Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC in July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. It lasted eight seasons, and it is now in syndication. Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a version of himself created it. Set in an apartment block in Manhattan's Upper West Side in nyc, the show includes neighbor throughout the hallway Cosmo Kramer friend George Costanza girl friend Elaine Benes, and a couple of Jerry's friends and acquaintances.