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{{short description|American drama television series (1987-1991)}}
{{about|an American television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox television
| image              = thirtysomethingcast.jpg
| caption            = Main cast
| runtime            = 60 minutes
| genre              = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]
| creator            = [[Edward Zwick]]<br />[[Marshall Herskovitz]]
| showrunner        = Edward Zwick<br />Marshall Herskovitz
| writer             =
| director           = 
| executive_producer = [[Edward Zwick]]<br />[[Marshall Herskovitz]]
| producer           = [[Ann Lewis Hamilton]]<br />[[Joseph Dougherty]]<br />[[Richard Kramer (writer)|Richard Kramer]]
| starring           = [[Ken Olin]]<br />[[Mel Harris]]<br />[[Melanie Mayron]]<br />[[Timothy Busfield]]<br />[[Patricia Wettig]]<br />[[Peter Horton]]<br />[[Polly Draper]]
| composer           = [[W. G. Snuffy Walden]]<br />[[Stewart Levin]]<br />[[Jay Gruska]]
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| company            = [[Bedford Falls Productions|The Bedford Falls Company]]<br />[[MGM Television|MGM/UA Television Productions]]
| network            = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired        = {{start date|1987|9|29}}
| last_aired         = {{end date|1991|5|28}}
| num_seasons        = 4
| num_episodes       = 85
| list_episodes      = List of Thirtysomething episodes
| related            = ''[[Once and Again]]'' 
}}

'''''Thirtysomething''''' is <!-- don't change this to "was" without first discussing it on the talk page --> an American [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series created by [[Edward Zwick]] and [[Marshall Herskovitz]] for [[United Artists Television]] (under MGM/UA Television) and aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from September 29, 1987, to May 28, 1991.<ref name=trust>"The 'don't trust anyone over thirty' slogan of the Sixties gave way to a show called ''Thirtysomething'' in the Eighties, showing boomers grappling with having children or having left it too late." In {{cite book |last=Adams |first=Paul |date=2012 |title=Power Trap: How fear and loathing between New Democrats and Liberals keep Stephen Harper in power--and what can be done about it |publisher=Lorimer |page=234 |isbn=978-1459402706 }}</ref>

The series focuses on a group of [[baby boomers]] in their thirties who live in [[Philadelphia]], and how they handle the lifestyle that dominated American culture during the 1980s given their involvement in the [[History of the United States (1964–1980)|early 1970s]] [[counterculture of the 1960s|counterculture]] as young adults.<ref name=larb>{{cite web
|url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/big-thaw-togetherness-thirtysomething-means-now/
|title=The Big Thaw: "Togetherness" and What Thirty-Something Means Now
|access-date=2016-05-22
|last=Roberts
|first=Soraya
|date=March 8, 2015
|publisher= [[Los Angeles Review of Books]]
}}</ref> It premiered in the United States on September 29, 1987, and lasted four seasons. It was canceled in May 1991 by mutual agreement between the producers and the network. Zwick and Herskovitz moved on to other projects.<ref name="moveon">{{cite web
|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/05/29/for-thirtysomething-fans-an-end-to-the-angst/
|title=For 'Thirtysomething' Fans, An End To The Angst
|access-date=2016-06-22
|last=Papajohn
|first=George
|date=May 29, 1991
|website=Chicago Tribune
}}</ref><ref name="else">{{cite web
|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-22-ca-2256-story.html
|title=They're Moving On to Somethingelse
|access-date=2016-06-22
|last=Hill
|first=Michael
|date=May 22, 1991
|website=Los Angeles Times
}}</ref><ref name="farewell">{{cite web
|url=http://articles.philly.com/1991-05-28/news/25798935_1_michael-and-hope-abc-entertainment-president-thirtysomething
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809165423/http://articles.philly.com/1991-05-28/news/25798935_1_michael-and-hope-abc-entertainment-president-thirtysomething
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=August 9, 2016
|title=A Farewell To 'Thirtysomething' A Loyal Viewer Bemoans The Demise Of Abc's Phila.-centered Hour Of Angst.
|access-date=2016-06-22
|last=Heller
|first=Karen
|date=May 28, 1991
|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer
}}</ref> The series won 13 [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], out of 41 nominations, and two [[Golden Globe Award]]s.

On January 8, 2020, ABC confirmed that a [[television pilot]], which would serve as a sequel to the series, had been ordered. The pilot was never filmed, but was set to be directed by Zwick, written by Zwick and Herskovitz, and have four members of the original cast ([[Ken Olin]], [[Mel Harris]], [[Timothy Busfield]] and [[Patricia Wettig]]) reprising their roles.<ref name="Sequel">{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='Thirtysomething': ABC Picks Up Sequel Series Pilot With Original Cast From Marshall Herskovitz & Ed Zwick |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/thirtysomething-abc-sequel-series-with-original-cast-marshall-herskovitz-ed-zwick-1202824579/ |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=January 12, 2020 |date=January 8, 2020}}</ref> In June 2020, ABC passed on the series.<ref name="Sequel Passed">{{cite web |last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley |title=ABC Passes on 'Thirtysomething' Update as Pilot Fates Revealed|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-passes-thirtysomething-update-as-pilot-fates-revealed-1300925|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=June 29, 2020 |date=June 29, 2020}}</ref>