TV series

Day by Day

1988–1989 · 2 seasons

A gentle, joke-filled family sitcom that ambles along pleasantly, easy to half-watch while its warm domestic chaos plays out.

Overview: Day by Day is an American sitcom starring Douglas Sheehan, Linda Kelsey, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Thora Birch. Day by Day was telecast from February 29, 1988, through June 25, 1989, on NBC.
How it feels: Light, warm, satirical and whimsical. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Family, parenthood, coming-of-age, work
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
coming-of-age
work
friendship
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild