A Year at the Top | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Heywood Kling |
Written by | Heywood Kling Sandy Veith |
Directed by | Marlene Laird Alan Rafkin |
Starring |
Paul Shaffer Greg Evigan |
Theme music composer |
Howard Greenfield Paul Shaffer |
Composer(s) | Greg Evigan |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Norman Lear Don Kirshner |
Producer(s) | Patricia Fass Palmer Darryl Hickman |
Running time | 22–24 minutes |
Production company(s) | Don Kirshner Productions TAT Communications Company Tandem Productions |
Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | August 5 | – September 2, 1977
A Year at the Top is an American sitcom that aired for five episodes on CBS from August 5 to September 2, 1977. Produced by T.A.T. Communications Company, the series was created by Heywood Kling and co-executive produced by Don Kirshner and Norman Lear.
Based on the Faust legend, the series stars Paul Shaffer and Greg Evigan as two struggling musicians who make a pact with the son of the devil for a year of success. A Year at the Top also stars Nedra Volz, Priscilla Morrill, Gabriel Dell, and Julie Cobb. Mickey Rooney guest-starred on the pilot episode. The series aired for only five episodes before being canceled by CBS in September 1977.