# Relativity (TV series) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Relativity_(TV_series) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Relativity_(TV_series).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativity_(TV_series) > Source revision: 1352699281 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American drama television series Relativity Genre Drama Created by Jason Katims Starring Kimberly Williams David Conrad Jane Adams Randall Batinkoff Cliff De Young Lisa Edelstein Adam Goldberg Devon Gummersall Robert Katims Poppy Montgomery Richard Schiff Mary Ellen Trainor Composer W. G. Snuffy Walden Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 17 Production Executive producers Edward Zwick Marshall Herskovitz Running time 60 minutes Production companies The Bedford Falls Company 20th Century Fox Television Original release Network ABC Release September 24, 1996 (1996-09-24) – April 14, 1997 (1997-04-14) ***Relativity*** is an American [drama](/source/Drama_(film_and_television)) television series which followed a twenty-something couple, Isabel Lukens (played by [Kimberly Williams](/source/Kimberly_Williams-Paisley)) and Leo Roth (played by [David Conrad](/source/David_Conrad)), and the lives and loves of their friends and siblings in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles).[1] The short-lived ABC series was the product of *[thirtysomething](/source/Thirtysomething)* producers [Edward Zwick](/source/Edward_Zwick) and [Marshall Herskovitz](/source/Marshall_Herskovitz) (who also produced *[Once and Again](/source/Once_and_Again)* and *[My So-Called Life](/source/My_So-Called_Life)*, two other critically acclaimed series).[2] The series ran on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) from September 24, 1996 until April 14, 1997; it was canceled after 17 episodes due to low ratings.[3] The first open-mouth kiss between two women on prime time television occurred on the show in 1997.[4] ## Cast - [Kimberly Williams](/source/Kimberly_Williams-Paisley) as Isabel Lukens - [David Conrad](/source/David_Conrad) as Leo Roth - [Jane Adams](/source/Jane_Adams_(actress%2C_born_1965)) as Karen Lukens - [Randall Batinkoff](/source/Randall_Batinkoff) as Everett - [Cliff De Young](/source/Cliff_DeYoung) as David Lukens - [Lisa Edelstein](/source/Lisa_Edelstein) as Rhonda Roth - [Adam Goldberg](/source/Adam_Goldberg) as Doug - Devon Gummersall as Jake Roth - Robert Katims as Hal Roth - [Poppy Montgomery](/source/Poppy_Montgomery) as Jennifer Lukens - [Richard Schiff](/source/Richard_Schiff) as Barry Roth - [Mary Ellen Trainor](/source/Mary_Ellen_Trainor) as Eve Lukens ## Episodes No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date Prod. code 1 "Pilot" Mark Piznarski Jason Katims September 24, 1996 (1996-09-24) 4H79 2 "Just One More Thing" Michael W. Watkins Jason Katims September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28) 4H01 3 "First Impressions" Todd Holland Ellen Herman October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05) 4H02 4 "The Unveiling" Mark Piznarski Ellen Triedman & Jason Katims October 12, 1996 (1996-10-12) 4H03 5 "Moving In" Mark Piznarski Tim Kazurinsky & Denise Derline and Jan Oxenberg October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19) 4H04 6 "Fathers" Davis Guggenheim Ellen Herman October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26) 4H05 7 "No Job Too Small" Dennie Gordon Jan Oxenberg November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02) 4H06 8 "Jake Gets a Job" Patrick R. Norris Victor Bumbalo November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09) 4H07 9 "Jealousy" Arvin Brown Carole Real & Jason Katims November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23) 4H08 10 "Role Model" Mark Piznarski Ellen Herman December 14, 1996 (1996-12-14) 4H09 11 "Unsilent Night" Edward Zwick Jan Oxenberg December 21, 1996 (1996-12-21) 4H11 12 "New Year's Eve" Patrick R. Norris Ellen Herman January 4, 1997 (1997-01-04) 4H12 13 "The Day the Earth Moved" Steve Miner Jan Oxenberg January 11, 1997 (1997-01-11) 4H13 14 "Billable Hours" Matt Reeves Amanda Marks & Jason Katims January 18, 1997 (1997-01-18) 4H10 15 "Karen and Her Sisters" Mark Piznarski Jason Katims March 31, 1997 (1997-03-31) 4H14 16 "Valentine's Day" Michael Fields Ellen Herman April 7, 1997 (1997-04-07) 4H15 17 "Hearts and Bones" Mark Piznarski Jason Katims April 14, 1997 (1997-04-14) 4H16 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-romantic_1-0)** Diamond, Jamie (January 12, 1997). ["A Neo-Romantic For a Harsh Age"](https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/12/arts/a-neo-romantic-for-a-harsh-age.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved June 8, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-theory_2-0)** Lowry, Brian (November 23, 1996). ["The Theory of 'Relativity' Rests on a Proven Risk"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-23-ca-2199-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. Retrieved June 8, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Byers_&_Lavery_3-0)** Byers, Michelle; Lavery, David (2007). *Dear Angela: Remembering My So-called Life p. 104*. [Lexington Books](/source/Lexington_Books). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7391-1691-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7391-1691-3). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Frost, Karen (August 19, 2017). ["The Long Road to Lesbian Sex & Sensuality on Network TV"](https://www.afterellen.com/tv/474467-long-road-lesbian-sex-sensuality-network-tv#UjXTCyxhuYzGUkMG.99). AfterEllen. Retrieved June 3, 2019. ## External links - [*Relativity*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115332/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Review: Relativity on AllYourScreens](http://allyourscreens.com/index.php/tv-reviews/4337-review-relativity) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Relativity (TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativity_(TV_series)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativity_(TV_series)?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.