Fridays 1980
What is Fridays?
Fridays was a late-night live comedy television series that aired on ABC during the early 1980s. The show premiered on April 11, 1980 and ran through April 23, 1982, broadcasting weekly on Friday evenings.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1980
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 60
- Runtime
- 90 minutes
- First aired
- Apr 11, 1980
- Last aired
- Apr 23, 1982
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- ABC
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
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Fridays was a late-night live comedy television series that aired on ABC during the early 1980s. The show premiered on April 11, 1980 and ran through April 23, 1982, broadcasting weekly on Friday evenings. As a live comedy program, it followed the format of featuring comedic sketches and entertainment content during its late-night Friday timeslot. The series was part of ABC's programming lineup for just over two years, concluding in 1982 after completing its run on the network's schedule. Fridays occupied the traditional late-night comedy timeslot that many networks used for similar programming during this period. The show's brief two-year run marked it as one of the shorter-lived late-night comedy series of its era. ABC positioned the program as weekly entertainment for viewers seeking comedy content on Friday nights during its two-season broadcast period.
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“Fridays is an American weekly late-night live comedy show that originally aired on ABC.”
- features ensemble comedy
- includes appearances by notable performers
- limited availability
- dated production quality
Watch it if you are interested in the history of late-night television comedy.
The show is rated TV-PG.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Series Premiere - Kenny Loggins Apr 11, 1980
- E2 The Boomtown Rats Apr 18, 1980
- E3 The Clash Apr 25, 1980
- E4 Warren Zevon May 9, 1980
- E5 Boz Scaggs May 16, 1980
- E6 Devo (1st appearance) May 23, 1980
- E7 Ian Hunter Band May 7, 1980
- E8 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Jun 6, 1980
- E9 The Beach Boys Jun 20, 1980
- E10 Graham Parker Jun 27, 1980
- E11 Kenny Rogers Jul 4, 1980
- E12 The Jam Jul 11, 1980
- E13 Journey Jul 18, 1980
Season 2 · 26 episodes
- E1 Eddie Money Sep 5, 1980
- E2 Kim Carnes Sep 12, 1980
- E3 The Cars (1st appearance) Sep 19, 1980
- E4 Al Jarreau Oct 3, 1980
- E5 Ted Nugent Oct 10, 1980
- E6 Split Enz Oct 17, 1980
- E7 Dire Straits Oct 31, 1980
- E8 Devo (2nd appearance) Nov 7, 1980
- E9 The Busboys Nov 14, 1980
- E10 Heart Nov 21, 1980
- E11 November 28, 1980 Nov 28, 1980
- E12 Pat Benatar Dec 5, 1980
- E13 Steve Forbert Dec 12, 1980
- E14 Rockpile Dec 19, 1980
- E15 George Carlin / George Thorogood & the Destroyers Jan 9, 1981
- E16 Shelley Winters / The Plasmatics Jan 16, 1981
- E17 Henny Youngman / REO Speedwagon Jan 23, 1981
- E18 Valerie Bertinelli / Jim Carroll Band Feb 6, 1981
- E19 Michael McKean & David L. Lander / Kool & The Gang Feb 13, 1981
- E20 Andy Kaufman / Sir Douglas Quintet Feb 20, 1981
- E21 Billy Crystal / Randy Meisner Feb 27, 1981
- E22 David Steinberg / Marshal Tucker Band Mar 13, 1981
- E23 Father Guido Sarducci / Jefferson Starship Apr 3, 1981
- E24 Madeline Kahn / Frankie & The Knockouts Apr 10, 1981
- E25 Mark Hamill / Jimmy Buffett May 8, 1981
- E26 George Hamilton / Gary U.S. Bonds May 15, 1981
Season 3 · 21 episodes
- E1 Andy Kaufman / The Pretenders Sep 18, 1981
- E2 William Shatner / Kim Carnes Sep 25, 1981
- E3 Tony Geary & Genie Francis / Devo Oct 9, 1981
- E4 Karen Allen / The Stray Cats Oct 16, 1981
- E5 Marty Feldman / Manhattan Transfer Oct 30, 1981
- E6 David Naughton / Billy & The Beaters Nov 6, 1981
- E7 Jamie Lee Curtis / Garland Jeffreys Nov 13, 1981
- E8 Shelley Duvall / Al Jarreau Nov 20, 1981
- E9 Peter Fonda / King Crimson Dec 4, 1981
- E10 Susan Sarandon / The Four Tops Dec 11, 1981
- E11 Beau Bridges / David Grisman Dec 18, 1981
- E12 Valerie Harper / The Cars Jan 8, 1982
- E13 Tab Hunter / KISS Jan 15, 1982
- E14 Howard E. Rollins Jr. / Quarterflash Jan 22, 1982
- E15 Bob Balaban / The Blasters Feb 5, 1982
- E16 Valerie Bertinelli / Bill Champlin Feb 12, 1982
- E17 Victoria Principal / Chubby Checker Feb 19, 1982
- E18 Lynn Redgrave / Huey Lewis & The News Mar 5, 1982
- E19 Gregory Hines / Bonnie Raitt Mar 12, 1982
- E20 Marilu Henner / Sister Sledge Mar 19, 1982
- E21 Prime Time Special: Tony Geary / Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney Apr 23, 1982
Frequently asked questions
When did Fridays air?
The show aired on ABC on Friday nights from April 11, 1980, to April 23, 1982.
What type of show is Fridays?
It is an American late-night live comedy show.
Who appeared on the show?
The cast included Larry David, Michael Richards, Melanie Chartoff, Maryedith Burrell, and Mark Blankfield, with Andy Kaufman appearing in season two.
Is the show live?
Yes, it was a live comedy show.
What is the rating of the show?
The series is rated TV-PG.