Amen
TV ShowTV-G1986•30dk•star6.7(21)•trending_up13
ComedyFamily
Creator:Ed. Weinberger
Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.
Details
StatusEnded
First AiredSeptember 27, 1986
Last AiredMay 11, 1991
Episode Runtime30dk
Seasons5
Episodes110
TypeScripted
Origin CountryUnited States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
Networks
Last Episode
S5 E22 • 5/11/1991
Deliverance (2)
Appearances by James Brown and Lloyd Price aren't the only surprises during a telethon to save the church: Thelma delivers a baby boy. (Part 2 of 2) Her delivery overdue, Thelma attends a telethon.
Cast
Featured Cast
Seasons
Similar
star7.1
A Different World
1987TV Show
star6.6
Father Knows Best
1954TV Show
star7.0
The Cosby Show
1984TV Show
star6.7
Family Matters
1989TV Show
star7.3
The Jeffersons
1975TV Show
star6.9
Leave It to Beaver
1957TV Show
star6.6
My Three Sons
1960TV Show
star7.8
Step by Step
1991TV Show
star7.5
Raising Hope
2010TV Show
star6.7
Gimme a Break!
1981TV Show
star7.7
Stuck in the Middle
2016TV Show