| Genre: | Sitcom |
| Creator: | Norman Steinberg David Frankel |
| Director: | Norman Steinberg Dolores Ferraro Sam Weisman |
| Starring: | Ellen Burstyn Elaine Stritch Megan Mullally Barry Sobel Jesse Tendler |
| Opentheme: | "Nothing in the World Like Love" performed by Rita Coolidge |
| Composer: | Artie Butler |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 13 (1 unaired) |
| Executive Producer: | Norman Steinberg |
| Producer: | David Frankel Ronald E. Frazier |
| Editor: | Andy Ackerman Jimmy B. Frazier |
| Cinematography: | George Spiro Dibie |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Company: | Ellen Burstyn Productions P.S. 235 Productions Touchstone Television |
| Channel: | ABC |
The Ellen Burstyn Show is an American sitcom starring Ellen Burstyn. The series was produced by Touchstone Television and debuted on ABC on September 20, 1986. The series was canceled after 13 episodes.
Burstyn played Baltimore college professor Ellen Brewer, who sometimes had to deal not only with the students she has to tutor, but also with her meddling mother, Sydney (played by fellow veteran Broadway/film actress Elaine Stritch, who was only 7 years older than Burstyn), her divorced daughter, Molly (Megan Mullally) and her 5 year old grandson, Nick (played by Jesse Tendler).
| Actor | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Brewer | ||
| Molly Brewer Ross | ||
| Sydney Brewer | ||
| Tom Hines | ||
| Jesse Tendler | Nick Ross | |
| Timothy Biggins | Mike Brewer |
The series debuted on September 20, 1986, and ran until November 15, 1986. It was cancelled after eight episodes but returned in August of 1987 to burn off the remaining five episodes. The final episode aired on September 5, 1987, ranking as the third-lowest-rated series on network television (81st out of 83 shows, with a 7.6/13 rating/share).[1]
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