In what year did Full House premiere on ABC?

Full House premiered on ABC in 1987. The sitcom’s first episode aired on September 22, 1987, introducing viewers to widowed father Danny Tanner and the unusual household formed to help him raise his three daughters.

Danny’s brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and his best friend Joey Gladstone move in to help care for D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle Tanner. Although the show was set in San Francisco, it was filmed primarily at studios in California. Jeff Franklin created the series, which was produced by Miller-Boyett Productions in association with Lorimar Television and later Warner Bros. Television.

The show did not become an instant ratings powerhouse. Its first season performed modestly, but Full House gained a larger audience during its second season, helped in part by its placement after the established sitcom Perfect Strangers. It later became closely associated with ABC’s TGIF programming block.

Full House continued for eight seasons, ending on May 23, 1995. The year 1987 is sometimes confused with 1988 or 1989 because those years correspond to later seasons, not the original premiere. The series began in the 1987–88 television season.