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American teen and family drama television series (1994–2000)
the original 1994 Fox series

Party of Five is an American television teen and family drama created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox from September 12, 1994, to May 3, 2000, with a total of six seasons consisting of 142 episodes. The series featured an ensemble cast led by Scott Wolf as Bailey, Matthew Fox as Charlie, Neve Campbell as Julia, and Lacey Chabert as Claudia Salinger, who with their baby brother Owen (played by several actors) constitute five siblings whom the series follows after the loss of their parents in a car accident. Notable co stars included Scott Grimes, Paula Devicq, Michael Goorjian, Ben Browder, Jeremy London, and Jennifer Love Hewitt. While categorized as a series aimed at teenagers and young adults, Party of Five explored several mature themes, including substance and domestic abuse, teen pregnancy, mental illness, cancer, and the long term effects of parental loss. the series suffered from low ratings during its first and second seasons, during which speculation arose that it would soon be cancelled. In 1996, Party of Five won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, after which ratings and popularity grew for the majority of the remainder of the series. A spin off, Time of Your Life, starring Hewitt debuted on the network in 1999, and was cancelled after one season.

The show, set in San Francisco, centered on the five Salinger siblings (the "party of five" of the show's title), who become orphans after their parents are killed in a car accident caused by a drunk driver. The family is composed of 24 year old Charlie (Matthew Fox), the eldest, a womanizing, immature manual laborer who struggles with the responsibility of being the new head of the family; 16 year old Bailey (Scott Wolf), the once rebellious teen forced into a role of responsible caretaker and later veering into alcoholism; 15 year old Julia (Neve Campbell), a sensitive teen; 11 year old Claudia (Lacey Chabert), a precocious child prodigy musician; and baby Owen, age one. The siblings take over the running of their family's restaurant, Salinger's. Charlie initially serves as bartender and manager, and later Bailey takes over. Over the years, the Salingers face various struggles: the long term effects of parental loss; in season three, Bailey's attempt to recover from alcoholism; in season four, Charlie's diagnosis with cancer; and in season five, Julia's dealing with domestic violence in a relationship. As the series progressed, romantic relationships became plot points and new cast members joined the show, including Jennifer Love Hewitt as Sarah, Bailey's girlfriend; Jeremy London as Griffin, Julia's "bad boy" boyfriend and later husband; and Paula Devicq as Kirsten, Owen's nanny, who develops an on again off again relationship with Charlie throughout the series, until they get married during the show's sixth and final season.

Scott Wolf as Bailey Salinger; the second born sibling who is forced to grow up fast after growing up as a rebellious teenager and deal with life after his parents' deaths. He is 16 at the start of the series, 21 at its conclusion. Matthew Fox as Charlie Salinger; the eldest sibling who struggles to live his own life in the reluctant role of legal guardian to his brothers and sisters. Immature and insecure, he dropped out of college his senior year to "find himself" and was planning to re enroll when his parents' deaths made him his siblings' legal guardian. He is 24 at the start of the series, 30 at its conclusion. Neve Campbell as Julia Salinger; a highly intelligent, emotionally sensitive teen who struggles to adjust to being an orphan and having more family responsibilities. She is 15 at the start of the series, 20 at its conclusion. Lacey Chabert as Claudia Salinger; a gifted violinist struggling to build a life for herself and also deal with being an orphan. She is 11 at the start of the series, 17 at its conclusion. Paula Devicq as Kirsten Bennett Salinger (seasons 1–2, 5–6, recurring seasons 2–4); a graduate student who is hired as Owen Salinger's nanny and becomes romantically involved with Charlie off and on during the series, eventually marrying by season six and being pregnant with their first child by the end of series. Scott Grimes as Will McCorkle (seasons 1–2, 6, recurring seasons 3–5); Bailey's best friend from high school. Michael Goorjian as Justin Thompson (season 2, recurring seasons 1, 3–6); Julia's friend, and later off and on boyfriend, during the series. Jennifer Love Hewitt as Sarah Reeves Merrin (seasons 2–6); Bailey's sensitive, off and on girlfriend from high school who struggles to "find herself" after she finds out that she was adopted. Alexondra Lee as Callie Martel (season 3); Bailey's roommate and girlfriend during his freshman year at college. Jeremy London as Griffin Chase Holbrook (seasons 4–6, recurring seasons 2–3); A moody and troubled teenager whom Julia dates, and later marries and divorces. Older brother of Jill Holbrook, Bailey's ex girlfriend who dies from a drug overdose. The character was originally portrayed by James Marsden in the first season finale episode. Jennifer Aspen as Daphne Jablonsky (season 6, recurring seasons 4–5); a part time stripper who becomes briefly romantically involved with Charlie and later has his baby.

The following lists all actors who appeared in five or more episodes during the run of the show.

Fox Entertainment Group chairman Sandy Grushow commissioned the show as a possible replacement for Beverly Hills, 90210, which was then in its fourth season. Grushow stated that "I wanted a show that would possess many of the same values that '90210' had in the beginning. A show about teenagers and for teenagers. I pitched the notion of a group of kids who lost their parents in a tragic accident and therefore were forced to raise themselves." When Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman came on board to create the show, they disliked the more lighthearted premise the network had come up with, essentially of a bunch of teens without parents left to go wild, which Keyser called a "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead kind of thing." They decided to take the show in a more dramatic direction, where the characters have to deal with the serious repercussions of being orphaned and growing up. Jerry O'Connell was initially offered the role of Bailey, but he chose to sign with the series Sliders instead. Scott Wolf auditioned and was cast the very same day, the first of the actors to be cast. The show was produced by Columbia Pictures Television (CPT) and High Productions. CPT would later be folded into Columbia TriStar Domestic Television, which soon afterward became Sony Pictures Television.

Season Episodes Timeslot (ET) Season Premiere Season Finale Rank Rating(Households) Viewers(in millions) 122Monday 9:00Wednesday 9:00 September 12, 1994 March 15, 1995#825.07.16.76.711.57.29.90 624 Tuesday 9:00Wednesday 9:00 October 5, 1999 May 3, 2000#1134.3

For the show's first season, review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 85% based on 13 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A sincere family drama full of tear jerking moments, Party of Five excels at its authentic depiction of young adult issues."

+AwardYearCategoryNominee(s)Result ALMA Awards2000Emerging Actor in a Drama SeriesWilson CruzCasting Society of America1995Best Casting for Pilot EpisodeMary V. Buck and Susan Edelman for "Pilot"GLAAD Media Award2000Outstanding TV Individual Episode"I'll Show You Mine"1996Outstanding Television Series Golden Globe Awards1997Best Television Series Drama 1996Best Television Series Drama Humanitas Prize199860 Minute CategoryChristopher Keyser and Amy Lippman for "Before and After"199660 Minute CategoryChristopher Keyser and Amy Lippman for "Thanksgiving" Kids' Choice Awards2000Favorite Television ActressJennifer Love HewittPrimetime Emmy Awards1996Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series "The Wedding"Teen Choice Awards1999TV – Choice ActorScott WolfTV – Choice ActressNeve CampbellTV – Choice ActressJennifer Love HewittTV – Choice DramaWriters Guild of America Awards1997Television: Episodic DramaMark B. Perry for "Falsies"Young Artist Awards1999Best Performance in a TV Drama or Comedy Series Leading Young ActressLacey ChabertYoungStar Awards1998Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama TV Series1997Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama TV Series

In January 2018, Freeform ordered a pilot for a reboot of Party of Five, featuring five children who must take care of themselves after their parents are deported back to Mexico. In April 2020, the reboot was canceled after one season.

Party of Five is credited with "[moving] televised stories about and targeted at young adults away from the soap opera genre and [helping to] make the medium safer for the more realistic teenagers we’d meet later on Dawson’s Creek, Freaks and Geeks, Friday Night Lights, and Gilmore Girls."