Cheers season 9

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Cheers
Season 9
Region 1 DVD
StarringTed Danson
Kirstie Alley
Rhea Perlman
John Ratzenberger
Woody Harrelson
Kelsey Grammer
George Wendt
No. of episodes27
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 20, 1990 (1990-09-20) –
May 3, 1991 (1991-05-03)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The ninth season of Cheers, an American television sitcom, originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 20, 1990, and May 3, 1991. The show was created by director James Burrows and writers Glen and Les Charles under production team Charles Burrows Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Television.

Background

Cheers is an award-winning sitcom that started in 1982. After originally having low ratings for its first season the show became a part of mainstream culture. The sitcom is set in a Boston bar which Sam Malone, a retired baseball pitcher, owns. He, along with cocktail waitress Carla Tortelli, bartender Woody Boyd, and manager Rebecca Howe, work at the bar and deal with the patrons of the bar Norm Peterson, Cliff Clavin, and Frasier Crane. The sitcom was part of NBC's "Must See TV" Thursday night lineup.

Cast and characters

Recurring characters

Season synopsis

Episodes

Further information: List of Cheers episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1951"Love Is a Really, Really, Perfectly Okay Thing"James BurrowsPhoef SuttonSeptember 20, 1990 (1990-09-20)32.9[1]
1962"Cheers Fouls Out"James BurrowsLarry BalmagiaSeptember 27, 1990 (1990-09-27)28.4[2]
1973"Rebecca Redux"James BurrowsStory by : Bill Steinkellner
Teleplay by : Phoef Sutton, Bill Steinkellner and Cheri Eichen		October 4, 1990 (1990-10-04)30.4[3]
1984"Where Nobody Knows Your Name"Andy AckermanDan O'Shannon and Tom AndersonOctober 11, 1990 (1990-10-11)32.9[4]
1995"Ma Always Liked You Best"Andy AckermanDan O'Shannon and Tom AndersonOctober 18, 1990 (1990-10-18)31.7[5]
2006"Grease"James BurrowsBrian Pollack and Mert RichOctober 25, 1990 (1990-10-25)29.9[6]
2017"Breaking In Is Hard to Do"Andy AckermanKen Levine and David IsaacsNovember 1, 1990 (1990-11-01)33.2[7]
202
203		8
9		"Cheers 200th Anniversary Special"
(double-length episode)		James Burrows and Andy AckermanCheri Eichen, Bill Steinkellner and Phoef SuttonNovember 8, 1990 (1990-11-08)45.9[8]
20410"Bad Neighbor Sam"James BurrowsCheri Eichen and Bill SteinkellnerNovember 15, 1990 (1990-11-15)34.1[9]
20511"Veggie-Boyd"James BurrowsDan Staley and Rob LongNovember 22, 1990 (1990-11-22)29.1[10]
20612"Norm and Cliff's Excellent Adventure"James BurrowsKen Levine and David IsaacsDecember 6, 1990 (1990-12-06)32.7[11]
20713"Woody Interruptus"James BurrowsDan Staley and Rob LongDecember 13, 1990 (1990-12-13)33.8[12]
20814"Honor Thy Mother"James BurrowsBrian Pollack and Mert RichJanuary 3, 1991 (1991-01-03)38.6[13]
20915"Achilles Hill"Andy AckermanKen Levine and David IsaacsJanuary 10, 1991 (1991-01-10)36.3[14]
21016"The Days of Wine and Neuroses"James BurrowsBrian Pollack and Mert RichJanuary 24, 1991 (1991-01-24)32.3[15]
21117"Wedding Bell Blues"James BurrowsDan O'Shannon and Tom AndersonJanuary 31, 1991 (1991-01-31)32.7[16]
21218"I'm Getting My Act Together and Sticking It in Your Face"Andy AckermanDan Staley and Rob LongFebruary 7, 1991 (1991-02-07)31.5[17]
21319"Sam Time Next Year"James BurrowsLarry BalmagiaFebruary 14, 1991 (1991-02-14)31.9[18]
21420"Crash of the Titans"James BurrowsDan Staley and Rob LongFebruary 21, 1991 (1991-02-21)33.3[19]
21521"It's a Wonderful Wife"James BurrowsSue HerringFebruary 28, 1991 (1991-02-28)35.9[20]
21622"Cheers Has Chili"Andy AckermanCheri Eichen, Bill Steinkellner and Phoef SuttonMarch 14, 1991 (1991-03-14)30.3[21]
21723"Carla Loves Clavin"James BurrowsDan Staley and Rob LongMarch 21, 1991 (1991-03-21)28.8[22]
21824"Pitch It Again, Sam"James BurrowsDan O'Shannon and Tom AndersonMarch 28, 1991 (1991-03-28)30.8[23]
21925"Rat Girl"James BurrowsKen Levine and David IsaacsApril 4, 1991 (1991-04-04)33.4[24]
22026"Home Malone"Andy AckermanDan O'Shannon and Tom AndersonApril 25, 1991 (1991-04-25)27.7[25]
22127"Uncle Sam Wants You"James BurrowsDan Staley and Rob LongMay 2, 1991 (1991-05-02)31.3[26]

Accolades

In the 43rd Primetime Emmy Awards (1991), this season won four Emmys: Outstanding Comedy Series of 1990–1991, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Kirstie Alley), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Bebe Neuwirth), and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (James Burrows).[27]

References

  1. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1990-09-26. p. D3.
  2. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1990-10-03. p. D3.
  3. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1990-10-10. p. D3.
  4. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1990-10-17. p. D3.
  5. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1990-10-24. p. D3.
  6. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1990-10-31. p. D3.
  7. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1990-11-07. p. D3.
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  11. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1990-12-12. p. D3.
  12. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1990-12-19. p. D3.
  13. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1991-01-09. p. D3.
  14. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1991-01-16. p. D3.
  15. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1991-01-30. p. D3.
  16. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1991-02-06. p. D3.
  17. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1991-02-13. p. D3.
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  19. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1991-02-27. p. D3.
  20. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1991-03-06. p. D3.
  21. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1991-03-20. p. D3.
  22. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1991-03-27. p. D3.
  23. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1991-04-03. p. D3.
  24. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1991-04-10. p. D3.
  25. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1991-05-01. p. D3.
  26. ^ "Nielsen ratings". USA Today. Gannett Company. 1991-05-08. p. D3.
  27. ^ "CHEERS". Television Academy. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
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