The Drew Carey Show: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

ABC | Season Premiere Date: September 13, 1995

Starring: Drew Carey, Christa Miller-Lawrence, Christa Miller-Lawrence

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

Creator: Drew Carey and Bruce Helford

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E22. Buzz Beer
Air Date: May 8, 1996
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S1:E21. Drew Gets Motivated
Air Date: May 1, 1996
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S1:E20. Drew and Kate and Kate's Mom
Air Date: February 27, 1996

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Ken Tucker

Jun 11, 2013

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

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

David Hiltbrand

Jun 26, 2013

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

John Haslett Cuff

Jul 15, 2013

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]

Howard Rosenberg

Jul 15, 2013

Whether [Carey] can stretch beyond his stand-up work and move to another level, as have such comics-turned-sitcom-stars as Jerry Seinfeld, Brett Butler and Roseanne, remains to be seen. Read full review

Hal Boedeker

Jul 15, 2013

Carey is likable enough, but The Drew Carey Show needs polishing if it's going to grow on America. [13 Sep 1995]

Steve Johnson

Jul 15, 2013

The concept is "Seinfeld," but with "regular guys"--"regular," in this case, meaning "dull, dull, dull." [13 Sep 1995]

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Seasons & Episodes

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  Air Date: June 2, 2004
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  Air Date: September 9, 2002
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  Air Date: September 26, 2001
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  Air Date: October 4, 2000
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  Air Date: September 22, 1999
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  Air Date: September 23, 1998
Season 3

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  Air Date: September 23, 1997
Season 2

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  Air Date: September 18, 1996
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 13, 1995
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  S1:E22. Buzz Beer
  Air Date: May 8, 1996
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  S1:E21. Drew Gets Motivated
  Air Date: May 1, 1996
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  S1:E20. Drew and Kate and Kate's Mom
  Air Date: February 27, 1996
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  S1:E19. Atomic Cat Fight
  Air Date: February 21, 1996
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  S1:E18. Playing the Unified Field
  Air Date: February 14, 1996
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  S1:E17. The Front
  Air Date: February 7, 1996
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  S1:E16. Drew's New Assistant
  Air Date: January 31, 1996
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  S1:E15. There is No Scientific Name for a Show About God
  Air Date: January 17, 1996
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  S1:E14. Drew and Mr. Bell's Nephew
  Air Date: January 10, 1996
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  S1:E13. Drew and the Unstable Element
  Air Date: January 3, 1996
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  S1:E12. Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics
  Air Date: December 20, 1995
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  S1:E11. The Electron Doesn't Fall Far from the Nucleus
  Air Date: December 13, 1995
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  S1:E10. Science Names Suck
  Air Date: December 6, 1995
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  S1:E9. Drew and Mrs. Louder
  Air Date: November 29, 1995
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  S1:E8. Lewis' Sister
  Air Date: November 15, 1995
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  S1:E7. Drew in Court
  Air Date: November 8, 1995
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  S1:E6. Drew Meets Lawyers
  Air Date: November 1, 1995
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  S1:E5. No Two Things in Nature are Exactly Alike
  Air Date: October 18, 1995
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  S1:E4. Nature Abhors a Vacuum
  Air Date: October 4, 1995
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  S1:E3. The Joining of Two Unlike Elements is a Mixture
  Air Date: September 27, 1995
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  S1:E2. Miss Right
  Air Date: September 20, 1995
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: September 13, 1995