The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)

Comedy · Music

The Tracey Ullman Show is an American television variety show, hosted by British-born actress and onetime pop singer Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5, 1987 as the Fox network's second primetime series after Married... with Children (1987–1997), and ran until May 26, 1990. The show is produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. The show blended sketch comedy shorts with many musical numbers, featuring choreography by Paula Abdul. The show also produced The Simpsons shorts before it spun off into its own show, which was also produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (1,814 votes)
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1987)

7.78 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 8.7 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.5	25
3	Lottery/Ambulance Pickup/Golf/Girl on a Ledge	7.7	22
6	Episode #1.6	7.2	14
7	Episode #1.7	8.4	12
8	Episode #1.8	7.2	15
12	Episode #1.12	8.7	13

Season 4 (1989)

6.99 avg 12 episodes 6.8 → 7.4

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
3	Needle in a Haystack	6.8	13
6	The Gate	5.8	16
11	Two Lost Souls	8.0	36
12	Maria and the Mister	7.2	16
13	Dawg Day Afternoon	6.8	13
14	Due Diligence	6.8	13
15	The Word	7.0	14
16	Creative Differences	7.6	15
17	Ginny Eats Escrow	6.7	14
20	Who Is He?	6.8	15
21	Her First Grownup	7.0	14
22	Arms Control	7.4	15

The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)

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