| Rich Man, Poor Man | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Dean Riesner |
| Directed by | David Greene Boris Sagal |
| Starring | Peter Strauss Nick Nolte Susan Blakely Ed Asner Dorothy McGuire Robert Reed |
| Theme music composer | Alex North |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Harve Bennett |
| Producers | Jon Epstein Frank Price |
| Editors | Richard Bracken Douglas Stewart |
| Production companies | Harve Bennett Productions Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 1 – March 15, 1976 |
| Related | |
| Rich Man, Poor Man Book II | |
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Rich Man, Poor Man is a 1976 American television miniseries based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Irwin Shaw that aired on ABC in one or two-hour episodes mostly on Monday nights over seven weeks, beginning February 1. It was produced by Universal Television and was the second time programming of this nature had been attempted. The first TV miniseries, QB VII, had aired — also on ABC — in 1974. These projects proved to be a critical and ratings success and were the forerunner for similar projects based on literary works, such as Roots and Shōgun. The miniseries stars Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte and Susan Blakely.
It spawned the sequel Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, which aired from September 1976 through March 1977. The network repeated the original series Tuesday nights at 9:00pm from May to June 1977.[1]