The Drew Carey Show

Name: The Drew Carey Show
Genre: Comedy
Released: September 13, 1995
Rating: 64
Cast: Drew Carey, Diedrich Bader, Ryan Stiles, Kathy Kinney, Kathy Kinney

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ABC | Release Date: September 13, 1995

Starring: Drew Carey, Diedrich Bader, Ryan Stiles, Kathy Kinney, Kathy Kinney, John Carroll Lynch, Cynthia Watros, Cynthia Watros

Summary: This long-running sitcom stars comedian Drew Carey as a sort of blue-collar everyman. The show chronicles Drew's working life, the ups and downs of his romances and his strong relationship with his long-time friends Lewis, Oswald and Kate.

Episodes: 233 Color Episodes ABC Broadcast History: September 1995 - May 1996: WednesdayThis long-running sitcom stars comedian Drew Carey as a sort of blue-collar everyman. The show chronicles Drew's working life, the ups and downs of his romances and his strong relationship with his long-time friends Lewis, Oswald and Kate.

Episodes: 233 Color Episodes

ABC Broadcast History:

September 1995 - May 1996: Wednesday 8:30

May 1996 - September 1996: Tuesday 8:30

August 1996 - November 1996: Wednesday 9:30

December 1996 - May 2002: Wednesday 9:00

September 2002 - October 2002: Monday 8:00

November 2002 - November 2002: Friday 9:00

December 2002 - January 2003: Friday 9:30

June 2003 - July 2003: Wednesday 9:00/9:30

August 2003 - September 2003: Wednesday 9:30

June 2004 - September 2004: Wednesday 9:00/9:30

(Simulcast in HDTV on ABC beginning with the 2001-2002 season)… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

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Ken Tucker

Jun 11, 2013

Season 1 Review: Carey himself is a fidgety guy. He doesn't just deliver a line — he kind of dances around it, shifting his weight from one foot to the other. At first I found this, combined with his habit of looking down and grinning fixedly when he speaks to someone, pretty annoying. But his lines are so amusing and his timing so sharp that I've come to like Carey's anti-acting style. Read full review

Tom Shales

Jul 15, 2013

Season 1 Review: "The Drew Carey Show" bucks all the prevailing sitcom trends and does it endearingly. [17 Sep 1995]

David Hiltbrand

Jun 26, 2013

Season 1 Review: The show's weakness is a negligible supporting cast, particularly Diedrich Bader and Ryan Stiles. Read full review

John Haslett Cuff

Jul 15, 2013

Season 1 Review: One of the best of the new crop of sitcoms, a sort of low-rent, anti-glamour Friends, featuring a sharp-witted, likable and hilariously self-deprecating guy. [13 Sep 1995]

Barry Garron

Jul 15, 2013

Season 1 Review: Carey, a stand-up comedy veteran, has great timing and expression. It's easy to relate to his working-class persona. Now if someone could just make his friends a little funnier, "Drew Carey" could be a winner. [13 Sep 1995]