The Ellen Burstyn Show
| The Ellen Burstyn Show | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Norman Steinberg David Frankel |
| Written by | Robert Bruce Howard Gewirtz Bob Rosenfarb Norman Steinberg Martin Weiss |
| Directed by | Norman Steinberg Dolores Ferraro Sam Weisman |
| Starring |
Ellen Burstyn Elaine Stritch Megan Mullally Barry Sobel Jesse Tendler |
| Opening theme | "Nothing in the World Like Love" performed by Rita Coolidge |
| Composer(s) | Artie Butler |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (1 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Norman Steinberg |
| Producer(s) |
David Frankel Ronald E. Frazier |
| Cinematography | George Spiro Dibie |
| Editor(s) |
Andy Ackerman Jimmy B. Frazier |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Ellen Burstyn Productions P.S. 235 Productions Touchstone Television |
| Distributor | Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 20, 1986 – September 5, 1987 |
The Ellen Burstyn Show is an American sitcom starring Ellen Burstyn. The series was produced by Touchstone Television and debuted on ABC on September 20, 1986. The series was canceled after 13 episodes.
Burstyn played Baltimore college professor Ellen Brewer, who sometimes had to deal not only with the students she has to tutor, but also with her meddling mother (played by fellow veteran Broadway/film actress Elaine Stritch), her divorced daughter (Megan Mullally) and her 5 1⁄2 year old grandson (played by Jesse Tendler).
The series debuted on September 20, 1986 and ran until November 15, 1986. It was cancelled after eight episodes but returned in August of 1987 to burn off the remaining five episodes. The final episode aired on September 5, 1987, ranking as the third lowest rated series on network television ranking 77th out of 79 shows and averaging only a 7.6/13 rating/share.
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