Family Matters

Family Matters is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom about an African-American middle-class family living in Chicago. The series was spun-off from Perfect Strangers and revolves around the Winslow family. Midway through the first season, the show introduced the Winslow's nerdy neighbor Steve Urkel (played by Jaleel White), who became its breakout character. Family Matters aired from September 22, 1989, to September 19, 1997, on ABC, and moved to CBS from September 19, 1997, to July 17, 1998. Having aired 215 episodes, Family Matters is the second longest-running U.S. sitcom with a predominantly African-American cast, surpassed only by The Jeffersons.[citation needed] It was filmed in front of a live studio audience at WB studios in Burbank, California.