Bill Nye the Science Guy

In February 1996, it was renewed for two more years, bringing the final episode total to 100.

The final episode aired in 1999, well after production ended in 1997.

McKenna and Gottlieb all met while McKenna was a producer on Almost Live!, a Seattle-based comedy show.

Other funding sponsors included Ore Ida, The Boeing Company (which Nye worked for until 1986, Boeing was also based in Seattle until 2001 when it relocated its corporate headquarters to Chicago, Illinois and later Washington, D.C.), and Intel.

The show began with a 26-episode order for the 1993–1994 television season.

After its initial success, it was renewed for a second 26-episode order for the 1994–1995 season, followed by 13 additional episodes for the 1995–1996 season.