Soul Food (TV series)

Soul Food: The Series was a popular television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June 28, 2000 to May 26, 2004. The show is currently shown in syndication on the BET cable network. On Feb. 5, 2007 BET started airing the show in edited form. The series was conceptualized by inspiring filmmaker George Tillman, Jr. Tillman based the format of the series on his own childhood experiences growing up in Wisconsin. The series was also inspired by the hit 1997 film of the same title. Having aired for 74 episodes, Soul Food is the longest running drama with a predominantly African-American cast in the history of American primetime television.