July 12, 1990 –

Viewers first met Dr. Joel Fleischman and the folks in Cicely, Alaska when Northern Exposure premiered on CBS TV on this date.
The mural for Roslyn’s Café in the opening credits is an actual café. The apostrophe and an S was added in since the show is supposed to take place in Cicely, Alaska. After the show was completed, the apostrophe and the S was removed from the mural.
