The Bill Cosby Show (series)
- User score: 4.9
- Production country: United States of America
- Creator: Bill Cosby , Ed. Weinberger
- Production companies: Jemmin' Inc, Bill Cosby
- Genre: Comedy
- Release date: 9/14/1969
- Release date of last episode: 3/21/1971
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 2 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 52
- Run time: 30 min.
Series description
The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill Cosby's first solo foray in television, after his co-starring role with Robert Culp in I Spy. The series also marked the first time an African American starred in his or her own eponymous comedy series.