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 | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "The Good Son" | James Burrows | David Angell & Peter Casey & David Lee | September 16, 1993 | 101[2] | 28.1[3] |
2 | 2 | "Space Quest" | James Burrows | Sy Dukane & Denise Moss | September 23, 1993 | 102 | 27.0[4] |
3 | 3 | "Dinner at Eight" | James Burrows | Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | September 30, 1993 | 103 | 25.7[5] |
4 | 4 | "I Hate Frasier Crane" | David Lee | Christopher Lloyd | October 7, 1993 | 104 | 24.2[6] |
5 | 5 | "Here's Looking at You" | Andy Ackerman | Brad Hall | October 14, 1993 | 105 | 23.9[7] |
6 | 6 | "The Crucible" | James Burrows | Sy Dukane & Denise Moss | October 21, 1993 | 107 | 22.4[8] |
7 | 7 | "Call Me Irresponsible" | James Burrows | Anne Flett & Chuck Ranberg | October 28, 1993 | 106 | 27.0[9] |
8 | 8 | "Beloved Infidel" | Andy Ackerman | Leslie Eberhard | November 4, 1993 | 108 | 27.1[10] |
9 | 9 | "Selling Out" | Andy Ackerman | Lloyd Garver | November 11, 1993 | 109 | 25.0[11] |
10 | 10 | "Oops!" | James Burrows | Denise Moss & Sy Dukane | November 18, 1993 | 110 | 23.2[12] |
11 | 11 | "Death Becomes Him" | Andy Ackerman | Leslie Eberhard | December 2, 1993 | 111 | 25.3[13] |
12 | 12 | "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street" | James Burrows | Christopher Lloyd | December 16, 1993 | 113 | 25.6[14] |
13 | 13 | "Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast?" | Andy Ackerman | Molly Newman | January 6, 1994 | 114 | 30.4[15] |
14 | 14 | "Can't Buy Me Love" | James Burrows | Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | January 20, 1994 | 112 | 27.1[16] |
15 | 15 | "You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover" | Andy Ackerman | David Lloyd | January 27, 1994 | 116 | 27.8[17] |
16 | 16 | "The Show Where Lilith Comes Back" | James Burrows | Ken Levine & David Isaacs | February 3, 1994 | 117 | 33.1[18] |
17 | 17 | "A Mid-Winter Night's Dream" | David Lee | Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | February 10, 1994 | 115 | 32.8[19] |
18 | 18 | "And the Whimper Is..." | James Burrows | Denise Moss & Sy Dukane | February 17, 1994 | 118 | 16.7[20] |
19 | 19 | "Give Him the Chair!" | James Burrows | Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | March 17, 1994 | 119 | 29.8[21] |
20 | 20 | "Fortysomething" | Rick Beren | Sy Dukane & Denise Moss | March 31, 1994 | 121 | 27.1[22] |
21 | 21 | "Travels with Martin" | James Burrows | Linda Morris & Vic Rauseo | April 14, 1994 | 123 | 25.5[23] |
22 | 22 | "Author, Author" | James Burrows | Don Seigel & Jerry Perzigian | May 5, 1994 | 120 | 26.2[24] |
23 | 23 | "Frasier Crane's Day Off" | James Burrows | Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano | May 12, 1994 | 122 | 22.3[25] |
24 | 24 | "My Coffee with Niles" | James Burrows | David Angell & Peter Casey | May 19, 1994 | 124 | 29.7[26] |
Awards and nominations
Viewers for Quality Television awards
- 1994 Best Quality Comedy Series – Nominated[27]
- 1994 Best Lead Actor in a Quality Comedy Series (Kelsey Grammer) – Nominated[27]
- 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[27]
- 1995 Episodic Comedy ("A Mid-Winter Night's Dream") (Chuck Ranberg & Anne Flett-Giordano) – Nominated[28]
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- ^ "Weekly Nielsen Ratings: 1993-94 TV Season". Ratings Ryan. January 19, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (March 23, 1994). "Wednesday wins for ABC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ DeRosa, Robin (April 6, 1994). "ABC gets help from 'These Friends'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
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- ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. May 25, 1994. p. 3D.
- ^ a b c d "Viewers for Quality Television Awards (1994)". IMDb. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ "Writers Guild of America, USA (1995)". IMDb. Retrieved May 27, 2018.