thirtysomething: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

thirtysomething is an American television drama about American baby boomers (in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) who are now in their thirties. The series examines how this group of friends learns to negotiate their prior involvement with the early 1970s counterculture as young adults, in contrast to the yuppie lifestyle which dominated American culture during the 1980s.

Series details

• Title: thirtysomething
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1987-09-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-05-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 7107
• IMDb ID: tt0092492
• TVDB ID: 72781

Cast and credited roles

• Timothy Busfield — Elliot Weston
• Polly Draper — Ellyn Warren
• Mel Harris — Hope Murdoch Steadman
• Ken Olin — Michael Steadman
• Patricia Wettig — Nancy Krieger Weston
• Peter Horton — Gary Shepherd
• Melanie Mayron — Melissa Steadman
• Patricia Kalember — Susannah Hart

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-09-29; final listed air date 1988-05-10.
• Season 2: premiered 1988-12-06; final listed air date 1989-05-16.
• Season 3: premiered 1989-09-19; final listed air date 1990-05-22.
• Season 4: premiered 1990-09-22; final listed air date 1991-05-28.

Source and licence

Adapted from thirtysomething 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.