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Moonlighting
1985–1989
· TV Show
· 45 min episodes
· 5 seasons
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Every rating
62–91
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 91.
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Details
- Created by
- Glenn Gordon Caron
- Writer
- Roger Director
- Released
- 3 March 1985
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Episodes
- 66 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 16 wins, 44 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 60 →11 major awards won · 16 wins from 60 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 1989 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | James J. Agazzi and Bill Harp (for "A Womb with a View") | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1987 | Dramatic Series | Will Mackenzie (for "Atomic Shakespeare") | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1987 | Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Bruce Willis | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1987 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Cybill Shepherd | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 1987 | Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Robert Turturice ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 1987 | Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production | Roger Bondelli and Neil Mandelberg ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 1987 | Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series | Kathryn Blondell and Josée Normand ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 1987 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bruce Willis | Winner |
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Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
25 nominations, 5 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series | Kathryn Blondell and Josée Normand ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Winner |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | James J. Agazzi and Bill Harp (for "A Womb with a View") | Winner |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Robert Turturice ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Winner |
| Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production | Roger Bondelli and Neil Mandelberg ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Winner |
| Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production | Neil Mandelberg ("The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series | Judy Crown and Josée Normand ("The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Alf Clausen (for "A Womb with a View") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction | Alf Clausen, Hummie Mann, Brad Dechter, George Gaffney, and D'Vaughn Pershing (for "A Womb with a View") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction | Alf Clausen, Brad Dechter, George Gaffney, Hummie Mann, and Don Nemitz (for "Cool Hand Dave: part 2") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics | Lee Holdridge and Al Jarreau "(Moonlighting (Pilot): theme)". | Nominee |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | James J. Agazzi and Bill Harp ("Here's Living with You, Kid") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | James J. Agazzi and Bill Harp ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | James J. Agazzi and Bill Harp ("The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Choreography | Bill Landrum and Jacqui Landrum ("Big Man on Mulberry Street") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Series | Gerald Perry Finnerman ("Here's Living with You, Kid") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Gerald Perry Finnerman ("The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Robert Turturice ("Here's Living with You, Kid") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Robert Turturice ("The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production | Roger Bondelli ("Every Daughter's Father is a Virgin") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Imogene Coca (for "Los Dos DiPestos") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Whoopi Goldberg ("Camille") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series | Alf Clausen (for "Here's Living with You, Kid") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series | Alf Clausen ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series | Alf Clausen ("The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Martin Raymond Bolger, Dave Hudson, Mel Metcalf, and Terry Porter ("Atomic Shakespeare") | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
10 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Bruce Willis | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Cybill Shepherd | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Cybill Shepherd | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Bruce Willis | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Bruce Willis | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Cybill Shepherd | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Allyce Beasley | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Moonlighting | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Moonlighting | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Moonlighting | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Dramatic Series | Will Mackenzie (for "Atomic Shakespeare") | Winner |
| Dramatic Series | Will Mackenzie (for "My Fair David") | Winner |
| Comedy Series | Paul Lynch (for "Symphony in Knocked Flat") | Nominee |
| Comedy Series | Peter Werner (for "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
16 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bruce Willis | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Robert Butler (for the pilot) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Allan Arkush (for "I Am Curious... Maddie") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Will Mackenzie (for "Atomic Shakespeare") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Peter Werner (for "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Will Mackenzie (for "My Fair David") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Moonlighting | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Moonlighting | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bruce Willis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Cybill Shepherd | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Allyce Beasley | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Allyce Beasley | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Glenn Gordon Caron, Roger Director, Charles H. Eglee, Karen Hall, Ron Osborn, and Jeff Reno (for "I Am Curious... Maddie") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Ron Osborn and Jeff Reno (for "Atomic Shakespeare") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Glenn Gordon Caron (for "Twas the Episode Before Christmas") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Debra Frank and Carl Sautter (for "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice") | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer | Cybill Shepherd | Winner |
| Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program | Cybill Shepherd | Winner |
| Favorite Female TV Performer | Cybill Shepherd | Winner |
| Favorite Female TV Performer | Cybill Shepherd | Winner |
| Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program | Bruce Willis | Winner |