The Nanny: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In The Nanny, a cosmetics saleswoman stumbles upon the opportunity to become a nanny to the three rambunctious children of rich, widowed Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield. With her off-beat style of nurturing and straightforward honesty, she turns out to be the best thing that has ever happened to the family... whether they realize it or not.

Series details

• Title: The Nanny
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1993-11-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-06-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 1119

Cast and credited roles

• Fran Drescher — Fran Fine
• Charles Shaughnessy — Maxwell Sheffield
• Daniel Davis — Niles
• Lauren Lane — Chastity Claire "C.C." Babcock
• Nicholle Tom — Margaret "Maggie" Sheffield
• Benjamin Salisbury — Brighton Sheffield
• Madeline Zima — Grace Sheffield

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1993-11-03; final listed air date 1994-05-16; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1994-09-12; final listed air date 1995-05-22; episode order: 26.
• Season 3: premiered 1995-09-11; final listed air date 1996-05-20; episode order: 27.
• Season 4: premiered 1996-09-18; final listed air date 1997-05-21; episode order: 26.
• Season 5: premiered 1997-10-01; final listed air date 1998-05-13; episode order: 23.
• Season 6: premiered 1998-09-30; final listed air date 1999-06-23; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Nanny 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.