Frasier season 1
Appearance
Frasier | |
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Season 1 | |
Starring | |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | September 16, 1993 May 19, 1994 | –
Season chronology | |
The first season of Frasier originally aired from September 16, 1993 to May 19, 1994 on NBC, consisting of a total of 24 episodes.[1] This premiere season was mostly directed by James Burrows (15 episodes), alongside Andy Ackerman (6 episodes). The other 2 directors were co-creator David Lee (2 episodes) and Rick Beren (1 episode).
Cast
Main
- Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane
- Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon
- David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane
- Peri Gilpin as Roz Doyle
- John Mahoney as Martin Crane
Special guest
- Amanda Donohoe as Catherine
- John Glover as Ned Miller
- Bebe Neuwirth as Lilith
- Mako as Sam Tanaka
Special appearance by
- Dr. Joyce Brothers as herself
Recurring
Guest
- Kathleen Noone as Aunt Patrice
- Harriet Sansom Harris as Bebe Glazer
- Claire Stansfield as Kristina
- Patrick Kerr as Noel Shempsky
- Edward Hibbert as Gil Chesterton
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | "The Good Son" | James Burrows | David Angell & Peter Casey & David Lee | September 16, 1993 | 28.1[2] |
2 | 2 | "Space Quest" | James Burrows | Sy Dukane & Denise Moss | September 23, 1993 | 27.0[3] |
3 | 3 | "Dinner at Eight" | James Burrows | Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | September 30, 1993 | 25.7[4] |
4 | 4 | "I Hate Frasier Crane" | David Lee | Christopher Lloyd | October 7, 1993 | 24.2[5] |
5 | 5 | "Here's Looking at You" | Andy Ackerman | Brad Hall | October 14, 1993 | 23.9[6] |
6 | 6 | "The Crucible" | James Burrows | Sy Dukane & Denise Moss | October 21, 1993 | 22.4[7] |
7 | 7 | "Call Me Irresponsible" | James Burrows | Anne Flett & Chuck Ranberg | October 28, 1993 | 27.0[8] |
8 | 8 | "Beloved Infidel" | Andy Ackerman | Leslie Eberhard | November 4, 1993 | 27.1[9] |
9 | 9 | "Selling Out" | Andy Ackerman | Lloyd Garver | November 11, 1993 | 25.0[10] |
10 | 10 | "Oops!" | James Burrows | Denise Moss & Sy Dukane | November 18, 1993 | 23.2[11] |
11 | 11 | "Death Becomes Him" | Andy Ackerman | Leslie Eberhard | December 2, 1993 | 25.3[12] |
12 | 12 | "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street" | James Burrows | Christopher Lloyd | December 16, 1993 | 25.6[13] |
13 | 13 | "Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast?" | Andy Ackerman | Molly Newman | January 6, 1994 | 30.4[14] |
14 | 14 | "Can't Buy Me Love" | James Burrows | Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | January 20, 1994 | 27.1[15] |
15 | 15 | "You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover" | Andy Ackerman | David Lloyd | January 27, 1994 | 27.8[16] |
16 | 16 | "The Show Where Lilith Comes Back" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | February 3, 1994 | 33.1[17] |
17 | 17 | "A Mid-Winter Night's Dream" | David Lee | Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | February 10, 1994 | 32.8[18] |
18 | 18 | "And the Whimper Is..." | James Burrows | Denise Moss & Sy Dukane | February 17, 1994 | N/A |
19 | 19 | "Give Him the Chair!" | James Burrows | Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | March 17, 1994 | 29.8[19] |
20 | 20 | "Fortysomething" | Rick Beren | Sy Dukane & Denise Moss | March 31, 1994 | 27.1[20] |
21 | 21 | "Travels with Martin" | James Burrows | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | April 14, 1994 | 25.5[21] |
22 | 22 | "Author, Author" | James Burrows | Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian | May 5, 1994 | 26.2[22] |
23 | 23 | "Frasier Crane's Day Off" | James Burrows | Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | May 12, 1994 | 22.3[23] |
24 | 24 | "My Coffee with Niles" | James Burrows | David Angell & Peter Casey | May 19, 1994 | 29.7[24] |
Awards and nominations
Viewers for Quality Television awards
- 1994 Best Quality Comedy Series – Nominated[25]
- 1994 Best Lead Actor in a Quality Comedy Series (Kelsey Grammer) – Nominated[26]
- 1994 Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series (David Hyde Pierce) – WON[27]
- 1994 Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series (Jane Leeves) – Nominated[28]
- 1995 Episodic Comedy ("A Mid-Winter Night's Dream") (Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano) – Nominated[29]
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- ^ "Viewers for Quality Television Awards (1994)". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "Writers Guild of America, USA (1995)". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-05-27.