---
name: "Janet Leahy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/janet-leahy"
fi1m_id: "janet-leahy"
imdb_id: "nm0494983"
tmdb_id: 1213785
wikidata_id: "Q6153456"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-01T00:20:12.714766+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Janet Leahy

## Identity

Janet Leahy

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/janet-leahy
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** janet-leahy
- **IMDb ID:** nm0494983
- **TMDB ID:** 1213785
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6153456
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Leahy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6153456, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0494983/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213785

Writer and producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Active:** 1982–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Daniel Palladino](https://film.one/person/daniel-palladino.md), [Amy Sherman-Palladino](https://film.one/person/amy-sherman-palladino.md), [Andrew Bernstein](https://film.one/person/andrew-bernstein.md), [Arlene Sanford](https://film.one/person/arlene-sanford.md), [Gail Mancuso](https://film.one/person/gail-mancuso.md), [James Berg](https://film.one/person/james-berg.md), [Lesli Linka Glatter](https://film.one/person/lesli-linka-glatter.md), [Matt Shakman](https://film.one/person/matt-shakman.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as writer, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 86 (2), 2000s 82 (3), 2020s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Drama 3, Crime 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Leahy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6153456, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0494983/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213785

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Gilmore Girls*](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md) (81), [*Boston Legal*](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md) (76)
- **AMC+:** [*Mad Men*](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md) (88)
- **Apple TV:** [*Cheers*](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md) (88)
- **Peacock:** [*Roseanne*](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md) (84)
- **Netflix:** [*A Man on the Inside*](https://film.one/tv/a-man-on-the-inside.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Janet Leahy is an American television writer and executive producer. She began her career writing for sitcoms in the 1980s and later worked on prestige drama series.

Her credits include writing episodes of *Cheers* (1982), *The Cosby Show* (1984), *Roseanne* (1988), *Gilmore Girls* (2000) and *Boston Legal* (2004). She joined the crew of *Mad Men* (2007) as a consulting producer in 2010, co-wrote the episode 'The Summer Man', and later served as an executive producer through the series' conclusion in 2015. She has also written for *Wings* (1990), *Newhart* (1982), *Life Unexpected* (2010) and *A Man on the Inside* (2024).

Leahy received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for *Cheers* in 1987 and further nominations for Outstanding Drama Series for her work on *Boston Legal* and *Mad Men*. She won a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama Series for the fourth season of *Mad Men*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *A Man on the Inside* (2024), Fi1m 72, Consulting Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/a-man-on-the-inside.md)
- *Mad Men* (2007), Fi1m 88, Writer, Executive Producer, Consulting Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)
- *Boston Legal* (2004), Fi1m 76, Teleplay, Writer, Story, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *Gilmore Girls* (2000), Fi1m 81, Writer, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md)
- *Roseanne* (1988), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)
- *Cheers* (1982), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Man on the Inside* (2024), series, Writer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-man-on-the-inside.md)
- *Life Unexpected* (2010), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Mad Men* (2007), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)
- *Boston Legal* (2004), series, Teleplay, Writer, Story, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *Gilmore Girls* (2000), series, Producer, Writer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md)
- *Living in Captivity* (1998), series, Writer
- *That's Life* (1998), series, Writer
- *Grace Under Fire* (1993), series, Writer
- *Love & War* (1992), series, Writer
- *Wings* (1990), series, Writer
- *Major Dad* (1989), series, Writer, Producer
- *Roseanne* (1988), series, Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)
- *All Is Forgiven* (1986), series, Writer
- *The Cosby Show* (1984), series, Writer
- *Newhart* (1982), series, Writer
- *Cheers* (1982), series, Writer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)

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