Amen (TV series)

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Amen
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Ed. Weinberger
Starring	Sherman Hemsley; Clifton Davis; Anna Maria Horsford; Roz Ryan; Jester Hairston; Barbara Montgomery (1986–90); Rosetta LeNoire (1987–89); Elsa Raven (1988–90); Tony T. Johnson (1988–91); Montrose Hagins (1989–91); Bumper Robinson (1990–91);
Theme music composer	Andraé Crouch
Opening theme	"Shine on Me" by Vanessa Bell Armstrong
Composer	Bruce Miller
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	110 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	James R. Stein; Bob Illes; David Lloyd; Arthur Julian; Ed. Weinberger;
Producers	Jim Geoghan; Marilynn Loncar; Peter Noah; Bob Peete;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Carson Productions; Stein & Illes Productions (season 5);
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 27, 1986 –; May 11, 1991

Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that aired on NBC from September 27, 1986, to May 11, 1991. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s and early 1990s that featured predominantly black casts – others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and 227.