TV Shows That Premiered in 1995: Comedy, Drama & Notable Debuts

Comedy

• Friends (NBC) — Cultural phenomenon; 10 seasons.
• Frasier (NBC) — Cheers spin-off; 11 seasons.
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (NBC) — Final season (6).
• Boy Meets World (ABC) — Debuted 1993; 1995 = Season 3.
• The Nanny (CBS) — Season 3.
• Caroline in the City (NBC) — 2 seasons.
• Mad About You (NBC) — Season 4.
• Step by Step (ABC) — Season 4.
• The Drew Carey Show (ABC) — 9 seasons.
• Home Improvement (ABC) — Final season (8).

Drama

• ER (NBC) — Medical drama juggernaut; 15 seasons.
• Touched by an Angel (CBS) — 9 seasons.
• Chicago Hope (CBS) — Medical; 6 seasons.
• Picket Fences (CBS) — Final season (4).
• Murder, She Wrote (CBS) — Final season (12).
• The X-Files (Fox) — Debuted 1993; 1995 = Season 3.

Other Notable 1995 Premieres

• The Weird Al Show (Comedy Central) — 1 season.
• The Secret World of Alex Mack (Nickelodeon) — 4 seasons.
• Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Nickelodeon) — Revival (original 1991–96).
• Baywatch (Syndication) — Season 6 (moved from NBC).
• Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (Syndication) — 6 seasons.
• Xena: Warrior Princess (Syndication) — Spun off from Hercules; 6 seasons.
• Sliders (Fox) — 5 seasons.
• Nowhere Man (UPN) — 1 season.
• American Gothic (CBS) — 1 season (cult classic).
• Space: Above and Beyond (Fox) — 1 season (cult sci-fi).

1995 was a landmark year—Friends, ER, and X-Files (in stride) defined 90s TV.