Harris and Company is an American television drama series that aired on NBC from March 15 to April 5, 1979, on Thursday night.

Harris and Company
GenreDrama
Created byArthur A. Ross
Directed byTom Blank
Ivan Dixon
StarringBernie Casey
David Hubbard
Renee Brown
Lia Jackson
Dain Turner
Eddie Singleton
Stu Gilliam
Carol Tillery Banks
Lois Walden
James Luisi
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerStan Robertson
ProducerArnold F. Turner
Running time44 mins.
Production companyUniversal Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseMarch 15 (1979-03-15) –
April 5, 1979 (1979-04-05)

Synopsis

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The series stars Bernie Casey as Mike Harris,[1][2] a working-class African-American father of five who relocates his family from Detroit, Michigan, to Los Angeles, California, after the death of his wife. The series is based upon Love Is Not Enough, a TV movie that aired on NBC on June 12, 1978. It was the first weekly American TV drama series centered on an African-American family.[citation needed]

The series aired for only four episodes and was the lowest-rated U.S. broadcast network primetime series that season, ranking 114th with a 7.6/12 rating/share.[3]

Cast

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  • Bernie Casey as Mike Harris
  • David Hubbard as David Harris
  • Renee Brown as Liz Harris
  • Lia Jackson as Juanita "J.P." Harris
  • Dain Turner as Richard Harris
  • Eddie Singleton as Tommy Harris
  • Stu Gilliam as Charlie Adams
  • Carol Tillery Banks as Angie Adams
  • Lois Walden as Louise Foreman
  • James Luisi as Harry Foreman

References

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  1. ^ Terrace 2008, p. 185.
  2. ^ "Harris and Company". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. ^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/79-OCR/BC-1979-06-18-OCR-Page-0056.pdf#search=%22rounding%20up%20the%20ratings%22 [bare URL PDF]

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