Almost Grown (TV series)

Almost Grown is an American drama television series about a couple (played by Tim Daly and Eve Gordon), whose lives are explored during three time periods of their lives.[1] The series was well received by critics,[2] but aired for only 9 out of 13 episodes from November 27, 1988 until February 20, 1989 on CBS due to low ratings (it was placed in the same timeslot as Monday Night Football and The NBC Monday Movie).[3] The series was co-created by David Chase.

Almost Grown
Genre	Drama
Created by	David Chase Lawrence Konner
Starring	Tim Daly Eve Gordon Marcia Cross Rita Taggart Anita Gillette Michael Alldredge
Composer	Craig Safan
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producer	David Chase
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Universal Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	November 27, 1988 – February 20, 1989

Cast & characters

• Tim Daly — Norman Foley
• Eve Gordon — Suzie Long Foley
• Marcia Cross — Lesley Foley
• Rita Taggart — Joan Foley
• Michael Alldredge — Frank Foley
• Anita Gillette — Vi Long
• Richard Schaal — Dick Long
• Albert Macklin — Joey Long
• Ocean Hellman — Anya Foley
• Nathaniel Moreau — Jackson Foley
• Raffi Diblasio — Jackson Foley

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share (households)
1	"Pilot"	TBA	TBA	November 27, 1988	17.1[4]	12.8/20[4]
2	"If That Diamond Ring Don't Shine"	TBA	TBA	November 28, 1988	18.3[5]	12.9/21[5]
3	"Ghost Town"	TBA	TBA	December 5, 1988	11.0[6]	8.7/14[6]
4	"Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney"	TBA	TBA	December 12, 1988	13.1[7]	10.0/16[7]
5	"Take It Slow"	TBA	TBA	January 2, 1989	21.4[8]	15.8/27[8]
6	"The Wimp Factor"	TBA	TBA	January 9, 1989	15.3[9]	11.6/19[9]
7	"Visitors"	TBA	TBA	January 23, 1989	13.2[10]	9.7/16[10]
8	"Jersey Blues"	TBA	TBA	February 13, 1989	10.3[11]	8.2/14[11]
9	"Joey's 15 Minutes"	TBA	TBA	February 20, 1989	10.6[12]	7.9/13[12]
10	"The Root of All Evil"	TBA	TBA	Unaired	N/A	N/A
11	"Richie"	TBA	TBA	Unaired	N/A	N/A
12	"Holy Grail"	TBA	TBA	Unaired	N/A	N/A
13	"The Hat That Fell from Space"	TBA	TBA	Unaired	N/A	N/A

DVD

To date, the series has not been released on DVD.

Awards

The list of awards and nominations for Almost Grown

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
1989	Emmy Award	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series	Susan Schuler-Page & Sharleen Rassi	Nominated
	CSC Award	Best Cinematography in TV Drama	Rene Ohashi	Nominated
	Young Artist Awards	Best New Television Series		Nominated
		Best Young Actor in a Nighttime Drama Series	Raffi Di Blasio	Nominated
		Best Young Actress Featured, Co-starring, Supporting, Recurring Role in a Comedy or Drama Series or Special	Ocean Hellman	Nominated
(Source: IMDb.com)

References

1. Lee, Mark (May 2007). "Wiseguys: A conversation between David Chase and Tom Fontana". Writers Guild of America, west. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
2. Bark, Ed (1988-10-02). "A critic picks the season's top ten". Dallas Morning News. p. 1C.
3. "Pipline". Vero Beach Press Journal. 2000-11-12. p. 32.
4. "Nielsen Ratings". Life. USA Today. November 30, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306106502.
5. "Nielsen Ratings". Life. USA Today. December 7, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306146398.
6. "Nielsen Ratings". Life. USA Today. December 14, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306143538.
7. "A very 'Brady' ratings hit". Life. USA Today. December 14, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306159082.
8. "NBC, laughing all the way". Life. USA Today. January 11, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306165080.
9. "NBC clinches season's ratings title". Life. USA Today. January 18, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306171627.
10. "Midseason entries boost NBC". Life. USA Today. February 1, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306144802.
11. "NBC's back alone at the top". Life. USA Today. February 22, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306175741.
12. "CBS up despite Grammy drop". Life. USA Today. March 1, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306152931.

External links

• Almost Grown at IMDb
• Almost Grown at TV.com
• Jeff Baron's summary page on Almost Grown (with cast pictures)