dentist Jerry and flippant receptionist Carol.

Series details

• Title: The Bob Newhart Show
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1972-09-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-04-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 5734
• IMDb ID: tt0068049
• TVDB ID: 78089

Cast and credited roles

• Bob Newhart — Dr. Robert 'Bob' Hartley
• Suzanne Pleshette — Emily Hartley
• Marcia Wallace — Carol Kester
• Bill Daily — Howard Borden
• Peter Bonerz — Dr. Jerry Robinson
• Patricia Smith — Margaret Hoover

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-09-16; final listed air date 1973-03-10.
• Season 2: premiered 1973-09-15; final listed air date 1974-03-02.
• Season 3: premiered 1974-09-14; final listed air date 1975-03-08.
• Season 4: premiered 1975-09-13; final listed air date 1976-02-28.
• Season 5: premiered 1976-09-25; final listed air date 1977-03-19.
• Season 6: premiered 1977-09-24; final listed air date 1978-04-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Bob Newhart Show 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.