Sparks is an American sitcom television series that aired on UPN from August 26, 1996, to March 2, 1998.
The series stars James Avery, Robin Givens, Terrence Howard, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Kym Whitley and Arif S. Kinchen.
The sitcom is set in Los Angeles, California, and is about the everyday lives of a family of lawyers running a family-owned law practice.
The show stars James Avery as Alonzo Sparks, a lawyer running a family law firm with his sons Maxey (Miguel A. Núñez Jr.) and Greg (Terrence Howard) in inner-city Los Angeles, California.
[1][2] Kevin D. Thompson of The Palm Beach Post gave the show a mostly-negative review, criticizing Avery's performances and the "normal cardboard cutout characters".