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 currently available on DVD; each is divided into a season.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		Nielsen ratings
			First aired	Last aired	Rank	Rating	Share
	1	22	September 30, 1982	March 31, 1983	74[2]	7.16	5.49
	2	22	September 29, 1983	May 10, 1984	35[2]	16.03	13.21
	3	25	September 27, 1984	May 9, 1985	12	19.7	16.72
	4	26	September 26, 1985	May 15, 1986	5	23.7	20.35
	5	26	September 25, 1986	May 7, 1987	3	27.2	23.77
	6	25	September 24, 1987	May 5, 1988	3	23.4	20.73
	7	22	October 27, 1988	May 4, 1989	4	22.3	20.15
	8	26	September 21, 1989	May 3, 1990	3	22.7	20.90
	9	27	September 20, 1990	May 2, 1991	1	21.3	19.83
	10	26	September 19, 1991	May 14, 1992	4	17.5	16.11
	11	28	September 24, 1992	May 20, 1993	8	16.1	14.89

Episodes

Season 1 (1982–83)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [3]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [3]	Rating/rank
1	1	"Give Me a Ring Sometime"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	September 30, 1982	9.6 / #60[rat1 1]
2	2	"Sam's Women"	James Burrows	Earl Pomerantz	October 7, 1982	14.7 / #49[rat1 2] / 19 share[rat1 3]
3	3	"The Tortelli Tort"	James Burrows	Tom Reeder	October 14, 1982	11.1 / #63[rat1 4]
4	4	"Sam at Eleven"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	October 21, 1982	11.1 / #62[rat1 5]
5	5	"Coach's Daughter"	James Burrows	Ken Estin	October 28, 1982	11.0 / #66[rat1 6]
6	6	"Any Friend of Diane's"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	November 4, 1982	12.4 / #62[rat1 7]
7	7	"Friends, Romans, Accountants"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	November 11, 1982	13.6 / #50[rat1 8]
8	8	"Truce or Consequences"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	November 18, 1982	11.9 / #63[rat1 9]
9	9	"Coach Returns to Action"	James Burrows	Earl Pomerantz	November 25, 1982	10.0 / #69[rat1 10]
10	10	"Endless Slumper"	James Burrows	Sam Simon	December 2, 1982	12.7 / #57[rat1 11]
11	11	"One for the Book"	James Burrows	Katherine Green	December 9, 1982	12.4 / #60[rat1 12]
12	12	"The Spy Who Came In for a Cold One"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	December 16, 1982	12.1 / #64[rat1 13]
13	13	"Now Pitching, Sam Malone"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	January 6, 1983	14.8 / #56[rat1 14]
14	14	"Let Me Count the Ways"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	January 13, 1983	12.9 / #61[rat1 15]
15	15	"Father Knows Last"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	January 20, 1983	14.9 / #46[rat1 16]
16	16	"The Boys in the Bar"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	January 27, 1983	14.9 / #41[rat1 17]
17	17	"Diane's Perfect Date"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	February 10, 1983	13.3 / #45[rat1 18]
18	18	"No Contest"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	February 17, 1983	15.9 / #49[rat1 19]
19	19	"Pick a Con... Any Con"	James Burrows	David Angell	February 24, 1983	13.1 / #58[rat1 20]
20	20	"Someone Single, Someone Blue"	James Burrows	David Angell	March 3, 1983	14.7 / #43[rat1 21]
21	21	"Showdown, Part 1"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	March 24, 1983	13.6 / #51[rat1 22]
22	22	"Showdown, Part 2"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	March 31, 1983	14.7 / #36[rat1 23]

Specials

No.	Title	Written by	Original air date
S01	"Super Bowl XVII Pregame segment"[4][5]	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	January 30, 1983
S02	"Uncle Sam Malone"[6]	TBA	TBA

Season 2 (1983–84)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [7]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [7]	Rating/share/rank
23	1	"Power Play"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	September 29, 1983	18.4 / 29 / #19[rat2 1]
24	2	"Li'l Sister Don't Cha" "Little Sister Don't Cha"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	October 13, 1983	18.6 / 28 / #21[rat2 2]
25	3	"Personal Business"	James Burrows	Tom Reeder	October 20, 1983	17.4 / 26 / #29[rat2 3]
26	4	"Homicidal Ham"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	October 27, 1983	18.0 / 28 / #22[rat2 4]
27	5	"Sumner's Return"	James Burrows	Michael J. Weithorn	November 3, 1983	15.3 / 23 / #34[rat2 5]
28	6	"Affairs of the Heart"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	November 10, 1983	18.1 / 26 / #24[rat2 6]
29	7	"Old Flames"	James Burrows	David Angell	November 17, 1983	17.2 / 25 / #25[rat2 7]
30	8	"Manager Coach"	James Burrows	Earl Pomerantz	November 24, 1983	14.2 / 25 / #42[rat2 8]
31	9	"They Called Me Mayday"	James Burrows	David Angell	December 1, 1983	16.9 / 25 / #30[rat2 9]
32	10	"How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Call You Back"	James Burrows	Earl Pomerantz	December 8, 1983	16.4 / 25 / #28[rat2 10]
33	11	"Just Three Friends"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	December 15, 1983	16.0 / 26 / #34[rat2 11]
34	12	"Where There's a Will..."	James Burrows	Nick Arnold	December 22, 1983	18.3 / 27 / #15[rat2 12]
35	13	"Battle of the Exes"	James Burrows	Ken Estin and Sam Simon	January 5, 1984	19.6 / – / #20[rat2 13]
36	14	"No Help Wanted"	James Burrows	Max Tash	January 12, 1984	17.3 / 26 / #29[rat2 14]
37	15	"And Coachie Makes Three"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	January 19, 1984	18.5 / – / #21[rat2 15]
38	16	"Cliff's Rocky Moment"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	January 26, 1984	—
39	17	"Fortune and Men's Weight"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	February 2, 1984	13.1 / 19 / #51[rat2 16]
40	18	"Snow Job"	James Burrows	David Angell	February 9, 1984	17.1 / 25 / #26[rat2 17]
41	19	"Coach Buries a Grudge"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	February 16, 1984	14.6 / 21 / #33[rat2 18]
42	20	"Norman's Conquest"	James Burrows	Lissa Levin	February 23, 1984	17.2 / 26 / #22[rat2 19]
43	21	"I'll Be Seeing You, Part 1"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	May 3, 1984	13.9 / 21 / #32[rat2 20]
44	22	"I'll Be Seeing You, Part 2"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	May 10, 1984	13.6 / 22 / #30[rat2 21]

Season 3 (1984–85)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [8]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [8]	Rating/share/rank
45	1	"Rebound, Part 1"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	September 27, 1984	20.7 / 32 / #7[rat3 1]
46	2	"Rebound, Part 2"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	October 4, 1984	19.5 / 29 / #13[rat3 2]
47	3	"I Call Your Name"	James Burrows	Peter Casey and David Lee	October 18, 1984	18.6 / 28 / #17[rat3 3]
48	4	"Fairy Tales Can Come True"	James Burrows	Sam Simon	October 25, 1984	19.8 / 30 / #14[rat3 4]
49	5	"Sam Turns the Other Cheek"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	November 1, 1984	17.8 / – / #18[rat3 5]
50	6	"Coach in Love, Part 1"	James Burrows	David Angell	November 8, 1984	16.7 / 25 / #19[rat3 6]
51	7	"Coach in Love, Part 2"	James Burrows	David Angell	November 15, 1984	19.2 / 29 / #15[rat3 7]
52	8	"Diane Meets Mom"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	November 22, 1984	14.4 / – / #38[rat3 8]
53	9	"An American Family"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	November 29, 1984	20.5 / 30 / #15[rat3 9]
54	10	"Diane's Allergy"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	December 6, 1984	20.0 / 17 / #20[rat3 10]
55	11	"Peterson Crusoe"	James Burrows	David Angell	December 13, 1984	18.8 / 29 / #21[rat3 11]
56	12	"A Ditch in Time"	James Burrows	Ken Estin	December 20, 1984	17.4 / – / #20[rat3 12]
57	13	"Whodunit?"	James Burrows	Tom Reeder	January 3, 1985	18.4 / – / #21[rat3 13]
58	14	"The Heart Is a Lonely Snipe Hunter"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	January 10, 1985	19.9 / – / #18[rat3 14]
59	15	"King of the Hill"	James Burrows	Elliot Shoenman	January 24, 1985	18.7 / 28 / #22[rat3 15]
60	16	"Teacher's Pet"	James Burrows	Tom Reeder	January 31, 1985	20.6 /29 / #13[rat3 16]
61	17	"The Mail Goes to Jail"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	February 7, 1985	18.2 / 26 / #22[rat3 17]
62	18	"Bar Bet"	James Burrows	Jim Parker	February 14, 1985	21.3 / – / #9[rat3 18]
63	19	"Behind Every Great Man"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	February 21, 1985	22.3 / – / #9[rat3 19]
64	20	"If Ever I Would Leave You"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	February 28, 1985	19.9 / – / #16[rat3 20]
65	21	"The Executive's Executioner" "Executive's Executioner Hines"[9]	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	March 7, 1985	22.9 / – / #5[rat3 21]
66	22	"Cheerio, Cheers"	James Burrows	Sam Simon	April 11, 1985	20.6 / – / #8[rat3 22]
67	23	"The Bartender's Tale"	James Burrows	Sam Simon	April 18, 1985	20.1 / – / #6[rat3 23]
68	24	"The Belles of St. Clete's"	James Burrows	Ken Estin	May 2, 1985	19.7 / – / #4[rat3 24]
69	25	"Rescue Me"	James Burrows	Ken Estin	May 9, 1985	17.9 / – / #13[rat3 25]

Season 4 (1985–86)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [10]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [10]	Rating/Rank/ Households (millions)
70	1	"Birth, Death, Love and Rice"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	September 26, 1985	26.0/#4/–[rat4 1]
71	2	"Woody Goes Belly Up"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	October 3, 1985	23.4/#5/20.1[rat4 2]
72	3	"Someday My Prince Will Come"	James Burrows	Tom Seeley and Norm Gunzenhauser	October 17, 1985	23.5/#4/20.2[rat4 3]
73	4	"The Groom Wore Clearasil"	James Burrows	Peter Casey and David Lee	October 24, 1985	20.9/#13/18.0[rat4 4]
74	5	"Diane's Nightmare"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	October 31, 1985	24.1/#6/20.7[rat4 5]
75	6	"I Will Gladly Pay You Tuesday"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	November 7, 1985	21.1/#13/18.2[rat4 6]
76	7	"2 Good to Be 4 Real"	James Burrows	Peter Casey and David Lee	November 14, 1985	24.7/#4/21.2[rat4 7]
77	8	"Love Thy Neighbor"	James Burrows	David Angell	November 21, 1985	21.9/#11/18.8[rat4 8]
78	9	"From Beer to Eternity"	James Burrows	Peter Casey and David Lee	November 28, 1985	21.6/#10/18.6[rat4 9]
79	10	"The Barstoolie"	James Burrows	Andy Cowan and David S. Williger	December 5, 1985	24.4/#5/21.0[rat4 10]
80	11	"Don Juan Is Hell"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	December 12, 1985	24.0/#6/20.6[rat4 11]
81	12	"Fools and Their Money"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	December 19, 1985	23.1/#4/19.8[rat4 12]
82	13	"Take My Shirt... Please"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	January 9, 1986	24.3/#5/20.9[rat4 13]
83	14	"Suspicion"	James Burrows	Tom Reeder	January 16, 1986	25.4/#5/21.8[rat4 14]
84	15	"The Triangle"	James Burrows	Susan Seeger	January 23, 1986	24.0/#7/20.6[rat4 15]
85	16	"Cliffie's Big Score"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	January 30, 1986	23.8/#5/–[rat4 16]
86	17	"Second Time Around"	Thomas Lofaro	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	February 6, 1986	24.7/#5/21.2[rat4 17]
87	18	"The Peterson Principle"	James Burrows	Peter Casey and David Lee	February 13, 1986	23.9/#5/20.5[rat4 18]
88	19	"Dark Imaginings"	James Burrows	David Angell	February 20, 1986	23.4/#6/20.1[rat4 19]
89	20	"Save the Last Dance for Me"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	February 27, 1986	26.0/#3/22.3[rat4 20]
90	21	"Fear Is My Co-Pilot"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	March 13, 1986	23.5/#3/20.2[rat4 21]
91	22	"Diane Chambers Day"	James Burrows	Kimberly Hill	March 20, 1986	26.2/#3/22.5[rat4 22]
92	23	"Relief Bartender"	James Burrows	Miriam Trogdon	March 27, 1986	22.3/#6/19.2[rat4 23]
93	24	"Strange Bedfellows, Part 1"	James Burrows	David Angell	May 1, 1986	23.9/#3/20.5[rat4 24]
94	25	"Strange Bedfellows, Part 2"	James Burrows	David Angell	May 8, 1986	22.6/#4/19.4[rat4 25]
95	26	"Strange Bedfellows, Part 3"	James Burrows	David Angell	May 15, 1986	24.4/#4/21.0[rat4 26]

Season 5 (1986–87)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [11]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [11]	Rating/share/rank
96	1	"The Proposal"	James Burrows	Peter Casey and David Lee	September 25, 1986	30.0 / – / –[rat5 1]
97	2	"The Cape Cad"	James Burrows	Andy Cowan and David S. Williger	October 2, 1986	29.7 / 45 / #3[rat5 2]
98	3	"Money Dearest"	James Burrows	Janet Leahy	October 9, 1986	26.4 / 38 / #3[rat5 3]
99	4	"Abnormal Psychology"	James Burrows	Janet Leahy	October 16, 1986	29.8 / 44 / #3[rat5 4]
100	5	"House of Horrors with Formal Dining and Used Brick"	James Burrows	David Angell	October 30, 1986	27.2 / 41 / #5[rat5 5]
101	6	"Tan 'n' Wash"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	November 6, 1986	28.8 / – / –[rat5 6]
102	7	"Young Dr. Weinstein"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	November 13, 1986	29.8 / 43 / #3[rat5 7]
103	8	"Knights of the Scimitar"	James Burrows	Jeff Abugov	November 20, 1986	26.9 / 40 / #5[rat5 8]
104	9	"Thanksgiving Orphans"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	November 27, 1986	21.7 / 38 / #6[rat5 9]
105	10	"Everyone Imitates Art"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	December 4, 1986	28.4 / 42 / #3[rat5 10]
106	11	"The Book of Samuel"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	December 11, 1986	28.2 / – / –[rat5 11]
107	12	"Dance, Diane, Dance"	James Burrows	Jeff Abugov	December 18, 1986	28.4 / -[rat5 12]
108	13	"Chambers vs. Malone"	James Burrows	David Angell	January 8, 1987	28.2 / 41[rat5 13]
109	14	"Diamond Sam"	James Burrows	Tom Reeder	January 15, 1987	30.3 / 43[rat5 14]
110	15	"Spellbound"	James Burrows	Kimberly Hill	January 22, 1987	30.7 / 42[rat5 15]
111	16	"Never Love a Goalie, Part 1"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	January 29, 1987	30.3 / 43[rat5 16]
112	17	"Never Love a Goalie, Part 2"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	February 5, 1987	27.7 / 40[rat5 17]
113	18	"One Last Fling"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	February 12, 1987	27.4 / 41[rat5 18]
114	19	"Dog Bites Cliff"	James Burrows	Joanne Pagliaro	February 18, 1987	19.6 / -[rat5 19]
115	20	"Dinner at Eight-ish"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	February 26, 1987	27.9 / 40[rat5 20]
116	21	"Simon Says"	James Burrows	Peter Casey and David Lee	March 5, 1987	29.6 / 43[rat5 21]
117	22	"The Godfather, Part III"	James Burrows	Chris Cluess and Stuart Kreisman	March 19, 1987	26.3 / 39[rat5 22]
118	23	"Norm's First Hurrah" "Norman's First Hurrah"	Thomas Lofaro	Andy Cowan and David S. Williger	March 26, 1987	27.4 / 41[rat5 23]
119	24	"Cheers: The Motion Picture"	Tim Berry	Phoef Sutton	April 2, 1987	27.9 / 43[rat5 24]
120	25	"A House Is Not a Home"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	April 30, 1987	26.0 / 42[rat5 25]
121	26	"I Do, Adieu"	James Burrows	Glen Charles & Les Charles	May 7, 1987	28.4 / 45[rat5 26]

Season 6 (1987–88)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [12]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [12]	Rating/share
122	1	"Home Is the Sailor"	James Burrows	Glen Charles and Les Charles	September 24, 1987	28.4 / 44[rat6 1]
123	2	"I on Sports"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	October 1, 1987	26.1 / 41[rat6 2]
124	3	"Little Carla, Happy at Last: Part 1"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	October 15, 1987	25.3 / 40[rat6 3]
125	4	"Little Carla, Happy at Last: Part 2"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	October 22, 1987	22.8 / 34[rat6 4]
126	5	"The Crane Mutiny"	James Burrows	David Angell	October 29, 1987	26.8 / 41[rat6 5]
127	6	"Paint Your Office"	James Burrows	Peter Casey and David Lee	November 5, 1987	26.0 / 40[rat6 6]
128	7	"The Last Angry Mailman"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	November 12, 1987	26.4 / 40[rat6 7]
129	8	"Bidding on the Boys"	Thomas Lofaro	David Lloyd	November 19, 1987	26.4 / 41[rat6 8]
130	9	"Pudd'n Head Boyd" "Puddin' Head Boyd"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	November 26, 1987	19.5 / 36[rat6 9]
131	10	"A Kiss Is Still a Kiss"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	December 3, 1987	23.5 / 36[rat6 10]
132	11	"My Fair Clavin"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	December 10, 1987	23.1 / 36[rat6 11]
133	12	"Christmas Cheers"	James Burrows and Thomas Lofaro	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	December 17, 1987	25.5 / 40[rat6 12]
134	13	"Woody for Hire Meets Norman of the Apes"	Tim Berry	Phoef Sutton	January 7, 1988	28.1 / 41[rat6 13]
135	14	"And God Created Woodman"	John Ratzenberger	Jeffrey Duteil	January 14, 1988	27.9 / 41[rat6 14]
136	15	"Tale of Two Cuties"	Michael Zinberg	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	January 21, 1988	26.9 / 40[rat6 15]
137	16	"Yacht of Fools"	Thomas Lofaro	Phoef Sutton	February 4, 1988	24.9 / 37[rat6 16]
138	17	"To All the Girls I've Loved Before"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	February 11, 1988	24.7 / 36[rat6 17]
139	18	"Let Sleeping Drakes Lie"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	February 18, 1988	19.4 / 28[rat6 18]
140	19	"Airport V"	George Wendt	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	February 25, 1988	20.4 / 30[rat6 19]
141	20	"The Sam in the Gray Flannel Suit"	Tim Berry	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	March 3, 1988	25.9 / 39[rat6 20]
142	21	"Our Hourly Bread"	Andy Ackerman	Sue Herring	March 10, 1988	24.9 / 38[rat6 21]
143	22	"Slumber Party Massacred"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	March 24, 1988	25.1 / 40[rat6 22]
144	23	"Bar Wars"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	March 31, 1988	23.2 / –[rat6 23]
145	24	"The Big Kiss-Off"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	April 28, 1988	23.6 / 38[rat6 24]
146	25	"Backseat Becky, Up Front"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	May 5, 1988	22.8 / 38[rat6 25]

Season 7 (1988–89)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [13]	Directed by [13]	Written by [13]	Original air date [13]	Rating/share
147	1	"How to Recede in Business"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	October 27, 1988	24.4 / 38[rat7 1]
148	2	"Swear to God"	James Burrows	Tom Reeder	November 3, 1988	21.8 / 33[rat7 2]
149	3	"Executive Sweet"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	November 10, 1988	23.5 / 35[rat7 3]
150	4	"One Happy Chappy in a Snappy Serape"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	November 17, 1988	21.4 / 31[rat7 4]
151	5	"Those Lips, Those Ice"	James Burrows	Peter Casey and David Lee	November 24, 1988	17.3 / 31[rat7 5]
152	6	"Norm, Is That You?"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	December 8, 1988	23.7 / 37[rat7 6]
153	7	"How to Win Friends and Electrocute People"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	December 15, 1988	23.7 / 37[rat7 7]
154	8	"Jumping Jerks"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	December 22, 1988	20.6 / 34[rat7 8]
155	9	"Send in the Crane"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	January 5, 1989	25.1 / 37[rat7 9]
156	10	"Bar Wars II: The Woodman Strikes Back"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	January 12, 1989	25.4 / 38[rat7 10]
157	11	"Adventures in Housesitting"	James Burrows	Patricia Niedzialek and Cecile Alch	January 19, 1989	22.7 / 34[rat7 11]
158	12	"Please Mr. Postman"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack and Mert Rich	February 2, 1989	24.7 / 37[rat7 12]
159	13	"Golden Boyd"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	February 6, 1989	17.3 / 25[rat7 13]
160	14	"I Kid You Not"	James Burrows	Teleplay: Rod Burton Story: Rick Beren	February 16, 1989	22.8 / 35[rat7 14]
161	15	"Don't Paint Your Chickens"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	February 23, 1989	23.3 / 35[rat7 15]
162	16	"The Cranemakers"	Andy Ackerman	Phoef Sutton	March 2, 1989	24.3 / 37[rat7 16]
163	17	"Hot Rocks"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	March 16, 1989	22.7 / 36[rat7 17]
164	18	"What's Up, Doc?"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack and Mert Rich	March 30, 1989	24.3 / 37[rat7 18]
165	19	"The Gift of the Woodi"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	April 6, 1989	22.2 / 36[rat7 19]
166	20	"Call Me Irresponsible"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	April 13, 1989	22.3 / 36[rat7 20]
167	21	"Sisterly Love"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	April 27, 1989	20.8 / 34[rat7 21]
168	22	"The Visiting Lecher"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	May 4, 1989	20.8 / 33[rat7 22]

Season 8 (1989–90)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Ratings/share/ viewers/rank
169	1	"The Improbable Dream, Part 1"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	September 21, 1989	24.1 / 39 / 36.4 mil. / #3[rat8 1]
170	2	"The Improbable Dream, Part 2"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	September 28, 1989	24.3 / 39 / 36.1 mil. / #3[rat8 2]
171	3	"A Bar Is Born"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	October 12, 1989	22.4 / 37 / 33.6 mil. / #3[rat8 3]
172	4	"How to Marry a Mailman"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack and Mert Rich	October 19, 1989	24.7 / 38 / 37.2 mil. / #1[rat8 4]
173	5	"The Two Faces of Norm"	Andy Ackerman	Eugene B. Stein	October 26, 1989	24.1 / 39 / 35.7 mil. / #3[rat8 5]
174	6	"The Stork Brings a Crane"	Andy Ackerman	David Lloyd	November 2, 1989	24.4 / 37 / 37.6 mil. / #3[rat8 6]
175	7	"Death Takes a Holiday on Ice"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	November 9, 1989	24.3 / 38 / 36.2 mil. / #2[rat8 7]
176	8	"For Real Men Only"	James Burrows	David Pollock and Elias Davis	November 16, 1989	24.0 / 37 / 36.1 mil. / #4[rat8 8]
177	9	"Two Girls for Every Boyd"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	November 23, 1989	16.5 / 31 / 28.4 mil. / #13[rat8 9]
178	10	"The Art of the Steal"	James Burrows	Sue Herring	November 30, 1989	25.4 / 40 / 37.1 mil. / #2[rat8 10]
179	11	"Feeble Attraction"	Andy Ackerman	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	December 7, 1989	24.2 / 38 / 36.2 mil. / #2[rat8 11]
180	12	"Sam Ahoy"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	December 14, 1989	22.5 / 36 / 33.3 mil. / #2[rat8 12]
181	13	"Sammy and the Professor"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack and Mert Rich	January 4, 1990	24.2 / 36 / 35.8 mil. / #1[rat8 13]
182	14	"What Is... Cliff Clavin?"	Andy Ackerman	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	January 18, 1990	24.7 / 37 / 37.7 mil. / #1[rat8 14]
183	15	"Finally! Part 1"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	January 25, 1990	25.0 / 37 / 37.9 mil. / #3[rat8 15]
184	16	"Finally! Part 2"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	February 1, 1990	22.7 / 34 / 33.4 mil. / #2[rat8 16]
185	17	"Woody or Won't He"	Andy Ackerman	Brian Pollack and Mert Rich	February 8, 1990	22.8 / 35 / 34.5 mil. / #2[rat8 17]
186	18	"Severe Crane Damage"	Andy Ackerman	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	February 15, 1990	23.3 / 35 / 35.2 mil. / #2[rat8 18]
187	19	"Indoor Fun with Sammy and Robby"	Andy Ackerman	Phoef Sutton	February 22, 1990	23.6 / 36 / 35.8 mil. / #1[rat8 19]
188	20	"50–50 Carla"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	March 8, 1990	23.4 / 36 / 34.4 mil. / #2[rat8 20]
189	21	"Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	March 15, 1990	22.1 / 35 / 32.6 mil. / #1[rat8 21]
190	22	"Loverboyd"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack and Mert Rich	March 29, 1990	23.8 / 38 / 35.5 / #2[rat8 22]
191	23	"The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec"	James Burrows	Dan Staley and Rob Long	April 12, 1990	19.7 / 33 / 30.1 mil. / #2[rat8 23]
192	24	"Mr. Otis Regrets"	Andy Ackerman	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	April 19, 1990	21.9 / 35 / 32.9 mil. / #1[rat8 24]
193	25	"Cry Hard"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	April 26, 1990	21.2 / 34 / 31.8 mil. / #2[rat8 25]
194	26	"Cry Harder"	James Burrows	Teleplay: Cheri Eichen, Bill Steinkellner and Phoef Sutton Story: Bill Steinkellner	May 3, 1990	21.1 / 33 / 30.8 mil. / #3[rat8 26]

Season 9 (1990–91)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions) [14][15]
195	1	"Love Is a Really, Really, Perfectly Okay Thing"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	September 20, 1990	32.9
196	2	"Cheers Fouls Out"	James Burrows	Larry Balmagia	September 27, 1990	28.4
197	3	"Rebecca Redux"	James Burrows	Teleplay: Phoef Sutton, Bill Steinkellner and Cheri Eichen Story: Bill Steinkellner	October 4, 1990	30.4
198	4	"Where Nobody Knows Your Name"	Andy Ackerman	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	October 11, 1990	32.9
199	5	"Ma Always Liked You Best"	Andy Ackerman	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	October 18, 1990	31.7
200	6	"Grease"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack and Mert Rich	October 25, 1990	29.9
201	7	"Breaking In Is Hard to Do"	Andy Ackerman	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	November 1, 1990	33.2
202 203	8 9	"Cheers 200th Anniversary Special" (double-length episode)	James Burrows and Andy Ackerman	Cheri Eichen, Bill Steinkellner and Phoef Sutton	November 8, 1990	45.9
204	10	"Bad Neighbor Sam"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	November 15, 1990	34.1
205	11	"Veggie-Boyd"	James Burrows	Dan Staley and Rob Long	November 22, 1990	29.1
206	12	"Norm and Cliff's Excellent Adventure"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	December 6, 1990	32.7
207	13	"Woody Interruptus"	James Burrows	Dan Staley and Rob Long	December 13, 1990	33.8
208	14	"Honor Thy Mother"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack and Mert Rich	January 3, 1991	38.6
209	15	"Achilles Hill"	Andy Ackerman	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	January 10, 1991	36.3
210	16	"The Days of Wine and Neuroses"	James Burrows	Brian Pollack and Mert Rich	January 24, 1991	32.3
211	17	"Wedding Bell Blues"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	January 31, 1991	32.7
212	18	"I'm Getting My Act Together and Sticking It in Your Face"	Andy Ackerman	Dan Staley and Rob Long	February 7, 1991	31.5
213	19	"Sam Time Next Year"	James Burrows	Larry Balmagia	February 14, 1991	31.9
214	20	"Crash of the Titans"	James Burrows	Dan Staley and Rob Long	February 21, 1991	33.3
215	21	"It's a Wonderful Wife"	James Burrows	Sue Herring	February 28, 1991	35.9
216	22	"Cheers Has Chili"	Andy Ackerman	Cheri Eichen, Bill Steinkellner and Phoef Sutton	March 14, 1991	30.3
217	23	"Carla Loves Clavin"	James Burrows	Dan Staley and Rob Long	March 21, 1991	28.8
218	24	"Pitch It Again, Sam"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	March 28, 1991	30.8
219	25	"Rat Girl"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	April 4, 1991	33.4
220	26	"Home Malone"	Andy Ackerman	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	April 25, 1991	27.7
221	27	"Uncle Sam Wants You"	James Burrows	Dan Staley and Rob Long	May 2, 1991	31.3

Season 10 (1991–92)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S viewers (millions) [16][17]
222	1	"Baby Balk"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	September 19, 1991	31.4
223	2	"Get Your Kicks on Route 666"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	September 26, 1991	30.3
224	3	"Madame LaCarla"	Tom Moore	Phoef Sutton	October 3, 1991	29.6
225	4	"The Norm Who Came to Dinner"	Tom Moore	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	October 10, 1991	27.8
226	5	"Ma's Little Maggie"	James Burrows	Tracy Newman and Jonathan Stark	October 17, 1991	24.5
227	6	"Unplanned Parenthood"	James Burrows	Dan Staley and Rob Long	October 24, 1991	25.3
228	7	"Bar Wars V: The Final Judgment"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	October 31, 1991	28.2
229	8	"Where Have All the Floorboards Gone?"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	November 7, 1991	29.3
230	9	"Head Over Hill"	John Ratzenberger	Dan Staley and Rob Long	November 14, 1991	27.8
231	10	"A Fine French Whine"	James Burrows	Dan Staley and Rob Long	November 21, 1991	29.2
232	11	"I'm Okay, You're Defective"	James Burrows	Dan Staley and Rob Long	December 5, 1991	27.3
233	12	"Go Make"	James Burrows	Phoef Sutton	December 12, 1991	27.5
234	13	"Don't Shoot...I'm Only the Psychiatrist"	James Burrows	Kathy Ann Stumpe	January 2, 1992	30.0
235	14	"No Rest for the Woody"	James Burrows	Tracy Newman and Jonathan Stark	January 9, 1992	24.6
236	15	"My Son, the Father"	James Burrows	Dan Staley and Rob Long	January 16, 1992	26.7
237	16	"One Hugs, the Other Doesn't"	James Burrows	Cheri Eichen and Bill Steinkellner	January 30, 1992	26.4
238	17	"A Diminished Rebecca with a Suspended Cliff"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon and Tom Anderson	February 6, 1992	29.7
239	18	"License to Hill"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	February 13, 1992	22.6
240	19	"Rich Man, Wood Man"	James Burrows	Daniel Palladino	February 20, 1992	21.9
241	20	"Smotherly Love"	James Burrows	Kathy Ann Stumpe	February 27, 1992	26.7
242	21	"Take Me Out of the Ball Game"	James Burrows	Kathy Ann Stumpe	March 26, 1992	23.9
243	22	"Rebecca's Lover...Not"	James Burrows	Tracy Newman and Jonathan Stark	April 23, 1992	22.1
244	23	"Bar Wars VI: This Time It's for Real"	Rick Beren	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	April 30, 1992	30.5
245	24	"Heeeeere's...Cliffy!"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	May 7, 1992	25.4
246 247	25 26	"An Old-Fashioned Wedding" (double-length episode)	James Burrows	David Lloyd	May 14, 1992	32.9

Season 11 (1992–93)

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 and Rob Long	September 24, 1992	28.7
249	2	"The Beer Is Always Greener"	James Burrows	Tom Leopold	October 1, 1992	24.8
250	3	"The King of Beers"	John Ratzenberger	Dan O'Shannon	October 8, 1992	23.1
251	4	"The Magnificent Six"	James Burrows	Sue Herring	October 22, 1992	20.6
252	5	"Do Not Forsake Me O' My Postman"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	October 29, 1992	24.0
253	6	"Teaching with the Enemy"	James Burrows	Tom Anderson	November 5, 1992	28.5
254	7	"The Girl in the Plastic Bubble"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon	November 12, 1992	29.6
255	8	"Ill-Gotten Gaines"	James Burrows	Fred Graver	November 19, 1992	24.0
256	9	"Feelings...Whoa, Whoa, Whoa"	Rick Beren	Kathy Ann Stumpe	December 3, 1992	22.9
257	10	"Daddy's Little Middle-Aged Girl"	James Burrows	Rebecca Parr Cioffi	December 10, 1992	21.4
258	11	"Love Me, Love My Car"	James Burrows	David Lloyd	December 17, 1992	23.4
259	12	"Sunday Dinner"	James Burrows	Fred Graver	January 7, 1993	22.7
260	13	"Norm's Big Audit"	John Ratzenberger	Tom Leopold	January 14, 1993	25.9
261	14	"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Bar"	James Burrows	Rebecca Parr Cioffi	January 21, 1993	25.4
262	15	"Loathe and Marriage"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	February 4, 1993	27.1
263	16	"Is There a Doctor in the Howe?"	James Burrows	Kathy Ann Stumpe	February 11, 1993	28.4
264	17	"The Bar Manager, the Shrink, His Wife and Her Lover"	James Burrows	Kathy Ann Stumpe	February 18, 1993	24.7
265	18	"The Last Picture Show"	James Burrows	Fred Graver	February 25, 1993	28.0
266	19	"Bar Wars VII: The Naked Prey"	James Burrows	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	March 18, 1993	27.5
267	20	"Look Before You Sleep"	James Burrows	Rebecca Parr Cioffi	April 1, 1993	26.3
268	21	"Woody Gets an Election"	James Burrows	Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson, Dan Staley and Rob Long	April 22, 1993	27.6
269	22	"It's Lonely on the Top"	James Burrows	Heide Perlman	April 29, 1993	29.8
270 271	23 24	"Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses" (double-length episode)	James Burrows	David Lloyd	May 6, 1993	30.8
272	25	"The Guy Can't Help It"	James Burrows	David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee	May 13, 1993	29.5
273 274 275	26 27 28	"One for the Road" (triple length series finale)	James Burrows	Glen Charles and Les Charles	May 20, 1993	80.4

Notes

1. Hunt, Dennis. "Cheer Up! `Cheers' Lives via Mail Order". Los Angeles Times 14 May 1993: F18. Web. 1 June 2012. (subscription required)
2. Bjorklund, p. 15.
3. Bjorklund, pp. 281–295 "Season One: 1982-83."
4. "Cast of Cheers with special material about the Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. February 2, 1983. Part VI (Calendar), page 7. Microfilm.
5. Levine, Ken (February 6, 2010). "My Super Bowl Tradition: The Lost Cheers". ...by Ken Levine at Blogspot. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
6. "Uncle Sam Malone". United States Department of Treasury. circa 1982–1984. Retrieved July 21, 2012 – via National Archives and Records Administration. Check date values in: |date= (help) National Archives Identifier: 5076619; Local Identifier: 53-BONDS-14; Agency-Assigned Identifier: P0074.
7. Bjorklund, pp. 297–310 "Season Two: 1983–84".
8. Bjorklund, pp. 311–326
9. Cheers: The Complete Third Season (DVD). 2004.
10. Bjorklund, pp. 327–341 "Season Four: 1985–1986".
11. Bjorklund, pp. 343–357 "Season Five: 1986-1987".
12. Bjorklund, pp. 359–374
13. Bjorklund, pp. 375–389
14. http://tvaholics.blogspot.com.br/search?q=1990
15. http://tvaholics.blogspot.com.br/search?q=1991
16. http://tvaholics.blogspot.com.br/search?q=1991
17. http://anythingkiss.com/pi_feedback_challenge/Ratings/19920106-0531_TVRatings.pdf

References

• Bjorklund, Dennis A. (1997). Toasting Cheers: An Episode Guide, 1982—1993. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-89950-962-2.
• Bjorklund, Dennis A. (2008). Cheers: A Comprehensive Reference. Praetorian Publishing. ISBN 0-9679852-3-4.

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.

1. "Wednesday, October 6, 1982". p. 11. There are 63 programs in the list.
2. "Thursday, October 14, 1982". p. 11. 63 or 64 programs.
3. Schwartz, Tony (October 14, 1982). "Mixed Ratings for NBC". The New York Times. p. C-29. Retrieved July 20, 2012 – via ProQuest. This episode scored a 24 New York City share.
4. "Wednesday, October 20, 1982". p. 8. 66 programs.
5. "Thursday, October 28, 1982". p. 12. 68 programs.
6. "Thursday, November 4, 1982". p. 12. 75 programs.
7. "Wednesday, November 10, 1982". p. 11. 85 programs.
8. "Thursday, November 18, 1982". p. 14. 65 programs.
9. "Wednesday, November 24, 1982". p. 10. 65 programs.
10. "Wednesday, December 1, 1982". p. 8. 69 programs.
11. "Thursday, December 9, 1982". p. 10. 68 programs.
12. "Thursday, December 16, 1982". p. 12. 73 programs.
13. "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.
14. "Thursday, January 13, 1983". p. 9. 69 programs.
15. "Friday, January 21, 1983". p. 16. 69 programs.
16. "Thursday, January 27, 1983". p. 8. 69 programs.
17. "Thursday, February 3, 1983". p. 10. 67 programs.
18. "Wednesday, February 16, 1983". p. 38. 61 programs.
19. "Wednesday, February 23, 1983". p. 7. 71 programs.
20. "Wednesday, March 2, 1983". p. 10. 67 programs.
21. "Wednesday, March 9, 1983". p. 9. 66 programs.
22. "Wednesday, March 30, 1983". p. 8. 67 programs.
23. "Wednesday, April 6, 1983". p. 7. 69 programs.

Season 2

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

1. "AfterMASH Wins Viewers". October 5, 1983. p. 6B. Record no: 8303200181. 65 programs.
2. "World Series Is a Hit with Nielsen Viewers". October 19, 1983. p. 18A. Record no: 8303240057. 66 programs.]]
3. "CBS' Simon Is No. 1". October 26, 1983. p. 16A. Record no: 8303250883. 70 programs.
4. "6 CBS Programs in Nielsen Top 10". November 2, 1983. p. 14A. Record no: 8303280050. 72 programs.
5. "ABC Wins Nielsen Race". November 9, 1983. p. 5B. Record no: 8303290980. 68 programs.
6. "CBS Sweeps Nielsens". November 16, 1983. p. 4B. Record no: 8304010721. 67 programs.
7. "ABC Nukes Networks in Week's Nielsens". November 23, 1983. p. 5B. Record no: 8304040716. 64 programs.
8. "The No. 1 A-Team Couldn't Defeat CBS". November 30, 1983. p. 4D. Record no: 8304050380. 63 programs.
9. "Gambler Film Makes CBS an Easy Winner". December 7, 1983. p. 6D. Record no: 8304070545. 65 programs.
10. "Seven Top 10 Shows Give CBS Nielsen Win". December 15, 1983. p. 2B. Record no: 8304090704. 69 programs.
11. "CBS' 60 Minutes Wins Ratings Race". December 22, 1983. p. 6B. Record no: 8304110387. 65 programs.
12. "Monday Night Football Suffers Its Worst TV Season". December 29, 1983. p. 10C. Record no: 8304120897. 66 programs.
13. Buck, Jerry (January 12, 1984). "NBC Is No. 2 but Trying Harder". Lexington Herald-Leader. The Associated Press. p. D12. Record no: 8401030085. "Battle of the Exes" is tied with a sitcom Goodnight, Beantown. 19.6 rating may equal to 16.4 million households.
14. "Amelia wins over viewers". January 18, 1984. p. 6B. Record no: 8401050111. 71 programs.
15. "Television Ratings". Los Angeles Times. January 25, 1984. p. 8, Part VI (Calendar). 68 programs.
16. "No. 3 Dynasty helps ABC wins ratings race". February 8, 1984. p. 5C. Record no: 8401100023. 65 programs.
17. "NBC takes Nielsen lead for first time in season". February 16, 1984. p. 6B. Record no: 8401120302. 59 programs.
18. "ABC leads ratings with Olympics shows". February 22, 1984. p. 12D. Record no: 8401130864. 49 programs.
19. "CBS is Master of ratings game". February 29, 1984. p. 4B. Record no: 8401150603. 56 programs.
20. "The Nielsens". May 11, 1984. p. 5B. Record no: 8402040812. 65 programs.
21. "The Nielsens". May 17, 1984. p. 9B. Record no: 8402060339. 61 programs.

Season 3

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

1. "'Oldies' Give CBS a 'Premiere' Lead". The Miami Herald. October 5, 1984. p. 13F. 64 programs.
2. "The Nielsens". The Miami Herald. October 12, 1984. p. 13F. 60 programs.
3. "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.
4. "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. November 2, 1984. p. 6B. 70 programs.
5. "Dallas Clan Knocks Dynasty Out of No. 1". Lexington Herald-Leader. Kentucky. The Associated Press. November 8, 1984. p. D7. "Sam Turns the Other Cheek" ties with NBC crime drama Hill Street Blues. Household amount was estimated to be 15.1 million.
6. "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.
7. "The Nielsens". The Miami Herald. November 23, 1984. p. 17E. 68 programs.
8. "Television Ratings". Los Angeles Times. November 28, 1984. p. 14, Part VI (Calendar). Over 60 programs. Another sitcom Who's the Boss? scored the same rating, although it is listed as No. 39.
9. "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. December 6, 1984. p. 9D. 69 programs.
10. "Amusements". The Miami Herald. December 13, 1984. p. 4B. 54 programs.
11. "The Nielsens". The Miami Herald. December 21, 1984. p. 24D. 70 programs.
12. "Television Ratings". Los Angeles Times. December 28, 1984. p. 28, Part VI (Calendar). 65 programs.
13. "Television Ratings". Los Angeles Times. January 9, 1985. p. 9, Part VI (Calendar). 63 programs.
14. "Television Ratings". Los Angeles Times. January 16, 1985. p. 10, Part VI (Calendar). 66 programs.
15. "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. January 31, 1985. p. 5B. Only 55 shows are listed; there may be more in other articles.
16. "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.
17. "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. February 14, 1985. p. 6B. Only 45 shows are listed; there may be more in other articles.
18. "60 Minutes No. 1". San Francisco Chronicle. February 21, 1985. p. 59. Top ten programs are only listed. In the San Francisco area, the episode landed on No. 8 with an 18.5 rating.
19. "Television Ratings". Los Angeles Times. February 27, 1985. p. 9, Part VI. 67 programs listed in nationwide list. In the Los Angeles area, it landed on No. 8 out of top 10 with a 19 rating.
20. "Television Ratings". Los Angeles Times. March 6, 1985. p. 9, Pt. VI. 65 programs nationwide. In the Los Angeles area, it landed on No. 6 out of 10 with an 18 rating.
21. "60 Minute Leads". San Francisco Chronicle. March 13, 1985. p. 53. Top ten programs are only listed. In San Francisco area, it landed on No. 3 with a 21.9 rating.
22. "TV Ratings - Cosby Show No. 1". San Francisco Chronicle. April 17, 1985. p. 59. Top ten programs are only listed. In the San Francisco area, it landed on No. 3 with 25.3 rating.
23. "Television Ratings". Los Angeles Times. April 24, 1985. p. 9, Part VI. 66 programs. In the Los Angeles area, "The Bartender's Tale" landed on No. 3 with 18 rating.
24. "Cosby Show No. 1". San Francisco Chronicle. May 8, 1995. p. 59. Top ten programs are only listed. In the San Francisco area, "The Belles of St. Clete's" landed on No. 6 with an 18.0 rating.
25. Rothenberg, Fred (May 16, 1985). "First Blood Helps NBC Win Nielsen's Ratings War". The Orlando Sentinel. The Associated Press. p. E7. Top 20 programs are only listed. 17.9 rating may equate to 15.2 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.

1. Arar, Yardena (October 2, 1985). "NBC leaps toward ratings rooftop". Los Angeles Daily News (Valley ed.). p. 17. Record no. 8501010144.
2. Rothenberg, Fred (October 10, 1985). "NBC'S undefeated so far in ratings season". The Orlando Sentinel (3 Star ed.). Associated Press. p. E2. Record no. 0330360228. "Woody Goes Belly Up" tied with primetime soap opera Dynasty on the week of October 7–13, 1985.
3. Rothenberg, Fred (October 23, 1985). "Series, sports, sexy movies puts NBC on top". Daily Breeze. Torrance, California. Associated Press. p. G5. Record no. 0000068236.
4. Rothenberg, Fred (October 31, 1985). "World Series Pitches ABC to Top of TV Ratings". The Orlando Sentinel (3 Star ed.). Associated Press. p. E2. Record no. 0340170018.
5. "Cosby Still No. 1". Daily Breeze. November 6, 1985. p. F7. Record no. 0000070094. San Francisco Chronicle erroneously typed '24.5' rating instead of 24.1.
6. "North and South wins". Daily Breeze. Associated Press. November 14, 1985. p. C4. Record no. 0000071039.
7. Rothenberg, Fred (November 20, 1985). "Kane & Abel miniseries opens strong for CBS in Nielsen poll". Daily Breeze. Associated Press. p. F7. Record no. 0000071955.
8. "Comics/TV". The Miami Herald. November 28, 1985. p. 11F. Record no. 8504050518.
9. "Perry Mason wins ratings case for NBC". Daily Breeze. December 4, 1985. p. F5. Record no. 0000073756.
10. Rothenberg, Fred (December 11, 1985). "Cosby,Monday Night Football score". Daily Breeze. Associated Press. p. D9. Record no. 0000074696.
11. Rothenberg, Fred (December 18, 1985). "NBC wins week - Mary comes in 31st". Daily Breeze. Associated Press. p. D8. Record no. 0000075609.
12. Rothenberg, Fred (December 28, 1985). "Cosby rerun still good enough for first". The Orlando Sentinel. Sentinel Communications Co. Associated Press. p. E2. Record no. 0340900075.
13. Rothenberg, Fred (January 16, 1986). "Sunday Night Movie pushes CBS to No. 1". Sun-Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 14E. Record no. 8601030977. "Take My Shirt... Please?" tied with a news program 60 Minutes on the week of January 6–12, 1986.
14. Rothenberg, Fred (January 23, 1986). "Mafia Princess an NBC Hit; Cosby sets another record". The Orlando Sentinel. Associated Press. p. E3. Record no. 0190270204.
15. Rothenberg, Fred (January 30, 1986). "Nielsen tally shows NBC ahead of the pack". The Orlando Sentinel. Associated Press. p. E3. Record no. 0190370163. The week of January 20–26, 1986, included the Super Bowl XX.
16. "Cosby Show leads". San Francisco Chronicle. February 5, 1986. p. 13, "News" section. Record no. 215788. "Cliffie's Big Score" tied with hourlong drama, Highway to Heaven. In the San Francisco area, the episode scored a 23.2 rating.
17. "Cosby still leads ratings". Daily Breeze. February 12, 1986. p. D6. Record no. 0000082617.
18. Rothenberg, Fred (February 20, 1986). "Theatrical movies surprise in ratings". Daily Breeze. Associated Press. p. C4. Record no. 0000083673.
19. Rothenberg, Fred (February 27, 1986). "CBS wins its second battle of miniseries". Sun-Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 6E. Record no. 8601130372.
20. Rothenberg, Fred (March 5, 1986). "NBC edges CBS in ratings". Daily Breeze. Associated Press. p. D6. Record no. 0000085244.
21. Rothenberg, Fred (March 19, 1986). "Even repeat comedies score well". Daily Breeze. Associated Press. p. D7. Record no. 0000086942.
22. "CBS and NBC share top honors in the weekly ratings race". The Orlando Sentinel. Associated Press. March 27, 1986. p. E2. Record no. 0210130008.
23. Barr, Robert (April 3, 1986). "Oscar show ratings low, still help ABC". Sun-Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 8E. Record no. 8601200516.
24. Rothenberg, Fred (May 8, 1986). "All networks winners in May sweeps battle". Sun-Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 7E. Record no. 8601270789.
25. "Nielsen Top 20". Daily Breeze. May 14, 1986. p. D4. Record no. 0000094316.
26. Rothenberg, Fred (May 21, 1986). "Duffy in shower leads soaps assault". Daily Breeze. Associated Press. p. D8. Record no. 0000095213.

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.

1. Barr, Robert (October 2, 1986). "CBS wins a skirmish, NBC wins the battle". Sun-Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 6E. 30.0 rating equates to 26.2 million households.
2. "Top 10 (Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 1986)". October 8, 1986. p. 19.
3. "Top 10 (Oct. 6-12, 1986)". October 15, 1986. p. 29.
4. "Top 10 (Oct. 13-19, 1986)". October 22, 1986. p. 27.
5. "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.
6. Barr, Robert (November 13, 1986). "Perry Mason Special Rated in Week's Top 10". Sun-Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 7E. 28.8 rating equates to 25.2 million households.
7. "Top 10 (Nov. 10-16, 1986)". November 19, 1986. p. 26.
8. "Top 10 (Nov. 17-23, 1986)". November 26, 1986. p. 22.
9. "Top 10 (Nov. 24-30, 1986)". December 3, 1986. p. 31.
10. "Top 10 (Dec. 1-7, 1986)". December 10, 1986. p. 31.
11. 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.
12. "Pre-empting can't squelch NBC ratings". San Jose Mercury News. Associated Press. December 24, 1986. p. 6D.
13. "Top 10: Jan. 5-11, 1987". January 14, 1987. p. 25.
14. "Top 10: Jan. 12-18, 1987". January 21, 1987. p. 29.
15. "Top 10: Jan. 19-25, 1987". January 28, 1987. p. 31.
16. "Top 10: Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 1987". February 4, 1987. p. 24.
17. "Top 10 (Feb. 2-8, 1987)". February 11, 1987. p. 28.
18. "Top 10 (Feb. 9-15, 1987)". February 18, 1987. p. 15.
19. Baker, Kathryn (February 26, 1987). "ABC happy with ratings despite Amerika slump". Sun-Sentinel. p. 6E. 19.6 rating equates to 17.1 million households.
20. "Top 10: Feb. 23-March 1, 1987". March 4, 1987. p. 23.
21. "Top 10: March 2-8, 1987". March 11, 1987. p. 34.
22. "Top 10: March 16-22, 1987". March 25, 1987. p. 23.
23. "Top 10: March 23-29, 1987". April 1, 1987. p. 15.
24. "Top 10: March 30-April 5". April 8, 1987. p. 25.
25. "Top 10: April 27-May 3, 1987". May 6, 1987. p. 26.
26. "Top Ten". The Argus-Press. Owosso, MI. May 15, 1987. Entertainment Spotlight, p. 7. Retrieved April 4, 2012, at Google News Archives. Check date values in: |access-date= (help) 28.4 rating approximately equates to 24.8 million households.

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.

1. "Top 10: Sep. 21-27, 1987". September 30, 1987. p. 23.
2. "Top 10: Sept. 29-Oct. 4, 1987". October 7, 1987. p. 29.
3. "Top 10: Oct. 12-18, 1987". October 21, 1987. p. 29.
4. "Top 10: Oct. 19-25, 1987". October 29, 1987. p. 23.
5. "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.
6. "Top 10: Nov. 2-8, 1987". November 11, 1987. p. 21.
7. "Top 10: Nov. 9-15, 1987". November 19, 1987. p. 22.
8. "Top 10: Nov. 16-22, 1987". November 26, 1987. p. E-30.
9. "Top 10: Nov. 23-29, 1987". December 2, 1987. p. 27.
10. "Top 10: Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 1987". December 9, 1987. p. 29.
11. "Top 10: Dec. 7-13, 1987". December 17, 1987. p. 25.
12. "Top 10: Dec. 14-20, 1987". December 24, 1987. p. 15.
13. "Top 10: Jan. 4-10, 1988". January 13, 1988. p. 22.
14. "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.
15. "Top 10: Jan. 18-24, 1988". January 27, 1988. p. 21.
16. "Top 10: Feb. 1-7, 1988". February 10, 1988. p. 19.
17. "Top 10: Feb. 8-14, 1988". February 17, 1988. p. 29.
18. Feder, Robert (February 24, 1988). "Olympics place ABC in the winner's circle". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 41. Record no. CHI280782. For week of February 15, 1988.
19. "Top 10: Feb. 22-28, 1988". March 2, 1988. p. 19.
20. "Top 10: Feb. 29-Mar. 6, 1988". March 9, 1988. p. 29.
21. "Top 10: March 7-13, 1988". March 16, 1988. p. 25.
22. "Top 10: March 21-27, 1988". March 30, 1988. p. 25.
23. "NBC rules ratings for 5 weeks straight". San Jose Mercury News. Associated Press. April 6, 1988. p. 8-C. Record no. 8803020050. 23.2 rating approximately equates to 20.6 million homes.
24. "Top 10: April 25-May 1, 1988". May 4, 1988. p. 26.
25. "Top 10: May 2-8, 1988". May 11, 1988. p. 19.

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.

1. "Top 10: Oct. 24–30, 1988". November 2, 1988. p. 21.
2. "Top 10: Oct. 31–Nov. 6, 1988". November 9, 1988. p. 19.
3. "Top 10: Nov. 7–13, 1988". November 16, 1988. p. 33.
4. "The Ratings (Nov. 14–20, 1988)". The Dallas Morning News. November 24, 1988. p. 21C.
5. "The Ratings (Nov. 21–27, 1988)". The Dallas Morning News. December 2, 1988. p. 12C.
6. "Top 10: Dec. 5–11, 1988". December 14, 1988. p. 27.
7. "Top 10: Dec. 12–18, 1988". December 21, 1988. p. 25.
8. "Top 10: Dec. 19–25, 1988". December 29, 1988. p. 15.
9. "Top 10: Jan 2–8, 1989". January 11, 1989. p. 27.
10. "Top 10: Jan. 9–15, 1989". January 18, 1989. p. 24.
11. "Top 10: Jan 16–22, 1989". January 25, 1989. p. 19.
12. "Top 10: Jan. 30–Feb. 5, 1989". February 8, 1989. p. 27.
13. "Using this chart (Feb. 6–12, 1989)". USA Today. February 15, 1989. p. 3D.
14. "Using this chart (Feb. 13–19, 1989)". USA Today. February 22, 1989. p. 3D. Record no. 170085.
15. "Top 10: Feb. 20–26, 1989". March 2, 1989. p. 15.
16. "Top 10: Feb. 27–Mar. 5, 1989". March 8, 1989. p. 21.
17. "Using this chart (March 13–19, 1989)". USA Today. March 22, 1989. p. 3D.
18. "Top 10: Mar. 27–Apr. 2, 1989". April 5, 1989. p. 21.
19. "Top 10: April 3–9, 1989". April 12, 1989. p. 28.
20. "Top 10: April 10–16, 1989". April 19, 1989. p. 21.
21. "Top 10: April 24–30, 1989". May 3, 1989. p. 19.
22. "Top 10: May 1–7, 1989". May 10, 1989. p. 19.

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.

1. September 27, 1989. Record no. 214331.
2. October 4, 1989. Record no. 215742.
3. October 18, 1989. Record no. 218595
4. October 25, 1989. Record no. 220074.
5. November 1, 1989. Record no. 221508.
6. November 8, 1989. Record no. 222932.
7. November 15, 1989. Record no. 224364.
8. November 22, 1989. Record no. 225766.
9. November 29, 1989. Record no. 226865.
10. December 6, 1989. Record no. 228257.
11. December 13, 1989. Record no. 229628.
12. December 20, 1989. Record no. 230948.
13. January 10, 1990. Record no. 234602.
14. January 24, 1990. Record no. 237376.
15. January 31, 1990. Record no. 239189.
16. February 7, 1990. Record no. 240525.
17. February 14, 1990. Record no. 241948.
18. February 21, 1990. Record no. 243308.
19. February 28, 1990. Record no. 244938.
20. March 14, 1990. Record no. 247753.
21. March 21, 1990. Record no. 249195.
22. April 4, 1990. Record no. 252035.
23. April 18, 1990. Record no. 254889.
24. April 25, 1990. Record no. 256312.
25. May 2, 1990. Record no. 257677.
26. May 9, 1990. Record no. 259054.

External links

• "Cheers: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
• "Cheers episode guide". TV Guide. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
• List of Cheers episodes at the Internet Movie Database