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Getting By is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from March 5 until May 21, 1993, and on NBC from September 21, 1993, until June 18, 1994. The series was created by William Bickley and Michael Warren, who also served as executive producers with Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett. The final Miller-Boyett series to begin its run under parent studio Lorimar Television, Getting By was folded into Warner Bros. Television for its second season, following Warner Bros.' absorption of Lorimar.

The series was a part of ABC's TGIF lineup in its first season before switching to NBC for the second and final season.

• Synopsis

• Episodes

• Series overview

• Season 1 (1993)

• Season 2 (1993–94)

• Awards and nominations

• References

• External links

The show was about two best friends and single mothers, one white and one black, who decide to split the mortgage on a new home in suburban Oak Park, Illinois and live there with their respective families. The women, widowed Dolores Dixon (Telma Hopkins) and Cathy Hale (Cindy Williams), whose husband ran off with another woman, were also co-workers, as they were employed as social workers for the Chicago Department of Social Services. Dolores had two sons, Marcus (Merlin Santana) and Darren (Deon Richmond). Cathy had two daughters, Nikki (Nicki Vannice) and Julie (Ashleigh Blair Sterling).

| Season | Episodes | Originally released | | |

|---|---|---|---|---|

| Season | Episodes | First released | Last released | Network |

| 1 | 12 | March 5, 1993 ( 1993-03-05 ) | May 21, 1993 ( 1993-05-21 ) | ABC |

| 2 | 19 | September 21, 1993 ( 1993-09-21 ) | June 18, 1994 ( 1994-06-18 ) | NBC |

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by |

|---|---|---|---|

| 1 | 1 | "Moving In" | Richard Correll |

| 2 | 2 | "Men Don't Dance" | Judy Askins |

| 3 | 3 | "Back to Nature" | Joel Zwick |

| 4 | 4 | "A Little Romance" | Judy Askins |

| 5 | 5 | "The Suit" | Richard Correll |

| 6 | 6 | "Shop 'till You Drop" | Judy Askins |

| 7 | 7 | "My Brother's Keeper" | Judy Askins |

| 8 | 8 | "The Gospel Truth" | Judy Askins |

| 9 | 9 | "Give Peace a Chance" | Joel Zwick |

| 10 | 10 | "The Love Connection" | Joel Zwick |

| 11 | 11 | "We Are Family, Not" | Joel Zwick |

| 12 | 12 | "Anatomy of a Flight" | Joel Zwick |

| No. overall | Written by | Original release date |

|---|---|---|

| 1 | William Bickley & Michael Warren | March 5, 1993 ( 1993-03-05 ) |

| 2 | Phil Doran | March 12, 1993 ( 1993-03-12 ) |

| 3 | Mark Fink | March 19, 1993 ( 1993-03-19 ) |

| 4 | Barry O'Brien & Cheryl Alu | March 26, 1993 ( 1993-03-26 ) |

| 5 | Karen Wengrod & Ken Cinnamon | April 2, 1993 ( 1993-04-02 ) |

| 6 | Barry O'Brien & Cheryl Alu | April 9, 1993 ( 1993-04-09 ) |

| 7 | Linda & Michael Teverbaugh | April 16, 1993 ( 1993-04-16 ) |

| 8 | Mike Teverbaugh & Linda Teverbaugh | April 23, 1993 ( 1993-04-23 ) |

| 9 | Gene Braunstein | April 30, 1993 ( 1993-04-30 ) |

| 10 | Scott Spencer Gorden | May 7, 1993 ( 1993-05-07 ) |

| 11 | Phil Doran | May 14, 1993 ( 1993-05-14 ) |

| 12 | Cheryl Alu & Barry O'Brien | May 21, 1993 ( 1993-05-21 ) |

| No. overall | Viewers (millions) |

|---|---|

| 1 | 21.7 |

| 2 | 20.9 |

| 3 | 19.9 |

| 4 | 19.0 |

| 5 | 19.2 |

| 6 | 16.4 |

| 7 | 18.2 |

| 8 | 16.9 |

| 9 | 17.6 |

| 10 | 15.8 |

| 11 | 13.7 |

| 12 | 15.6 |

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by |

|---|---|---|---|

| 13 | 1 | "Turnabout Dance" | Unknown |

| 14 | 2 | "Letter to the President" | Unknown |

| 15 | 3 | "Faking the Grade" | Unknown |

| 16 | 4 | "Old Car" | Unknown |

| 17 | 5 | "Do the Fright Thing" | Joel Zwick |

| 18 | 6 | "Not With My Sister" | Unknown |

| 19 | 7 | "Reach for the Stars" | Joel Zwick |

| 20 | 8 | "Pinball Wizard" | Unknown |

| 21 | 9 | "The Pit Stop" | Joel Zwick |

| 22 | 10 | "The Penthouse" | Joel Zwick |

| 23 | 11 | "Sell It Like It Is" | Joel Zwick |

| 24 | 12 | "In the Driver's Seat" | Joel Zwick |

| 25 | 13 | "A Life in the Theater" | Joel Zwick |

| 26 | 14 | "It Takes a Thief" | Joel Zwick |

| 27 | 15 | "The Rich Guy" | Joel Zwick |

| 28 | 16 | "Three Days of the Condo" | Richard Correll |

| 29 | 17 | "Teacher's Pest" | Joel Zwick |

| 30 | 18 | "Just Say No" | Joel Zwick |

| 31 | 19 | "My Brilliant Career" | Joel Zwick |

| No. overall | Written by | Original release date |

|---|---|---|

| 13 | Unknown | September 21, 1993 ( 1993-09-21 ) |

| 14 | Unknown | September 28, 1993 ( 1993-09-28 ) |

| 15 | Unknown | October 5, 1993 ( 1993-10-05 ) |

| 16 | Unknown | October 12, 1993 ( 1993-10-12 ) |

| 17 | Fred Rubin | October 19, 1993 ( 1993-10-19 ) |

| 18 | Unknown | November 2, 1993 ( 1993-11-02 ) |

| 19 | David Chambers | November 23, 1993 ( 1993-11-23 ) |

| 20 | Unknown | December 7, 1993 ( 1993-12-07 ) |

| 21 | Scott Spencer Gorden | December 14, 1993 ( 1993-12-14 ) |

| 22 | David Chambers | December 21, 1993 ( 1993-12-21 ) |

| 23 | Fred Rubin | January 8, 1994 ( 1994-01-08 ) |

| 24 | Barry O'Brien & Cheryl Alu | January 15, 1994 ( 1994-01-15 ) |

| 25 | David Chambers | January 22, 1994 ( 1994-01-22 ) |

| 26 | Scott Spencer Gorden & Casey Maxwell Cl… | January 29, 1994 ( 1994-01-29 ) |

| 27 | Barry O'Brien & Cheryl Alu | February 12, 1994 ( 1994-02-12 ) |

| 28 | Kevin Larkin | May 28, 1994 ( 1994-05-28 ) |

| 29 | Fred Rubin | June 4, 1994 ( 1994-06-04 ) |

| 30 | Eunetta T. Boone | June 11, 1994 ( 1994-06-11 ) |

| 31 | Jack Lukes & David Ankrum | June 18, 1994 ( 1994-06-18 ) |

| No. overall | Viewers (millions) |

|---|---|

| 13 | 12.6 |

| 14 | 10.5 |

| 15 | 13.1 |

| 16 | 13.5 |

| 17 | 13.1 |

| 18 | 10.7 |

| 19 | 7.6 |

| 20 | 8.0 |

| 21 | 9.3 |

| 22 | 10.0 |

| 23 | 9.6 |

| 24 | 8.7 |

| 25 | 6.3 |

| 26 | 9.3 |

| 27 | 9.9 |

| 28 | 7.2 |

| 29 | 6.3 |

| 30 | 5.7 |

| 31 | 7.1 |

| Year | Award | Result | Category |

|---|---|---|---|

| 1994 | Nominated | Young Artist Awards | Youth Actress Leading Role in a Televis… |

| Year | Recipient |

|---|---|

| 1994 | Ashleigh Sterling |

cite-note-11. citerefgable-donna1993Gable, Donna (March 10, 1993). "CBS holds steady at No. 1". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-22. citerefgable-donna1993Gable, Donna (March 17, 1993). "ABC improves with bench strength". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-33. citerefgable-donna1993Gable, Donna (March 24, 1993). "Waco standoff lifts CBS' '48 Hours'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-44. citerefgable-donna1993Gable, Donna (March 31, 1993). "CBS continues its winning streak". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-55. citerefgable-donna1993Gable, Donna (April 7, 1993). "An Oscar to ABC for week's best ratings". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-66. citerefgable-donna1993Gable, Donna (April 14, 1993). "NCAA aside, the big winner is ABC's '20/20'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-77. citerefdonlon-brian1993Donlon, Brian (April 21, 1993). "New shows find their niches". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-88. citerefdonlon-brian1993Donlon, Brian (April 28, 1993). "'Walker' kicks in for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-99. citerefgable-donna1993Gable, Donna (May 5, 1993). "'Fried Green Tomatoes' gives NBC sizzle". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-1010. citerefdonlon-brian1993Donlon, Brian (May 12, 1993). "Sturdy 'Home' helps lift ABC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-1111. citerefgable-donna1993Gable, Donna (May 19, 1993). "'Cheers' nudges NBC to No. 1". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-1212. citerefgable-donna1993Gable, Donna (May 26, 1993). "'Cheers' brings happy times to NBC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-1313. citerefgable-donna1993Gable, Donna (September 29, 1993). "'Dave's World,' 'Harts' help CBS to victory". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-1414. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 6, 1993. p. 3D.

cite-note-1515. citerefgable-donna1993Gable, Donna (October 13, 1993). "New shows pick up steam in ABC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-1616. citerefgraham-jeffersongable-donna1993Graham, Jefferson; Gable, Donna (October 20, 1993). "'Home Improvement' powers to No. 1". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-1717. citerefderosa-robin1993DeRosa, Robin (October 27, 1993). "World Series earns CBS a win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-1818. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 10, 1993. p. 3D.

cite-note-1919. citerefderosa-robin1993DeRosa, Robin (December 1, 1993). "Thanksgiving week tie for NBC, CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-2020. citerefderosa-robin1993DeRosa, Robin (December 15, 1993). "Midler's 'Gypsy' coming up roses for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-2121. citerefderosa-robin1993DeRosa, Robin (December 22, 1993). "ABC on top for 2nd week". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-2222. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 29, 1993. p. 3D.

cite-note-2323. citerefderosa-robin1994DeRosa, Robin (January 12, 1994). "'Improvement' leads ABC charge". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-2424. citerefderosa-robin1994DeRosa, Robin (January 19, 1994). "'Columbo' on the case for ABC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-2525. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. January 26, 1994. p. 3D.

cite-note-2626. citerefderosa-robin1994DeRosa, Robin (February 2, 1994). "Super Bowl runs up NBC's score". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-2727. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. February 16, 1994. p. 3D.

cite-note-2828. citerefderosa-robin1994DeRosa, Robin (June 1, 1994). "ABC's clean sweeps". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-2929. citerefgable-donna1994Gable, Donna (June 8, 1994). "CBS newsmag grabs viewers' 'Eyes'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

cite-note-3030. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. June 15, 1994. p. 3D.

cite-note-3131. citerefderosa-robin1994DeRosa, Robin (June 22, 1994). "95 million tune in O.J.'s televised chase". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

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