Phenom (TV series)
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Dick Blasucci Marc Flanagan Sam Simon |
| Starring |
Angela Goethals Ashley Johnson Jennifer Lien Judith Light Todd Louiso William Devane (uncredited) |
| Theme music composer | Carly Simon |
| Opening theme | "The Promise and the Prize", performed by Carly Simon |
| Composer(s) | Michael Andreas Stephen Graziano Scott Harper Fred Mollin Tom Scott |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Dick Blasucci James L. Brooks Danny Kallis |
| Producer(s) | Hudson Hickman Richard Sakai Kathy Ann Stumpe |
| Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22-24 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company(s) |
Gracie Films ELP Communications Columbia Pictures Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | September 14, 1993 – May 10, 1994 |
Phenom is an American sitcom about a tennis wunderkind that aired on ABC from September 14, 1993 to May 10, 1994. The series stars Angela Goethals, Judith Light, and William Devane.
Fifteen-year-old Angela Doolan (Goethals) has the potential to be a sports superstar but worries about losing her normality and severing her family ties. Angela's father has deserted the family to rediscover his youth and dally with younger women, leaving her mother Dianne (Light) to raise her children (including older son Brian and youngest daughter Mary Margaret) and try to keep a lid on her bitterness. Added to the fray is Angela's obsessive tennis coach Lou (Devane), who is determined to bring out the champion in Angela regardless of the cost to her growth as a person.
Phenom was placed in the ideal time slot of Tuesdays at 8:30/7:30c, between Full House and Roseanne. The series did well in the ratings, ranking in the Top 20 and maintaining 95% of its Full House lead-in. ABC cancelled the show after one season and replaced it with Me and the Boys, which was also cancelled after one season.
The series was created by Dick Blasucci, Marc Flanagan, and Sam Simon. Blasucci also served as executive producer of the series, alongside Emmy Award-winner James L. Brooks and Danny Kallis, who previously worked alongside Judith Light as a writer/producer on Who's The Boss?.
Despite being one of the show's main stars, William Devane did not receive on-screen credit in any of the episodes. Devane was originally slated to get second billing in the cast, between Judith Light and Angela Goethals. He reportedly fought to have top billing, or at least shared top billing with Light, in response to his Knots Landing fame. Both the producers and ABC refused to move Devane's billing, feeling that Judith Light having sole first billing would draw in more of the female 18-49 demographic, which are attractive to advertisers, and would bring back ABC viewers who had made Light's previous series, Who's the Boss?, a success. Devane ultimately told the producers that if he couldn't get a billing change, that he would rather not be credited at all.
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