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.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Pilot | 1986-09-27 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Courtship of Bess Richards | 1986-10-04 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Morning After | 1986-10-11 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Deacon Delivers | 1986-11-01 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Rolly Falls in Love | 1986-11-08 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Retreat, Heck! | 1986-11-15 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Sermon from the Cell | 1986-11-22 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Maitre D'eacon | 1986-11-29 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Reuben's Romance | 1986-12-06 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | After the Fall | 1986-12-13 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Your Christmas Show of Shows | 1986-12-20 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Frye for the Defense | 1987-01-10 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Thelma's Choice | 1987-01-17 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Betting on the Boy | 1987-01-24 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Casting the First Stone | 1987-02-07 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Yes Sir, That's Your Baby | 1987-02-14 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Into the Night | 1987-02-21 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | The Divorce Lawyer | 1987-02-28 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | The Rival | 1987-03-07 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | The Magician | 1987-03-14 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Glen Garry Glen Thelma | 1987-03-21 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | What's Up, Deacon? | 1987-04-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | California Dreaming | 1987-10-03 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Dancing in the Dark | 1987-10-17 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | You Bet Your Life | 1987-10-24 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Dueling Ministers | 1987-10-31 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Thelma's Reunion | 1987-11-07 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Deacon on the Line | 1987-11-14 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Rolly's Proposal | 1987-11-21 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Rolly's Wedding | 1987-11-28 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Thelma's Birthday | 1987-12-05 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Thelma's Little Girl | 1987-12-12 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | The Twelve Songs of Christmas | 1987-12-19 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | Snakes Alive | 1988-01-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | Man on a Ledge | 1988-01-16 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | To Catch a Thief | 1988-01-23 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | The Widow | 1988-02-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | Stranded | 1988-02-20 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | Deacon Dearest | 1988-02-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | The Fantasy | 1988-03-05 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | Wedding Bell Blues | 1988-03-12 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | A Slight Case of Murder: Part 1 | 1988-04-30 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 21 | A Slight Case of Murder: Part 2 | 1988-05-07 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Fear of Flying | 1988-10-08 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? | 1988-10-22 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Look at Me, I'm Running | 1988-10-29 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Court of Love | 1988-11-05 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Get 'Em Up, Scout | 1988-11-12 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | The Minister's Wife | 1988-11-19 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | The Housekeeper | 1988-11-26 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | Thelma's Handyman | 1988-12-03 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | The Deacon's Donkey | 1988-12-10 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | Matchmaker, Matchmaker | 1989-01-07 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | I Remember Mama | 1989-01-14 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | The Reverend Ernest Frye | 1989-01-28 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | The Green Card | 1989-02-04 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 14 | The Psychic: Part 1 | 1989-02-11 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 15 | The Psychic: Part 2 | 1989-02-18 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 16 | The Boxer | 1989-02-25 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 17 | Nothing But the Truth | 1989-03-04 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 18 | Career Girl | 1989-03-18 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 19 | First Community Talent Show | 1989-04-01 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 20 | The Last Supper | 1989-04-08 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 21 | Sing, Sister, Sing | 1989-04-15 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 22 | A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste | 1989-04-22 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | The Engagement | 1989-09-23 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Where There's a Will | 1989-09-30 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine | 1989-10-14 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | Who Am I? | 1989-10-21 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | Witness for the Defense | 1989-10-28 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | TV or Not TV | 1989-11-04 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | Don't Rain on My Shower | 1989-11-11 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 8 | Thelma Says, I Do | 1989-11-18 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 9 | You're in the Army Now: Part 1 | 1989-11-25 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 10 | You're in the Army Now: Part 2 | 1989-12-02 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 11 | Sergeant in Arms | 1989-12-06 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 12 | Thelma Frye, Dough Girl | 1989-12-16 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 13 | The Deacon vs. the US Army | 1990-01-06 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 14 | The Roast | 1990-01-13 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 15 | The Deacon and the Mother-in-Law | 1990-01-27 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 16 | The Wedding | 1990-02-03 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 17 | The Honeymoon | 1990-02-10 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 18 | The Talent Show | 1990-02-12 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 19 | Moving In | 1990-02-17 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 20 | Deacon's Dilemma | 1990-02-24 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 21 | Trouble in Paradise | 1990-03-03 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 22 | Who's Sorry Now? | 1990-03-17 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 23 | The Deacon's Confession | 1990-04-07 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | Love, Deacon Style | 1990-11-17 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | Two Men, One Woman and a Baby | 1990-12-01 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | Child's Play | 1990-12-08 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | Yo, Deak | 1990-12-15 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | Miracle on 134th Street: Part 1 | 1990-12-22 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | Miracle on 134th Street: Part 2 | 1990-12-22 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 7 | Judge Deacon Frye | 1990-12-29 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 8 | The Gospel Truth | 1991-01-05 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 9 | Lights, Camera, Deacon | 1991-01-12 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 10 | Unforgettable | 1991-01-19 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 11 | Ernie and the Sublimes | 1991-02-02 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 12 | The Deacon's Slam Dunk | 1991-02-09 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 13 | Three Men and a Hammer | 1991-02-23 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 14 | Nothin' Says Lovin' ... | 1991-03-02 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 15 | My Fair Homeboy | 1991-03-09 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 16 | A Star is Burned | 1991-03-23 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 17 | Deak-Scam | 1991-03-30 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 18 | The Wild Deak | 1991-04-06 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 19 | Three's a Crowd | 1991-04-13 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 20 | Date with an Angel | 1991-04-27 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 21 | Deliverance: Part 1 | 1991-05-04 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 22 | Deliverance: Part 2 | 1991-05-11 | 30 min |
| Production | Ed. Weinberger | Producer |
| Production | James R. Stein | Producer |
| Production | Peter Noah | Producer |
| Production | Robert Illes | Producer |
