Almost Grown (TV series)

Almost Grown is an American drama television series about a couple (played by Tim Daly and Eve Gordon), whose lives are explored during three time periods of their lives.[1] The series was well received by critics,[2] but aired for only 9 out of 13 episodes from November 27, 1988 until February 20, 1989 on CBS due to low ratings (it was placed in the same timeslot as Monday Night Football and The NBC Monday Movie).[3] The series was co-created by David Chase.

Almost Grown
GenreDrama
Created byDavid Chase
Lawrence Konner
StarringTim Daly
Eve Gordon
Marcia Cross
Rita Taggart
Anita Gillette
Michael Alldredge
ComposerCraig Safan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producerDavid Chase
Running time60 minutes
Production companyUniversal Television
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseNovember 27, 1988 (1988-11-27) 
February 20, 1989 (1989-02-20)

Cast & characters

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(households)
1"Pilot"TBATBANovember 27, 1988 (1988-11-27)17.1[4]12.8/20[4]
2"If That Diamond Ring Don't Shine"TBATBANovember 28, 1988 (1988-11-28)18.3[5]12.9/21[5]
3"Ghost Town"TBATBADecember 5, 1988 (1988-12-05)11.0[6]8.7/14[6]
4"Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney"TBATBADecember 12, 1988 (1988-12-12)13.1[7]10.0/16[7]
5"Take It Slow"TBATBAJanuary 2, 1989 (1989-01-02)21.4[8]15.8/27[8]
6"The Wimp Factor"TBATBAJanuary 9, 1989 (1989-01-09)15.3[9]11.6/19[9]
7"Visitors"TBATBAJanuary 23, 1989 (1989-01-23)13.2[10]9.7/16[10]
8"Jersey Blues"TBATBAFebruary 13, 1989 (1989-02-13)10.3[11]8.2/14[11]
9"Joey's 15 Minutes"TBATBAFebruary 20, 1989 (1989-02-20)10.6[12]7.9/13[12]
10"The Root of All Evil"TBATBAUnairedN/AN/A
11"Richie"TBATBAUnairedN/AN/A
12"Holy Grail"TBATBAUnairedN/AN/A
13"The Hat That Fell from Space"TBATBAUnairedN/AN/A

DVD

To date, the series has not been released on DVD.

Awards

The list of awards and nominations for Almost Grown

Year Award Category Recipient Result
1989Emmy AwardPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a SeriesSusan Schuler-Page & Sharleen RassiNominated
CSC AwardBest Cinematography in TV DramaRene OhashiNominated
Young Artist AwardsBest New Television SeriesNominated
Best Young Actor in a Nighttime Drama SeriesRaffi Di BlasioNominated
Best Young Actress Featured, Co-starring, Supporting, Recurring Role in a Comedy or Drama Series or SpecialOcean HellmanNominated
(Source: IMDb.com)

References

  1. Lee, Mark (May 2007). "Wiseguys: A conversation between David Chase and Tom Fontana". Writers Guild of America, west. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
  2. Bark, Ed (1988-10-02). "A critic picks the season's top ten". Dallas Morning News. p. 1C.
  3. "Pipline". Vero Beach Press Journal. 2000-11-12. p. 32.
  4. "Nielsen Ratings". Life. USA Today. November 30, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306106502.
  5. "Nielsen Ratings". Life. USA Today. December 7, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306146398.
  6. "Nielsen Ratings". Life. USA Today. December 14, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306143538.
  7. "A very 'Brady' ratings hit". Life. USA Today. December 14, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306159082.
  8. "NBC, laughing all the way". Life. USA Today. January 11, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306165080.
  9. "NBC clinches season's ratings title". Life. USA Today. January 18, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306171627.
  10. "Midseason entries boost NBC". Life. USA Today. February 1, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306144802.
  11. "NBC's back alone at the top". Life. USA Today. February 22, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306175741.
  12. "CBS up despite Grammy drop". Life. USA Today. March 1, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306152931.
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