--- title: NBC: 1990s Sitcom 'Coach' Is Going Back in the Game description: The broadcaster is reviving the 1990s sitcom with Craig T. Nelson. canonical: https://time.com/3760981/nbc-coach-craig-t-nelson/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-27T01:45:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T05:29:28.049Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: NBC Is Putting 'Coach' Back in the Game og:description: The broadcaster is reviving the 1990s sitcom with Craig T. Nelson. og:url: https://time.com/3760981/nbc-coach-craig-t-nelson/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89bd9116e7a5fde9/69878589cd1bba0ebd6f5e4b/craig-t-nelson.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Craig T. 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The broadcaster is reviving the 1990s sitcom with original series star Craig T. Nelson. We’re told this _not_ a reboot, but a sequel to the comedy series that ran for nine seasons on ABC from 1989 to 1997. The pitch: “Coach Hayden Fox, in the present day, has retired from coaching. He is called back to become assistant coach to his own grown son, who is the new head coach at an Ivy league school in Pennsylvania that is just starting up a new team.” NBC has ordered 13 episodes, which will be shot in the traditional “multi-cam” sitcom production style. There’s no other cast yet, so it’s unclear if any of the other actors from the original series will return. Barry Kemp, the original creator of _Coach_, will write and executive produce. The move keeps Nelson in the NBC family now that _Parenthood_ is coming to a close and represents the latest move by a TV network to dive into the recycling bin for buzzworthy content – like how NBC is reviving _Heroes_ with _Heroes Reborn,_ Showtime is bringing back _Twin Peaks_ and Fox is re-opening _The X-Files_. In this case, while _Coach_ used to air on ABC, the show is owned by NBC sister studio Universal Television. NBC has demonstrated more rating strength in recent years thanks to _The Blacklist_ and _The Voice._ But the network has struggled – like most – to find new break-out comedies. Other attempts at yesteryear sitcom nostalgia, such as titles starring Michael J. Fox (_The Michael J. Fox Show_) and Sean Hayes (_Sean Saves the World_), didn’t work out. But perhaps viewers will take a time out for _Coach_? 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