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Evening Shade is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 21, 1990, to May 23, 1994. The series stars Burt Reynolds as Woodrow "Wood" Newton, an ex-professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who returns to rural Evening Shade, Arkansas, to coach a high-school football team with a long losing streak.
- Sitcom
Burt Reynolds ... (36 episodes, 1990-1994) Harry Thomason ... (16 episodes, 1990-1994) James Hampton ... (16 episodes, 1992-1994) David Steinberg ... (8 episodes, 1990-1991) Robby Benson ... (8 episodes, 1993-1994) Charles Nelson Reilly ... (4 episodes, 1991-1992) Charles Frank ...
Evening Shade: Created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason. With Burt Reynolds, Elizabeth Ashley, Marilu Henner, Ossie Davis. A former pro football player moves back to his Arkansas childhood hometown to coach the high school football team.
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- 1990-09-21
- Comedy
- 30
An easygoing ensemble comedy set in the sleepy Arkansas town of Evening Shade and revolving around the high school's football coach, a former pro played by Burt Reynolds, who won a Best Actor...
- Burt Reynolds
- 4
Feb 17, 1991 · “From the get-go,” says Burt Reynolds, the show’s star, co-executive producer and chief talent gatherer, the plan was to seek a dream cast drawn from film and theater as well as television.
Sep 3, 2020 · Reynolds played Wood "Woodrow" Newton, a former pro football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers who'd moved back home to Evening Shade, Arkansas to coach a high school football team on a...
Plot. The series centered on Wood Newton, an ex-pro football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who returns to rural Evening Shade, Arkansas to coach a high-school football team with a long losing streak. Cast. Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton. Marilu Henner as Ava Evans Newton. Hal Holbrook as Evan Evans. Jay R. Ferguson as Taylor Newton.
