A Year at the Top

A Year at the Top
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Heywood Kling
Written by	Heywood Kling Sandy Veith
Directed by	Marlene Laird Alan Rafkin
Starring	Paul Shaffer Greg Evigan
Theme music composer	Howard Greenfield Paul Shaffer
Composer(s)	Greg Evigan
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producer(s)	Norman Lear Don Kirshner
Producer(s)	Patricia Fass Palmer Darryl Hickman
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	Don Kirshner Productions TAT Communications Company Tandem Productions
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	August 5 – September 2, 1977

A Year at the Top is an American sitcom that aired for five episodes on CBS from August 5 to September 2, 1977. Produced by T.A.T. Communications Company, the series was created by Heywood Kling and co-executive produced by Don Kirshner and Norman Lear.

Synopsis

Based on the Faust legend, the series stars Paul Shaffer and Greg Evigan as two struggling musicians who make a pact with the son of the devil for a year of success. A Year at the Top also stars Nedra Volz, Priscilla Morrill, Gabriel Dell, and Julie Cobb. Mickey Rooney guest-starred on the pilot episode.^[1] The series aired for only five episodes before being canceled by CBS in September 1977.

Cast

• Greg Evigan as Greg
• Paul Shaffer as Paul
• Gabriel Dell as Frederick J. Hanover
• Julie Cobb as Trish
• Priscilla Morrill as Miss Worley
• Nedra Volz as Grandma Belle Durbin

Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1-1	"Pilot"	August 5, 1977
1-2	"The Contracts"	August 12, 1977
1-3	"Tightrope"	August 20, 1977
1-4	"The Visits"	August 26, 1977
1-5	"Gray is Beautiful"	September 2, 1977

References

1. Harrison, Ed (1976-12-18). "Kirshner & Lear Tie On TV Skein". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 88 (51): 6. ISSN 0006-2510.

External links

• A Year at the Top at the Internet Movie Database
• A Year at the Top at TV.com