| Genre: | Sitcom |
| Creator: | Winifred Hervey |
| Theme Music Composer: | Quincy Jones III Theodore Miller Kurt Farquhar |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 5 |
| Num Episodes: | 76 |
| List Episodes: | List of In the House episodes |
| Producer: | Walter Allen Bennett, Jr. Teri Schaffer Hicks Michelle Jones Werner Walian |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 22 minutes |
| Network: | NBC |
| Network2: | UPN |
| Network3: | Syndication |
In the House is an American sitcom starring LL Cool J, Debbie Allen, Maia Campbell, Jeffery Wood, Alfonso Ribeiro and Kim Wayans. The series aired for two seasons on NBC from April 1995 to May 1996 after which it was canceled due to low ratings.[1] UPN quickly picked up In the House where it aired for an additional two seasons. UPN canceled the series in May 1998.[2] The series ran in first-run syndication for a fifth and final season, which ended on August 11, 1999.
See also: List of In the House episodes. Marion Hill (LL Cool J) is a former professional football player. Because of his financial predicament, Marion is forced to rent out most of the rooms in his house to newly divorced single mother Jackie Warren (Debbie Allen) and her two children, Tiffany (Maia Campbell) and Austin (Jeffery Wood).[3]
After the second season, the series was retooled, becoming more adult-oriented. Jackie and Austin both moved back East while Tiffany stayed with Marion to finish high school. Joining the cast for the third season was former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro as Dr. Maxwell "Max" Stanton and In Living Color cast member Kim Wayans as Tonia Harris. Both Maxwell and Tonia helped Marion manage the Los Angeles sports clinic he owns, then Tonia leaves for the WNBA after Season 4, and Tiffany leaves after only two episodes in Season 5.[4]
| Season | TV Season | Network | Ratings Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995 |
| 11.1 | |
| 2 | 1995–1996 |
| 9.4 | |
| 3 | 1996–1997 |
| 3.3 | |
| 4 | 1997–1998 |
| 2.8[5] | |
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nominated | Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten – Television | Jeffery Wood | |
| Best Performance by a Young Actress – TV Comedy Series | Maia Campbell | |||
| Nominated | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | John Amos | ||
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | LL Cool J | |||
| Outstanding Comedy Series | ||||
| 1997 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | LL Cool J | ||
| 1998 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | LL Cool J | ||
| Won | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Alfonso Ribeiro | ||
| 1999 | Nominated | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Alfonso Ribeiro | |
| 1997 | Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Comedy Series | Art Busch (For episode "Curse of the Hill House") |
The show aired in off-network syndication during the 1999–2000 season, the series had reran weeknights at 7pm EST on New York City's local UPN affiliation WWOR-TV until it was replaced by The Jamie Foxx Show reruns in fall 2000, and on TV One from 2004–2008. On June 13, 2016, BET aired reruns of the show in the earlier months on the weekdays in random times from 2:30AM to 4:00AM on Fridays until the week of August 29 to September 2, 2016. The series also aired reruns on BET Her. Aspire will begin airing reruns of the show on August 1, 2020.
On November 1, 2021, In the House began streaming on HBO Max.[6] Since January 1, 2024, the show is currently airing on The365.