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Family Matters
1989–1998
· TV Show
· 30 min episodes
· 9 seasons
C
MEANRANK
65/100
Every rating
The Winslow family deals with various misadventures, many of them caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.
Details
- Created by
- Michael Warren, William Bickley
- Studio
- Bickley-Warren Productions, Lorimar Television, Miller/Boyett Productions, Warner Bros. Television
- Released
- 22 September 1989
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Rated
- TV-G
- Episodes
- 215 across 9 seasons
- Awards
- 8 wins, 16 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 24 →8 wins from 24 nominations across 17 ceremonies
| Favorite Character(s) Who "Went Missing" 2008 | Favorite Character(s) Who "Went Missing" | Jaimee Foxworth | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 1997 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Jaleel White | Winner |
| Favorite Television Actor 1996 | Favorite Television Actor | Jaleel White | Nominee |
| Favorite Television Show 1996 | Favorite Television Show | Family Matters | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects 1996 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects | Kelly Sandefur (For episode "Send in the Clone") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 1996 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Jaleel White | Nominee |
| Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress 1995 | Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress | Jaleel White | Winner |
| Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress 1994 | Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress | Jaleel White | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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BMI TV Music Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| BMI TV Music Award | Bennett Salvay | Winner |
| BMI TV Music Award | Bennett Salvay | Winner |
Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress | Jaleel White | Winner |
| Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress | Jaleel White | Winner |
Best Young Actor Recurring in a Television Series
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Young Actor Recurring in a Television Series | Bumper Robinson (Tied with Aeryk Egan for Brooklyn Bridge ) | Winner |
| Best Young Actor Recurring in a Television Series | Patrick J. Dancy | Nominee |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Jaleel White | Winner |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Jaleel White | Nominee |
Outstanding Young Comedian in a Television Series
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Young Comedian in a Television Series | Jaleel White | Winner |
| Outstanding Young Comedian in a Television Series | Darius McCrary | Nominee |
Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television Series | Randy Josselyn | Winner |
Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series
2 nominations
| Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series | Darius McCrary | Nominee |
| Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series | Darius McCrary | Nominee |
Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series
2 nominations
| Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series | Kellie Shanygne Williams | Nominee |
| Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series | Kellie Shanygne Williams | Nominee |
Best New Television Series
1 nomination
| Best New Television Series | Family Matters | Nominee |
Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Television Series
1 nomination
| Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Television Series | Shawn Harrison | Nominee |
Best Young Actress Recurring in a Television Series
1 nomination
| Best Young Actress Recurring in a Television Series | Cherie Johnson | Nominee |
Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series
1 nomination
| Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series | Kellie Shanygne Williams | Nominee |
Best Young Actress Supporting or Re-Occurring Role For a TV Series
1 nomination
| Best Young Actress Supporting or Re-Occurring Role For a TV Series | Jaimee Foxworth | Nominee |
Favorite Character(s) Who "Went Missing"
1 nomination
| Favorite Character(s) Who "Went Missing" | Jaimee Foxworth | Nominee |
Favorite Television Actor
1 nomination
| Favorite Television Actor | Jaleel White | Nominee |
Favorite Television Show
1 nomination
| Favorite Television Show | Family Matters | Nominee |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects
1 nomination
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects | Kelly Sandefur (For episode "Send in the Clone") | Nominee |