The Tracy Morgan Show

The Tracy Morgan Show
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	David M. Israel Jim O'Doherty
Written by	Tom J. Astle Anthony Carter Andy Glickman Peter Huyck David Israel Steve Joe Bob Kushell Sally Lapiduss Bernadette Luckett Tracy Morgan Judah Miller Murray Miller Jim O'Doherty Greg Schaffer
Directed by	Robert Berlinger Sheldon Epps Leonard R. Garner Jr. Gary Halvorson Gail Mancuso John Putch David Schwimmer Keith Truesdell Andrew Tsao
Starring	Tracy Morgan Tamala Jones Marc John Jefferies Bobb'e J. Thompson
Theme music composer	Heavy D
Composer	Heavy D
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	18 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Dave Becky Marcy Carsey David Israel Caryn Mandabach Lorne Michaels David Miner Jim O'Doherty Tom Werner
Producers	Steve Joe Bernadette Luckett Tracy Morgan Greg Schaffer Shawn Wilt
Cinematography	Donald A. Morgan John Simmons
Editors	Sean K. Lambert Michael Karlich
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Broadway Video Carsey-Werner-Mandabach Productions NBC Studios
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02) – March 20, 2004 (2004-03-20)

The Tracy Morgan Show is an American television sitcom created by David M. Israel and Jim O'Doherty, that aired on NBC from December 2, 2003 to March 20, 2004. ^[1] The series stars Tracy Morgan and Tamala Jones. The show was canceled in its first season after 16 episodes (the other 2 were never aired).

Synopsis

Tracy Morgan portrays "Tracy Mitchell", who is the owner of an auto repair garage. He has a wife named Alicia (Tamala Jones), a teenaged son named Derrick (Marc John Jefferies) and a seven-year-old named Jimmy (Bobb'e J. Thompson) as well as Aunt Pearl (Esther Scott).

Cast

Main

• Tracy Morgan  – Tracy Mitchell
• Tamala Jones  – Alicia Mitchell
• Marc John Jefferies  – Derrick Mitchell
• Bobb'e J. Thompson  – Jimmy Mitchell
• Katt Williams  – Freddie
• Heavy D  – Bernard
• John Witherspoon  – Spoon

Supporting

• Bre Blair  – Marcy
• Keesha Sharp  – Linda Berry
• Myzel Robinson – Robert Berry
• Debra Jo Rupp  – Ms. Laneworthy
• Tracy Morgan, Jr. – Superintendent Albano/Jack

Production

The series was created by David M. Israel and Jim O'Doherty, who also served as executive producers. Additional executive producers include Marcy Carsey, Caryn Mandabach, Lorne Michaels, David Miner, and Tom Werner. ^[2]

Cast member Heavy D composed the series' music and theme song.

Bobb'e J. Thompson would go on to play a Tracy Morgan character's son a second time in the hit series 30 Rock . ^[3]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by  [4]	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Gary Halvorson	David M. Israel & Jim O'Doherty	December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02)	9.88 [5]
2	"Doctor? No!"	Gary Halvorson	Peter Huyck & Alex Gregory	December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02)	8.72 [5]
3	"Christmas"	John Putch	Bernadette Luckett Strzeminski	December 4, 2003 (2003-12-04)	11.68 [5]
4	"The Anniversary"	Sheldon Epps	Bob Kushell	December 9, 2003 (2003-12-09)	7.64 [6]
5	"Stealing"	Leonard R. Garner Jr.	Judah Miller & Murray Miller	December 16, 2003 (2003-12-16)	7.89 [7]
6	"Coach Tracy"	Andrew Tsao	Tony Carter	January 6, 2004 (2004-01-06)	7.69 [8]
7	"Church"	Leonard R. Garner Jr.	Judah Miller & Murray Miller	January 13, 2004 (2004-01-13)	6.83 [9]
8	"The Value of Money"	Gail Mancuso	Sally Lapiduss	January 20, 2004 (2004-01-20)	5.69 [10]
9	"Weird Science"	Gail Mancuso	Tom J. Astle	January 27, 2004 (2004-01-27)	5.57 [11]
10	"A Call to Duty"	Gary Halvorson	Bernadette Luckett Strzeminski	January 31, 2004 (2004-01-31)	4.24 [11]
11	"Miracle Street"	David Schwimmer	Steve Joe & Greg Schaffer	February 7, 2004 (2004-02-07)	3.12 [12]
12	"Vacation"	Andrew Tsao	Tom J. Astle	February 14, 2004 (2004-02-14)	3.76 [13]
13	"Super Boy"	Andrew Tsao	Andy Glickman	February 28, 2004 (2004-02-28)	3.60 [14]
14	"Class Clown"	Robert Berlinger	Steve Joe & Greg Schaffer	March 6, 2004 (2004-03-06)	3.54 [15]
15	"Career Day"	Andrew Tsao	Bob Kushell	March 20, 2004 (2004-03-20)	3.81 [16]
16	"The Sporting Life"	John Putch	David M. Israel & Jim O'Doherty	March 20, 2004 (2004-03-20)	3.85 [16]
17	"Spoon Moves In"	Keith Truesdell	Judah Miller & Murray Miller	Unaired	N/A
18	"Haircut Night"	N/A	Peter Huyck & Alex Gregory	Unaired	N/A

Broadcast and syndication

In 2006, The Box Comedy aired the series, including the two unaired episodes. It disappeared when the channel was transformed to Comedy Central, until it was rerun in 2010. The show is currently aired by Comedy Central Family. On May 31, 2010, TV One aired the series in its entirety, including the two unaired episodes.

References

1. Fearn-Banks, Kathleen (2009). The A to Z of African-American Television p. 137. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-6348-4.
2. Lowry, Brian (November 30, 2003). "The Tracy Morgan Show". Variety . Retrieved May 24, 2018.
3. H, Tim (April 29, 2010). "Seven Questions: Bobb'e J. Thompson". LAist . Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
4. "The Tracy Morgan Show". Writers Guild of America West . Retrieved July 4, 2025.
5. "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 1-7, 2003)". The Los Angeles Times . December 10, 2003. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 8-14, 2003)". The Los Angeles Times . December 17, 2003. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 15-21, 2003)". The Los Angeles Times . December 24, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 5-11, 2004)". The Los Angeles Times . January 14, 2003. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 12-18, 2004)". The Los Angeles Times . January 23, 2003. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 19-25, 2004)". The Los Angeles Times . January 28, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2004)". The Los Angeles Times . February 4, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 2-8, 2004)". The Los Angeles Times . February 11, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 9-15, 2004)". The Los Angeles Times . February 20, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Weekly Program Rankings (Feb. 23-29, 2004)". ABC Medianet . March 2, 2004. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
15. "Weekly Program Rankings (Mar. 1-7, 2004)". ABC Medianet . March 9, 2004. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
16. "Weekly Program Rankings (Mar. 15-21, 2004)". ABC Medianet . March 23, 2004. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2025.

External links

• Official Website
• Carsey-Werner - The Tracy Morgan Show
• The Tracy Morgan Show at IMDb
• The Tracy Morgan Show at epguides.com