In later years, Woody Boyd replaced Coach, after the character died off-screen in season four (1985–86), following actor Nicholas Colasanto's death. Neither Norm Peterson nor Cliff Clavin, regular customers of Cheers, were featured later revisions added them as among the regular characters of the series.
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In 2013, the Writers Guild of America ranked it as the eighth-best-written TV series and TV Guide ranked it No. In 2002, Cheers was ranked No. 18 on TV Guide 's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. Its series finale was watched by an estimated 93 million viewers, almost 40% of the US population at the time. 45 on TV Guide 's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 1997, the episodes " Thanksgiving Orphans" and " Home Is the Sailor", aired originally in 1987, were respectively ranked No. Nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series for all eleven of its seasons on the air, it earned 28 Primetime Emmy Awards from a record of 117 nominations.ĭuring its run, Cheers became one of the most popular series in history and received critical acclaim from its start to its end. Its widely watched series finale was broadcast on to become the most watched single episode of the 1990s, and the show's 275 episodes have been successfully syndicated worldwide. The show spent most of its run on NBC's Thursday night " Must See TV" lineup. However, Cheers eventually became a Nielsen ratings juggernaut in the United States, earning a top-ten rating during eight of its eleven seasons, including one season at number one (season 9). Later main characters of the show include Rebecca Howe, who manages the bar after Sam sells it and later becomes his love interest, and Lilith Sternin, who is Frasier's wife.Īfter premiering on September 30, 1982, it was nearly canceled during its first season when it ranked almost last in ratings for its premiere (74th out of 77 shows). The show's ensemble cast included waitresses Carla Tortelli and Diane Chambers, the latter of whom would be Sam's love interest for the first several seasons of the show, as well as a sweetly naive second bartender, Coach Ernie Pantusso for the first three seasons, and Woody Boyd for the rest of the series, and regular bar patrons Norm Peterson, Cliff Clavin, and Frasier Crane. The show is set in a bar named "Cheers" in Boston, Massachusetts, where a group of locals meet to drink, relax, and socialize.Īt the center of the show was the bar's owner and head bartender Sam Malone, a womanizing former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows Productions in association with Paramount Network Television, and was created by the team of James Burrows and Glen and Les Charles.
Cheers is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across eleven seasons.