Scripted series · FOX
MADtv
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Nicole Parker
Various
100 eps
Daniele Gaither
Dolemite Girl
46 eps
Aries Spears
Various
212 eps
Mo Collins
Various
164 eps
Mary Scheer
Various
69 eps
Jordan Peele
Various
83 eps
Pablo Francisco
Various
23 eps
David Herman
Various
69 eps
Ike Barinholtz
Various
100 eps
Debra Wilson
Various
207 eps
Bobby Lee
Various
201 eps
Phil LaMarr
Various
136 eps
Keegan-Michael Key
Various
100 eps
Will Sasso
Various
140 eps
Michael McDonald
Various
238 eps
Frank Caliendo
Various
120 eps
Andy Daly
Various
25 eps
Nelson Ascencio
Various
30 eps
Pat Kilbane
Various
76 eps
Ron Pederson
Various
48 eps
Stephnie Weir
Various
120 eps
Lisa Kushell
Various
26 eps
Josh Meyers
Various
25 eps
Jill-Michele Meleán
Various
25 eps
Craig Anton
Various
69 eps
Crista Flanagan
Various
77 eps
Tim Conlon
Various
49 eps
Paul Vogt
Various
48 eps
Bryan Callen
Various
43 eps
Arden Myrin
Various
77 eps
Chris Hogan
Various
26 eps
Nicole Randall Johnson
Various
22 eps
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes
Various
8 eps
Frank Caeti
Various
22 eps
Johnny A. Sanchez
Various
33 eps
Kandice Stroh
Barbra Streisand (1 episode)
23 eps
Christian Duguay
Various
30 eps
Alex Borstein
Various
111 eps
Orlando Jones
Various
44 eps
Artie Lange
Various
44 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How MADtv actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
MADtv reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox.
The run
Seasons
15 seasons · 332 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201633 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
199520 episodes
The first season of MADtv aired from October 14, 1995, to June 22, 1996, with 19 episodes.
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
199623 episodes
The second season of MADtv aired from September 21, 1996, to May 17, 1997, with 22 episodes.
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
199726 episodes
The third season of MADtv aired from September 20, 1997, to May 16, 1998, with 25 episodes.
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
199825 episodes
The fourth season of MADtv aired from August 29, 1998, to May 22, 1999, with 25 episodes.
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
199925 episodes
The fifth season of MADtv aired from September 25, 1999, to May 20, 2000, with 25 episodes.
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
200030 episodes
The sixth season of MADtv aired from September 23, 2000, to June 23, 2001, with 30 episodes.
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
200125 episodes
The seventh season of MADtv aired from September 22, 2001, to May 18, 2002, with 25 episodes.
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
200225 episodes
The eighth season of MADtv aired from September 14, 2002, to May 17, 2003, with 25 episodes.
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
200325 episodes
The ninth season of MADtv aired from September 13, 2003, to May 22, 2004, with 25 episodes.
Season 10 · Complete
Season 10
200423 episodes
The tenth season of MADtv aired from September 18, 2004, to May 21, 2005, with 23 episodes.
Season 11 · Complete
Season 11
200522 episodes
The eleventh season of MADtv aired from September 17, 2005, to May 20, 2006, with 22 episodes.
Season 12 · Complete
Season 12
200622 episodes
The twelfth season of MADtv was broadcast from September 16, 2006, to May 19, 2007, with 22 episodes.
Season 13 · Complete
Season 13
200716 episodes
The thirteenth season of MADtv aired from September 15, 2007, to May 17, 2008, with sixteen episodes.
Season 14 · Complete
Season 14
200817 episodes
The fourteenth season of MADtv aired from September 13, 2008, to May 16, 2009, with seventeen episodes.
Season 15 · Complete
Season 15
20168 episodes
Seven years after the show ended on FOX (and in celebration of the show's 20th anniversary), MADtv was briefly revived for eight episodes on The CW. Nicole Sullivan, Will Sasso, Ike Barinholtz, Bobby Lee, Debra Wilson, Aries Spears, Alex Borstein, Mo Collins, and Anjelah Johnson returned as guests.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Fax Bahr
Creator
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Adam Small
Creator
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David Salzman
Showrunner
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Terry Sweeney
Writer
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Chris Finn
Writer
Michael Koman
Writer
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Eric Zicklin
Writer
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Maiya Williams
Writer
Dino Stamatopoulos
Writer
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Sandy Frank
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Quincy JonesProducer
Writing
- Terry SweeneyWriter
- Chris FinnWriter
- Michael KomanWriter
- Eric ZicklinWriter
- Maiya WilliamsWriter
- Dino StamatopoulosWriter
Direction
- Brian K. RobertsDirector
- David GrossmanDirector
- Jean SagalDirector
- Michael DimichDirector
- Michael McDonaldDirector
- Amanda BearseDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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