Evening Shade

Evening Shade was a Syndication network sitcom created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, starring Burt Reynolds in the lead role.

The show aired from September 21, 1990 to May 23, 1994, lasting for four seasons & 98 episodes.

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
Recurring Cast
 * Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton
 * Marilu Henner as Ava Evans Newton
 * Hal Holbrook as Evan Evans
 * Jay R. Ferguson as Taylor Newton
 * Melissa Renée Martin (1990-1991)\Candace Hutson (1991-1994) as Molly Newton
 * Jacob Parker as Will Newton
 * Ossie Davis as Ponder Blue
 * Charles Durning as Dr. Harlan Eldridge
 * Ann Wedgeworth as Merleen Eldridge
 * Michael Jeter as Herman Stiles
 * Charlie Dell as Nub Oliver
 * Elizabeth Ashley as Frieda Evans
 * Linda Gehringer as Fontana Beausoleil
 * Ann Hearn as Margaret Fouch
 * Jane Abbott as Dorothy
 * Burton Gilliam as Virgil
 * David A.R. White as Andrew Phillpot
 * Pepper Sweeney as Neal "Thor" Heck (1991-1993)
 * Hilary Swank (1991-1992)\Ari Meyers (1992-1993) as Aimee Thompson
 * Alice Ghostley as Irma Wallingsford (1992-1994)
 * Leah Remini as Daisy (1993)
 * Wanda Jones as Wanda (1993-1994)
 * Alexa Vega as Emily Newton (1993-1994)