- Laurence Fishburne and Jennifer Lewis, who play the parents of Anthony Anderson on Black•ish [2014] are only 9 and 13 years older than Anderson, repsectively.
- Until the death of John Spencer (who played Leo McGarry), The West Wing [1999]'s writers had planned for the Republican candidate, Arnold Vinick, to win the election, and not the Democratic candidate, Matthew Santos. After Spencer's death, the writers decided that it would be too sad for the audience if Santos lost both his running mate (Leo) and the election at the same time.
- Mindy Kaling was named after Pam Dawber's character on Mork and Mindy [1978].
- The production team on Mad Men [2007] was so adamant about historical accuracy, they would research not only news items and pop culture of the relevant period they were portraying but also look into reports on weather conditions, as well.
- Jon Cryer is the only actor to appear in every single episode of Two and a Half Men [2003]'s 12 year run.
