The Cheers finale aired 31 years ago this week. Skip to main content. Menu ... Sean T. Collins (@theseantcollins) writes about TV for Rolling Stone, Vulture, The New York Times, and anyplace that ...

It's been 25 years since the 'Cheers' finale, and no other show has matched the emotional sendoff. Also, no other cast has tortured Jay Leno quite like the 'Cheers' gang did later that same night!

“Cheers” isn’t one of the most successful sitcoms ever because it was the funniest or the most innovative. But despite departing and even dying cast members and a changing TV landscape ...

That “Cheers” finale wound up attracting more than 42 million viewers, ... Unlike the TV show, the real CHEERS bar is tiny. The bar itself is up against the back wall.

It was only a year after NBC bid farewell to Johnny Carson, and it was time to say goodbye again. After 11 seasons and 117 Emmy nominations, the doors closed on Cheers, America’s favorite TV ...

‘Cheers’ Finale at 25: Untold Stories From Inside the Writers Room. ... Sam and Diane quickly became the focal point as one of TV’s most complex sitcom relationships ever.

When “Cheers” closed its doors on May 20, 1993, NBC pulled out all the stops, promoting the finale so vociferously that any series would’ve had trouble living up to the hype.

The first five years of the NBC comedy Cheers were all about Sam (Ted Danson) and Diane (Shelley Long).They got together, then broke up, then got back together and were engaged to be married. But ...

George Wendt, known for his beloved portrayal as Norm Peterson on Cheers, has died on the 32nd anniversary of the series finale. The actor died on the morning of Tuesday, May 20 at age 76.