The Drew Carey Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Drew Carey is your everyday blue-collar guy who's struggling through life's ups and downs with his closest friends, Oswald, Lewis and Kate. Stuck in the same job for ten years, Drew performs a balancing act between sucking up to his boss and doing his best to irritate his annoying co-worker, Mimi. When he's not at work, he's trying to have some success in the romance department and indulging in a few of his own beers he brews in his garage with his friends.

Series details

• Title: The Drew Carey Show
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1995-09-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-09-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 1468

Cast and credited roles

• Drew Carey — Drew Allison Carey
• Diedrich Bader — Oswald Lee Harvey
• Kathy Kinney — Mimi Bobeck Carey
• Ryan Stiles — Lewis Kiniski
• Christa Miller — Kate O'Brien
• Craig Ferguson — Nigel Algernon Wick
• John Carroll Lynch — Steve Carey
• Cynthia Watros — Kellie Newmark

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-09-13; final listed air date 1996-05-08; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1996-09-18; final listed air date 1997-05-14.
• Season 3: premiered 1997-09-23; final listed air date 1998-05-20.
• Season 4: premiered 1998-09-23; final listed air date 1999-05-26.
• Season 5: premiered 1999-09-22; final listed air date 2000-05-17.
• Season 6: premiered 2000-10-04; final listed air date 2001-05-23.
• Season 7: premiered 2001-09-26; final listed air date 2002-05-22.
• Season 8: premiered 2002-09-09; final listed air date 2003-08-27.
• Season 9: premiered 2004-06-02; final listed air date 2004-09-08.

Source and licence

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