''All About Us'' is an American

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series that aired on

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during the station's

TNBC TNBC (or Teen NBC) was an American teen-oriented television programming block that aired on NBC from September 12, 1992, to September 28, 2002. The Saturday morning block featured live-action series – primarily in the form of scripted teen si ...

lineup from August 4, 2001 to November 10, 2001. It was produced by

Peter Engel Peter Engel (born ) is an American television producer who is best known for his teen sitcoms that appeared on TNBC, a former Saturday morning block on NBC which featured all teenage-oriented programs for educational purposes. His most well kn ...

Productions. The series' premiere episode was directed by

Fred Savage Frederick Aaron Savage (born July 9, 1976) is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series ''The Wonder Years'' (1988 to 1993). He has earned several awards and nominations, such as ...

. The show was canceled after one season when NBC decided to abandon its TNBC lineup and instead lease its Saturday mornings to Discovery Networks starting in fall 2002.

Synopsis

The series focuses on the development of four

teenage Adolescence () is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood (typically corresponding to the age of majority). Adolescence is usually associated with the te ...

girls who live and attend

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Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

. In the show, the girls' divergent talents, perspectives, and family experiences become the platform for illustrating alternative approaches to understanding and solving problems. It was the first TNBC series shot on videotape that did not have the use of

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Cast

* Alecia Elliott as Alecia Alcott * Marieh Delfino as Niki Merrick * Crystal Grant as Sierra Jennings *

Alicia Lagano Alicia Lagano is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Cristina Castelli on the NBC Saturday morning series '' All About Us'' (2001) and Selena on the Lifetime television drama ''The Client List'' (2012–13). Early lif ...

as Cristina Castelli

Episodes

References

External links

* {{TNBC 2001 American television series debuts 2001 American television series endings 2000s American comedy-drama television series 2000s American high school television series 2000s American teen drama television series 2000s American teen sitcoms English-language television shows NBC original programming Television shows set in Chicago TNBC Television series about teenagers Television series by Universal Television