In the House (TV series)

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In the House
Genre Sitcom
Created by Winifred Hervey
Starring
Theme music composer Quincy Jones III
Theodore Miller
Kurt Farquhar
Composers
  • Anthony Hale, Jr. (1995–96)
  • Theodore Miller (1996–98)
  • Kurt Farquhar (1999)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes76 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducersWalter Allen Bennett, Jr.
Teri Schaffer Hicks
Michelle Jones
Werner Walian
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseApril 10, 1995 (1995-04-10) 
August 11, 1999 (1999-08-11)

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 [1] 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.

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Synopsis

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]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1 6April 10, 1995 (1995-04-10)May 15, 1995 (1995-05-15) NBC
2 20September 18, 1995 (1995-09-18)May 13, 1996 (1996-05-13)
3 22August 26, 1996 (1996-08-26)May 19, 1997 (1997-05-19) UPN
4 22August 25, 1997 (1997-08-25)April 7, 1998 (1998-04-07)
5 6August 3, 1999 (1999-08-03)August 11, 1999 (1999-08-11) Syndication

Cast

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Recurring

U.S. television ratings

SeasonTV SeasonNetworkRatings RankViewers
(in millions)
11995 NBC #44[ citation needed ]11.1[ citation needed ]
21995–1996 NBC #59[ citation needed ]9.4[ citation needed ]
31996–1997 UPN #189[ citation needed ]3.3[ citation needed ]
41997–1998 UPN #152 [5] 2.8 [5]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardResultCategoryRecipient
1996 Young Artist Awards NominatedBest Performance by an Actor Under Ten – TelevisionJeffery Wood
Best Performance by a Young Actress – TV Comedy SeriesMaia Campbell
NAACP Image Awards NominatedOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesJohn Amos
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesLL Cool J
Outstanding Comedy Series
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1997Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesLL Cool J
1998Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesLL Cool J
WonOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesAlfonso Ribeiro
1999NominatedOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesAlfonso Ribeiro
1997 Emmy Award Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Comedy SeriesArt Busch (For episode "Curse of the Hill House")

Syndication

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.

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