Thea (TV series)


Thea is an American sitcom that premiered September 8, 1993, on ABC, and last aired on February 16, 1994, for a total of 19 episodes. Starring comedian Thea Vidale, the series marked the first time an African American female comedian was the star of a series named after her.

Synopsis

starred as Thea Turrell, a widowed mother of four who worked in a Houston, Texas, supermarket by day and ran a single-chair beauty salon on the corner of her porch in the evenings.
Although the show initially attracted high ratings, viewership declined steadily over the course of the season, and the series was canceled after 19 episodes, having ended the season in 43rd place.

Cast

Main

Ratings

Reruns of the show aired on BET from 1994-1998 and returned to the same channel on Mother's Day in 2008 but stopped airing a few months later.

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