3rd Rock from the Sun is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom that ran from 1996 until 2001 on NBC. The show was about a group of extraterrestrial scientists on an expedition of what they considered to be the least important planet, Earth (the "3rd Rock" from the Sun), posing as a "family" of four to observe human beings, while pretending to be humans.
The show aired in the United States on NBC during its original run, but reruns have not been shown in the U.S. for several years. In Britain, the show was originally broadcast on BBC2, later on ITV2 then ITV4, and currently on SCI FI Channel . In Australia, it was shown on the Seven Network and now on Pay-TV channel Fox Classics. In Egypt and the Middle East the show was broadcast on MBC4 and reruns have been shown several time. The sixth and final season, however, was never broadcast in the region. In Indonesia the show aired on Jak-TV, a local television station in Jakarta. Reruns also air on Subtv in Finland, and on Kabel 1 in Germany.
A group of aliens have come to Earth to learn about its population, customs, etc. To avoid detection, they have taken on human form which gives them human emotions, physical needs etc. WITHOUT the understanding of what they mean or the inhibitions normally present in humans. Their leader takes the position of a college professor, their military expert as his sister, their intelligence expert, supposedly oldest of group takes form of his teenage son. The uninhibited reactions turn everyday events into unusual situations. Written by Jim Brawn
