The Boys Are Back (TV series)

The Boys Are Back is an American sitcom television series created by Matthew Carlson that was aired on CBS from September 11, 1994, to January 28, 1995. It stars Suzanne Pleshette and Hal Linden as parents Jackie and Fred Hansen. The show was broadcast on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Eastern time.^[1]

The Boys Are Back
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Matthew Carlson
Written by	Linwood Boomer Matthew Carlson Gary Murphy Neil Thompson
Directed by	Will Mackenzie
Starring	Hal Linden Suzanne Pleshette
Composer	Jonathan Wolff
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	18 (2 unaired)
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Vanity Logo Productions ABC Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 11, 1994 (1994-09-11) – January 28, 1995 (1995-01-28)

Cast

• Hal Linden as Fred Hansen
• Suzanne Pleshette as Jackie Hansen
• George Newbern as Mike Hansen
• Kevin Crowley as Rick Hansen
• Bess Meyer as Judy Hansen
• Ryan O'Donohue as Peter Hansen
• Kelsey Mulrooney as Sarah Hansen
• Justin Cooper as Nicky Hansen

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	James Burrows	Matthew Carlson	September 11, 1994 (1994-09-11)	18.5[2]
2	"The First Day"	Will Mackenzie	Matthew Carlson	September 14, 1994 (1994-09-14)	14.2[3]
3	"Punch and Judy"	Unknown	Unknown	September 21, 1994 (1994-09-21)	14.2[4]
4	"Don't Tell Mom the Babysitters Rick"	Unknown	Unknown	September 28, 1994 (1994-09-28)	13.6[5]
5	"Mikey at Nike"	Will Mackenzie	Matthew Carlson	October 12, 1994 (1994-10-12)	12.1[6]
6	"The Good, the Bad and the Hansens"	Unknown	Unknown	October 19, 1994 (1994-10-19)	11.4[7]
7	"The Fishing Trip"	Unknown	Unknown	October 26, 1994 (1994-10-26)	12.1[8]
8	"The Favorite"	Unknown	Unknown	November 2, 1994 (1994-11-02)	12.5[9]
9	"Thanksgiving"	Unknown	Unknown	November 16, 1994 (1994-11-16)	14.6[10]
10	"A Tree Dies in Portland"	Unknown	Unknown	November 30, 1994 (1994-11-30)	13.3[11]
11	"The Christmas Snow"	Unknown	Unknown	December 14, 1994 (1994-12-14)	10.4[12]
12	"Fred Runs Away"	Unknown	Unknown	December 21, 1994 (1994-12-21)	11.2[13]
13	"Get Me to the Church"	Unknown	Unknown	January 7, 1995 (1995-01-07)	12.3[14]
14	"Bad Hair Day"	Unknown	Unknown	January 14, 1995 (1995-01-14)	12.8[15]
15	"Searching for Sarah Hansen"	Unknown	Unknown	January 21, 1995 (1995-01-21)	10.5[16]
16	"The French Class"	Unknown	Unknown	January 28, 1995 (1995-01-28)	11.6[17]
17	"Where There's a Will, There's a Melee"	TBD	TBD	Unaired (Unaired)	N/A
18	"Rick and Judy End Up in a Seedy Motel Room"	TBD	TBD	Unaired (Unaired)	N/A

References

1. Bonko, Larry (1994-09-10). "Linden Is Back in New CBS Sitcom About Parenthood". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
2. DeRosa, Robin (September 14, 1994). "CBS' 'Boys' off to good start". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
3. Gable, Donna (September 21, 1994). "'Girl' helps ABC start fall season on top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
4. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. September 28, 1994. p. 3D.
5. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 5, 1994. p. 3D.
6. DeRosa, Robin (October 19, 1994). "Regular series put ABC back on top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
7. DeRosa, Robin (October 26, 1994). "'Grace' leads ABC to tie with CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
8. DeRosa, Robin (November 2, 1994). "ABC is 'Home' alone at the top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
9. DeRosa, Robin (November 9, 1994). "'Cagney & Lacey' makes winning return". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
10. DeRosa, Robin (November 23, 1994). "'Scarlett,' CBS' sweeping epic". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
11. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 7, 1994. p. 3D.
12. DeRosa, Robin (December 21, 1994). "ABC's winning way with comedy". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
13. DeRosa, Robin (December 29, 1994). "Football kicks off ABC's winning week". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
14. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. January 11, 1995. p. 3D.
15. DeRosa, Robin (January 18, 1995). "'ER' rolls into the No. 1 spot". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
16. DeRosa, Robin (January 25, 1995). "'ER' helps NBC to No. 1". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
17. DeRosa, Robin (February 1, 1995). "Super Bowl kicks ABC to the top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

External links

• The Boys Are Back at IMDb
• The Boys Are Back at epguides.com