The Cosby Show aired on NBC from September 20, 1984, to April 30, 1992, with a total of 201 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons, including an outtakes special. The show focuses on the Huxtables, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York. The series was based on comedy routines in Bill Cosby's stand-up comedy act, which in turn were based on his family life. It was followed by a spin-off, titled A Different World, which ran from September 24, 1987 to July 9, 1993. It spent five consecutive seasons as the number-one rated show on television.
The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle class African-American family, living in a brownstone in Brooklyn Heights, New York, at 10 Stigwood Avenue. Despite its comedic tone, the show sometimes involves serious subjects, like dyslexia and teenage pregnancy when Denise's friend Veronica becomes pregnant.