Seinfeld is a American television sitcom that aired on NBC in July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. It is now in syndication, and lasted nine seasons. Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself made it. Set predominantly in an apartment block in Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York City, the series features neighbor across the hall Cosmo Kramer friend George Costanza, former girl friend Elaine Benes, along with a few of Jerry's friends and acquaintances.