Seinfeld (1989)
A show about nothing.
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 5 July 1989 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 14 May 1998 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David |
| Starring | Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards |
| Seasons | 9 seasons, 180 episodes |
| Episode length | about 23 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 69 hours |
| Rated | TV-PG |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.3/10 |
Where to watch Seinfeld
Seinfeld is streaming on Netflix ($17.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 2 months of Netflix, or $35.98 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Seinfeld is a 1989 comedy about a stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends in New York City. The tagline calls it a show about nothing, which is technically true and spiritually wrong. Created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, it runs 180 episodes across 9 seasons. That totals 69 hours of watching people get upset about sandwiched bread and phone numbers. It is not a show you binge in a weekend. It is a show you let slowly rewire your brain until you start judging everyone’s posture.
How it did with audiences
Seinfeld never reported a box office, which is fitting for a show about the cost of a bad haircut. On TMDB, users rate it 8.3 out of 10. That is a high number for a sitcom that refused to be liked.
What came next for the cast
Julia Louis-Dreyfus stepped out of Woody Allen’s orbit to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a shift that defies easy categorization. Jason Alexander moved from supporting roles in serious dramas to leading parts in rom-coms and dog stories. The timeline suggests a pivot, but correlation is not causation. Credits list what followed.
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Sources
- Seinfeld on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q23733 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Seinfeld” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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