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Seinfeld ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, with a total of nine seasons consisting of 180 episodes. Its ensemble cast stars Seinfeld as a fictionalized version of himself and focuses on his personal life with his three friends: best friend George Costanza (Jason Alexander), ex-girlfriend Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), and eccentric apartment neighbor Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards).

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Seinfeld is an American comedy television series created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David. The show aired on the NBC network from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. It is written in English and has concluded its run.

The series consisted of nine seasons and 180 episodes. Each episode has a runtime of 30 minutes. The show has received a vote average of 8.261 and a rating of 8.3. Its official website is maintained by Sony Pictures.

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TV series · TMDB

8.3

A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.

Aired
1989–1998
Seasons
9 · 180 episodes
Status
Ended
Created by
Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David
Network
NBC
Genres
Comedy

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TV series

Status
Ended
Network
NBC
Genres
Comedy
Runtime
30 min
TVMaze rating
8.3/10

Key facts

Television.image
Seinfeld logo.svg
Television.genre
SitcomSlice of life Dark comedy Metahumor Postmodernism
Television.showrunner
Larry David (seasons 1–7)Jerry Seinfeld (season 8–9)
Television.theme_music_composer
Jonathan Wolff
Television.composer
Jonathan Wolff
Television.country
United States
Television.language
English
Television.num_seasons
9
Television.num_episodes
180
Television.list_episodes
List of Seinfeld episodes
Television.camera
Multi-camera
Television.runtime
22–24 minutes
Television.network
NBC
Television.related
Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Encyclopedic overview

35 sections
Contents
  • Production
  • Conception
  • First seasons
  • Filming
  • Series overview
  • Plotlines
  • Themes
  • Catchphrases
  • Consumer products
  • Music
  • Cast and characters
  • Main characters
  • Recurring characters
  • Episodes
  • Seasons 1–3
  • Seasons 4–5
  • Seasons 6–7
  • Seasons 8–9
  • Series finale
  • Reception and legacy
  • U.S. television ratings
  • Awards and honors
  • Distribution
  • Home media releases
  • Syndication
  • {{anchor|HD}}High-definition versions
  • After ''Seinfeld''
  • Another scene
  • The ''Seinfeld'' "curse"
  • ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''
  • ''Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee''
  • Notes
  • References
  • General references
  • External links

Seinfeld ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, with a total of nine seasons consisting of 180 episodes. Its ensemble cast stars Seinfeld as a fictionalized version of himself and focuses on his personal life with his three friends: best friend George Costanza (Jason Alexander), ex-girlfriend Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), and eccentric apartment neighbor Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards).

Seinfeld is set mostly in and around the titular character's apartment in Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York City. It has been described as "a show about nothing", often focusing on the minutiae of daily life. Interspersed in all episodes of the first seven seasons are moments of stand-up comedy from the fictional Jerry Seinfeld, frequently related to the episode's events.

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