180 Fun Facts About 90s TV Shows

Which novelist created the NBC medical drama ER, which premiered in 1994?

Crichton, a Harvard-trained doctor, wrote the original screenplay in 1974 and Steven Spielberg's company finally produced it as a series two decades later.

What was unusual about the 1997 ER episode 'Ambush'?

The cast performed it once for the East Coast and again three hours later for the West Coast.

The first five seasons of The X-Files were filmed in which city before production moved to Los Angeles?

The Pacific Northwest weather gave the show its permanently damp, gloomy look, which fans missed when it moved south in 1998.

The 1998 X-Files feature film carried which subtitle?

It slotted between seasons five and six of the show; the second film, I Want to Believe, did not arrive until 2008.

David Lynch co-created Twin Peaks with which writer?

Frost had been a writer on Hill Street Blues; the pair later reunited for the 2017 Showtime revival.

Whose murder drives the plot of Twin Peaks?

She was played by Sheryl Lee, who also returned as Laura's lookalike cousin Maddy so the show could keep her on screen.

Twin Peaks was cancelled by ABC in 1991. On which channel did it return for a third season in 2017?

A prequel film bridged the gap the following year, and it took 26 years for Agent Cooper to come back.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered in March 1997 on which network?

It jumped to UPN for its final two seasons in 2001, one of the first high-profile network switches of the era.

The Buffy TV series was based on a Joss Whedon film released in which year?

Whedon disliked what the studio did with his film script, and the show gave him a chance to do it his way.

Why did at least 30 ABC affiliates initially refuse to air NYPD Blue in 1993?

Steven Bochco and David Milch pushed broadcast standards on purpose to compete with cable, and Dennis Franz went on to win four lead-actor Emmys as Andy Sipowicz.

Which star left NYPD Blue after its first season, after which the show was built around an ensemble?

Caruso left to make movies; Jimmy Smits arrived as Bobby Simone and stayed for four seasons.

After NBC cancelled Baywatch following one season, how was the show revived in 1991?

David Hasselhoff was made an executive producer for helping bring it back, and it went on to be seen in dozens of countries.

At its peak Baywatch was cited as the world's most-watched TV series, with roughly how many weekly viewers?

The number came from Guinness World Records, and it was the reason the show could afford to keep going in syndication for a decade.

On Beverly Hills, 90210, twins Brandon and Brenda Walsh moved to California from which city?

The fish-out-of-water setup was Darren Star's; Aaron Spelling produced it and Fox ran it for ten seasons.

Which show spun off from Beverly Hills, 90210 after Grant Show's Jake appeared in a multi-episode run?

The apartment-complex soap became a bigger phenomenon than its parent for a while, especially once Heather Locklear moved in.

How many seasons did the original Law & Order run (1990-2010), tying Gunsmoke's record?

NBC then revived it for a 21st season in 2022 after an 11-year gap.

What does composer Mike Post call the famous two-note transition sound heard on Law & Order?

Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker described it as an ominous 'chung CHUNG', which is how most viewers remember it.

Which award did the 1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation finale 'All Good Things...' win?

It was the show's second Hugo; TNG was also the first syndicated series ever nominated for the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy.

Which Star Trek: The Next Generation episode featured the first on-screen appearance of the Borg?

Q flings the Enterprise thousands of light-years to meet them; the cliffhanger 'The Best of Both Worlds' came a season later.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's station sits next to a wormhole leading to which quadrant?

The Dominion came through that wormhole, and the resulting war dominated the show's final seasons.

Star Trek: Voyager premiered in January 1995 as the very first show on which new network?

Kate Mulgrew's Captain Janeway was the first female commanding officer to lead a Star Trek series.

Roughly how far from home was the USS Voyager stranded when it was flung into the Delta Quadrant?

At maximum warp that meant a 75-year trip, which the crew managed to cut to seven seasons.

Which animation studio, later behind The Wild Thornberrys, produced Rugrats for Nickelodeon?

The same studio animated the early Simpsons shorts and later made Aaahh!!! Real Monsters and The Wild Thornberrys.

The Rugrats Movie (1998) was made for $24M. What did it gross worldwide?

It was the first non-Disney animated feature to pass $100 million in the US, and it introduced Tommy's baby brother Dil.

On Are You Afraid of the Dark?, what was the name of the storytelling club that met around a campfire?

Each tale opened with 'Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society' and a handful of midnight dust thrown on the fire.

Are You Afraid of the Dark? was a Canadian-American co-production filmed mainly in which city?

It aired on Nickelodeon's SNICK block in the US and on YTV in Canada, and its co-creator D. J. MacHale later wrote the Pendragon novels.

Which actor played teacher and neighbour Mr. Feeny on Boy Meets World?

Daniels was also the voice of KITT on Knight Rider, and he followed Cory from sixth grade all the way to college.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers built its fight scenes from stock footage of which Japanese franchise?

The first season used Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, which is why the Rangers' Zords are dinosaurs.

In which fictional California town did the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers fight Rita Repulsa?

Rita had been imprisoned in a dumpster on the Moon, which is exactly the kind of detail that made the show a playground obsession.

The 1995 Goosebumps TV series, based on R. L. Stine's books, was filmed largely in which country?

It ran for four seasons and 74 episodes on Fox Kids, and its VHS tapes were among the best-selling children's videos of 1998.

After a 1993 incident in Ohio, MTV removed all references to what from Beavis and Butt-Head?

The word did not return until the 2011 revival; the duo still made it to cinemas with Beavis and Butt-Head Do America in 1996.

Which MTV series was spun off from Beavis and Butt-Head in 1997?

Daria Morgendorffer was the smart girl who tolerated the pair in Highland; her own show ran five seasons.

What does Hank Hill sell for a living on King of the Hill?

Mike Judge and Greg Daniels launched the show in January 1997 as a Fox midseason replacement, and it won the animated-program Emmy in 1999.

MTV's The Real World (1992) was inspired by which 1973 PBS documentary series?

That series followed the Loud family of Santa Barbara; Bunim and Murray updated the idea with seven strangers in a SoHo loft.

AIDS activist Pedro Zamora appeared on the 1994 season of The Real World set in which city?

His clashes with housemate Puck are credited with turning the show into a hit, and he died months after the season aired.

In the Seinfeld finale, the four friends are arrested and tried in which fictional town?

They broke a local duty-to-rescue law by filming a carjacking instead of helping, and a parade of old guest characters testified against them.

How many viewers watched the Seinfeld finale on May 14, 1998?

Larry David came back to write it, and it was still widely panned for its moralising courtroom plot.

The Cheers finale 'One for the Road' in May 1993 drew about how many viewers?

That was 64 percent of everyone watching TV that night; NBC even aired a special Tonight Show from the real Bull & Finch Pub.

Frasier won the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy for how many consecutive years, starting in 1994?

The show finished with 37 Primetime Emmys in total, a sitcom record at the time.

Frasier Crane hosted his call-in psychiatry show on which Seattle radio station?

The Cheers spin-off premiered on NBC in September 1993 with Roz Doyle producing and Martin's dog Eddie stealing scenes.

Which Fresh Prince of Bel-Air role did Daphne Maxwell Reid take over in later seasons?

Janet Hubert-Whitten originated the part; the switch became one of TV's most famous recastings.

On Home Improvement, which company sponsored Tim Taylor's show-within-a-show Tool Time?

The series was set in suburban Detroit and ran on ABC from 1991 to 1999 with Richard Karn as Al Borland.

Dawson's Creek was set in Capeside, Massachusetts, but filmed in which city?

Kevin Williamson, fresh off Scream, created it for The WB in 1998, with Paula Cole's 'I Don't Want to Wait' as its theme.

Xena: Warrior Princess, a Hercules spin-off starring Lucy Lawless, was filmed in which country?

Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi's production made the country a fantasy filming hub years before The Lord of the Rings.

Who turned out to have shot Mr. Burns in The Simpsons' 1995 two-part cliffhanger?

Fox ran a 1-800-COLLECT contest to guess the culprit; none of the 200 selected callers got it right.

When David Letterman moved to CBS in August 1993, his Late Show was taped in which venue?

He had lost the Tonight Show to Jay Leno; NBC even argued the Top Ten List was its property before conceding it could not be protected.

The Sopranos premiered on HBO on January 10 of which year?

David Chase's mob drama went on to win 21 Primetime Emmys and rewrite what television drama could be.

On Sabrina the Teenage Witch, why was Salem the cat sentenced to a century as a feline?

The show started on ABC's TGIF in 1996 and moved to The WB for its final three seasons.

Which Hollywood director was executive producer of Animaniacs?

The Warner siblings were inspired by the real water tower on the Burbank lot, and the show won eight Daytime Emmys and a Peabody.

Harley Quinn was created for Batman: The Animated Series. In which episode did she first appear?

She was meant to be a one-off henchwoman and became one of DC's most valuable characters.

Which actor voiced the Joker on Batman: The Animated Series?

Hamill has kept the role for decades of games and films; the show's 'Dark Deco' look was painted on black paper.

On Hey Arnold!, Arnold lives with his grandparents, who run what?

Craig Bartlett's show is set in Hillwood, a mash-up of Seattle, Portland and Brooklyn.

Who hosted Nickelodeon's Legends of the Hidden Temple (1993-1995)?

Dee Bradley Baker voiced Olmec, the giant talking stone head, and returned for the 2021 CW revival.

Which US vice president publicly criticised Murphy Brown in 1992 for having a baby on her own?

The show answered with the season premiere 'You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato', and Candice Bergen thanked Quayle when she won her next Emmy.

Who first won the top prize on the US Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, in November 1999?

He phoned his father on the final question just to say he was about to win, and became the first top-prize winner of any version worldwide.

Who played the therapist in Ellen's 1997 coming-out story 'The Puppy Episode'?

About 42 million people watched, Laura Dern played the love interest, and the script won an Emmy.

Paul Feig's Freaks and Geeks aired its single season on which network?

It was cancelled before all 18 episodes aired, then became a cult classic that launched Seth Rogen, James Franco and Jason Segel.

Ally McBeal worked at which Boston law firm?

David E. Kelley's show, with its dancing baby and unisex bathroom, won the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy in 1999.

Who was the original live-action host of Blue's Clues when it premiered in 1996?

He left in 2002 after more than 100 episodes and was replaced by Donovan Patton as Joe.

Which rapper performed the Kenan & Kel theme song 'Aw, Here It Goes'?

The Chicago-set sitcom spun off from All That, with Kenan working at Rigby's grocery and Kel devoted to orange soda.

Nickelodeon terminated the contract of which Ren & Stimpy creator in September 1992?

Games Animation took over the show; it had launched alongside Doug and Rugrats as one of the original three Nicktoons.

Northern Exposure sent New York doctor Joel Fleischman to which fictional Alaskan town?

It was filmed in Roslyn, Washington, and won the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy in 1992.

Who was the original host of MTV's Total Request Live when it launched in 1998?

The Times Square countdown is credited with launching Britney Spears, NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys into orbit.

Which rock and roll pioneer performed the theme song of PBS's The Magic School Bus?

Lily Tomlin voiced Ms. Frizzle and won a Daytime Emmy for it in 1995.

Who sang 'Eyes of the Ranger', the theme to Walker, Texas Ranger?

The CBS series ran from 1993 to 2001 with Clarence Gilyard as Walker's partner Jimmy Trivette.

Which company bought Doug from Nickelodeon in 1996 and moved it to ABC?

The revived version aired as Brand Spanking New! Doug, with Doug still dreaming of Patti Mayonnaise in Bluffington.

Which Fox drama about the orphaned Salinger siblings won the 1996 Golden Globe for Best Drama Series?

The upset win rescued a low-rated show and made stars of Neve Campbell, Matthew Fox and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

The West Wing won the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy how many years in a row, starting in 2000?

Aaron Sorkin's walk-and-talk drama premiered on NBC in September 1999 with Martin Sheen as President Bartlet.

Married... with Children was the first primetime series broadcast on which network?

It ran 11 seasons to 1997, still the network's longest-running live-action sitcom, with Al Bundy forever reliving four touchdowns for Polk High.

On Space Ghost Coast to Coast, which former villain served as the talk show's bandleader?

The 1994 Cartoon Network show was the first thing produced by Williams Street, the studio that later created Adult Swim.

Frasier's total of Primetime Emmy wins, a sitcom record at the time, was how many?

That haul included acting wins for Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce as well as five straight series awards.

Which two people created Friends?

Their working title was Insomnia Cafe, and the show was also nearly called Six of One and Friends Like Us.

What was the working title of Friends when it was pitched in late 1993?

Later candidates included Six of One and Friends Like Us before NBC settled on Friends.

Which band's 'I'll Be There for You' was the Friends theme?

It hit number 3 on the UK singles chart in September 1995.

About how many Americans watched the Friends finale in May 2004?

It was the most-watched TV episode of the 2000s and the fifth most-watched finale ever.

Where does Rachel Green become a buyer in season five of Friends?

She had started as a Central Perk waitress and then an assistant buyer at Bloomingdale's.

How many episodes of Full House were made?

The show ran eight seasons on ABC from 1987 to 1995 and spawned Netflix's Fuller House.

Which twins alternated in the role of Michelle Tanner on Full House?

Only one episode, 'Comet's Excellent Adventure', was actually taped in San Francisco.

Saved by the Bell was a reboot of which Disney Channel series?

Set at Bayside High in Los Angeles, it aired Saturday mornings from 1989 to 1993.

Which producer envisioned Zack Morris as a kid who could 'lie to your face' and be loved anyway?

Sam Bobrick created the show, produced by Peter Engel Productions for NBC.

Family Matters was a spin-off of which sitcom?

Harriette Winslow had been the elevator operator at the newspaper where Larry and Balki worked.

Steve Urkel was originally intended to appear on Family Matters how often?

The nerdy neighbour became the breakout character and eventually a lead.

To which network did Family Matters move for its ninth and final season?

Step by Step made the same ABC-to-CBS jump in 1997.

In which Wisconsin town is Step by Step set?

Patrick Duffy and Suzanne Somers play parents blending two families of three children each.

Which fictional Illinois town is Roseanne set in?

The show hit number one in the Nielsen ratings in its second season, 1989–90.

How many Primetime Emmys did Mad About You win?

Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt returned for a 2019 revival on Spectrum Originals.

What is Paul Buchman's profession on Mad About You?

His wife Jamie is a public relations specialist.

In which fictional Ohio city do the aliens of 3rd Rock from the Sun live?

It is said to be 52 miles from Cleveland; Dick Solomon teaches physics at Pendelton.

Which 1993 film by the same creators shared 3rd Rock's premise of aliens blending in?

Bonnie and Terry Turner wrote both.

For which newspaper does Ray Barone write sports on Everybody Loves Raymond?

The show won 15 Emmys and is credited with reviving CBS's fortunes.

How many Emmys did Everybody Loves Raymond win?

It ran 210 episodes over nine seasons and was produced by Worldwide Pants.

Which actor took over as the lead of Spin City after Michael J. Fox left in 2000?

Fox departed after four seasons due to Parkinson's symptoms.

What job does Mike Flaherty hold on Spin City?

Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence created the show.

Who created Will & Grace?

It ran on NBC from 1998 to 2006 and returned from 2017 to 2020.

What is Grace Adler's profession on Will & Grace?

Will Truman is a gay lawyer; the show became a Must See TV staple.

In which newspaper did Candace Bushnell's Sex and the City column appear?

Darren Star adapted the 1996 book for HBO in June 1998.

How many episodes of Sex and the City aired over its six seasons?

It won seven Emmys and eight Golden Globes.

From which Queens neighbourhood does Fran Fine of The Nanny hail?

Fran Drescher created the show with her then-husband Peter Marc Jacobson.

What is the profession of Maxwell Sheffield, Fran's employer on The Nanny?

Fran turns up at his door selling cosmetics after being dumped by her ex-boyfriend.

What is the name of the magazine Khadijah James runs on Living Single?

Queen Latifah plays Khadijah, who lives in a Brooklyn brownstone with her cousin Synclaire.

On which network did Martin air from 1992 to 1997?

Martin Lawrence played several characters and the cast reunited at the 2024 Emmys.

Sister, Sister moved from ABC to which network in 1995?

Tia and Tamera Mowry play twins separated at birth; it ran 119 episodes.

Which singer starred as the title character of Moesha?

CBS declined the pilot before UPN turned it into one of its biggest hits.

Which network originally ordered Moesha as a pilot before declining it?

UPN picked it up as a mid-season replacement in January 1996.

Who created the Nickelodeon sketch show All That?

Early episodes were taped at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando before moving to Hollywood.

How many episodes of Melissa Joan Hart's Nickelodeon sitcom were produced?

Melissa Joan Hart's Clarissa headlined the SNICK lineup from August 1992.

What was the unaired spin-off pilot for Melissa Joan Hart's Nickelodeon character called?

It featured Clarissa as an intern at a New York newspaper.

What kind of animal is Rocko in Joe Murray's Nickelodeon cartoon set in O-Town?

Joe Murray got the idea after seeing a wallaby at a Bay Area zoo; the show is set in O-Town.

What is the name of Rocko's turtle friend?

Heffer is a steer and Spunky is Rocko's dog.

Who created Dexter's Laboratory?

He pitched it to Fred Seibert's What a Cartoon! showcase at Hanna-Barbera.

In which city was the creator of Dexter's Laboratory born?

His father, a dentist, served in the Soviet government.

What was the original title of Craig McCracken's Powerpuff Girls short film?

The renamed pilot premiered during Space Ghost Coast to Coast.

What was Mojo Jojo before he became the Powerpuff Girls' arch-enemy?

He was spilled with Chemical X in the same accident that created the girls.

On which two celebrities is Johnny Bravo loosely based?

Jeff Bennett voices the sunglasses-wearing lunk, who lives with his mother.

What sound format did the 1995 lab-mice spin-off from Animaniacs pioneer for animated TV?

The mice began as a 1993 segment on Animaniacs before their own 65-episode series.

Which Tiny Toons character joined the two lab mice for their 1998 sequel series?

Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain followed the 65-episode original; the mice returned to Animaniacs in 2020.

From which country were the Gargoyles transported before waking in modern New York?

They spent a thousand years petrified; season three was subtitled The Goliath Chronicles.

Which studio principally animated X-Men: The Animated Series?

It aired on Fox Kids from 1992 to 1997 and was revived as X-Men '97 in 2024.

On which Japanese channel did the Pokémon anime premiere in April 1997?

Ash Ketchum and Pikachu set out to become Pokémon Masters.

Recess follows how many elementary school students?

Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere created it for Disney; the kids form their own playground society.

On what date did SpongeBob SquarePants officially premiere?

A sneak peek aired after the Kids' Choice Awards on May 1 that year.

On which earlier Nickelodeon show did Stephen Hillenburg work before creating SpongeBob?

His 1980s educational comic The Intertidal Zone seeded many SpongeBob ideas.

On what date is Philip J. Fry revived after 1,000 years in Futurama?

He goes to work at the Planet Express delivery company with Leela and Bender.

Which Simpsons writer helped Matt Groening develop Futurama?

After Fox cancelled it, reruns on Adult Swim led to revivals on Comedy Central and Hulu.

What were the two short films that led to South Park called?

The 1995 short became one of the first viral internet videos.

How was the South Park pilot animated?

The rest of the series uses computer animation that mimics the cutout look.

After which event did Family Guy premiere on January 31, 1999?

The Wonder Years had premiered after Super Bowl XXII in 1988.

What were Peter and Brian Griffin called in Seth MacFarlane's earlier short films?

The films were The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve.

Who narrated The Wonder Years as the adult Kevin Arnold?

The show premiered right after Super Bowl XXII in January 1988 and ended in May 1993.

Who created Charmed?

Aaron Spelling produced it and Brad Kern was showrunner; it ran on The WB from 1998 to 2006.

Which two future blockbuster directors created Felicity?

Keri Russell's Felicity attends the fictional University of New York across the country from Palo Alto.

Oz was HBO's first what?

Tom Fontana's prison drama ran from July 1997 to February 2003.

What is the experimental prison wing on Oz called?

Its name nods to the fantastic place in the Oz books.

Who created Homicide: Life on the Street?

It was based on David Simon's book, and Andre Braugher's Frank Pembleton became its breakout star.

In which Wisconsin town is Picket Fences set?

David E. Kelley's drama won 14 Emmys despite its Friday-night death slot.

How many episodes of David E. Kelley's CBS medical drama set in a charity hospital aired?

David E. Kelley's medical drama ran six seasons from 1994 to 2000.

Who plays the angel Monica on Touched by an Angel?

Della Reese plays her supervisor Tess; John Dye's Andrew is the Angel of Death.

Which city does Dr. Michaela Quinn leave to settle in Colorado Springs?

Jane Seymour starred for six seasons on CBS; Joe Lando played Byron Sully.

On which network did JAG air for its first season before moving to CBS?

NBC cancelled it after it finished 79th in the ratings; CBS ran it for nine more seasons.

Who created Babylon 5?

It ran five 22-episode seasons after the 1993 pilot movie The Gathering.

On which network did Stargate SG-1 premiere in July 1997?

It moved to the Sci Fi Channel in 2002 and was filmed around Vancouver.

Who played Superman on Lois & Clark?

Teri Hatcher played Lois; the show ran on ABC from 1993 to 1997.

Which NewsRadio star's death in 1998 led to Jon Lovitz joining the cast?

Mike Post composed the theme; the show ran on NBC from 1995 to 1999.

In which city is The Drew Carey Show set?

Carey created it with Bruce Helford; it ran on ABC from 1995 to 2004.

What is the name of the Hackett brothers' airline on Wings?

It flies out of the fictional Tom Nevers Field on Nantucket.

How many episodes of The Larry Sanders Show aired on HBO?

Garry Shandling's satire ran six seasons from 1992 to 1998.

Who created In Living Color?

The Fox sketch show ran from 1990 to 1994 and launched Jim Carrey and Jamie Foxx.

In what year did The Daily Show launch?

It is Comedy Central's longest-running programme.

On which Minnesota station did Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiere in 1988?

Joel Hodgson's creation later ran on Comedy Central and the Sci-Fi Channel.

How many episodes of Tales from the Crypt aired on HBO?

The Cryptkeeper hosted seven seasons based on EC Comics stories.

Which Seattle public TV station produced Bill Nye the Science Guy?

It ran 100 episodes over six seasons with National Science Foundation funding.

In which fictional town does the aardvark Arthur Read live?

Marc Brown's aardvark hero appeared in 253 episodes over 25 seasons.

Which Teletubby is the largest, oldest and leader of the group?

A single based on the show's theme hit number 1 in the UK in December 1997.

Which a cappella group was the house band on Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

Greg Lee hosted with Lynne Thigpen as the Chief; 295 episodes were taped in New York.

In which fictional town is The Adventures of Pete & Pete set?

The show grew from minute-long Nickelodeon shorts into three seasons from 1993 to 1996.

Which fictional Pittsburgh suburb is the setting of My So-Called Life?

Claire Danes won a Golden Globe; the show also launched Jared Leto and Wilson Cruz.

Who created Sports Night?

Robert Guillaume, Felicity Huffman and Peter Krause starred in the two-season ABC dramedy.

Which shift do the characters of Third Watch work?

John Wells's NYPD and FDNY drama premiered in September 1999.

Which spin-off did The Practice produce in 2004?

The Practice won the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy in 1998 and 1999.

On what date did Judge Judy premiere?

Judith Sheindlin's show ended in 2021 after 25 seasons.

Who played Iolaus, Hercules' sidekick, on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys?

Five TV movies in 1994 preceded the New Zealand-filmed series.

Which Immortal does Adrian Paul play in Highlander: The Series?

Christopher Lambert reprised Connor MacLeod in the pilot.

Which segment attached to Cow and Chicken was spun off into its own show in 1999?

David Feiss's show was Cartoon Network's third Cartoon Cartoon.

What breed of dog is Ren Höek?

Stimpy is a Manx cat; the show was one of the three original Nicktoons.

What is Doug Funnie's hometown?

Doug narrates each story in his journal; the show moved to ABC under Disney in 1996.

How much had Home Improvement grossed in syndication revenue by 1996?

It was ABC's number-one sitcom for most of its 1991–99 run.

Which two actors appeared in every episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

The show ran 148 episodes over six seasons on NBC.

Which two actresses played Cory's sister Morgan on Boy Meets World?

Ridgeway took over the role in season three.

In which Midwestern city is Kenan & Kel set?

It was one of three spin-offs from All That.

On Quantum Leap, Sam Beckett's companion Al Calavicci appears to him only in what form?

Dean Stockwell played the cigar-smoking admiral; the AI computer Ziggy insists Sam must fix the past in order to get home.

After Fox cancelled Sliders, which network aired its final two seasons?

The show followed travellers 'sliding' through a wormhole between parallel universes; its final episode aired in February 2000.

7th Heaven's Reverend Eric Camden ministers in which fictional California town?

Brenda Hampton's family drama debuted in August 1996 and ran ten seasons, the longest run in its network's history.

What confection are the three Eds forever scheming to buy on Ed, Edd n Eddy?

Danny Antonucci created the Cartoon Network show, set in a cul-de-sac in the fictional town of Peach Creek.

Who created Law & Order, which premiered on NBC in September 1990?

It ran 20 seasons on NBC and launched an entire franchise; after an 11-year hiatus, NBC revived it in 2021.

On which network did David E. Kelley's legal drama The Practice run for eight seasons from 1997?

It won the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy in 1998 and 1999; the clash between legal ethics and personal morality was its recurring theme.

Jerry Springer's sign-off 'take care of yourselves and each other' dated from his newscasting days in which city?

The syndicated talk show ran 27 seasons from 1991 to 2018, broadcasting 3,891 episodes; Springer had also been Cincinnati's mayor.

What is the everyday name of the suburban duck who becomes Darkwing Duck?

The name parodies Kent Allard, alter ego of The Shadow; his sidekick and pilot Launchpad McQuack came over from DuckTales.

ReBoot, produced in Vancouver and first aired in 1994, is notable as one of the first TV series made how?

Mainframe Entertainment made the show about Guardian Bob, Enzo and Dot Matrix inside a computer system; it aired on YTV until 2001.

Garry Shandling's HBO sitcom about Larry Sanders was set behind the scenes of what?

Jeffrey Tambor and Rip Torn co-starred, and real celebrities played exaggerated versions of themselves across 90 episodes from 1992 to 1998.

Which actress played Gabrielle, Xena's companion who grows from farm girl to Amazon warrior?

Robert Tapert created the series in 1995 under his Renaissance Pictures banner; it ran in first-run syndication until 2001.