Seinfeld is an American sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that ran for nine seasons on NBC from 1989 to 1998. It is often described as being 'a show about nothing, ' as many of its episodes are about the minutiae of daily life. The show follows the lives of four single friends living in New York City, Jerry Seinfeld, George Costanza, Elaine Benes, and Cosmo Kramer. The show is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential sitcoms of all time.