Family (1976 TV series)

Family
Family title card
Created by	Jay Presson Allen
Starring	Sada Thompson James Broderick Gary Frank Kristy McNichol Meredith Baxter Birney Quinn Cummings
Opening theme	John Rubinstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	86 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Leonard Goldberg Mike Nichols Aaron Spelling
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	50 minutes
Production companies	Icarus Productions Spelling-Goldberg Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 9, 1976 (1976-03-09) – June 25, 1980 (1980-06-25)
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Family is an American television drama series aired on ABC from March 9, 1976, to June 25, 1980. It was conceived as a six-episode limited series,^[1] but initial high ratings led to the production of 86 weekly episodes. Creative control of the show was split among executive producers Leonard Goldberg, Aaron Spelling and Mike Nichols.