That `80s Show

Production
Comedy (sitcom), indirect spin-off
Created by	Mark Brazill Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner
Starring	Glenn Howerton Tinsley Grimes Chyler Leigh Eddie Shin Brittany Daniel Geoff Pierson Margaret Smith
Opening theme	Eighties by Killing Joke
Country of origin	USA
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (List of Episodes)
Running time	22 minutes (approximate)
Broadcast
Original channel	Fox
Original run	January 23, 2002 – May 29, 2002
External links
Official website

Description

That `80s Show was an American sitcom that aired in half-hour long episodes from January through May 2002. Despite having a similar name, show structure, and many of the same writers and production staff, it is not considered a direct spin-off of the more successful That `70s Show, as the characters and storylines from both shows never crossed paths. It was a separate decade-based show created because of That `70s Show`s popularity at the time.1 That ’80s Show failed to gain a wide audience and was cancelled by Fox after 13 episodes, due to low ratings. The show was set in 1984 and revolved around the lives of a group of friends living in San Diego, California. It debuted January 23, 2002, and the final episode aired May 29, 2002. Its regular timeslot was on Wednesday nights at 8:00/7:00 Central on the Fox Network, although a few shows were aired on different nights (see below). Its main timeslot competitors were ABC’s My Wife and Kids, CBS`s 60 Minutes II, and NBC`s Ed. All 13 episodes, which were filmed in at CBS Studio Center, aired at least once. The theme song was a 15 second snippet of the song “Eighties” by Killing Joke: