How I Met Your Mother

*How I Met Your Mother*
How I Met Your Mother
	The cast pictured in the opening sequence
Genre	Sitcom; Romantic comedy; Comedy drama;
Created by	Carter Bays; Craig Thomas;
Directed by	Pamela Fryman; Rob Greenberg; Michael Shea; Neil Patrick Harris;
Starring	Josh Radnor; Jason Segel; Cobie Smulders; Neil Patrick Harris; Alyson Hannigan; Cristin Milioti;
Narrated by	Bob Saget
Opening theme	"Hey, Beautiful" by The Solids
Composer	John Swihart
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	208 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Carter Bays; Craig Thomas; Rob Greenberg; Pamela Fryman; Eileen Heisler; DeAnn Heline; Phil Lord; Greg Malins; Christopher Miller; Chris Harris; Stephen Lloyd; Kourtney Kang; Jamie Rhonheimer; Chuck Tatham;
Producers	Randy Cordray; Suzy Mamann Greenberg; Chris Harris; Jamie Rhonheimer; Kourtney Kang; Brenda Hsueh; Theresa Mulligan Rosenthal; Stewart Halpern-Fingerhut; Rob Greenberg; Tami Sagher;
Cinematography	Steven V. Silver (pilot) ; Christian La Fountaine
Editor	Sue Federman
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Bays & Thomas Productions; 20th Century Fox Television;
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 19, 2005 –; March 31, 2014
Related
	How I Met Your Father

How I Met Your Mother (often abbreviated as HIMYM) is an American sitcom, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014, follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends in New York City's Manhattan. As a framing device, Ted, in 2030, recounts to his son, Luke, and daughter, Penny, the events from September 2005 to May 2013 that led him to meet their mother. How I Met Your Mother was a joint production by Bays & Thomas Productions and 20th Century Fox Television, and syndicated by 20th Television (now Disney-ABC Domestic Television).

The series was loosely inspired by Thomas and Bays' friendship when they both lived in New York. The vast majority of the episodes (196 out of 208) were directed by Pamela Fryman. The other directors were Rob Greenberg (7 episodes), Michael Shea (4 episodes), and Neil Patrick Harris (1 episode).

Known for its unique structure, humor, and incorporation of dramatic elements, How I Met Your Mother was popular throughout its run. It received positive reviews initially, but reception became more mixed as the seasons went on. The show was nominated for 91 awards and received 21. In 2010, Alyson Hannigan won the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actress. In 2012, seven years after its premiere, the series won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Network TV Comedy, and Neil Patrick Harris won the award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor twice.

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