Amen
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Starring
Sherman HemsleyClifton DavisAnna Maria HorsfordRoz RyanJester HairstonBarbara Montgomery
Written by
Ed. Weinberger
Starring
Sherman HemsleyClifton DavisAnna Maria HorsfordRoz RyanJester HairstonBarbara Montgomery
Written by
Ed. Weinberger
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | ||
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| S1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | ||
| S2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | |||
| S3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.0 | ||
| S4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | |
| S5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.2 |
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About
Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.
All Seasons
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Season 11986
7.6682227h 47m
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Season 21987
7.7513216h 44m
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Season 31988
7.3436227h 11m
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Season 41989
7.5488237h 25m
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Season 51990
7.3510224h 17m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Sherman Hemsley Deacon Ernest Frye
Clifton Davis Reverend Reuben Gregory
Anna Maria Horsford Thelma Frye, Lorraine Tillman Frye
Roz Ryan Amelia Hetebrink
Jester Hairston Rolly Forbes
Barbara Montgomery Casietta Hetebrink
Tony T. Johnson Chris
Elsa Raven Inga
Bumper Robinson Clarence
Rosetta LeNoire Leola Forbes, Leola, Leola Hudson
Crew
Ed. Weinberger
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