Season six of '' Seinfeld'', an American

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created by Jerry Seinfeld and

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, began airing on September 22, 1994, and concluded on May 18, 1995, on

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. Season six placed first in the Nielsen ratings, above ''

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'' and '' ER''.

Production

''Seinfeld'' was produced by

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and distributed by

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and

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and was aired on

in the US. The executive producers were

, George Shapiro, and Howard West with Tom Gammill and Max Pross as supervising producers. Bruce Kirschbaum was the executive consultant, after being a staff writer in the previous season. This season was directed by

Andy Ackerman Robert Andrew Ackerman (born September 19, 1956) is an American director, producer, and script editor who is best known for his work on ''Seinfeld'', ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' and the HBO series ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. He is ...

, replacing Tom Cherones, who had directed the majority of the episodes of the previous five seasons following the original pilot episode. Ackerman would direct every episode for the remainder of the series' run, with the exception of season six's "

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" and season eight's " The Comeback", both directed by David Owen Trainor. The series was set predominantly in an apartment block on New York City's

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; however, the sixth season was shot and mostly filmed in CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California. The show features Jerry Seinfeld as himself, and a host of Jerry's friends and acquaintances, which include

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, and

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, portrayed by Jason Alexander,

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus ( ; born January 13, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and producer who worked on the comedy television series ''Saturday Night Live'' (1982–1985), ''Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), ''The New Adventures ...

and Michael Richards, respectively.

Episodes

Reception

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website

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reported an 80% approval rating based on 5 critic reviews.

References

External links

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