Madman of the People

Madman of the People is an American sitcom television series created by Chris Cluess and Stu Kreisman, that aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to June 17, 1995.  It was scheduled in the Thursday 9:30 timeslot, part of Must See TV. 

Madman of the People was produced by Spelling Television. 

Synopsis
The series stars character actor Dabney Coleman as Jack "Madman" Buckner, an outspoken newspaper columnist who had written a popular column, Madman of the People, in Your Times magazine for 30 years.   The premise of the show involves Buckner's daughter, Meg (Cynthia Gibb), being brought in by the publisher to bring Buckner's column into the 1990s. 

Cast
Dabney Coleman as Jack "Madman" Buckner
Concetta Tomei as Delia Buckner
Cynthia Gibb as Meg Buckner
John Ales as Dylan Buckner
Amy Aquino as Sasha Danziger
Craig Bierko as B.J. Cooper

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Reception
Though the series initially won favorable opinions from critics, and was popular with audiences, ranking 12th for the season with a 14.9 average household share, it was still cancelled after only one season, making it one of the highest rated shows ever to get cancelled, according to classictvhits.com.  However, while the show did well in the ratings, it lost a considerable portion of its lead-in audience from Seinfeld and was also hindering the then-freshman hit drama ER.  NBC noticed the early success of Friends and decided to re-shuffle its lineup to put that show in the 9:30 PM EST spot, leading to one of the most dominant programming blocs in TV history. 

When it first aired, Madman of the People was considered by critics as one of "the fall season's least likable new comedies" and not deserving of its comedy label. 

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Category:1994 American television series debuts
Category:1995 American television series endings
Category:1990s American sitcoms
Category:1990s American workplace comedy television series
Category:English-language television programs
Category:NBC original programming
Category:Television series about journalism
Category:Television series by CBS Television Studios
Category:Television shows set in New York City