List of Cheers episodes

Cheers originally aired on NBC from September 30, 1982 to May 20, 1993. Over the series run, 275 original episodes aired, an average of 25 episodes per season. In the early 1990s, 20 volumes of VHS cassettes were released; each had three half-hour episodes.^[1] The whole series is available on multi-disc sets on DVD, two to four per season. The series is also available on iTunes, on Paramount+ and Seasons 1–4 are on Hulu.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired		Rank[2]	Rating[2]	Households (seasons 1-6)/ Viewers (seasons 7-11) (millions)
			First aired	Last aired
1	22		September 30, 1982 (1982-09-30)	March 31, 1983 (1983-03-31)	74	13.1	10.9
2	22		September 29, 1983 (1983-09-29)	May 10, 1984 (1984-05-10)	34	16.6[lower-alpha 1]	13.8
3	25		September 27, 1984 (1984-09-27)	May 9, 1985 (1985-05-09)	13	19.7	16.7
4	26		September 26, 1985 (1985-09-26)	May 15, 1986 (1986-05-15)	5	23.7	20.4
5	26		September 25, 1986 (1986-09-25)	May 7, 1987 (1987-05-07)	3	27.2	23.8
6	25		September 24, 1987 (1987-09-24)	May 5, 1988 (1988-05-05)	3	23.4	20.7
7	22		October 27, 1988 (1988-10-27)	May 4, 1989 (1989-05-04)	4	22.3	33.9
8	26		September 21, 1989 (1989-09-21)	May 3, 1990 (1990-05-03)	3	22.7	34.7
9	26		September 20, 1990 (1990-09-20)	May 2, 1991 (1991-05-02)	1	21.3	32.7
10	26		September 19, 1991 (1991-09-19)	May 14, 1992 (1992-05-14)	4	17.6	27.3
11	28		September 24, 1992 (1992-09-24)	May 20, 1993 (1993-05-20)	8	16.1[lower-alpha 2]	28.2

Episodes

Season 1 (1982–83)

Main article: Cheers season 1

(Note: DVD Season 1 Disc 1 of the box-set episodes are out of sequence. The following is the correct airing order)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [3]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [3]	Rating/share/rank (households)
1	1	"Give Me a Ring Sometime"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	September 30, 1982 (1982-09-30)	9.6 / 15 / #60[4]
2	2	"Sam's Women"	James Burrows	Earl Pomerantz	October 7, 1982 (1982-10-07)	14.7 / 22 / #49[5]
3	3	"The Tortelli Tort"	James Burrows	Tom Reeder	October 14, 1982 (1982-10-14)	11.1 / 17 / #63[6]
4	4	"Sam at Eleven"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	October 21, 1982 (1982-10-21)	11.1 / 17 / #62[7]
5	5	"Coach's Daughter"	James Burrows	Ken Estin	October 28, 1982 (1982-10-28)	11.0 / 17 / #69[8]
6	6	"Any Friend of Diane's"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	November 4, 1982 (1982-11-04)	12.4 / 18 / #62[9]
7	7	"Friends, Romans, Accountants"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	November 11, 1982 (1982-11-11)	13.6 / 21 / #49[10]
8	8	"Truce or Consequences"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	November 18, 1982 (1982-11-18)	11.9 / 18 / #63[11][12]
9	9	"Coach Returns to Action"	James Burrows	Earl Pomerantz	November 25, 1982 (1982-11-25)	10.0 / 18 / #69[13]
10	10	"Endless Slumper"	James Burrows	Sam Simon	December 2, 1982 (1982-12-02)	12.7 / 19 / #57[14][15]
11	11	"One for the Book"	James Burrows	Katherine Green	December 9, 1982 (1982-12-09)	12.4 / 19 / #60[16][17]
12	12	"The Spy Who Came In for a Cold One"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	December 16, 1982 (1982-12-16)	12.1 / 18 / #64[18][17]
13	13	"Now Pitching, Sam Malone"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	January 6, 1983 (1983-01-06)	14.8 / 22 / #56[19]
14	14	"Let Me Count the Ways"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	January 13, 1983 (1983-01-13)	12.9 / 20 / #61[20]
15	15	"Father Knows Last"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	January 20, 1983 (1983-01-20)	14.9 / 22 / #46[21]
16	16	"The Boys in the Bar"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	January 27, 1983 (1983-01-27)	14.9 / 22 / #41[22]
17	17	"Diane's Perfect Date"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	February 10, 1983 (1983-02-10)	13.3 / 18 / #44[23]
18	18	"No Contest"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	February 17, 1983 (1983-02-17)	15.9 / 24 / #49[24]
19	19	"Pick a Con... Any Con"	James Burrows	David Angell	February 24, 1983 (1983-02-24)	13.1 / 20 / #58[25]
20	20	"Someone Single, Someone Blue"	James Burrows	David Angell	March 3, 1983 (1983-03-03)	14.7 / 22 / #43[26]
21	21	"Showdown, Part 1"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	March 24, 1983 (1983-03-24)	13.6 / 21 / #51[27]
22	22	"Showdown, Part 2"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	March 31, 1983 (1983-03-31)	14.7 / 23 / #36[28]

Specials

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
S01	"Super Bowl XVII Pregame segment"[29][30]	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	January 30, 1983 (1983-01-30)
S02	"Uncle Sam Malone"[31]	James Burrows	Ralph Phillips additional material: Brian H. Sato & Steven Amaya	TBA

Season 2 (1983–84)

Main article: Cheers season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title [32]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [32]	Rating/share/rank (households)
23	1	"Power Play"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	September 29, 1983 (1983-09-29)	18.4 / 29 / #19[33]
24	2	"Li'l Sister Don't Cha" "Little Sister Don't Cha"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	October 13, 1983 (1983-10-13)	18.6 / 28 / #21[34]
25	3	"Personal Business"	James Burrows	Tom Reeder	October 20, 1983 (1983-10-20)	17.4 / 26 / #29[35]
26	4	"Homicidal Ham"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	October 27, 1983 (1983-10-27)	18.0 / 28 / #22[36]
27	5	"Sumner's Return"	James Burrows	Michael J. Weithorn	November 3, 1983 (1983-11-03)	15.3 / 23 / #34[37]
28	6	"Affairs of the Heart"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	November 10, 1983 (1983-11-10)	18.1 / 26 / #24[38]
29	7	"Old Flames"	James Burrows	David Angell	November 17, 1983 (1983-11-17)	17.2 / 25 / #25[39]
30	8	"Manager Coach"	James Burrows	Earl Pomerantz	November 24, 1983 (1983-11-24)	14.2 / 25 / #42[40]
31	9	"They Called Me Mayday"	James Burrows	David Angell	December 1, 1983 (1983-12-01)	16.9 / 25 / #30[41]
32	10	"How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Call You Back"	James Burrows	Earl Pomerantz	December 8, 1983 (1983-12-08)	16.4 / 25 / #28[42]
33	11	"Just Three Friends"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	December 15, 1983 (1983-12-15)	16.0 / 26 / #34[43]
34	12	"Where There's a Will..."	James Burrows	Nick Arnold	December 22, 1983 (1983-12-22)	18.3 / 27 / #15[44]
35	13	"Battle of the Exes"	James Burrows	Ken Estin & Sam Simon	January 5, 1984 (1984-01-05)	19.6 / 28 / #23[45]
36	14	"No Help Wanted"	James Burrows	Max Tash	January 12, 1984 (1984-01-12)	17.3 / 26 / #29[46]
37	15	"And Coachie Makes Three"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	January 19, 1984 (1984-01-19)	18.5 / 27 / #21[47]
38	16	"Cliff's Rocky Moment"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	January 26, 1984 (1984-01-26)	19.3 / 29 / #20[48]
39	17	"Fortune and Men's Weight"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	February 2, 1984 (1984-02-02)	13.1 / 19 / #51[49]
40	18	"Snow Job"	James Burrows	David Angell	February 9, 1984 (1984-02-09)	17.1 / 25 / #26[50]
41	19	"Coach Buries a Grudge"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	February 16, 1984 (1984-02-16)	14.6 / 21 / #33[51]
42	20	"Norman's Conquest"	James Burrows	Lissa Levin	February 23, 1984 (1984-02-23)	17.2 / 26 / #22[52]
43	21	"I'll Be Seeing You, Part 1"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	May 3, 1984 (1984-05-03)	13.9 / 21 / #32[53]
44	22	"I'll Be Seeing You, Part 2"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	May 10, 1984 (1984-05-10)	13.6 / 22 / #30[54]

Season 3 (1984–85)

Main article: Cheers season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title [55]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [55]	Rating/share/rank (households)
45	1	"Rebound, Part 1"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	September 27, 1984 (1984-09-27)	20.7 / 32 / #7[56]
46	2	"Rebound, Part 2"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	October 4, 1984 (1984-10-04)	19.5 / 29 / #13[57]
47	3	"I Call Your Name"	James Burrows	Peter Casey & David Lee	October 18, 1984 (1984-10-18)	18.6 / 28 / #17[58]
48	4	"Fairy Tales Can Come True"	James Burrows	Sam Simon	October 25, 1984 (1984-10-25)	19.8 / 30 / #14[59]
49	5	"Sam Turns the Other Cheek"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	November 1, 1984 (1984-11-01)	17.8 / 27 / #19[60]
50	6	"Coach in Love, Part 1"	James Burrows	David Angell	November 8, 1984 (1984-11-08)	16.7 / 25 / #19[61]
51	7	"Coach in Love, Part 2"	James Burrows	David Angell	November 15, 1984 (1984-11-15)	19.2 / 29 / #15[62]
52	8	"Diane Meets Mom"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	November 22, 1984 (1984-11-22)	14.4 / 25 / #38[63]
53	9	"An American Family"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	November 29, 1984 (1984-11-29)	20.5 / 30 / #15[64]
54	10	"Diane's Allergy"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	December 6, 1984 (1984-12-06)	20.0 / 17 / #20[65]
55	11	"Peterson Crusoe"	James Burrows	David Angell	December 13, 1984 (1984-12-13)	18.8 / 29 / #21[66]
56	12	"A Ditch in Time"	James Burrows	Ken Estin	December 20, 1984 (1984-12-20)	17.4 / 26 / #20[67]
57	13	"Whodunit?"	James Burrows	Tom Reeder	January 3, 1985 (1985-01-03)	18.4 / 26 / #21[68]
58	14	"The Heart Is a Lonely Snipehunter"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	January 10, 1985 (1985-01-10)	19.9 / 27 / #18[69]
59	15	"King of the Hill"	James Burrows	Elliot Shoenman	January 24, 1985 (1985-01-24)	18.7 / 28 / #22[70]
60	16	"Teacher's Pet"	James Burrows	Tom Reeder	January 31, 1985 (1985-01-31)	20.6 /29 / #13[71]
61	17	"The Mail Goes to Jail"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	February 7, 1985 (1985-02-07)	18.2 / 26 / #22[72]
62	18	"Bar Bet"	James Burrows	Jim Parker	February 14, 1985 (1985-02-14)	21.3 / 32 / #9[73]
63	19	"Behind Every Great Man"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	February 21, 1985 (1985-02-21)	22.3 / 33 / #9[74]
64	20	"If Ever I Would Leave You"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	February 28, 1985 (1985-02-28)	19.9 / 29 / #16[75]
65	21	"The Executive's Executioner" "Executive's Executioner Hines"[76]	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	March 7, 1985 (1985-03-07)	22.9 / 34 / #5[77]
66	22	"Cheerio, Cheers"	James Burrows	Sam Simon	April 11, 1985 (1985-04-11)	20.6 / 31 / #8[78]
67	23	"The Bartender's Tale"	James Burrows	Sam Simon	April 18, 1985 (1985-04-18)	20.1 / 31 / #6[79]
68	24	"The Belles of St. Clete's"	James Burrows	Ken Estin	May 2, 1985 (1985-05-02)	19.7 / 32 / #4[80]
69	25	"Rescue Me"	James Burrows	Ken Estin	May 9, 1985 (1985-05-09)	17.9 / 30 / #13[81]

Season 4 (1985–86)

Main article: Cheers season 4

No. overall	No. in season	Title [82]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [82]	Rating/share/rank (households)
70	1	"Birth, Death, Love and Rice"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	September 26, 1985 (1985-09-26)	26.0 / 39 / #4[83]
71	2	"Woody Goes Belly Up"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	October 3, 1985 (1985-10-03)	23.4 / 35 / #5[84]
72	3	"Someday My Prince Will Come"	James Burrows	Tom Seeley & Norm Gunzenhauser	October 17, 1985 (1985-10-17)	23.5 / 36 / #4[85]
73	4	"The Groom Wore Clearasil"	James Burrows	Peter Casey & David Lee	October 24, 1985 (1985-10-24)	20.9 / 30 / #13[86]
74	5	"Diane's Nightmare"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	October 31, 1985 (1985-10-31)	24.1 / 36 / #6[87]
75	6	"I Will Gladly Pay You Tuesday"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	November 7, 1985 (1985-11-07)	21.1 / 30 / #14[88]
76	7	"2 Good to Be 4 Real"	James Burrows	Peter Casey and David Lee	November 14, 1985 (1985-11-14)	24.7 / 37 / #4[89]
77	8	"Love Thy Neighbor"	James Burrows	David Angell	November 21, 1985 (1985-11-21)	21.9 / 33 / #11[90]
78	9	"From Beer to Eternity"	James Burrows	Peter Casey & David Lee	November 28, 1985 (1985-11-28)	21.6 / 36 / #10[91]
79	10	"The Barstoolie"	James Burrows	Andy Cowan & David S. Williger	December 5, 1985 (1985-12-05)	24.4 / 36 / #5[92]
80	11	"Don Juan Is Hell"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	December 12, 1985 (1985-12-12)	24.0 / 36 / #6[93]
81	12	"Fools and Their Money"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	December 19, 1985 (1985-12-19)	23.1 / 35 / #4[94]
82	13	"Take My Shirt... Please"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	January 9, 1986 (1986-01-09)	24.3 / 36 / #7[95]
83	14	"Suspicion"	James Burrows	Tom Reeder	January 16, 1986 (1986-01-16)	25.4 / 36 / #5[96]
84	15	"The Triangle"	James Burrows	Susan Seeger	January 23, 1986 (1986-01-23)	24.0 / 35 / #7[97]
85	16	"Cliffie's Big Score"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	January 30, 1986 (1986-01-30)	23.8 / 34 / #6[98]
86	17	"Second Time Around"	Thomas Lofaro	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	February 6, 1986 (1986-02-06)	24.7 / 35 / #5[99]
87	18	"The Peterson Principle"	James Burrows	Peter Casey & David Lee	February 13, 1986 (1986-02-13)	23.9 / 35 / #5[100]
88	19	"Dark Imaginings"	James Burrows	David Angell	February 20, 1986 (1986-02-20)	23.4 / 34 / #6[101]
89	20	"Save the Last Dance for Me"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	February 27, 1986 (1986-02-27)	26.0 / 38 / #3[102]
90	21	"Fear Is My Co-Pilot"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	March 13, 1986 (1986-03-13)	23.5 / 35 / #3[103]
91	22	"Diane Chambers Day"	James Burrows	Kimberly Hill	March 20, 1986 (1986-03-20)	26.2 / 39 / #3[104]
92	23	"Relief Bartender"	James Burrows	Miriam Trogdon	March 27, 1986 (1986-03-27)	22.3 / 35 / #6[105]
93	24	"Strange Bedfellows, Part 1"	James Burrows	David Angell	May 1, 1986 (1986-05-01)	23.9 / 37 / #3[106]
94	25	"Strange Bedfellows, Part 2"	James Burrows	David Angell	May 8, 1986 (1986-05-08)	22.6 / 35 / #5[107]
95	26	"Strange Bedfellows, Part 3"	James Burrows	David Angell	May 15, 1986 (1986-05-15)	24.4 / 37 / #4[108]

Season 5 (1986–87)

Main article: Cheers season 5

No. overall	No. in season	Title [109]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [109]	Rating/share/rank (households)
96	1	"The Proposal"	James Burrows	Peter Casey & David Lee	September 25, 1986 (1986-09-25)	30.0 / 46 / #3[110]
97	2	"The Cape Cad"	James Burrows	Andy Cowan & David S. Williger	October 2, 1986 (1986-10-02)	29.7 / 45 / #3[111]
98	3	"Money Dearest"	James Burrows	Janet Leahy	October 9, 1986 (1986-10-09)	26.4 / 38 / #3[112]
99	4	"Abnormal Psychology"	James Burrows	Janet Leahy	October 16, 1986 (1986-10-16)	29.8 / 44 / #3[113]
100	5	"House of Horrors with Formal Dining and Used Brick"	James Burrows	David Angell	October 30, 1986 (1986-10-30)	27.2 / 41 / #5[114]
101	6	"Tan 'n' Wash"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	November 6, 1986 (1986-11-06)	28.8 / 41 / #3[115]
102	7	"Young Dr. Weinstein"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	November 13, 1986 (1986-11-13)	29.8 / 43 / #3[116]
103	8	"Knights of the Scimitar"	James Burrows	Jeff Abugov	November 20, 1986 (1986-11-20)	26.9 / 40 / #5[117]
104	9	"Thanksgiving Orphans"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	November 27, 1986 (1986-11-27)	21.7 / 38 / #6[118]
105	10	"Everyone Imitates Art"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	December 4, 1986 (1986-12-04)	28.4 / 42 / #3[119]
106	11	"The Book of Samuel"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	December 11, 1986 (1986-12-11)	28.2 / 42/ #3[120]
107	12	"Dance, Diane, Dance"	James Burrows	Jeff Abugov	December 18, 1986 (1986-12-18)	28.4 / 43 / #3[121]
108	13	"Chambers vs. Malone"	James Burrows	David Angell	January 8, 1987 (1987-01-08)	28.2 / 41 / #3[122]
109	14	"Diamond Sam"	James Burrows	Tom Reeder	January 15, 1987 (1987-01-15)	30.3 / 43 / #3[123]
110	15	"Spellbound"	James Burrows	Kimberly Hill	January 22, 1987 (1987-01-22)	30.7 / 42 / #5[124]
111	16	"Never Love a Goalie, Part 1"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	January 29, 1987 (1987-01-29)	30.3 / 43 / #3[125]
112	17	"Never Love a Goalie, Part 2"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	February 5, 1987 (1987-02-05)	27.7 / 40 / #3[126]
113	18	"One Last Fling"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	February 12, 1987 (1987-02-12)	27.4 / 41 / #3[127]
114	19	"Dog Bites Cliff"	James Burrows	Joanne Pagliaro	February 18, 1987 (1987-02-18)	19.6 / 28 / #13[128]
115	20	"Dinner at Eight-ish"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	February 26, 1987 (1987-02-26)	27.9 / 40 / #4[129]
116	21	"Simon Says"	James Burrows	Peter Casey & David Lee	March 5, 1987 (1987-03-05)	29.6 / 43 / #3[130]
117	22	"The Godfather, Part III"	James Burrows	Chris Cluess & Stuart Kreisman	March 19, 1987 (1987-03-19)	26.3 / 39 / #3[131]
118	23	"Norm's First Hurrah" "Norman's First Hurrah"	Thomas Lofaro	Andy Cowan & David S. Williger	March 26, 1987 (1987-03-26)	27.4 / 41 / #3[132]
119	24	"Cheers: The Motion Picture"	Tim Berry	Phoef Sutton	April 2, 1987 (1987-04-02)	27.9 / 43 / #4[133]
120	25	"A House Is Not a Home"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	April 30, 1987 (1987-04-30)	26.0 / 42 / #3[134]
121	26	"I Do, Adieu"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	May 7, 1987 (1987-05-07)	28.4 / 45 / #1[135]

Specials

No.	Title	Original air date
S03	"Pregame segment of the 1986 World Series, Game 3"	October 21, 1986 (1986-10-21)[136]

Season 6 (1987–88)

Main article: Cheers season 6

No. overall	No. in season	Title [137]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [137]	Rating/share/rank (households)
122	1	"Home Is the Sailor"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	September 24, 1987 (1987-09-24)	28.4 / 44 / #3[138]
123	2	"I on Sports"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	October 1, 1987 (1987-10-01)	26.1 / 41 / #4[139]
124	3	"Little Carla, Happy at Last: Part 1"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	October 15, 1987 (1987-10-15)	25.3 / 40 / #3[140]
125	4	"Little Carla, Happy at Last: Part 2"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	October 22, 1987 (1987-10-22)	22.8 / 34 / #8[141]
126	5	"The Crane Mutiny"	James Burrows	David Angell	October 29, 1987 (1987-10-29)	26.8 / 41 / #3[142]
127	6	"Paint Your Office"	James Burrows	Peter Casey & David Lee	November 5, 1987 (1987-11-05)	26.0 / 40 / #3[143]
128	7	"The Last Angry Mailman"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	November 12, 1987 (1987-11-12)	26.4 / 40 / #2[144]
129	8	"Bidding on the Boys"	Thomas Lofaro	David Lloyd	November 19, 1987 (1987-11-19)	26.4 / 41 / #3[145]
130	9	"Pudd'n Head Boyd" "Puddin' Head Boyd"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	November 26, 1987 (1987-11-26)	19.5 / 36 / #8[146]
131	10	"A Kiss Is Still a Kiss"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	December 3, 1987 (1987-12-03)	23.5 / 36 / #4[147]
132	11	"My Fair Clavin"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	December 10, 1987 (1987-12-10)	23.1 / 36 / #4[148]
133	12	"Christmas Cheers"	James Burrows & Thomas Lofaro	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	December 17, 1987 (1987-12-17)	25.5 / 40 / #3[149]
134	13	"Woody for Hire Meets Norman of the Apes"	Tim Berry	Phoef Sutton	January 7, 1988 (1988-01-07)	28.1 / 41 / #2[150]
135	14	"And God Created Woodman"	John Ratzenberger	Jeffrey Duteil	January 14, 1988 (1988-01-14)	27.9 / 41 / #3[151]
136	15	"Tale of Two Cuties"	Michael Zinberg	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	January 21, 1988 (1988-01-21)	26.9 / 40 / #3[152]
137	16	"Yacht of Fools"	Thomas Lofaro	Phoef Sutton	February 4, 1988 (1988-02-04)	24.9 / 37 / #3[153]
138	17	"To All the Girls I've Loved Before"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	February 11, 1988 (1988-02-11)	24.7 / 36 / #4[154]
139	18	"Let Sleeping Drakes Lie"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	February 18, 1988 (1988-02-18)	19.4 / 28 / #6[155]
140	19	"Airport V"	George Wendt	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	February 25, 1988 (1988-02-25)	20.4 / 30 / #7[156]
141	20	"The Sam in the Gray Flannel Suit"	Tim Berry	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	March 3, 1988 (1988-03-03)	25.9 / 39 / #3[157]
142	21	"Our Hourly Bread"	Andy Ackerman	Sue Herring	March 10, 1988 (1988-03-10)	24.9 / 38 / #2[158]
143	22	"Slumber Party Massacred"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	March 24, 1988 (1988-03-24)	25.1 / 40 / #3[159]
144	23	"Bar Wars"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	March 31, 1988 (1988-03-31)	23.2 / 39 / #3[160]
145	24	"The Big Kiss-Off"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	April 28, 1988 (1988-04-28)	23.6 / 38 / #2[161]
146	25	"Backseat Becky, Up Front"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	May 5, 1988 (1988-05-05)	22.8 / 38 / #1[162]

Season 7 (1988–89)

Main article: Cheers season 7

No. overall	No. in season	Title [163]	Directed by [163]	Written by [163]	Original air date [163]	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share/rank (households)
147	1	"How to Recede in Business"	James Burrows	David Angell	October 27, 1988 (1988-10-27)	35.3[164]	24.4 / 38 / #2[165]
148	2	"Swear to God"	James Burrows	Tom Reeder	November 3, 1988 (1988-11-03)	31.2[166]	21.8 / 33 / #7[167]
149	3	"Executive Sweet: Part 1"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	November 10, 1988 (1988-11-10)	36.5[168]	23.5 / 35 / #2[169]
150	4	"One Happy Chappy in a Snappy Serap: Part 2"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	November 17, 1988 (1988-11-17)	31.4[170]	21.4 / 31 / #5[171]
151	5	"Those Lips, Those Ice"	James Burrows	Peter Casey & David Lee	November 24, 1988 (1988-11-24)	30.0[172]	17.3 / 31 / #15[173]
152	6	"Norm, Is That You?"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	December 8, 1988 (1988-12-08)	36.4[174]	23.7 / 37 / #3[175]
153	7	"How to Win Friends and Electrocute People"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	December 15, 1988 (1988-12-15)	35.6[176]	23.7 / 37 / #4[177]
154	8	"Jumping Jerks"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	December 22, 1988 (1988-12-22)	31.3[178]	20.6 / 34 / #3[179]
155	9	"Send in the Crane"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	January 5, 1989 (1989-01-05)	37.9[180]	25.1 / 37 / #4[181]
156	10	"Bar Wars II: The Woodman Strikes Back"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	January 12, 1989 (1989-01-12)	39.2[182]	25.4 / 38 / #3[183]
157	11	"Adventures in Housesitting"	James Burrows	Patricia Niedzialek & Cecile Alch	January 19, 1989 (1989-01-19)	35.4[184]	22.7 / 34 / #4[185]
158	12	"Please Mr. Postman"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack & Mert Rich	February 2, 1989 (1989-02-02)	38.3[186]	24.7 / 37 / #5[187]
159	13	"Golden Boyd"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	February 6, 1989 (1989-02-06)	25.7[188]	17.3 / 25 / #23[188]
160	14	"I Kid You Not"	James Burrows	Story by : Rick Beren Teleplay by : Rod Burton	February 16, 1989 (1989-02-16)	35.1[189]	22.8 / 35 / #4[189]
161	15	"Don't Paint Your Chickens"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	February 23, 1989 (1989-02-23)	35.1[190]	23.3 / 35 / #5[191]
162	16	"The Cranemakers"	Andy Ackerman	Phoef Sutton	March 2, 1989 (1989-03-02)	35.9[192]	24.3 / 37 / #4[193]
163	17	"Hot Rocks"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	March 16, 1989 (1989-03-16)	33.5[194]	22.5 / 35 / #5[194]
164	18	"What's Up, Doc?"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack & Mert Rich	March 30, 1989 (1989-03-30)	36.8[195]	24.4 / 39 / #5[196]
165	19	"The Gift of the Woodi"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	April 6, 1989 (1989-04-06)	32.2[197]	22.2 / 36 / #3[198]
166	20	"Call Me Irresponsible"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	April 13, 1989 (1989-04-13)	32.6[199]	22.3 / 36 / #3[200]
167	21	"Sisterly Love"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	April 27, 1989 (1989-04-27)	30.0[201]	20.8 / 34 / #3[202]
168	22	"The Visiting Lecher"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	May 4, 1989 (1989-05-04)	30.5[203]	20.8 / 33 / #3[204]

Specials

No.	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share/rank (households)
S04	"Mickey's 60th Birthday"[205]	November 13, 1988 (1988-11-13)[205]	23.1[168]	12.9 / 20 / #29[168]

Season 8 (1989–90)

Main article: Cheers season 8

No. overall	No. in season	Title [206][207]	Directed by [206]	Written by [206]	Original air date [206]	U.S. viewers (millions)	Rating/share/rank (households)
169	1	"The Improbable Dream, Part 1"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	September 21, 1989 (1989-09-21)	36.4[208]	24.1 / 39 / #3[208]
170	2	"The Improbable Dream, Part 2"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	September 28, 1989 (1989-09-28)	36.1[209]	24.3 / 39 / #3[209]
171	3	"A Bar Is Born"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	October 12, 1989 (1989-10-12)	33.6[210]	22.4 / 37 / #3[210]
172	4	"How to Marry a Mailman"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack & Mert Rich	October 19, 1989 (1989-10-19)	37.2[211]	24.7 / 38 / #1[211]
173	5	"The Two Faces of Norm"	Andy Ackerman	Eugene B. Stein	October 26, 1989 (1989-10-26)	35.7[212]	24.1 / 39 / #3[212]
174	6	"The Stork Brings a Crane"	Andy Ackerman	David Lloyd	November 2, 1989 (1989-11-02)	37.6[213]	24.4 / 37 / #3[213]
175	7	"Death Takes a Holiday on Ice"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	November 9, 1989 (1989-11-09)	36.2[214]	24.3 / 38 / #2[214]
176	8	"For Real Men Only"	James Burrows	David Pollock & Elias Davis	November 16, 1989 (1989-11-16)	36.1[215]	24.0 / 37 / #4[215]
177	9	"Two Girls for Every Boyd"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	November 23, 1989 (1989-11-23)	28.4[216]	16.5 / 31 / #13[216]
178	10	"The Art of the Steal"	James Burrows	Sue Herring	November 30, 1989 (1989-11-30)	37.1[217]	25.4 / 40 / #2[217]
179	11	"Feeble Attraction"	Andy Ackerman	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	December 7, 1989 (1989-12-07)	36.2[218]	24.2 / 38 / #2[218]
180	12	"Sam Ahoy"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	December 14, 1989 (1989-12-14)	33.3[219]	22.5 / 36 / #2[219]
181	13	"Sammy and the Professor"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack & Mert Rich	January 4, 1990 (1990-01-04)	35.8[220]	24.2 / 36 / #1[220]
182	14	"What Is... Cliff Clavin?"	Andy Ackerman	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	January 18, 1990 (1990-01-18)	37.7[221]	24.7 / 37 / #1[221]
183	15	"Finally! Part 1"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	January 25, 1990 (1990-01-25)	37.9[222]	25.0 / 37 / #3[222]
184	16	"Finally! Part 2"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	February 1, 1990 (1990-02-01)	33.4[223]	22.7 / 34 / #2[223]
185	17	"Woody or Won't He"	Andy Ackerman	Brian Pollack & Mert Rich	February 8, 1990 (1990-02-08)	34.5[224]	22.8 / 35 / #2[224]
186	18	"Severe Crane Damage"	Andy Ackerman	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	February 15, 1990 (1990-02-15)	35.2[225]	23.3 / 35 / #2[225]
187	19	"Indoor Fun with Sammy and Robby"	Andy Ackerman	Phoef Sutton	February 22, 1990 (1990-02-22)	35.8[226]	23.6 / 36 / #1[226]
188	20	"50–50 Carla"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	March 8, 1990 (1990-03-08)	34.4[227]	23.4 / 36 / #2[227]
189	21	"Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	March 15, 1990 (1990-03-15)	32.6[228]	22.1 / 35 / #1[228]
190	22	"Loverboyd"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack & Mert Rich	March 29, 1990 (1990-03-29)	35.5[229]	23.8 / 38 / #2[229]
191	23	"The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec"	James Burrows	Dan Staley & Rob Long	April 12, 1990 (1990-04-12)	30.1[230]	19.7 / 33 / #2[230]
192	24	"Mr. Otis Regrets"	Andy Ackerman	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	April 19, 1990 (1990-04-19)	32.9[231]	21.9 / 35 / #1[231]
193	25	"Cry Hard" "Cry Hard, Part 1"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	April 26, 1990 (1990-04-26)	31.8[232]	21.2 / 34 / #2[232]
194	26	"Cry Harder" "Cry Hard, Part 2"	James Burrows	Story by : Bill Steinkellner Teleplay by : Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner & Phoef Sutton	May 3, 1990 (1990-05-03)	30.8[233]	21.1 / 33 / #3[233]

Season 9 (1990–91)

Main article: Cheers season 9

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
195	1	"Love Is a Really, Really, Perfectly Okay Thing"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	September 20, 1990 (1990-09-20)	32.9[234]
196	2	"Cheers Fouls Out" "Bar Wars IV"	James Burrows	Larry Balmagia	September 27, 1990 (1990-09-27)	28.4[235]
197	3	"Rebecca Redux"	James Burrows	Story by : Bill Steinkellner Teleplay by : Phoef Sutton & Bill Steinkellner & Cheri Eichen	October 4, 1990 (1990-10-04)	30.4[236]
198	4	"Where Nobody Knows Your Name"	Andy Ackerman	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	October 11, 1990 (1990-10-11)	32.9[237]
199	5	"Ma Always Liked You Best"	Andy Ackerman	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	October 18, 1990 (1990-10-18)	31.7[238]
200	6	"Grease"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack & Mert Rich	October 25, 1990 (1990-10-25)	29.9[239]
201	7	"Breaking in Is Hard to Do"	Andy Ackerman	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	November 1, 1990 (1990-11-01)	33.2[240]
202	8	"Cheers 200th Anniversary Special"	James Burrows & Andy Ackerman	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner & Phoef Sutton	November 8, 1990 (1990-11-08)	45.9[241]
203	9	"Bad Neighbor Sam"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	November 15, 1990 (1990-11-15)	34.1[242]
204	10	"Veggie-Boyd"	James Burrows	Dan Staley & Rob Long	November 22, 1990 (1990-11-22)	29.1[243]
205	11	"Norm and Cliff's Excellent Adventure"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	December 6, 1990 (1990-12-06)	32.7[244]
206	12	"Woody Interruptus"	James Burrows	Dan Staley & Rob Long	December 13, 1990 (1990-12-13)	33.8[245]
207	13	"Honor Thy Mother"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack & Mert Rich	January 3, 1991 (1991-01-03)	38.6[246]
208	14	"Achilles Hill"	Andy Ackerman	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	January 10, 1991 (1991-01-10)	36.3[247]
209	15	"The Days of Wine and Neuroses"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack & Mert Rich	January 24, 1991 (1991-01-24)	32.3[248]
210	16	"Wedding Bell Blues"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	January 31, 1991 (1991-01-31)	32.7[249]
211	17	"I'm Getting My Act Together and Sticking It in Your Face"	Andy Ackerman	Dan Staley & Rob Long	February 7, 1991 (1991-02-07)	31.5[250]
212	18	"Sam Time Next Year"	James Burrows	Larry Balmagia	February 14, 1991 (1991-02-14)	31.9[251]
213	19	"Crash of the Titans"	James Burrows	Dan Staley & Rob Long	February 21, 1991 (1991-02-21)	33.3[252]
214	20	"It's a Wonderful Wife"	James Burrows	Sue Herring	February 28, 1991 (1991-02-28)	35.9[253]
215	21	"Cheers Has Chili"	Andy Ackerman	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner & Phoef Sutton	March 14, 1991 (1991-03-14)	30.3[254]
216	22	"Carla Loves Clavin"	James Burrows	Dan Staley & Rob Long	March 21, 1991 (1991-03-21)	28.8[255]
217	23	"Pitch It Again, Sam"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	March 28, 1991 (1991-03-28)	30.8[256]
218	24	"Rat Girl"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	April 4, 1991 (1991-04-04)	33.4[257]
219	25	"Home Malone"	Andy Ackerman	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	April 25, 1991 (1991-04-25)	27.7[258]
220	26	"Uncle Sam Wants You"	James Burrows	Dan Staley & Rob Long	May 2, 1991 (1991-05-02)	31.3[259]

Season 10 (1991–92)

Main article: Cheers season 10

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
221	1	"Baby Balk"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	September 19, 1991 (1991-09-19)	31.4[260]
222	2	"Get Your Kicks on Route 666"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	September 26, 1991 (1991-09-26)	30.3[261]
223	3	"Madame LaCarla"	Tom Moore	Phoef Sutton	October 3, 1991 (1991-10-03)	29.6[262]
224	4	"The Norm Who Came to Dinner"	Tom Moore	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	October 10, 1991 (1991-10-10)	27.8[263]
225	5	"Ma's Little Maggie"	James Burrows	Tracy Newman & Jonathan Stark	October 17, 1991 (1991-10-17)	24.5[264]
226	6	"Unplanned Parenthood"	James Burrows	Dan Staley & Rob Long	October 24, 1991 (1991-10-24)	25.3[265]
227	7	"Bar Wars V: The Final Judgment"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	October 31, 1991 (1991-10-31)	28.2[266]
228	8	"Where Have All the Floorboards Gone?"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	November 7, 1991 (1991-11-07)	29.3[267]
229	9	"Head Over Hill"	John Ratzenberger	Dan Staley & Rob Long	November 14, 1991 (1991-11-14)	27.8[268]
230	10	"A Fine French Whine"	James Burrows	Dan Staley & Rob Long	November 21, 1991 (1991-11-21)	29.2[269]
231	11	"I'm Okay, You're Defective"	James Burrows	Dan Staley & Rob Long	December 5, 1991 (1991-12-05)	27.3[270]
232	12	"Go Make"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	December 12, 1991 (1991-12-12)	27.5[271]
233	13	"Don't Shoot...I'm Only the Psychiatrist"	James Burrows	Kathy Ann Stumpe	January 2, 1992 (1992-01-02)	30.0[272]
234	14	"No Rest for the Woody"	James Burrows	Tracy Newman & Jonathan Stark	January 9, 1992 (1992-01-09)	24.6[273]
235	15	"My Son, the Father"	James Burrows	Dan Staley & Rob Long	January 16, 1992 (1992-01-16)	26.7[274]
236	16	"One Hugs, the Other Doesn't"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen & Bill Steinkellner	January 30, 1992 (1992-01-30)	26.4[275]
237	17	"A Diminished Rebecca with a Suspended Cliff"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson	February 6, 1992 (1992-02-06)	29.7[276]
238	18	"License to Hill"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	February 13, 1992 (1992-02-13)	22.6[277]
239	19	"Rich Man, Wood Man"	James Burrows	Daniel Palladino	February 20, 1992 (1992-02-20)	21.9[278]
240	20	"Smotherly Love"	James Burrows	Kathy Ann Stumpe	February 27, 1992 (1992-02-27)	26.7[279]
241	21	"Take Me Out of the Ball Game"	James Burrows	Kathy Ann Stumpe	March 26, 1992 (1992-03-26)	23.9[280]
242	22	"Rebecca's Lover...Not"	James Burrows	Tracy Newman & Jonathan Stark	April 23, 1992 (1992-04-23)	22.1[281]
243	23	"Bar Wars VI: This Time It's for Real"	Rick Beren	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	April 30, 1992 (1992-04-30)	30.5[282]
244	24	"Heeeeere's...Cliffy!"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	May 7, 1992 (1992-05-07)	25.4[283]
245	25	"An Old-Fashioned Wedding"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	May 14, 1992 (1992-05-14)	32.9[284]
246	26

Season 11 (1992–93)

Main article: Cheers season 11

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
248	1	"The Little Match Girl"	James Burrows	Dan Staley & Rob Long	September 24, 1992 (1992-09-24)	28.7[285]
249	2	"The Beer Is Always Greener"	James Burrows	Tom Leopold	October 1, 1992 (1992-10-01)	24.8[286]
250	3	"The King of Beers"	John Ratzenberger	Dan O'Shannon	October 8, 1992 (1992-10-08)	23.1[287]
251	4	"The Magnificent Six"	James Burrows	Sue Herring	October 22, 1992 (1992-10-22)	20.6[288]
252	5	"Do Not Forsake Me O' My Postman"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	October 29, 1992 (1992-10-29)	24.0[289]
253	6	"Teaching with the Enemy"	James Burrows	Tom Anderson	November 5, 1992 (1992-11-05)	28.5[290]
254	7	"The Girl in the Plastic Bubble"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon	November 12, 1992 (1992-11-12)	29.6[291]
255	8	"Ill-Gotten Gaines"	James Burrows	Fred Graver	November 19, 1992 (1992-11-19)	24.0[292]
256	9	"Feelings...Whoa, Whoa, Whoa"	Rick Beren	Kathy Ann Stumpe	December 3, 1992 (1992-12-03)	22.9[293]
257	10	"Daddy's Middle-Aged Girl"	James Burrows	Rebecca Parr Cioffi	December 10, 1992 (1992-12-10)	21.4[294]
258	11	"Love Me, Love My Car"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	December 17, 1992 (1992-12-17)	23.4[295]
259	12	"Sunday Dinner"	James Burrows	Fred Graver	January 7, 1993 (1993-01-07)	22.7[296]
260	13	"Norm's Big Audit" "Romancing the Crone"	John Ratzenberger	Tom Leopold	January 14, 1993 (1993-01-14)	25.9[297]
261	14	"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Bar"	James Burrows	Rebecca Parr Cioffi	January 21, 1993 (1993-01-21)	25.4[298]
262	15	"Loathe and Marriage"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	February 4, 1993 (1993-02-04)	27.1[299]
263	16	"Is There a Doctor in the Howe?"	James Burrows	Kathy Ann Stumpe	February 11, 1993 (1993-02-11)	28.4[300]
264	17	"The Bar Manager, the Shrink, His Wife and Her Lover"	James Burrows	Kathy Ann Stumpe	February 18, 1993 (1993-02-18)	24.7[301]
265	18	"The Last Picture Show"	James Burrows	Fred Graver	February 25, 1993 (1993-02-25)	28.0[302]
266	19	"Bar Wars VII: The Naked Prey"	James Burrows	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	March 18, 1993 (1993-03-18)	27.5[303]
267	20	"Look Before You Sleep"	James Burrows	Rebecca Parr Cioffi	April 1, 1993 (1993-04-01)	26.3[304]
268	21	"Woody Gets an Election"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon & Tom Anderson & Dan Staley & Rob Long	April 22, 1993 (1993-04-22)	27.6[305]
269	22	"It's Lonely on the Top"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	April 29, 1993 (1993-04-29)	29.8[306]
270	23	"Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	May 6, 1993 (1993-05-06)	30.8[307]
271	24
272	25	"The Guy Can't Help It"	James Burrows	David Angell & Peter Casey & David Lee	May 13, 1993 (1993-05-13)	29.5[308]
273	26	"One for the Road"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	May 20, 1993 (1993-05-20)	80.4[309]
274	27
275	28

Notes

1. Tied with Goodnight, Beantown.
2. Tied with The CBS Sunday Movie.

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18. "Friday, December 24, 1982". p. 10. Either 12.0 or 12.1, as microfilm copy can barely read this week's Nielsen ratings. 73 programs.
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20. "Football playoffs top scorers; CBS wins week again". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 275, no. 14. January 19, 1983. p. 34. ProQuest 2594753319.
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26. "'M*A*S*H' tops Nielsens". Miami Herald. March 9, 1983. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
27. "'Thorn Birds' sweeps weekly viewer ratings". Miami Herald. March 30, 1983. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
28. "'Birds' scores points with viewers". Miami Herald. April 6, 1983. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
29. "Cast of Cheers with special material about the Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. February 2, 1983. Part VI (Calendar), page 7. Microfilm.
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33. "AfterMASH Wins Viewers". October 5, 1983. p. 6B. Record no: 8303200181. 65 programs.
34. "World Series Is a Hit with Nielsen Viewers". October 19, 1983. p. 18A. Record no: 8303240057. 66 programs.
35. "CBS' Simon Is No. 1". October 26, 1983. p. 16A. Record no: 8303250883. 70 programs.
36. "6 CBS Programs in Nielsen Top 10". November 2, 1983. p. 14A. Record no: 8303280050. 72 programs.
37. "ABC Wins Nielsen Race". November 9, 1983. p. 5B. Record no: 8303290980. 68 programs.
38. "CBS Sweeps Nielsens". November 16, 1983. p. 4B. Record no: 8304010721. 67 programs.
39. "ABC Nukes Networks in Week's Nielsens". November 23, 1983. p. 5B. Record no: 8304040716. 64 programs.
40. "The No. 1 A-Team Couldn't Defeat CBS". November 30, 1983. p. 4D. Record no: 8304050380. 63 programs.
41. "Gambler Film Makes CBS an Easy Winner". December 7, 1983. p. 6D. Record no: 8304070545. 65 programs.
42. "Seven Top 10 Shows Give CBS Nielsen Win". December 15, 1983. p. 2B. Record no: 8304090704. 69 programs.
43. "CBS' 60 Minutes Wins Ratings Race". December 22, 1983. p. 6B. Record no: 8304110387. 65 programs.
44. "Monday Night Football Suffers Its Worst TV Season". December 29, 1983. p. 10C. Record no: 8304120897. 66 programs.
45. "CBS wins week, NBC's 'Riptide' moves network into second". Broadcasting. Vol. 106, no. 3. January 16, 1984. p. 98. ProQuest 1016910894.
46. "Amelia wins over viewers". January 18, 1984. p. 6B. Record no: 8401050111. 71 programs.
47. "CBS wins big with Super Bowl". Broadcasting. Vol. 106, no. 5. January 30, 1984. p. 98. ProQuest 963233510.
48. "'Seasons,' Hammer' nail down first for CBS". Broadcasting. Vol. 106, no. 6. February 6, 1984. p. 166. ProQuest 963242202.
49. "No. 3 Dynasty helps ABC wins ratings race". February 8, 1984. p. 5C. Record no: 8401100023. 65 programs.
50. "NBC takes Nielsen lead for first time in season". February 16, 1984. p. 6B. Record no: 8401120302. 59 programs.
51. "ABC leads ratings with Olympics shows". February 22, 1984. p. 12D. Record no: 8401130864. 49 programs.
52. "CBS is Master of ratings game". February 29, 1984. p. 4B. Record no: 8401150603. 56 programs.
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57. "The Nielsens". The Miami Herald. October 12, 1984. p. 13F. 60 programs.
58. "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. October 27, 1984. p. 4D. 65 programs are listed. According to Lexington Herald-Leader article, "Dynasty Tops TV Ratings, but ABC Still in Last Place" (October 25, 1984), the household amount was 15.7 million.
59. "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. November 2, 1984. p. 6B. 70 programs.
60. "CBS takes week six, NBC second". Broadcasting. Vol. 107, no. 20. November 12, 1984. p. 56. ProQuest 963260754.
61. "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. November 16, 1984. p. 10C. 75 programs, including separate 23-minute blocks of 1984 U.S. Election Day coverage. Counting separate network coverages as one, including coverages of Democratic Campaign, amount of total programs would be converted into 59.
62. "The Nielsens". The Miami Herald. November 23, 1984. p. 17E. 68 programs.
63. "NBC garners another first place". Broadcasting. Vol. 107, no. 23. November 19, 1984. p. 109. ProQuest 1014703828.
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67. "CBS wins holiday weeks, edging ABC, NBC". Broadcasting. Vol. 107, no. 26. December 31, 1984. p. 110. ProQuest 1016915458.
68. "CBS takes the week in prime time and daytime". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 2. January 14, 1985. p. 162. ProQuest 1014714181.
69. "CBS wins and ABC climbs into second". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 3. January 21, 1985. p. 87. ProQuest 1014713043.
70. "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. January 31, 1985. p. 5B. Only 55 shows are listed; there may be more in other articles.
71. "Cosby Show beats soaps". Daily Breeze. Torrance, California. February 6, 1985. p. C7. Out of 64 programs, only top 20 shows and bottom five are shown. Record no. 0000037631.
72. "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. February 14, 1985. p. 6B. Only 45 shows are listed; there may be more in other articles.
73. "CBS back in first in weekly ratings". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 8. February 25, 1985. p. 78. ProQuest 963263450.
74. "ABC, NBC tie in ratings photo finish". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 9. March 4, 1985. p. 83. ProQuest 1014722694.
75. "Grammys help CBS to ratings victory". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 10. March 11, 1985. p. 66. ProQuest 1014714913.
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80. "Second post-season win for NBC". Broadcasting. Vol. 108, no. 19. May 13, 1985. p. 76. ProQuest 963291793.
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83. "Premiere week: NBC comes on strong". Broadcasting. Vol. 109, no. 15. October 7, 1985. p. 36.
84. "NBC takes second straight prime time victory". Broadcasting. Vol. 109, no. 16. October 14, 1985. p. 52.
85. "NBC makes it three out of four". Broadcasting. Vol. 109, no. 18. October 28, 1985. p. 104. ProQuest 1014725795.
86. "World Series gives ABC week's ratings edge". Broadcasting. Vol. 109, no. 19. November 4, 1985. p. 42. ProQuest 1014715626.
87. "NBC takes week six as sweeps begin". Broadcasting. Vol. 109, no. 20. November 11, 1985. p. 56. ProQuest 1014708767.
88. "ABC leads sweeps with strong showing in seventh week". Broadcasting. Vol. 109, no. 21. November 18, 1985. p. 88. ProQuest 1014718278.
89. "Movies, Thursday and Saturday schedules give NBC week eight". Broadcasting. Vol. 109, no. 22. November 25, 1985. p. 42. ProQuest 1014708269.
90. "Ninth week of season: second win for CBS". Broadcasting. Vol. 109, no. 23. December 2, 1985. p. 87. ProQuest 1014710938.
91. "NBC claims Thanksgiving victory with return of Perry Mason". Broadcasting. Vol. 109, no. 24. December 9, 1985. p. 58. ProQuest 1014719129.
92. "NBC continues winning ways". Broadcasting. Vol. 109, no. 25. December 16, 1985. p. 88. ProQuest 1014721078.
93. "NBC takes another Wednesday as it posts eighth weekly win". Broadcasting. Vol. 109, no. 26. December 23, 1985. p. 61. ProQuest 1014718357.
94. "NBC goes nine for 13". Broadcasting. Vol. 109, no. 27. December 30, 1985. p. 80. ProQuest 1014722791.
95. "CBS wins second week in a row by a nose". Broadcasting. Vol. 110, no. 3. January 20, 1986. p. 214. ProQuest 1014710358.
96. "Sixth Cosby record this season gives NBC another win". Broadcasting. Vol. 110, no. 4. January 27, 1986. p. 74. ProQuest 1016911509.
97. "Bears also win for NBC". Broadcasting. Vol. 110, no. 5. February 3, 1986. p. 50. ProQuest 1016916917.
98. "ABC starts fast but finishes last". Broadcasting. Vol. 110, no. 6. February 10, 1986. p. 56. ProQuest 1016909677.
99. ""Sins" wins for CBS; NBC leads sweeps". Broadcasting. Vol. 110, no. 7. February 17, 1986. p. 53. ProQuest 1016909361.
100. "NBC's best Thursday gives it another weekly win". Broadcasting. Vol. 110, no. 8. February 24, 1986. p. 46. ProQuest 1016909425.
101. "NBC's regular schedule powers it to another win". Broadcasting. Vol. 110, no. 9. March 3, 1986. p. 70. ProQuest 1016909221.
102. "NBC edges CBS thanks to 'Cosby' and Klugman". Broadcasting. Vol. 110, no. 10. March 10, 1986. p. 92. ProQuest 1014715684.
103. "Reruns help power NBC to win number 18". Broadcasting. Vol. 110, no. 12. March 24, 1986. p. 91. ProQuest 1014726491.
104. "CBS and NBC tie in ratings". Broadcasting. Vol. 110, no. 13. March 31, 1986. p. 58. ProQuest 1285749976.
105. "Lowest-rated Oscars still lift ABC to tie NBC". Broadcasting. Vol. 110, no. 14. April 7, 1986. p. 150. ProQuest 1014726066.
106. "NBC returns to winning form". Broadcasting. Vol. 110, no. 19. May 12, 1986. p. 50. ProQuest 1016906834.
107. "'North and South' wins war for ABC". Broadcasting. Vol. 110, no. 20. May 19, 1986. p. 73. ProQuest 1014722857.
108. "NBC flies highest despite slightly clipped 'Wings'". Broadcasting. Vol. 110, no. 21. May 26, 1986. p. 57. ProQuest 1016922364.
109. Bjorklund 2014, pp. 343–357 "Season Five: 1986-1987".
110. "NBC on a roll; wins first week of fall season". Broadcasting. Vol. 111, no. 4. October 6, 1986. p. 48. ProQuest 1014719938.
111. "Top 10 (Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 1986)". October 8, 1986. p. 19.
112. "Top 10 (Oct. 6-12, 1986)". October 15, 1986. p. 29.
113. "Top 10 (Oct. 13-19, 1986)". October 22, 1986. p. 27.
114. "Top 10 (Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 1986)". November 5, 1986. p. 29. The source omitted dates of the Nielsen week. article of the same date, "Baseball time", from The San Francisco Chronicle verifies that the week was of October 27-November 2, 1986.
115. "NBC rolls a lucky seven". Broadcasting. Vol. 111, no. 20. November 17, 1986. p. 52. ProQuest 1285762482.
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119. "Top 10 (Dec. 1-7, 1986)". December 10, 1986. p. 31.
120. Barr, Robert (December 18, 1986). "CBS throws in towel on Thursday nights". Sun-Sentinel. p. 12E. 28.2 rating equates to 24.6 million households.
121. "NBC continues winning ways". Broadcasting. Vol. 111, no. 26. December 29, 1986. p. 63. ProQuest 1016911139.
122. "Top 10: Jan. 5-11, 1987". January 14, 1987. p. 25.
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124. "Top 10: Jan. 19-25, 1987". January 28, 1987. p. 31.
125. "Top 10: Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 1987". February 4, 1987. p. 24.
126. "Top 10 (Feb. 2-8, 1987)". February 11, 1987. p. 28.
127. "Top 10 (Feb. 9-15, 1987)". February 18, 1987. p. 15.
128. "NBC overcomes ABC's 'Amerika'". Broadcasting. Vol. 112, no. 9. March 2, 1987. p. 56. ProQuest 1016911964.
129. "Top 10: Feb. 23-March 1, 1987". March 4, 1987. p. 23.
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131. "Top 10: March 16-22, 1987". March 25, 1987. p. 23.
132. "Top 10: March 23-29, 1987". April 1, 1987. p. 15.
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135. "Top Ten". The Argus-Press. Owosso, MI. May 15, 1987. Entertainment Spotlight, p. 7. Retrieved April 4, 2012 – via Google News Archives. 28.4 rating approximately equates to 24.8 million households.
136. "Broadcast—6 p.m. to Midnight". St. Petersburg Evening Independent. October 21, 1986. p. 5–B – via Google News Archive.
137. Bjorklund 2017, pp. 359–374
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139. "Top 10: Sept. 29-Oct. 4, 1987". October 7, 1987. p. 29.
140. "Top 10: Oct. 12-18, 1987". October 21, 1987. p. 29.
141. "Top 10: Oct. 19-25, 1987". October 29, 1987. p. 23.
142. "Top 10 (Oct. 26-Nov. 1)". November 4, 1987. p. 21. The article erroneously said that the ratings were based on "87.4 million" households.
143. "Top 10: Nov. 2-8, 1987". November 11, 1987. p. 21.
144. "Top 10: Nov. 9-15, 1987". November 19, 1987. p. 22.
145. "Top 10: Nov. 16-22, 1987". November 26, 1987. p. E-30.
146. "Top 10: Nov. 23-29, 1987". December 2, 1987. p. 27.
147. "Top 10: Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 1987". December 9, 1987. p. 29.
148. "Top 10: Dec. 7-13, 1987". December 17, 1987. p. 25.
149. "Top 10: Dec. 14-20, 1987". December 24, 1987. p. 15.
150. "Top 10: Jan. 4-10, 1988". January 13, 1988. p. 22.
151. "Top 10: Jan. 11-20, 1988". January 20, 1988. p. 25. The week should have been Jan. 11-17, 1988; '20' in the title may be a typo.
152. "Top 10: Jan. 18-24, 1988". January 27, 1988. p. 21.
153. "Top 10: Feb. 1-7, 1988". February 10, 1988. p. 19.
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156. "Top 10: Feb. 22-28, 1988". March 2, 1988. p. 19.
157. "Top 10: Feb. 29-Mar. 6, 1988". March 9, 1988. p. 29.
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173. "The Ratings (Nov. 21–27, 1988)". The Dallas Morning News. December 2, 1988. p. 12C.
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175. "Top 10: Dec. 5–11, 1988". December 14, 1988. p. 27.
176. "A very Brady ratings hit". Life. USA Today. December 21, 1988. p. 3D. Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via ProQuest.
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179. "Top 10: Dec. 19–25, 1988". December 29, 1988. p. 15.
180. "NBC, laughing all the way". Life. USA Today. January 11, 1989. p. 3D. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via ProQuest.
181. "Top 10: Jan 2–8, 1989". January 11, 1989. p. 27.
182. "NBC clinches season's ratings title". Life. USA Today. January 18, 1989. p. 3D. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via ProQuest.
183. "Top 10: Jan. 9–15, 1989". January 18, 1989. p. 24.
184. "NBC scores super ratings". Life. USA Today. January 25, 1989. p. 3D. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via ProQuest.
185. "Top 10: Jan 16–22, 1989". January 25, 1989. p. 19.
186. "Comedies sweep up for NBC". Life. USA Today. February 8, 1989. p. 3D. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via ProQuest.
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189. "NBC's back alone on top". Life. USA Today. February 22, 1989. p. 3D. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via ProQuest.
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199. "CBS squeaks by into second". Life. USA Today. April 19, 1989. p. 3D. Retrieved July 5, 2020 – via ProQuest.
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208. "'Cosby' reclaims the top spot". Life. USA Today. September 27, 1989. p. 3D.
209. "NBC wins but loses viewers". Life. USA Today. October 4, 1989. p. 3D.
210. "ABC muscles way to the top". Life. USA Today. October 18, 1989. p. 3D.
211. "Earthquake shifts the ratings". Life. USA Today. October 25, 1989. p. 3D.
212. "NBC's hits beat ABC baseball". Life. USA Today. November 1, 1989. p. 3D.
213. "NBC sweeps the week, 1-2-3". Life. USA Today. November 8, 1989. p. 3D.
214. "Brokaw still 3rd despite coup". Life. USA Today. November 15, 1989. p. 3D.
215. "'Small Sacrifices' wins big". Life. USA Today. November 22, 1989. p. 3D.
216. "NBC sweeps up another win". Life. USA Today. November 29, 1989. p. 3D.
217. "'Cosby' rebounds to lead NBC". Life. USA Today. December 6, 1989. p. 3D.
218. "'Cosby' leads NBC charge". Life. USA Today. December 13, 1989. p. 3D.
219. "'Rudolph' shines for CBS". Life. USA Today. December 20, 1989. p. 3D.
220. "Football fumbles for ABC". Life. USA Today. January 10, 1990. p. 3D.
221. "A 'Grand' entrance for NBC". Life. USA Today. January 24, 1990. p. 3D.
222. "AMA gets the popular vote". Life. USA Today. January 31, 1990. p. 3D.
223. "'Amen,' wedded to ratings win". Life. USA Today. February 7, 1990. p. 3D.
224. "'Faith' abides for No. 1 NBC". Life. USA Today. February 14, 1990. p. 3D.
225. "'Home Videos' a hit for ABC". Life. USA Today. February 21, 1990. p. 3D.
226. "'Videos' is a repeat winner". Life. USA Today. February 28, 1990. p. 3D.
227. "A week of ratings shake-ups". Life. USA Today. March 14, 1990. p. 3D.
228. "'Simpsons' soars for No. 4 Fox". Life. USA Today. March 21, 1990. p. 3D.
229. "ABC gets an Oscar boost". Life. USA Today. April 4, 1990. p. 3D.
230. "For the week, a network tie". Life. USA Today. April 18, 1990. p. 3D.
231. "'Earth Day' ratings bloom". Life. USA Today. April 25, 1990. p. 3D.
232. "'Caroline?' a hit, no question". Life. USA Today. May 2, 1990. p. 3D.
233. "NBC barely sweeping by CBS". Life. USA Today. May 9, 1990. p. 3D.
234. Donlon, Brian (September 26, 1990). "CBS has its eye on first". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
235. Donlon, Brian (October 3, 1990). "NBC wins; CBS still surprises". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
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238. Donlon, Brian (October 24, 1990). "CBS slides easily into first place". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
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244. Donlon, Brian (December 12, 1990). "ABC wins a sub-par week". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
245. Donlon, Brian (December 19, 1990). "St. Nick can't lick TV lull". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
246. Donlon, Brian (January 9, 1991). "ABC News' winning streak ends". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
247. Donlon, Brian (January 16, 1991). "NBC wins with season best". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
248. Donlon, Brian (January 30, 1991). "ABC super-bowls over its rivals". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
249. Donlon, Brian (February 6, 1991). "Where are the dominant series?". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
250. Donlon, Brian (February 13, 1991). "A good Friday fuels ABC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
251. Donlon, Brian (February 20, 1991). "CBS mines past and hits gold". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
252. Donlon, Brian (February 27, 1991). "NBC has a week of ratings ups and downs". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
253. Donlon, Brian (March 6, 1991). "CBS gains ratings speed". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
254. Donlon, Brian (March 20, 1991). "Basketball sinks CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
255. Sloan, Eugene (March 27, 1991). "'60 Minutes' is top hour again". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
256. Donlon, Brian (April 3, 1991). "Oscar wins big for ABC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
257. Sloan, Eugene (April 10, 1991). "'Cheers', NBC rack up wins". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
258. Donlon, Brian (May 1, 1991). "'Switched' sweeps the week". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
259. Donlon, Brian (May 8, 1991). "Sweeps lure straying viewers". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
260. Donlon, Brian (September 25, 1991). "New faces try to save 'One Life to Live'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
261. Donlon, Brian (October 2, 1991). "'Roseanne' comes out on top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
262. Donlon, Brian (October 9, 1991). "Cable pulls network's plug". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
263. Donlon, Brian (October 16, 1991). "Hearings score a win for NBC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
264. Donlon, Brian (October 23, 1991). "CBS bats one out of the park". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
265. Donlon, Brian (October 30, 1991). "Close Series wins big for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
266. Donlon, Brian (November 6, 1991). "Ratings contest narrows". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
267. Donlon, Brian (November 13, 1991). "NBC's hurricane windfall". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
268. Donlon, Brian (November 20, 1991). "'60 Minutes' clocks a 3rd win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
269. Donlon, Brian (November 27, 1991). "CBS scores a strong win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
270. Donlon, Brian (December 11, 1991). "Football a winner for NBC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
271. Donlon, Brian (December 18, 1991). "St. Nick arrives early for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
272. Donlon, Brian (January 8, 1992). "CBS tops a week of firsts". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
273. "Pigskin plays in to CBS win". Life. USA Today. January 15, 1992. p. 3D.
274. Gable, Donna (January 22, 1992). "Brooks ropes ratings for NBC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
275. Donlon, Brian (February 5, 1992). "A show of CBS strength". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
276. Donlon, Brian (February 12, 1992). "CBS mines Olympic gold". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
277. Donlon, Brian (February 19, 1992). "CBS wins, but ABC gets silver". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
278. Donlon, Brian (February 26, 1992). "CBS' all-around Olympic win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
279. Donlon, Brian (March 4, 1992). "Last-place Fox is rising fast". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
280. Donlon, Brian (April 1, 1992). "'Room' in the top 10 for ABC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
281. Gable, Donna (April 29, 1992). "ABC wins with news, goodbyes". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
282. Gable, Donna (May 6, 1992). "'Cosby' goes out on top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
283. Donlon, Brian (May 13, 1992). "Finales put NBC in first". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
284. Gable, Donna (May 20, 1992). "Weddings blissful for NBC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
285. Gable, Donna (September 30, 1992). "'Murphy' wave carries CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
286. Gable, Donna (October 7, 1992). "Monday lineup bolsters No. 1 CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
287. Donlon, Brian (October 14, 1992). "Rankings omit Perot' paid ad". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
288. Gable, Donna (October 28, 1992). "Baseball cleans up for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
289. Gable, Donna (November 4, 1992). "Politics, Halloween scare up an ABC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
290. Gable, Donna (November 11, 1992). "Election news, football kick up ABC's ratings". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
291. Gable, Donna (November 18, 1992). "'Jacksons,' solid gold for ABC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
292. Gable, Donna (November 25, 1992). "Jacksons help as-easy-as-ABC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
293. Gable, Donna (December 9, 1992). "ABC's Tuesday lineup ends up rosy". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
294. Donlon, Brian (December 16, 1992). "No royal ratings for ABC's 'Charles and Diana'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
295. Donlon, Brian (December 23, 1992). "Early Christmas gift for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
296. "Women help push CBS to victory". Life. USA Today. January 13, 1993. p. 3D.
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298. Gable, Donna (January 27, 1993). "Inaugural gala helps carry CBS to top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
299. Gable, Donna (February 10, 1993). "CBS rides to top on wings of 'Skylark'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
300. Gable, Donna (February 17, 1993). "King of Pop and 'Queen' rule the ratings". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
301. Donlon, Brian (February 24, 1993). "'Queen' rules in CBS' royal sweep". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
302. Gable, Donna (March 3, 1993). "Grammy show a winner for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
303. Gable, Donna (March 24, 1993). "Waco standoff lifts CBS' '48 Hours'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
304. Gable, Donna (April 7, 1993). "An Oscar to ABC for week's best ratings". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
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306. Gable, Donna (May 5, 1993). "'Fried Green Tomatoes' gives NBC sizzle". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
307. Donlon, Brian (May 12, 1993). "Sturdy 'Home' helps lift ABC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
308. Gable, Donna (May 19, 1993). "'Cheers' nudges NBC to No. 1". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
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Ratings notes

Season 1

According to Los Angeles Times, ratings from 1982 to 1983 were based on 83.3 million households with at least one television set. "Television Ratings" column list is located at Part VI, "Calendar" section. Below sources originated from Los Angeles Times, republished in microfilm copies, which may be located in your local library.

Season 2

Except where noted, they were originally published in print editions of The Miami Herald newspaper.

Season 3

According to Los Angeles Times, Nielsen ratings of 1984–85 were based on 84.9 million households.

Season 4

According to the Daily Breeze, a newspaper from Torrance, California, the 1985–86 ratings are based on 85.9 million households with at least one television.

Season 5

According to the 15 May 1987 article from The Argus-Press, the 1986-87 ratings were based on 87.4 million households with at least one television set. Unless otherwise, the sources were of the newspaper Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Season 6

Unless otherwise, the main source of Nielsen ratings is the newspaper Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. According to that main source, ratings of 1987-88 were based on 88.6 million households that have at least one television.

Season 7

Unless otherwise, the main source of Nielsen ratings is the newspaper Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. According to that main source, ratings of 1988-89 were based on 90.4 million households that have at least one television.

Season 8

According to many newspapers, including the main source USA Today, the 1989–90 Nielsen ratings are based on 92.1 million households that have at least one television.

External links

• "Cheers: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Archived from the original on January 16, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
• "Cheers episode guide". TV Guide. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
• Cheers at IMDb