Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U.S. on September 29, 1987. It lasted four seasons, with the last of its 85 episodes airing on May 28, 1991.
The title of the show was designed as thirtysomething by Kathie Broyles, who combined the words of the original title, Thirty Something.
In 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were ranked #22 on TV Guide′s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
In 2002, Thirtysomething was ranked #19 on TV Guide′s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #10 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Pilot | 1987-09-29 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Parents Are Coming | 1987-10-06 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Housewarming | 1987-10-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Couples | 1987-10-27 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | But Not for Me | 1987-11-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | We Gather Together | 1987-11-17 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | 1987-12-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Weaning | 1987-12-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | 1987-12-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | South by Southeast | 1988-01-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Therapy | 1988-01-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Competition | 1988-01-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Separation | 1988-01-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | I'm in Love, I'm in Love, I'm in Love with a Wonderful Gynecologist | 1988-02-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Business as Usual | 1988-02-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Accounts Receivable | 1988-03-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Whose Forest Is This? | 1988-03-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Nancy's First Date | 1988-03-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Undone | 1988-04-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Tenure | 1988-05-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Born to Be Mild | 1988-05-10 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | We'll Meet Again | 1988-12-06 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | In Re: the Marriage of Weston | 1988-12-13 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | The Mike Van Dyke Show | 1988-12-20 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Trust Me | 1989-01-03 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | No Promises | 1989-01-10 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Politics | 1989-01-17 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Success | 1989-01-31 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | First Day / Last Day | 1989-02-07 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | About Last Night | 1989-02-14 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Elliot's Dad | 1989-02-28 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | Payment Due | 1989-03-07 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | Deliverance | 1989-03-21 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | Michael Writes a Story | 1989-04-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | New Job | 1989-04-11 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | Be a Good Girl | 1989-04-25 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | Courting Nancy | 1989-05-02 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | Best of Enemies | 1989-05-16 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Nancy's Mom | 1989-09-19 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Love and Sex | 1989-10-03 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Mr. Right | 1989-10-10 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | New Baby | 1989-10-24 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Legacy | 1989-10-31 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Strangers | 1989-11-07 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | Pilgrims | 1989-11-21 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | The Burning Bush | 1989-11-28 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | New Parents | 1989-12-05 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Michael's Campaign | 1989-12-12 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | Pulling Away | 1990-01-09 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | Another Country | 1990-01-16 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | Post-Op | 1990-01-23 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 14 | Once a Mermaid | 1990-02-06 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 15 | Fathers and Lovers | 1990-02-13 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 16 | Her Cup Runneth Over | 1990-02-20 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 17 | Good Sex, Bad Sex, What Sex, No Sex | 1990-02-27 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 18 | The Other Shoe | 1990-03-20 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 19 | The Three Year Itch | 1990-04-03 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 20 | I'm Nobody, Who Are You? | 1990-04-10 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 21 | Arizona | 1990-04-17 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 22 | Going Limp | 1990-05-01 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 23 | Towers of Zenith Part 1: The Go-Between | 1990-05-15 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 24 | Towers of Zenith Part 2: Samurai Adman | 1990-05-22 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Prelude to a Bris | 1990-09-22 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Life Class | 1990-10-02 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Control | 1990-10-09 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | The Distance | 1990-10-16 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | The Haunting of DAA | 1990-10-30 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | The Guilty Party | 1990-11-13 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | Photo Opportunity | 1990-11-27 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | Never Better | 1990-12-04 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | Guns & Roses | 1990-12-11 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 10 | Happy New Year | 1990-12-18 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 11 | Melissa and Men | 1991-01-08 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 12 | Advanced Beginners | 1991-01-22 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 13 | Sifting the Ashes | 1991-02-05 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 14 | A Second Look | 1991-02-12 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 15 | Fighting the Cold | 1991-02-19 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 16 | The Difference Between Men and Women | 1991-02-26 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 17 | The Wedding | 1991-04-09 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 18 | Closing the Circle | 1991-04-16 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 19 | Out the Door | 1991-04-30 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 20 | Hopeless | 1991-05-07 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 21 | A Stop at Willoughby | 1991-05-14 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 22 | Melissa in Wonderland | 1991-05-21 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 23 | California | 1991-05-28 | 60 min |
| Production | Edward Zwick | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ellen S. Pressman | Producer |
| Production | Lindsley Parsons III | Producer |
| Production | Marshall Herskovitz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ann Lewis Hamilton | Producer |
| Production | Joseph Dougherty | Producer |
| Production | Richard Kramer | Producer |
| Production | Scott Winant | Producer |
| Production | Paul Haggis | Producer |
