Brooklyn Bridge (TV series)

Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge cast photo
GenreSitcom/Comedy drama
Created byGary David Goldberg
Starring
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Just Over the Brooklyn Bridge"
performed by Art Garfunkel
ComposerDavid McHugh
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes35 (includes 2 two-part episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 20, 1991 (1991-09-20) –
August 6, 1993 (1993-08-06)
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Brooklyn Bridge is an American sitcom television series which aired on CBS between September 20, 1991, to August 6, 1993. It is about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in the mid-1950s. The premise was partially based on the childhood of executive producer and creator Gary David Goldberg.[1]

Brooklyn Bridge won a Golden Globe for Best Television Comedy or Musical and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1992. In 1997, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was ranked number 46 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.[2] While the show received acclaim, low ratings were present from the get-go. By November of 1992, CBS put the show on hiatus, which Goldberg believed was a lie done to quietly kill the show off.[3] Despite a grassroots viewer campaign by the Viewers for Quality Television and others, the show was cancelled at the end of the following year.

  1. ^ O'Connor, John J. (September 20, 1991). "TV WEEKEND; Family Life in '56 Brooklyn". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Special Collectors' Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide (June 28 – July 4). 1997.
  3. ^ SHALES, TOM (November 24, 1992). "CBS'S SELLOUT OF 'BROOKLYN BRIDGE'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 27, 2023.