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Generations (American TV series)

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Generations
GenreSoap opera
Created bySally Sussman Morina
StarringLynn Hamilton
Joan Pringle
Vivica A. Fox
Kristoff St. John
Richard Roundtree
Kelly Rutherford
Robert Torti
Taurean Blacque
Patricia Crowley
James Reynolds
Dorothy Lyman
Bruce Gray
Anthony Addabbo
Jonelle Allen
Rick Fitts
Elinor Donahue
Marla Adams
Joseph Whipp
George Shannon
Robert Gentry
Theme music composerMichael Gore
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes470
Production
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companiesOld Forest Hill Productions
NBC Studios
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseMarch 27, 1989 (1989-03-27) –
January 25, 1991 (1991-01-25)

Generations is an American soap opera that aired on NBC from March 27, 1989, to January 25, 1991. The show was groundbreaking in that it was the first soap opera to feature an African-American family from its inception.[1]

Original cast

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Ratings

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  • 1988–89 season: 2.7 rating (Ranking: #12 out of 13 soap operas)
  • 1989–90 season: 2.6 rating (Ranking: #12 out of 12 soap operas)
  • 1990–91 season: 2.4 rating (Ranking: #12 out of 12 soap operas)
    • Final week ratings (January 21–25, 1991): 2.7 rating/8 share (12th out of 12), against Loving (3.2 rating/10 share, 11th) and The Young and the Restless (8.4 rating/26 share, 1st) [2]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 182. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Nielsen Ratings: Weekly Charts: 1991". Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
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