jerry seinfeld played the lead role in seinfeld on nbc until it ended in 1998.
jerry seinfeld played the lead role in seinfeld on nbc until it ended in 1998.
who played the lead role in seinfeld on nbc until it ended in 1998?
jerry seinfeld
"the seinfeld chronicles" was written as the pilot for the show that would eventually be called "seinfeld", though earlier versions of the script would refer to the program as "stand up" and "the jerry seinfeld show". the idea for the show started on november 2, 1988, after nbc executives had approached comedian jerry seinfeld to do a project with the network, upon a suggestion by george shapiro, seinfeld's manager at the time. seinfeld enlisted fellow comedian larry david to help him develop it, and they wrote a concept for a special about how comedians get their material. however, upon further discussion, seinfeld felt that the concept could not be sustained for 90 minutes, and the two decided that the project was to become a pilot for a series rather than a special. developed by nbc executive rick ludwin, and produced by castle rock entertainment, it was a mix of seinfeld's stand-up comedy routines and idiosyncratic, conversational scenes focusing on mundane aspects of everyday life.
the seinfeld chronicles
the series debuted on july 5, 1989, on nbc, as "the seinfeld chronicles". the pilot episode was met with poor reviews, and as a result, nbc passed on the show. however, nbc executive rick ludwin believed the series had potential and therefore gave "seinfeld" a budget to create four more episodes, which formed the rest of season 1 and began airing on may 31, 1990. the first season is considered the smallest sitcom order in television history. during its nine-year run, 180 episodes of "seinfeld" were produced. the count includes both halves of three one-hour episodes, including the finale, and two retrospective episodes, each split into two parts: "the highlights of 100", covering the first 100 episodes; and "the clip show", also known as "the chronicle", which aired before the series finale. on november 25, 2004, a special titled "the seinfeld story" was broadcast. this marked the first appearance of "seinfeld" on nbc since its series finale in 1998. all nine seasons are available on dvd and, as of 2020, the show is still re-run regularly in syndication. the final episode aired on may 14, 1998.
list of seinfeld episodes