On this day April 19, 1985, the teen drama The Best Times premiered on CBS. The short lived series focused on the lives of high school students and their teachers, tackling everyday challenges, social issues, and relationships with a more serious tone than most youth oriented shows of the time.
The Best Times only lasted one season with a total of 6 episodes. Despite its brief run, the show aimed to bring depth to teen storytelling and leaned into realism over comedy, which may have made it harder to find a wide audience in a time when lighter sitcoms dominated prime time. While it didn’t last, The Best Times is remembered as an early attempt to bring dramatic storytelling to high school life on network television.
Fun fact: The show was created by Charles Rosen, who would go on to be one of the main writers and producers for Beverly Hills 90210 just a few years later.
Trivia question: What 1985 CBS teen drama lasted just 6 episodes and aimed to take a more realistic look at high school life?
The Best Times only lasted one season with a total of 6 episodes. Despite its brief run, the show aimed to bring depth to teen storytelling and leaned into realism over comedy, which may have made it harder to find a wide audience in a time when lighter sitcoms dominated prime time. While it didn’t last, The Best Times is remembered as an early attempt to bring dramatic storytelling to high school life on network television.
Fun fact: The show was created by Charles Rosen, who would go on to be one of the main writers and producers for Beverly Hills 90210 just a few years later.
Trivia question: What 1985 CBS teen drama lasted just 6 episodes and aimed to take a more realistic look at high school life?
