Why was the Bill Cosby Show Cancelled?

The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom co-created starring Bill Cosby, which aired Thursday nights for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1985, until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on an upper-middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.

The Cosby Show spent five consecutive seasons as the number one rated show on television. The Cosby Show and All in the Family are the only sitcoms in the history of the Nielsen ratings to be the number-one show for five seasons. It spent all eight of its seasons in the top 20.

Why was the Bill Cosby Show Cancelled?

In 2014, networks and streaming platforms began pulling the show as a backlash grew against Bill, who was facing renewed allegations of sexual misconduct.

Dozens of women eventually came forward accusing Cosby of raping and assaulting them throughout his career. Some accused him of drugging them. He has denied all allegations against him.