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Is Pearl coming back?

Pearl (1996–1997) — comedy on CBS

The answer: Concluded June 25, 1997.
Pearl poster
Genre
Comedy
Network / streamer
CBS
Premiered
September 16, 1996
Ended
June 25, 1997
Runtime
~30 min per episode
1season
22episodes

About Pearl

Pearl ended on June 25, 1997. The show aired its final episode on CBS after its first season. There are no upcoming episodes scheduled for this series.

Pearl was a comedy series that premiered on September 16, 1996. It followed Pearl Caraldo, a longshoreman's widow, who enrolled in a prestigious university where she challenged her prickly professor and learned about life. The show explored her experiences balancing her background with academic life in a humorous way.

The cast included Rhea Perlman as Pearl Caraldo, Carol Kane as Annie Caraldo, Kevin Corrigan as Frankie Spivak, Dash Mihok as Joey Caraldo, Lucy Liu as Amy Li, and Malcolm McDowell as Professor Stephen Pynchon.

Pearl episode schedule

22 aired

Aired · 22

DateEp.Title
June 25, 1997 S1·E22 Billy Returns
June 18, 1997 S1·E21 My So-Called Real Life
June 11, 1997 S1·E20 Mommy Dearest
June 4, 1997 S1·E19 The Two Mrs. Rizzos
February 19, 1997 S1·E18 The Write Stuff (2)
February 12, 1997 S1·E17 The Write Stuff (1)
February 5, 1997 S1·E16 Dean Cuisine
January 29, 1997 S1·E15 Mission ImPearlsible
January 15, 1997 S1·E14 Pearls Before Swine
January 8, 1997 S1·E13 Power Play
December 18, 1996 S1·E12 Christmas Daze
December 11, 1996 S1·E11 The Tutor
November 20, 1996 S1·E10 Lessons in Love
November 13, 1996 S1·E9 Homecoming (2)
November 6, 1996 S1·E8 Homecoming (1)
October 30, 1996 S1·E7 Ticket to Ride
October 14, 1996 S1·E6 Pynchon's Pynchon
October 7, 1996 S1·E5 The Naked Truth
September 30, 1996 S1·E4 Billy
September 23, 1996 S1·E3 Your Cheatin' Heart
September 18, 1996 S1·E2 Teacher's Pet
September 16, 1996 S1·E1 Pilot

Pearl cast

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