That's So Raven is an American television
sitcom. The show premiered on
Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. It is Disney Channel's longest-running series, having been on for four years and airing 100 episodes throughout 4 seasons. It was also Disney Channel's first series to break the 65-episode mark, and the highest-rated series to air on
Disney Channel during its entire run. In 2007, the series was nominated for an
Emmy Award for children's programming.
[Nominations for 59th Annual Emmy Awards (July 19, 2007) E! Online. Accessed 2009-06-21.]
Premise
The original ideal pitched for the show was to have a modern-day sitcom, with a teenage twist, revolving around the idea of a sitcom based on the comedy stylings of
I Love Lucy. That same pitch was kept consistent, but producers added on the idea of giving the main character a supernatural ability that would get her into curious situations. The show is set in
San Francisco and revolves around a teenager named
Raven Baxter, played by
Raven-Symoné, and how she gets herself, her friends Eddie and Chelsea, and her family members, such as her brother
Cory, out of various situations, usually by using her
psychic powers and a variety of disguises. Reruns of the show currently air on Disney Channel and
ABC Kids in the United States, and in Canada on
Family.