The Pilot (Seinfeld)

"**The Pilot**"
"The Pilot"
Seinfeld episodes
Episode nos.	Season 4; Episodes 23/24
Directed by	Tom Cherones
Written by	Larry David
Production code	423/424
Original air date	May 20, 1993
Running time	42 minutes
Guest appearances
	Bob Balaban as Russell; Peter Crombie as Joe Davola; Richard Gant as Fred; Larry Hankin as Tom Pepper (Kramer); Elena Wohl as Sandi Robbins (Elaine); Jeremy Piven as Michael Barth (George); Mariska Hargitay as Melissa Shannon; Gina Hecht as Dana Foley; Bruce Jarchow as Doctor; Kevin Page as Stu; Al Ruscio as New Coffee Shop Manager; Anne Twomey as Rita Kearson; Laura Waterbury as Casting Director; Larry David as Man on Raft #1; Larry Charles as Man on Raft #2 (uncredited); Tom Cherones as the Pilot Director (uncredited);
Episode chronology
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	Seinfeld season 4
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"The Pilot" is the two-part season finale of the fourth season of the American sitcom Seinfeld. It is the 23rd and 24th episode of the fourth season and the 63rd and 64th episode overall. It was written by series co-creator Larry David and directed by Tom Cherones, and originally aired on NBC on May 20, 1993.^[1]

The two-part episode aired at an earlier time, 8:00 p.m., to leave room for the two-hour series finale of Cheers, whose timeslot was subsequently claimed by Seinfeld at the start of the 1993-94 season in September 1993.

About 32 million people watched both parts of "The Pilot" when it initially aired. An additional 2 million watched the first part but not the second, and 3 million more watched the second part but not the first.

^ "Seinfeld Season 4 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

[tvguide-1] "Seinfeld Season 4 Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

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