| Live in Front of a Studio Audience | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Jimmy Kimmel |
| Based on | All in the Family by Norman Lear The Jeffersons by Don Nicholl, Michael Ross, and Bernie West Good Times by Eric Monte and Mike Evans The Facts of Life by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon Diff'rent Strokes by Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff |
| Directed by | Andy Fisher James Burrows (segments) Pamela Fryman (segments) |
| Presented by | Norman Lear Jimmy Kimmel |
| Opening theme |
|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 (3 specials) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
|
| Production locations | |
| Cinematography | Gary Baum |
| Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
| Production companies |
|
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | May 22, 2019 – December 7, 2021 |
| Infobox instructions (only shown in preview) | |
Live in Front of a Studio Audience[2] is a series of live television specials that was first broadcast by ABC on May 22, 2019. Conceptualized and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the specials feature all-star casting for live recreations of sitcom episodes of various television shows created by companies run by the renowned producer, Norman Lear, that originally aired in the 1970s and 1980s.
The specials are co-produced by Norman Lear's Act III Communications, Kimmel's Kimmelot, and Will Ferrell's Gary Sanchez Productions — in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios (owner of the rights to the original series) via the ownership of the Embassy Television library (the original producer of All in the Family and its spin-offs The Jeffersons and Good Times).
The first special recreated two episodes involving George Jefferson (played by Jamie Foxx), with All in the Family represented by "Henry's Farewell" (the character's on-screen debut) and "A Friend in Need" (the first episode of The Jeffersons). The first special was seen by 10.4 million viewers; a repeat was seen by 2.49 million viewers.
The second special was broadcast on December 18, 2019, and recreated another All in the Family episode and an episode of Good Times.
The third special recreated The Facts of Life third-season episode "Kids Can Be Cruel"[3] and Diff'rent Strokes' first-season episode "Willis' Privacy".[4] It aired on December 7, 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Pattenwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Known as Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons for its first installment, then Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and Good Times for its second installment.
- ^ Schwartz, Ryan (December 7, 2021). "ABC's Facts of Life Live Begins With OG Cast Reunion — Grade Reenactment". TVLine. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Schwartz, Ryan (December 7, 2021). "ABC's Diff'rent Strokes Live — Grade It!". TVLine. Retrieved December 7, 2021.