The Cosby Mysteries

The Cosby Mysteries
GenreMystery
Drama
Created byDavid Black
William Link
Directed byJerry London
StarringBill Cosby
Robert Stanton
James Naughton
Rita Moreno
Mos Def
Lynn Whitfield
ComposersCraig Handy, David Weiss
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes19 (18 + pilot)
Production
Running time60 minutes per episode
Production companiesSah Enterprises
Columbia Pictures Television
NBC Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJanuary 31, 1994 (1994-01-31) –
April 12, 1995 (1995-04-12)
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The Cosby Mysteries was a short-lived American mystery drama television series starring Bill Cosby that aired on NBC from September 21, 1994, to April 12, 1995. 19 episodes were made. It was the first television series to star Cosby since The Cosby Show (which ended in the spring of 1992) and lasted just one season (1994–1995).[1] Actor/rapper Yasiin Bey (also known as Mos Def) appeared in several episodes (sometimes credited as Dante Smith).[2]

  1. ^ "The '95 TV Season: Who's Gone? Who's New? Who's Back?". Ebony. 50 (12): 94. 1995. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  2. ^ "The Cosby Mysteries (1994) (TV)". The Internet Movie Database. January 31, 1994. Retrieved January 6, 2010.[unreliable source?]