Moesha is an American
sitcom series that aired on the
UPN network from January 23, 1996, to May 14, 2001. The series stars
R&B singer
Brandy Norwood as Moesha Denise Mitchell, a high school student living with her family in the
Leimert Park neighborhood of
South Central Los Angeles. It was originally ordered as a pilot for
CBS's 1995–1996 television season but was rejected by the network. It was then picked up by
UPN, who aired it as a mid-season replacement. It went on to become the biggest success for the nascent network and one of the greatest hits over the course of the network's entire run.