Cheers is an American television situation comedy created by Glen Charles, Les Charles and James Burrows that premiered on NBC in 1982, set almost entirely within a Boston bar and following its regular patrons and staff, including bartender Sam Malone and waitress-turned-graduate-student Diane Chambers. The series built its comedy around a stable ensemble cast and a small, recurring set of locations, a format that became widely imitated by later workplace and hangout sitcoms. Cheers ran for eleven seasons, was among the most watched programs in American television for much of its run, and produced the spin-off series Frasier.
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How many times did Cheers win the Emmy for outstanding comedy series?
Four times: 1983; 1984; 1989 and 1991.
The Television Academy's awards listing for Cheers records four wins in the outstanding comedy series category, for the 1983, 1984, 1989 and 1991 awards. The series was also nominated in that category in other years, including 1990 and 1992.
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Cheers is an American television sitcom, created by Glen Charles & Les Charles and James Burrows, aired on NBC for eleven seasons from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993.
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Cheers is an American television sitcom, created by Glen Charles & Les Charles and James Burrows, aired on NBC for eleven seasons from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993.
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Cheers is an American television sitcom, created by Glen Charles & Les Charles and James Burrows, aired on NBC for eleven seasons from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993.
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Cheers is an American television sitcom, created by Glen Charles & Les Charles and James Burrows, aired on NBC for eleven seasons from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993.
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Cheers is an American television sitcom, created by Glen Charles & Les Charles and James Burrows, aired on NBC for eleven seasons from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993.
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