| The Powers That Be | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | David Crane Marta Kauffman |
| Directed by | Hal Cooper Art Wolff |
| Starring | John Forsythe Holland Taylor Eve Gordon Peter MacNicol Valerie Mahaffey Elizabeth Berridge David Hyde Pierce Joseph Gordon-Levitt Robin Bartlett |
| Opening theme | "The Powers That Be" performed by Stephen Bishop |
| Composer | Marvin Hamlisch |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21 (5 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Norman Lear |
| Producers | Ron Burla Patricia Fass Palmer |
| Cinematography | Dan Kuleto |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production companies | Act III Television Castle Rock Entertainment Columbia Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | March 7, 1992 – January 2, 1993 |
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The Powers That Be is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC, premiering on March 7, 1992. It was created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, with Norman Lear as executive producer. It aired for two seasons, with 21 episodes, airing its final episode on NBC on January 2, 1993. During the week of January 18-22, 1993, USA network aired episodes that never aired on NBC