A Year at the Top

A Year at the Top is an American sitcom that aired for five episodes on CBS from August 5 to September 2, 1977. Produced by T.A.T. Communications Company, the series was created by Heywood Kling and co-executive produced by Don Kirshner and Norman Lear.

A Year at the Top
Genre	Fantasy Sitcom Music
Created by	Heywood Kling
Written by	Heywood Kling Sandy Veith
Directed by	Marlene Laird Alan Rafkin
Starring	Paul Shaffer Greg Evigan
Theme music composer	Howard Greenfield Paul Shaffer
Composer	Greg Evigan
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producers	Norman Lear Don Kirshner
Producers	Patricia Fass Palmer Darryl Hickman
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production companies	Don Kirshner Productions TAT Communications Company Tandem Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	August 5 (1977-08-05) – September 2, 1977 (1977-09-02)

Synopsis

Based on the Faust legend, the series stars Paul Shaffer and Greg Evigan as two struggling musicians who make a pact with the son of the devil for a year of success. A Year at the Top also stars Nedra Volz, Priscilla Morrill, Gabriel Dell, and Julie Cobb. Mickey Rooney guest-starred on the pilot episode.^[1] The series aired for only five episodes before being canceled by CBS in September 1977.

Expecting the series to be a hit, a soundtrack LP titled Greg & Paul - A Year At The Top was released by Casablanca Records (#NBLP-7068). The album's executive producer was Don Kirshner.

Cast

• Greg Evigan as Greg
• Paul Shaffer as Paul
• Gabriel Dell as Frederick J. Hanover (aka "The Devil's Son")
• Julie Cobb as Trish
• Priscilla Morrill as Miss Worley
• Nedra Volz as Grandma Belle Durbin

Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1-1	"Pilot"	August 5, 1977
1-2	"The Contracts"	August 12, 1977
1-3	"Tightrope"	August 20, 1977
1-4	"The Visits"	August 26, 1977
1-5	"Gray is Beautiful"	September 2, 1977