Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.
First Air Date:
1986-09-27
Last Air Date:
1991-05-11
Status:
Ended
Original Country:
US
Original Language:
en
Number of Seasons:
5
Number of Episodes:
110
Created By:
Ed. Weinberger
