Rhythm & Blues (TV series)
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Jordan Moffet |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 (7 unaired) |
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Executive producer | Jordan Moffet |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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Network | NBC |
Release | September 24, 1992 February 12, 1993 | –
Rhythm & Blues is an American sitcom television series created by Jordan Moffet, that aired on NBC for five weeks from September 24 to October 22, 1992, with an additional left over episode airing on February 12, 1993.[1] The show stars Roger Kabler, Anna Maria Horsford, Ron Glass, Troy Curvey Jr., Vanessa Bell Calloway, Miguel A. Nunez, Jr., and Christopher Babers.
Premise
[edit]Rhythm & Blues stars Roger Kabler as Bobby Soul, a white man who gets hired on a black radio station after being initially mistaken as a black man.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Roger Kabler as Bobby Soul[3]
- Vanessa Bell Calloway as Colette Hawkins
- Troy Curvey Jr. as The Love Man
- Christopher Babers as Earl "Ziggy" Washington
- Ron Glass as Don Phillips
- Anna Maria Horsford as Veronica Washington
- Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Jammin
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Pilot" | Art Wolff | Jordan Moffet | September 24, 1992 | 9R79 | 17.2[4] |
2 | "And the Banned Played On" | Art Wolff | Michael Carrington & Gary Apple | October 1, 1992 | 9R02 | 12.4[5] |
3 | "The Same Old Song" | Art Wolff | Rick Copp & David A. Goodman | October 8, 1992 | 9R03 | 12.7[6] |
4 | "Mrs. Washington's Neighborhood" | Art Wolff | Mark Reisman & Jeremy Stevens | October 15, 1992 | 9R04 | 13.1[7] |
5 | "They Shoot DJ's, Don't They?" | Art Wolff | Jordan Moffet | October 22, 1992 | 9R01 | 11.4[8] |
6 | "Assault on Station BLZ" | Tony Singletary | Rick Copp & David A. Goodman | February 12, 1993 | 9R10 | 5.7[9] |
7 | "Your Sister Wears Combat Boots" | Art Wolff | Marcia L. Leslie | Unaired | 9R05 | N/A |
8 | "I'll Be Seeing You" | TBD | Frank Dungan & Michael S. Baser | Unaired | 9R06 | N/A |
9 | "Radio Wars: Part 1" | John Sgueglia | Mark Reisman & Jeremy Stevens | Unaired | 9R07 | N/A |
10 | "Radio Wars: Part 2" | John Sgueglia | Mark Reisman & Jeremy Stevens | Unaired | 9R08 | N/A |
11 | "The Stakeout" | Linda Day | Nat Mauldin | Unaired | 9R09 | N/A |
12 | "The DJ, His Date, Her Boss and His Son" | TBD | John Ridley | Unaired | 9R11 | N/A |
13 | "The BLZ Gang" | John Sgueglia | Frank Dungan & Michael S. Baser | Unaired | 9R12 | N/A |
Reception
[edit]Despite being listed among NBC's Must See TV Thursday night lineup after A Different World at 8:00 and before Cheers at 9:00, the show was cancelled after only five weeks due to low ratings. The show was heavily criticized for relying on traditional black stereotypes for its humor. TV Guide said that: "What makes a show built on white jokes any better than a show built on black jokes?"[2][10]
References
[edit]- ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 994. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- ^ a b Braxton, Greg (October 4, 1992). "TELEVISION : Where More Isn't Much Better : African-Americans are increasingly welcome in prime time, but some observers say the new shows fail to rise above stereotypes". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012.
- ^ "The fall 1992 TV preview: Thursday". Entertainment Weekly. September 11, 1992. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ Gable, Donna (September 30, 1992). "'Murphy' wave carries CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (October 7, 1992). "Monday lineup bolsters No. 1 CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Donlon, Brian (October 14, 1992). "Rankings omit Perot' paid ad". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (October 21, 1992). "Baseball hits big for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (October 28, 1992). "Baseball cleans up for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (February 17, 1993). "King of Pop and 'Queen' rule the ratings". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Braxton, Greg (February 11, 1993). "NBC's 'Rhythm' Revamps Its Original Concept". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
External links
[edit]- 1990s American black sitcoms
- 1990s American multi-camera sitcoms
- 1992 American television series debuts
- 1992 American television series endings
- Television series about radio
- American English-language television shows
- Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
- Television shows set in Detroit
- NBC sitcoms