Arsenio (TV series)

Not to be confused with The Arsenio Hall Show.

Arsenio
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	David S. Rosenthal
Written by	Randall Balsmeyer David S. Rosenthal
Directed by	John Fortenberry Thomas Schlamme
Starring	Arsenio Hall Vivica A. Fox Kevin Dunn Shawnee Smith Alimi Ballard
Composers	Starr Parodi Jeff Eden Fair
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producers	Arsenio Hall Bruce Rasmussen David S. Rosenthal
Producers	Lisa Albert Mark Brull Lester Lewis David Raether
Camera setup	Film; Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	David Rosenthal Productions Arsenio Hall Communications DreamWorks Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 5 – April 23, 1997 (1997-04-23)

Arsenio is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC. The series starred Arsenio Hall and Vivica A. Fox. It aired from March 5 to April 23, 1997, with a total of 7 episodes produced.

Synopsis

Set in Atlanta, Georgia, Hall starred as Michael Atwood, the host of a sports cable show on ASTV in Atlanta. Michael is also newly married man with his lawyer wife Vivian Deveaux Atwood (Vivica A. Fox). His co-host is Al (Kevin Dunn), who Michael sometimes asks for advice on his home life. Living with Michael and Vicki, is Vicki's younger brother Matthew (Alimi Ballard), a Harvard graduate who is not ready to take on the real world. Shawnee Smith also co-starred as Vicki's free-spirited old college friend Laura who is always encouraging Vicki to let loose.

Cast

• Arsenio Hall as Michael Atwood, the host of a cable sports television network
• Vivica A. Fox as Vivian Deveaux-Atwood, a brilliant and dedicated attorney at a major law firm in the Georgia capital and Michael's wife
• Kevin Dunn as Al O'Brien, Michael's co-anchor and good friend
• Shawnee Smith as Laura Lauman, Vivian's best friend from college; a free-spirit
• Alimi Ballard as Matthew Deveaux, Vivian's younger, Harvard University-educated brother

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"Overtime"	Thomas Schlamme	David S. Rosenthal	March 5, 1997 (1997-03-05)	101
2	"Secrets and Lies"	Unknown	Unknown	March 12, 1997 (1997-03-12)	104
3	"Lisa's First Script"	Unknown	Unknown	March 19, 1997 (1997-03-19)	102
4	"We Can Still Be Friends"	Unknown	Unknown	March 26, 1997 (1997-03-26)	106
5	"Show Me the Money"	Unknown	Unknown	April 2, 1997 (1997-04-02)	105
6	"Throw Momma From the House"	Unknown	Unknown	April 9, 1997 (1997-04-09)	103
7	"Mike's Nightmare"	Unknown	Unknown	April 23, 1997 (1997-04-23)	107

External links

• Arsenio at IMDb
• Template:Tv.com show
• Arsenio at epguides.com