Cheers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Cheers takes viewers back to the Boston bar where everybody knows your name. As former baseball star Sam Malone and his colleague Diane Chambers fight their mutual attractions, they cater to their regulars including Norm Petersen and Cliff Claven. Talking about their problems, laughing at each other's flaws and trying to be there when someone needs them, the gang are joined by naïve farm boy Woody, bitter waitress Carla , troubled psychiatrist Frasier and his wife.

Series details

• Title: Cheers
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1982-09-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-05-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 553

Cast and credited roles

• Ted Danson — Sam "Mayday" Malone
• Rhea Perlman — Carla Lozupone Tortelli LeBec
• George Wendt — Norm Peterson
• John Ratzenberger — Cliff Clavin
• Kelsey Grammer — Dr. Frasier W. Crane
• Woody Harrelson — Woody Boyd
• Kirstie Alley — Rebecca Howe
• Shelley Long — Diane Chambers
• Bebe Neuwirth — Dr. Lilith Sternin-Crane
• Nicholas Colasanto — Ernie "Coach" Pantusso

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1982-09-30; final listed air date 1983-03-31; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1983-09-29; final listed air date 1984-05-10; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1984-09-27; final listed air date 1985-05-09; episode order: 25.
• Season 4: premiered 1985-09-26; final listed air date 1986-05-15; episode order: 26.
• Season 5: premiered 1986-09-25; final listed air date 1987-05-07; episode order: 26.
• Season 6: premiered 1987-09-24; final listed air date 1988-05-05; episode order: 25.
• Season 7: premiered 1988-10-27; final listed air date 1989-05-04; episode order: 22.
• Season 8: premiered 1989-09-21; final listed air date 1990-05-03; episode order: 26.
• Season 9: premiered 1990-09-20; final listed air date 1991-05-02; episode order: 25.
• Season 10: premiered 1991-09-19; final listed air date 1992-05-14; episode order: 26.
• Season 11: premiered 1992-09-24; final listed air date 1993-05-20; episode order: 28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Cheers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.