Cheers 1982
“Where everybody knows your name.”
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- September 30, 1982
- Last Aired
- May 20, 1993
- Format
- 11 seasons · 269 eps
- Highest Rated Episode
- S5E20 "Dinner at Eight-ish" (★ 9.1/10)
- Created By
- Les Charles, James Burrows, Glen Charles
- Network
- NBC
- Where to Stream
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★ TMDB users: 7.6/10 from 685 votes TV-PG Comedy 11 seasons · 269 eps Ended
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What is Cheers?
Cheers is an American television sitcom centered on a blue-collar bar located in Boston. The series was created by Glen Charles, Les Charles, and James Burrows.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1982
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 269
- First aired
- Sep 30, 1982
- Last aired
- May 20, 1993
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.6/10 from 685 votes
- Format
- 11 seasons · 269 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- NBC
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Overview
Cheers is an American television sitcom centered on a blue-collar bar located in Boston. The series was created by Glen Charles, Les Charles, and James Burrows. It aired on NBC for eleven seasons, beginning in September 1982 and concluding in May 1993. The narrative focuses on the establishment run by former sports star Sam Malone, alongside the quirky staff and regulars who share their experiences at the bar. The cast includes actors such as Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger, and George Wendt. Throughout its run, the program was recognized for its comedy and the romantic tension between characters like Sam and Diane. The show maintained a strong presence in popular culture, ranking in the top ten of the year-end Nielsen ratings seven times during its tenure. Audiences were drawn to the bar as a primetime destination where everyone knew the patrons' names. The series remains a notable example of the sitcom format, blending character-driven storytelling with the daily interactions of the bar's diverse clientele.
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Should you watch it?
“A former sports star manages a lively Boston bar frequented by a colorful cast of regular patrons.”
Reasons to watch
- engaging character dynamics
- classic ensemble comedy
Keep in mind
- features dated production values
Watch it if you enjoy character-driven workplace comedies set in a familiar, recurring location.
The series is rated TV-PG and features a mix of comedy and romantic storylines.
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Cast
Ted Danson
Sam Malone
Rhea Perlman
Carla Tortelli
George Wendt
Norm Peterson
John Ratzenberger
Cliff Clavin
Kelsey Grammer
Frasier Crane
Woody Harrelson
Woody Boyd
Kirstie Alley
Rebecca Howe
Shelley Long
Diane Chambers
Bebe Neuwirth
Lilith Sternin
Nicholas Colasanto
Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso
Paul Willson
Paul Krapence
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Alan Koss
Alan
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Season 1 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Give Me a Ring Sometime Mytharc Sep 30, 1982
- E2 Sam's Women Core Oct 7, 1982
- E3 The Tortelli Tort Core Oct 14, 1982
- E4 Sam at Eleven Core Oct 21, 1982
- E5 Coach's Daughter Core Oct 28, 1982
- E6 Any Friend of Diane's Core Nov 4, 1982
- E7 Friends, Romans, Accountants Core Nov 11, 1982
- E8 Truce or Consequences Core Nov 18, 1982
- E9 Coach Returns to Action Core Nov 25, 1982
- E10 Endless Slumper Core Dec 2, 1982
- E11 One for the Book Core Dec 9, 1982
- E12 The Spy Who Came in for a Cold One Core Dec 16, 1982
- E13 Now Pitching, Sam Malone Core Jan 6, 1983
- E14 Let Me Count the Ways Mytharc Jan 13, 1983
- E15 Father Knows Last Core Jan 20, 1983
- E16 The Boys in the Bar Mytharc Jan 27, 1983
- E17 Diane's Perfect Date Core Feb 10, 1983
- E18 No Contest Core Feb 17, 1983
- E19 Pick a Con... Any Con Core Feb 24, 1983
- E20 Someone Single, Someone Blue Core Mar 3, 1983
- E21 Showdown (1) Mytharc Mar 24, 1983
- E22 Showdown (2) Mytharc Mar 31, 1983
Season 2 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Power Play Mytharc Sep 29, 1983
- E2 Little Sister Don't Cha Core Oct 13, 1983
- E3 Personal Business Core Oct 20, 1983
- E4 Homicidal Ham Core Oct 27, 1983
- E5 Sumner's Return Core Nov 3, 1983
- E6 Affairs of the Heart Core Nov 10, 1983
- E7 Old Flames Core Nov 17, 1983
- E8 Manager Coach Core Nov 24, 1983
- E9 They Called Me Mayday Core Dec 1, 1983
- E10 How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Call You Back Core Dec 8, 1983
- E11 Just Three Friends Core Dec 15, 1983
- E12 Where There's a Will... Core Dec 22, 1983
- E13 Battle of the Exes Core Jan 5, 1984
- E14 No Help Wanted Core Jan 12, 1984
- E15 And Coachie Makes Three Core Jan 19, 1984
- E16 Cliff's Rocky Moment Core Jan 26, 1984
- E17 Fortune and Men's Weight Core Feb 2, 1984
- E18 Snow Job Core Feb 9, 1984
- E19 Coach Buries a Grudge Core Feb 16, 1984
- E20 Norman's Conquest Core Feb 23, 1984
- E21 I'll Be Seeing You (1) Mytharc May 3, 1984
- E22 I'll Be Seeing You (2) Mytharc May 10, 1984
Season 3 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Rebound (1) Mytharc Sep 27, 1984
- E2 Rebound (2) Core Oct 4, 1984
- E3 I Call Your Name Core Oct 18, 1984
- E4 Fairy Tales Can Come True Core Oct 25, 1984
- E5 Sam Turns the Other Cheek Core Nov 1, 1984
- E6 Coach in Love (1) Core Nov 8, 1984
- E7 Coach in Love (2) Core Nov 15, 1984
- E8 Diane Meets Mom Core Nov 22, 1984
- E9 An American Family Core Nov 29, 1984
- E10 Diane's Allergy Core Dec 6, 1984
- E11 Peterson Crusoe Core Dec 13, 1984
- E12 A Ditch in Time Core Dec 20, 1984
- E13 Whodunit? Core Jan 3, 1985
- E14 The Heart Is a Lonely Snipe Hunter Core Jan 10, 1985
- E15 King of the Hill Core Jan 24, 1985
- E16 Teacher's Pet Core Jan 31, 1985
- E17 The Mail Goes to Jail Core Feb 7, 1985
- E18 Bar Bet Core Feb 14, 1985
- E19 Behind Every Great Man Core Feb 21, 1985
- E20 If Ever I Would Leave You Core Feb 28, 1985
- E21 The Executive's Executioner Core Mar 7, 1985
- E22 Cheerio, Cheers Core Apr 11, 1985
- E23 The Bartender's Tale Core Apr 18, 1985
- E24 The Belles of St. Clete's Mytharc May 2, 1985
- E25 Rescue Me Mytharc May 9, 1985
Season 4 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Birth, Death, Love and Rice Mytharc Sep 26, 1985
- E2 Woody Goes Belly Up Core Oct 3, 1985
- E3 Someday My Prince Will Come Core Oct 17, 1985
- E4 The Groom Wore Clearasil Core Oct 24, 1985
- E5 Diane's Nightmare Core Oct 31, 1985
- E6 I Will Gladly Pay You Tuesday Core Nov 7, 1985
- E7 2 Good 2 Be 4 Real Core Nov 14, 1985
- E8 Love Thy Neighbor Core Nov 21, 1985
- E9 From Beer to Eternity Core Nov 28, 1985
- E10 The Bar Stoolie Core Dec 5, 1985
- E11 Don Juan Is Hell Core Dec 12, 1985
- E12 Fools and Their Money Core Dec 19, 1985
- E13 Take My Shirt...Please? Core Jan 9, 1986
- E14 Suspicion Core Jan 16, 1986
- E15 The Triangle Core Jan 23, 1986
- E16 Cliffie's Big Score Core Jan 30, 1986
- E17 Second Time Around Core Feb 6, 1986
- E18 The Peterson Principle Core Feb 13, 1986
- E19 Dark Imaginings Core Feb 20, 1986
- E20 Save the Last Dance for Me Core Feb 27, 1986
- E21 Fear is My Co-Pilot Mytharc Mar 13, 1986
- E22 Diane Chambers Day Core Mar 20, 1986
- E23 Relief Bartender Core Mar 27, 1986
- E24 Strange Bedfellows (1) Core May 1, 1986
- E25 Strange Bedfellows (2) Mytharc May 8, 1986
- E26 Strange Bedfellows (3) Mytharc May 15, 1986
Season 5 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Proposal Mytharc Sep 25, 1986
- E2 The Cape Cad Core Oct 2, 1986
- E3 Money Dearest Core Oct 9, 1986
- E4 Abnormal Psychology Core Oct 16, 1986
- E5 House of Horrors With Formal Dining and Used Brick Core Oct 30, 1986
- E6 Tan 'n' Wash Core Nov 6, 1986
- E7 Young Dr. Weinstein Core Nov 13, 1986
- E8 Knights of the Scimitar Core Nov 20, 1986
- E9 Thanksgiving Orphans Core Nov 27, 1986
- E10 Everyone Imitates Art Core Dec 4, 1986
- E11 The Book of Samuel Core Dec 11, 1986
- E12 Dance, Diane, Dance Core Dec 18, 1986
- E13 Chambers vs. Malone Core Jan 8, 1987
- E14 Diamond Sam Core Jan 15, 1987
- E15 Spellbound Core Jan 22, 1987
- E16 Never Love a Goalie (1) Core Jan 29, 1987
- E17 Never Love a Goalie (2) Core Feb 5, 1987
- E18 One Last Fling Core Feb 12, 1987
- E19 Dog Bites Cliff Core Feb 19, 1987
- E20 Dinner at Eight-ish Core Feb 26, 1987
- E21 Simon Says Core Mar 5, 1987
- E22 The Godfather, Part III Core Mar 19, 1987
- E23 Norm's First Hurrah Core Mar 26, 1987
- E24 Cheers: The Motion Picture Core Apr 2, 1987
- E25 A House Is Not a Home Mytharc Apr 30, 1987
- E26 I Do, Adieu Mytharc May 7, 1987
Season 6 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Home Is the Sailor Mytharc Sep 24, 1987
- E2 'I' on Sports Core Oct 1, 1987
- E3 Little Carla, Happy at Last (1) Core Oct 15, 1987
- E4 Little Carla, Happy at Last (2) Core Oct 22, 1987
- E5 The Crane Mutiny Core Oct 29, 1987
- E6 Paint Your Office Core Nov 5, 1987
- E7 The Last Angry Mailman Core Nov 12, 1987
- E8 Bidding on the Boys Core Nov 19, 1987
- E9 Pudd'n Head Boyd Core Nov 26, 1987
- E10 A Kiss Is Still a Kiss Core Dec 3, 1987
- E11 My Fair Clavin Core Dec 10, 1987
- E12 Christmas Cheers Core Dec 17, 1987
- E13 Woody for Hire Meets Norman of the Apes Core Jan 7, 1988
- E14 And God Created Woodman Core Jan 14, 1988
- E15 Tale of Two Cuties Core Jan 21, 1988
- E16 Yacht of Fools Core Feb 4, 1988
- E17 To All the Girls I've Loved Before Core Feb 11, 1988
- E18 Let Sleeping Drakes Lie Core Feb 18, 1988
- E19 Airport V Core Feb 25, 1988
- E20 The Sam in the Gray Flannel Suit Core Mar 3, 1988
- E21 Our Hourly Bread Core Mar 10, 1988
- E22 Slumber Party Massacred Core Mar 24, 1988
- E23 Bar Wars Core Mar 31, 1988
- E24 The Big Kiss-Off Mytharc Apr 28, 1988
- E25 Backseat Becky, Up Front Mytharc May 5, 1988
Season 7 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 How to Recede in Business Mytharc Oct 27, 1988
- E2 Swear to God Core Nov 3, 1988
- E3 Executive Sweet Core Nov 10, 1988
- E4 One Happy Chappy in a Snappy Serape Core Nov 17, 1988
- E5 Those Lips, Those Ice Core Nov 24, 1988
- E6 Norm, is That You? Core Dec 8, 1988
- E7 How to Win Friends and Electrocute People Core Dec 15, 1988
- E8 Jumping Jerks Core Dec 22, 1988
- E9 Send in the Crane Core Jan 5, 1989
- E10 Bar Wars II: The Woodman Strikes Back Core Jan 12, 1989
- E11 Adventures in Housesitting Core Jan 19, 1989
- E12 Please Mr. Postman Core Feb 2, 1989
- E13 Golden Boyd Core Feb 9, 1989
- E14 I Kid You Not Core Feb 16, 1989
- E15 Don't Paint Your Chickens Core Feb 23, 1989
- E16 The Cranemakers Core Mar 2, 1989
- E17 Hot Rocks Core Mar 16, 1989
- E18 What's Up, Doc? Core Mar 30, 1989
- E19 The Gift of the Woodi Core Apr 6, 1989
- E20 Call Me Irresponsible Core Apr 13, 1989
- E21 Sisterly Love Mytharc Apr 27, 1989
- E22 The Visiting Lecher Mytharc May 4, 1989
Season 8 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Improbable Dream (1) Mytharc Sep 21, 1989
- E2 The Improbable Dream (2) Core Sep 28, 1989
- E3 A Bar is Born Core Oct 12, 1989
- E4 How to Marry a Mailman Core Oct 19, 1989
- E5 The Two Faces of Norm Core Oct 26, 1989
- E6 The Stork Brings a Crane Core Nov 2, 1989
- E7 Death Takes a Holiday on Ice Core Nov 9, 1989
- E8 For Real Men Only Core Nov 16, 1989
- E9 Two Girls for Every Boyd Core Nov 23, 1989
- E10 The Art of the Steal Core Nov 30, 1989
- E11 Feeble Attraction Core Dec 7, 1989
- E12 Sam Ahoy Core Dec 14, 1989
- E13 Sammy and the Professor Core Jan 4, 1990
- E14 What is... Cliff Clavin? Core Jan 18, 1990
- E15 Finally! (1) Core Jan 25, 1990
- E16 Finally! (2) Core Feb 1, 1990
- E17 Woody or Won't He Core Feb 8, 1990
- E18 Severe Crane Damage Core Feb 15, 1990
- E19 Indoor Fun with Sammy and Robby Core Feb 22, 1990
- E20 50-50 Carla Core Mar 8, 1990
- E21 Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh Core Mar 15, 1990
- E22 Loverboyd Core Mar 29, 1990
- E23 The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec Core Apr 12, 1990
- E24 Mr. Otis Regrets Core Apr 19, 1990
- E25 Cry Hard (1) Mytharc Apr 26, 1990
- E26 Cry Harder (2) Mytharc May 3, 1990
Season 9 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Love Is a Really, Really, Perfectly Okay Thing Mytharc Sep 20, 1990
- E2 Cheers Fouls Out Core Sep 27, 1990
- E3 Rebecca Redux Core Oct 4, 1990
- E4 Where Nobody Knows Your Name Core Oct 11, 1990
- E5 Ma Always Liked You Best Core Oct 18, 1990
- E6 Grease Core Oct 25, 1990
- E7 Breaking In Is Hard to Do Core Nov 1, 1990
- E8 Bad Neighbor Sam Core Nov 15, 1990
- E9 Veggie-Boyd Core Nov 22, 1990
- E10 Norm and Cliff's Excellent Adventure Core Dec 6, 1990
- E11 Woody Interruptus Mytharc Dec 13, 1990
- E12 Honor Thy Mother Core Jan 3, 1991
- E13 Achilles Hill Core Jan 10, 1991
- E14 The Days of Wine and Neuroses (1) Core Jan 24, 1991
- E15 Wedding Bell Blues (2) Core Jan 31, 1991
- E16 I'm Getting My Act Together and Sticking It in Your Face Core Feb 7, 1991
- E17 Sam Time Next Year Core Feb 14, 1991
- E18 Crash of the Titans Core Feb 21, 1991
- E19 It's a Wonderful Wife Core Feb 28, 1991
- E20 Cheers Has Chili Core Mar 14, 1991
- E21 Carla Loves Clavin Core Mar 21, 1991
- E22 Pitch It Again, Sam Core Mar 28, 1991
- E23 Rat Girl Core Apr 4, 1991
- E24 Home Malone Mytharc Apr 25, 1991
- E25 Uncle Sam Wants You Mytharc May 2, 1991
Season 10 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Baby Balk Mytharc Sep 19, 1991
- E2 Get Your Kicks on Route 666 Core Sep 26, 1991
- E3 Madame LaCarla Core Oct 3, 1991
- E4 The Norm Who Came to Dinner Core Oct 10, 1991
- E5 Ma's Little Maggie Core Oct 17, 1991
- E6 Unplanned Parenthood Core Oct 24, 1991
- E7 Bar Wars V: The Final Judgement Core Oct 31, 1991
- E8 Where Have All the Floorboards Gone? Core Nov 7, 1991
- E9 Head Over Hill Core Nov 14, 1991
- E10 A Fine French Whine Core Nov 21, 1991
- E11 I'm Okay, You're Defective Core Dec 5, 1991
- E12 Go Make Core Dec 12, 1991
- E13 Don't Shoot... I'm Only the Psychiatrist Core Jan 2, 1992
- E14 No Rest for the Woody Core Jan 9, 1992
- E15 My Son, the Father Core Jan 16, 1992
- E16 One Hugs, the Other Doesn't Core Jan 30, 1992
- E17 A Diminished Rebecca with a Suspended Cliff Core Feb 6, 1992
- E18 License to Hill Core Feb 13, 1992
- E19 Rich Man, Wood Man Core Feb 20, 1992
- E20 Smotherly Love Core Feb 27, 1992
- E21 Take Me Out of the Ball Game Core Mar 26, 1992
- E22 Rebecca's Lover... Not Core Apr 23, 1992
- E23 Bar Wars VI: This Time It's for Real Core Apr 30, 1992
- E24 Heeeeeere's... Cliffy! Mytharc May 7, 1992
- E25 An Old-Fashioned Wedding Mytharc May 14, 1992
Season 11 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Little Match Girl Mytharc Sep 24, 1992
- E2 The Beer is Always Greener Core Oct 1, 1992
- E3 The King of Beers Core Oct 8, 1992
- E4 The Magnificent Six Core Oct 22, 1992
- E5 Do Not Forsake Me O' My Postman Core Oct 29, 1992
- E6 Teaching with the Enemy (1) Core Nov 5, 1992
- E7 The Girl in the Plastic Bubble (2) Core Nov 12, 1992
- E8 Ill-Gotten Gaines Core Nov 19, 1992
- E9 Feelings... Whoa, Whoa, Whoa Core Dec 3, 1992
- E10 Daddy's Little Middle-Aged Girl Core Dec 10, 1992
- E11 Love Me, Love My Car Core Dec 17, 1992
- E12 Sunday Dinner Core Jan 7, 1993
- E13 Norm's Big Audit Core Jan 14, 1993
- E14 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Bar Core Jan 21, 1993
- E15 Loathe and Marriage Core Feb 4, 1993
- E16 Is There a Doctor in the Howe? (1) Core Feb 11, 1993
- E17 The Bar Manager, The Shrink, His Wife and Her Lover (2) Core Feb 18, 1993
- E18 The Last Picture Show Core Feb 25, 1993
- E19 Bar Wars VII: The Naked Prey Core Mar 18, 1993
- E20 Look Before You Sleep Core Apr 1, 1993
- E21 Woody Gets an Election Core Apr 22, 1993
- E22 It's Lonely on the Top Mytharc Apr 29, 1993
- E23 Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses Mytharc May 6, 1993
- E24 The Guy Can't Help It Mytharc May 13, 1993
- E25 One for the Road Mytharc May 20, 1993
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Frequently asked questions
What is the premise of Cheers?
The show follows the lives of the staff and patrons of a fictional bar in Boston.
Who created the series?
The show was created by Glen Charles, Les Charles, and James Burrows.
How many seasons did the show run?
Cheers aired for eleven seasons between 1982 and 1993.
Who are some of the main cast members?
The cast includes Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger, and George Wendt.
Where is the show set?
The series is set in a bar located in Boston.
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