Day by Day (1988)

Name: Day by Day
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Linda Kelsey, Doug Sheehan, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Comedy

Day by Day is an American sitcom starring Douglas Sheehan, Linda Kelsey, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Thora Birch. Day by Day was telecast from February 29, 1988, through June 25, 1989, on NBC.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (358 votes)
Episode average: 8.6 +1.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Linda Kelsey Kate Harper
Doug Sheehan Brian Harper
Christopher Daniel Barnes Ross Harper
Courtney Thorne-Smith Kristin Carlson / Judy
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Eileen Swift / Sally
Thora Birch Molly Farrell

Seasons

Season 2 (1988)

8.60 avg 4 episodes 9.2 → 9.0 30 min avg

U-shaped

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
3	Trading Places	9.2	16
6	Merry Kristin	7.4	12
11	A Very Brady Episode	8.8	69
18	The Reunion	9.0	16