Thea (1993)

Name: Thea
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Thea Vidale, Brandy Norwood, Jason Weaver, Cleavant Derricks, Yvette Wilson

Comedy

Thea is an American sitcom that premiered September 3, 1993 on ABC, and last aired on February 14, 1994, for a total of 19 episodes. Starring comedienne Thea Vidale, the series marked the first time an African American female comedienne was the star of a series named after her.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (390 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Thea Vidale Thea Turrell
Brandy Norwood Danesha Turrell
Jason Weaver
Cleavant Derricks
Yvette Wilson
Adam Jeffries

Seasons

Season 1 (1993)

7.68 avg 5 episodes 8.7 → 8.0

Front-loaded
U-shaped

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.7	12
3	Dirty Laundry	7.6	7
4	How I Got Over	7.4	7
6	Artie's Party	6.7	8
15	Who's Zoomin' Who?	8.0	8