About this season
Rhythm & Blues is a short-lived 1992 American sitcom that aired on NBC for only five weeks from September 24, 1992 to October 22, 1992 with an additional left over episode airing on February 19, 1993. The show stars Roger Kabler, Anna Maria Horsford, Ron Glass, Troy Curvey Jr., Vanessa Bell Calloway, Miguel A. Nunez, Jr., and Christopher Babers. The premise of the show stars Kabler as Bobby Soul, a white man who gets hired on a black radio station after being initially mistaken as a black man. Despite being listed among NBC's Must See TV Thursday night lineup after A Different World at 8:00 and before Cheers at 9:00, the show was cancelled after only five weeks due to low ratings. The show was heavily criticized for relying on traditional black stereotypes for its humor. TV Guide said that: "What makes a show built on white jokes any better than a show built on black jokes?"
Episodes (13)
1. Pilot
Aired 24 September 1992 • 30 min
2. And the Banned Played On
Aired 1 October 1992 • 30 min
3. The Same Old Song
Aired 8 October 1992 • 30 min
4. Mrs. Washington's Neighborhood
Aired 15 October 1992 • 30 min
5. They Shoot DJs, Don't They?
Aired 22 October 1992 • 30 min
6. Assault on Station WBLZ
Aired 12 February 1993 • 30 min