37 Years Ago Today: "Seinfeld" First Airs on NBC, Launching a Cultural Phenomenon

37 Years Ago Today: "Seinfeld" First Airs on NBC, Launching a Cultural Phenomenon

37 years ago tonight, on July 5, 1989, NBC took a bold chance on a quirky, low-concept sitcom originally titled The Seinfeld Chronicles. The pilot episode aired at 9:30 p.m., introducing stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld playing a fictionalized version of himself, alongside Jason Alexander as the neurotic George Costanza, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the sharp-tongued Elaine […] The post 37 Years Ago Today: “Seinfeld” First Airs on NBC, Launching a Cul…