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Frasier

''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub Street Productions), in association with Grammnet Productions (1995–2004) and Paramount Television.

The series was created as a spin-off of the sitcom ''Cheers''. It continues the story of psychiatrist Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), who returns to his hometown, Seattle, as a radio show host. He reconnects with his father, Martin (John Mahoney), a retired police officer, and his younger brother, Niles (David Hyde Pierce), a fellow psychiatrist. Included in the series cast were Peri Gilpin as Frasier's producer Roz Doyle, and Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon, Martin's live-in caregiver. Dan Butler's role as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe, a sports talk show host on Frasier's station, was later upgraded from a recurring to main character in some seasons. The role of Frasier's ex-wife, Lilith Sternin, was played by Bebe Neuwirth, reprising her role from Cheers.

Like its predecessor, ''Cheers'', ''Frasier'' received critical acclaim, and is highly regarded in both the USA and the UK. The series and the cast won 37 Primetime Emmy Awards, a record at the time for a scripted series, It also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for five consecutive years. A revival series, also titled ''Frasier'', premiered on the Paramount+ service on October 12, 2023. Provided by Wikipedia