| Genre: | Sitcom |
| Creator: | Bernie Kukoff |
| Director: | John Bowab Linda Day Paul Kreppel Jay Sandrich Tony Singletary Chuck Vinson |
| Starring: | Thea Vidale Adam Jeffries Brandy Norwood Jason Weaver Brenden Jefferson Cleavant Derricks Yvette Wilson |
| Theme Music Composer: | Freddie Washington Benjamin Wright |
| Composer: | Kurt Farquhar |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 19 |
| Executive Producer: | Bernie Kukoff Andrew Susskind |
| Producer: | Tom Devanney Mary Ellen Jones |
| Runtime: | 22 - 24 minutes |
| Company: | Castle Rock Entertainment Columbia Pictures Television |
| Channel: | ABC |
Thea is an American sitcom that premiered September 8, 1993, on ABC, and ended on February 16, 1994, for a total of 19 episodes. Starring stand-up comedian Thea Vidale, Thea series marked the first time an African American woman comedian was the star of a series named after her.[1]
Set in Houston, Texas, Thea Vidale stars as title character Thea Armstrong-Turrell, a widowed mother of four children who works as a supermarket cashier during the day and runs a single-chair beauty salon called Styles by Thea from her home at night.
Although the show initially attracted high ratings, viewership declined steadily over the course of the season, and the series was canceled after 19 episodes, having ended the season in 43rd place.
Reruns of the show aired on BET from 1994 to 1998 and returned to the same channel on Mother's Day in 2008, but stopped airing a few months later.